Hailuogou
海螺沟
Hailuogou is a glacier, forest and hot-spring scenic area at the east slope of Gongga Mountain, where route quality depends heavily on road, weather and cableway status.
Updated 2026-06-27
Direct Answer
Treat Hailuogou as a paid mountain scenic route: confirm official reopening notices, dated tickets, sightseeing bus or cableway operation, road status and weather before leaving Chengdu or Kangding.
No metro; use Chengdu/Kangding road transfer to Moxi Town and the scenic visitor center · 5 min walk
Scenic-area day visit: last entry 14:30
2 price tiers listed below
Foreign Visitor Rules
- English support
- Limited Scenic Area
- Difficulty score
- 5 / 5
- Notes
- Foreign visitors should carry passport, save 海螺沟 and 磨西镇 in Chinese, and avoid relying on a tight same-day return because road and mountain operations can change.
Visit Rule Summary
- Admission
- Paid Mountain Scenic Area
- Ticket required
- Yes
- Reservation required
- Yes
- Time slot required
- Yes
- Entry window
- Scenic-area day visit: last entry 14:30
- Crowd note
- Glacier weather, road repairs, cableway or sightseeing-bus changes and long transfers
Ticket And Visit Rules
Book, enter, and price the visit without reading a long rules block.
Opening Times
- Scenic-area day visitYear-round unless road, weather or official scenic notices restrict accessOpen: 08:00Last entry: 14:30Close: 18:00Representative planning window; road recovery, weather, sightseeing bus and cableway notices can override normal operation.
Booking And Ticket Channels
- Hailuogou official scenic siteChannel type: Official WebsiteOnline booking address: https://www.hailuogou.com/Official scenic-area source; use current Chinese official ticketing and notices for live products.A stable official English purchase path was not confirmed; Chinese official channel is the primary fallback.
Use official/authorized booking where possible. Carry passport/ID and confirm road/weather/scenic-operation status before departure.
Ticket Price Tiers
- Adult scenic admission referenceStandard visitorReference public scenic admission; verify current official price and reopen status.CNY 90
- Sightseeing bus, cableway, concession or free categoryVisitors using transport products or eligible concessionsTransport, cableway and concession products vary by date and official channel.Free
Payment And App Access
- Foreign card
- Unconfirmed
- Cash backup
- Yes
- Note
- Mountain scenic areas should be planned around official or authorized online payment plus China mobile-payment backup. Foreign-card support is not consistently published in English.
Access And Navigation
- Nearest metro
- No metro; use Chengdu/Kangding road transfer to Moxi Town and the scenic visitor center
- Station exit
- Use current map-app and official road guidance; mountain roads or traffic controls can change transfer points.
- Walk time
- 5 minutes
- Navigation address
- Hailuogou Scenic Area, Moxi Town, Luding County, Garze, Sichuan, China
- Recommended entrance
- Hailuogou Scenic Area visitor center / Moxi Town side
- Recommended exit
- Return to Moxi Town transport pickup or pre-arranged driver
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- Drop-off
- Hailuogou Scenic Area visitor center / Moxi Town side
- Taxi note
- Show driver: Hailuogou Scenic Area, Moxi Town, Luding County, Garze, Sichuan, China. Road, mountain, weather or scenic-area controls may move the final drop-off point.
- Walking entry
- Expect visitor-center, shuttle and trail segments rather than a simple street walk.
Suggested Visit Flow
Use the existing POI fields to move from arrival to exit.
- ArriveHailuogou Scenic Area, Moxi Town, Luding County, Garze, Sichuan, China
- EnterHailuogou Scenic Area visitor center / Moxi Town side
- Glacier and Gongga Mountain view route90 minutes · Glacier and Gongga Mountain view route is a core reason to include Hailuogou in a Sichuan route.
- Moxi Town and hot-spring stay planning45 minutes · Moxi Town and hot-spring stay planning is a core reason to include Hailuogou in a Sichuan route.
- Western Sichuan mountain road-trip anchor45 minutes · Western Sichuan mountain road-trip anchor is a core reason to include Hailuogou in a Sichuan route.
