How beautiful is the summer in Antarctica Luo | Travel essentials guide

| Travel essentials guide. - 🌈 Yunnan has amazing off-the-beaten-path hiking spots Iceland is too far, so come to Antarctica Luo instead‼️ - ✈️ Transportation 📍 Location: Achidaga Village, Badi Township, Weixi County, Diqing Prefecture, Yunnan ✈️ Plane/High-speed rail: Everywhere—Lijiang 🚌 Coach bus: Lijiang—Weixi 🚗 Car/Rural transport (minivan): Weixi—Badi 🚙 Local off-road vehicle: Badi—Antarctica Luo (Achidaga) - ✅ PS: 🚗 You can drive to Achidaga Village, but you must use a local off-road vehicle to enter the mountains 🚙 Off-road vehicles and guides can be booked with the accommodation owner upon arrival during the off-season, but must be reserved in advance during the peak season - 🏠 Accommodation 🌟 Cizhong Village The accommodation conditions are quite good, with well-rounded food and lodging 🌟 Badi Township Well-equipped, with many homestays and plenty of places to eat 🌟 Achidaga Village Not many lodging options, easily full during peak season, average food and lodging environment ✅ If you're short on time, remember to book in advance - ✅ There's no signal in the mountains, so if you're taking a long or major route, be sure to hire a guide to avoid getting lost - ✅ Camping is not allowed in the mountains, you must descend after hiking, and if you want to complete all the routes in Antarctica Luo, you need to allocate 2~3 days - 🌟 Routes 🚙 Off-road vehicle: Achidaga Village—Lake No. 3 (hiking starting point) Total 30km - ✅ Route 1️⃣ (Small loop) Hike from Lake No. 3 to 5, round trip total 4km, hiking + sightseeing takes about 3~4h, highest altitude 4150m - ✅ Route 2️⃣ (Large loop The most classic) Hike from Lake No. 3 to 9, total about 7km, hiking and sightseeing takes about 7~8h - ✅ The highest altitude is 4380m, the journey is longer, and the path between Lakes No. 5 and 6 is more difficult as it involves climbing over mountains, with beautiful scenery along the way, high mountain lakes, forests, meadows, and rhododendrons everywhere... - Route 3️⃣ Start from Lake No. 3, hike to Lakes No. 10 to 12, round trip about 6km, altitude 3600-4300m, the route has more uphill climbs, and requires good physical fitness - 🌟 Equipment and supplies 1️⃣ Trekking poles 2️⃣ Hiking boots (dirt-resistant and non-slip) 3️⃣ Rain poncho (mountain weather is unpredictable) 4️⃣ Windbreaker, down vest (low temperatures at the summit) 5️⃣ Backpack, supplies (biscuits, chocolate, and other lightweight, high-calorie foods) 6️⃣ Double garbage bags (to protect the local ecological environment, take your trash with you) 7️⃣ Oxygen, altitude sickness medicine, glucose (those coming from low altitude areas can bring some, better safe than sorry)