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Western Sichuan · guided expedition

Sichuan fishing and culture trip: the plateau another way

Season
April – October
Altitude
500 – 3,800 m
Foreign permit
None
Release
Systematic

✍️ TO WRITE: EN editorial angle (cf. CLAUDE.md §5). Do not translate the FR page. This mixed format widens the market to anglers travelling with a non-fishing companion. Draft until written; the page is noindex.

This Sichuan trip alternates fly fishing on the Tibetan plateau with cultural discovery, for anglers who travel with company or want to see more than the river. It runs from Chengdu up to the high valleys of Aba prefecture: guided sessions on Schizothorax and white-spotted char, and days spent on towns, monasteries and local cuisine. No foreign permit, systematic release.

Buddhist temple on a green mountainside on the Sichuan plateau

A mountain temple on the road climbing from Chengdu to the high valleys of Aba prefecture.

Turquoise travertine pools of Huanglong in Aba prefecture, Sichuan, a cultural stop on the fishing and culture trip

The travertine terraces of Huanglong in Aba prefecture, a stop on the cultural side of the trip, between two days on the river.

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