- ExitReturn to Moxi Town transport pickup or pre-arranged driver
Visit Duration Model
- Quick
- 360 minutes
- Standard
- 540 minutes
- Deep
- 720 minutes
- Family
- 600 minutes
- Mobility limited
- 660 minutes
- Method
- Estimated from POI scope, access friction, ticket/reservation controls, crowd risk, weather exposure and first-time foreign visitor navigation overhead.
First-Time Recommendation
- Level
- Recommended With Planning
- Status
- Source Backed Initial Detail
- Reason
- Hailuogou is valuable for a western Sichuan nature route, but the experience depends on weather, road access, scenic operation and transport buffers.
Facilities
- Restrooms
- Available: Yes Use visitor-center and scenic-route facilities; gaps are long and weather exposure matters. Gap: English restroom signage is not fully confirmed in checked official English material.
- Information Or Service Point
- Available: Unconfirmed Use scenic visitor center, hotel desk in Moxi, driver assistance or shuttle staff. Gap: Service-desk language support varies by gate, venue, merchant, season and staffing.
Services
- Manual Assistance
- Available: Unconfirmed Use scenic visitor center, hotel desk in Moxi, driver assistance or shuttle staff. Show the POI name, Chinese name 海螺沟, passport if ticketed or ID-checked, and the navigation address to staff or drivers. Gap: English and passport-handling support varies by official channel, gate, merchant or season.
Experience Modules
Glacier and Gongga Mountain view route
Glacier and Gongga Mountain view route is a core reason to include Hailuogou in a Sichuan route.
90 minutesMoxi Town and hot-spring stay planning
Moxi Town and hot-spring stay planning is a core reason to include Hailuogou in a Sichuan route.
45 minutesWestern Sichuan mountain road-trip anchor
Western Sichuan mountain road-trip anchor is a core reason to include Hailuogou in a Sichuan route.
45 minutesRisks To Check
- Glacier weather, road repairs, cableway or sightseeing-bus changes and long transfers
- Holiday and weekend crowd levels can change the visit flow.
- Weather, road conditions, altitude and shuttle/cableway status can reduce comfort or change routing.
Backup Plan
If road, weather or scenic-operation status is uncertain, switch to Chengdu city POIs or lower-altitude Dujiangyan/Qingcheng routing instead of forcing a long mountain day.
FAQ
Do I need a ticket for Hailuogou?
Hailuogou has paid or controlled-entry scenic components. Use the official or authorized channel first and confirm current document, transport and price rules before visiting.
Source field: visitRules.ticketRequiredWhat should foreign visitors check first for Hailuogou?
Check current ticket/reservation channel, passport or ID requirements, last-entry time, road/weather status, sightseeing bus or cableway status and return transport before departure.
Source field: foreignVisitorRules.notesChinese Phrase Cards
Please take me to Hailuogou.
Use this when asking a driver, hotel desk, or nearby staff for routing help.Is it open today? Are the sightseeing buses or cableways operating normally?
Use this at gates, visitor centers, hotel desks, merchant counters or transport points before committing to the route.Related Graph
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- Mount Siguniang
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Published Sichuan POI that can pair with or back up Hailuogou.
Context Links
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Similar Visit Logistics
Pages with comparable booking, ticketing, and visitor-rule workload.
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- ReservationJiuzhaigou Valley
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Sources
- Hailuogou official scenic siteofficial · checked 2026-06-27
- Hailuogou visitor reference - Trip.complatform · checked 2026-06-27
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Field Gaps
- paymentRules.foreignCardSupportedunconfirmed · Official material checked for this POI does not consistently confirm foreign-card acceptance.
- mapRefs.providerPlaceIdsmissing_official_confirmation · Official or government pages do not publish stable Amap, Baidu, Google, or Apple Maps provider IDs for POI-page submission.
- facilities.englishSignageneeds_field_confirmation · English signage and staffed language support vary by gate, service point, merchant, season or event and are not fully specified in stable official sources.
- visitRules.openingPeriods.glacierCablewayRoadStatusdynamic_requires_live_channel · Glacier route, cableway, sightseeing bus, road and weather status must be checked close to departure.
- transport_access.roadWeatherAltitudeStatusdynamic_requires_live_channel · Western Sichuan mountain roads and weather are dynamic and cannot be resolved from static POI data.
- visitRules.priceTiers.liveTransportAndCablewayProductsdynamic_requires_live_channel · Admission, sightseeing bus, cableway and concession products vary by official channel/date.