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❄️ Complete guide to visiting Laigu Glacier | Exploring the last secret realm of the blue planet 🌍 📍Location Ranwu Town, Basu County, Changdu City, Tibet Autonomous Region (next to Ranwu Lake) 🚗Transportation - Self-driving: The best section of China National Highway 318, about 1.5h from Ranwu Town (⚠️snow chains required in winter) - Chartered car: Find a Tibetan driver in Ranwu Town (about 💰CNY 300–500/car) - Hiking: About 4h from Ranwu Lake (only recommended in summer) 🎫Tickets: CNY 150 + CNY 60 for the eco-bus (you can walk in winter when the lake is frozen) ⏰Best season - January–March❄️: The ice walls are most spectacular, and you can walk into the blue ice cave - April–May💧: Glacier melting season, the lake gradually appears - November–December🌨️: The first snow covers the area, fewer people and beautiful scenery 📸Must-try experiences 1. Blue ice cave exploration🔷 - A guide is required (about 💰CNY 200/person) - Best shooting time: 10:00–14:00 (sunlight penetrates the ice) 2. Horse riding at Dongga Glacier🐎 - Tibetan guide leads the horse (about 💰CNY 150/round trip) - Touch the ten-thousand-year-old blue ice up close 3. Stargazing🌌 - Stay near the glacier, the Milky Way + glacier in the same frame at night 🏠Accommodation recommendations - Songtsam Laigu Lodge🏔️: Cliff hotel, facing the glacier (💰CNY 2,000+) - Ranwu Town: Many affordable options (💰CNY 200–500) ⚠️Precautions - Altitude of 4,000+ meters❗ Take Rhodiola in advance - Must bring: Sunglasses🕶️ (to prevent snow blindness) + crampons (rental CNY 20) - Do not walk alone on unfrozen ice! 💡Hidden gems: Take a day trip to Renlongba Glacier (more original and wild) Walk into the cover of Chinese National Geography and touch the tears of the Third Pole💎
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