Baishuitai Travel Tips
1.Useful Numbers in Baishuitai
• Fire: 119
• Police: 110
• Ambulance: 120
• Traffic: 122
• Shangri-La Airport Inquiry: 0887-8229901
• Tourist Complaint: 0887-8225390
2. Banks
Because Baishuitai is a small place, there are no Banks of China. If you have any money exchange needs, please exchange it in Banks of China in Diqing. Therefore, please be ready for enough cash.
3. Hospitals
Because Baishuitai is a small pleace. There are no hospitals around Baishuitai. Therefore, please remember to bring common medicine.
4. How to Get to Baishuitai
From Shangri-La, there is a scheduled bus to Sanba Township that will take visitors to Baishui. It is a 4 -hour, 100-kilometer trip,
5. Best Time to Visit Baishuitai
The best time to visit Baishuitai is from February to April and September to November.
6. What to See in Baishuitai
There are many tourist attractions around Baishuitai, such as Qianhu Mountain(千湖山), Mingyong Glacier (明永冰川), Haba Snow Mountain(哈巴雪山), Kawagebo Peak (卡格博峰), Jigong Stone (鸡公石), Wufeng Mountain (五凤山), Tiansheng Bridge (天生桥), Tiger Leaping Gorge (虎跳峡) and so on.
7. What to Pack
• The temperature difference is big between day and night, especially when it rains. Tourists should take some thick and long sleeves with you to prevent getting cold.
• Do not forget to prepare some cold medication, band-aid and common medicine.
• Due to the special geographic position the ultraviolet (uv) radiation is very strong that you should bring sunhat and sun scream with you.
8. Useful Information for Travel in Baishuitai
Admission Fee: 30 yuan
Opening Hours: all day long
Recommended Time for a Visit: 3-4 hours
9. Other Tips
1) Accommodations: Inns are available at the foot of Haba Snow Mountain. These are marked by signs written in Chinese characters and in Dongba script. Tourists are warmly invited to participate in the local Dongba ethnic festival activities.
2) Note: There is a local road that conveniently connects Baishuitai with Tiger Leaping Gorge, via Haba Snow Mountain.
