When is the best time to go to Lugu Lake? How many days are needed to visit Lugu Lake alone?

Lugu Lake is located at the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan, and is one of the famous tourist attractions in my country. The Mosuo ethnic minority, who have a unique custom of walking marriage, live here, so whether it is natural scenery or ethnic customs, it is a place worth visiting. So when is the best time to go to Lugu Lake? How many days does it take to visit Lugu Lake alone?

When is the best time to go to Lugu Lake?

Spring and autumn are the best seasons to visit Lugu Lake. It is recommended to visit from May to July and September to November every year, when the grass is green and the weather is suitable. Before May, the weather is cool and the grass has not grown yet. After July, the ultraviolet rays are too strong in the summer. In addition, July to September is the rainy season of Lugu Lake, and it is very easy to have landslides, collapses, mudslides, etc. It is recommended to avoid it. In autumn, the cosmos flowers around Lugu Lake are in bloom.

It is also recommended to bring sunscreen, sunglasses, and jackets when you go, as the temperature difference between morning and night is very large. If you can arrange your trip, it is recommended to rent a battery car to go around the lake. You can choose to stay in a different place every day, such as Lige Peninsula and Naxi Village, to experience the different customs of Sichuan and Yunnan. In winter, please keep warm and add more clothes.

How many days are needed to visit Lugu Lake alone?

It is recommended to visit Lugu Lake for 2 days to visit all the must-see attractions in Lugu Lake. If you want to have a deep visit and experience the life, customs and habits of Lugu Lake, you need 3 days or more.

You can drive to Lugu Lake by yourself or just travel by bus. Just don't choose a bus tour. Some tours include shopping. It is relatively worry-free to travel by bus. The entire journey to Lugu Lake is mountainous.

Route: Lugu Lake Tour - Pig Trough Boat Tour - Wedding Dinner - Bonfire Party - Rig Peninsula - Stone Pot Fish - Return

For food, you can choose the special stone pot fish; for accommodation, you can choose the lake view inn, which is very romantic.

Are there seagulls in Lugu Lake?

Red-billed gulls can be seen in Lugu Lake. Generally, a large number of red-billed gulls and other migratory birds can be seen spending the winter here from November to March of the following year.

In addition, you can see peach blossoms, pear blossoms, etc. from March to April, azaleas from April to May, double rainbows and Lugu Lake's unique "water poplar" are likely to appear from May to September due to the heavy rain, and gesang flowers and sunflowers from September to November, all of which are worth seeing.

Lugu Lake Travel Guide

1. Meals: Bring your own dry food. Don't expect too much from the food when you travel here. Just be patient for two days.

2. Medical treatment: bring your own medicine. There are many snack vendors on the roadside, so I advise everyone not to eat randomly. If you eat something that may harm your health, there is no hospital nearby!

3. Accommodation: The most beautiful place in Lugu Lake is at Lover's Beach. If your financial situation allows, I recommend staying there. It is so beautiful.

4. Group tour: I recommend you to find a reliable group tour on Taobao‼ ️The most expensive I have seen in the off-season is ¥780/person, which is a tour group from Lijiang Inn. Although it is staying at Lover's Beach, it is still a rip-off! BUT If it is too cheap, there may be a Mosuo home visit, forcing you to buy silverware

5. Season: We traveled to Yunnan in winter. This is the coldest place, even colder than Lijiang. The temperature is usually -4-7 degrees Celsius. Bring enough clothes to avoid catching a cold.

6. Weather: The weather was a bit bad when we came, cold, cloudy and snowy, but it was still very beautiful when we took the pig trough boat and went to Lover's Beach! You can also see the starry sky at night, which is a beauty that cannot be captured by mobile phones.