Daofu

Daofu is a small town in Sichuan Province, China.

Daofu has very famous mountains and natural hot springs and beautiful environment.

Public transport buses depart from Kangding early in the morning, Buses also leave Ganzi early in the morning and cost 55Y. Booking your ticket the night before isn't strictly required but is advisable. Private transport is available from any of the dozen touts in the center of Ganzi, Kangding; their network is ad-hoc but seems to cover most routes.

if using private transport your best bet is traveling to Daofu early in the morning when more people can share a ride, haggling mandatory for any sensible kind of price. Having 10 people jammed into a car, swapping cars en-route and picking up extra passengers from the side of the road is common; and luggage space can be limited.

There is a beautiful monastery called Nique Gomba. It's a Galuba Buddhist monastery. Galuba is one of the strands of Tibetan Buddhism.

• Daofu Grassland (道孚草原), Daofu County, Sichuan, China (In the countryside around Daofu). Grasslands surrounding Daofu where visitors can see mountain scenery and pastoral landscapes. Free. (updated Sep 2026)
• Daofu Hot Springs (道孚温泉), Daofu County, Sichuan, China (In the Daofu area). Hot springs in the Daofu area surrounded by mountain scenery. (updated Sep 2026)

• You can go climbing in the mountains. The town is 3200 metres above sea level so the mountains are higher than this.
• There are beautiful grasslands and you can visit nomads. Take taxi few kilometers into the mountains, if you find some nomads, you can stay with them. They are very nice, don't talk any language you may know (probably only one word you would know is "Dalailama"). They give you yak's meet, milk etc. Change it for fruit from city.

You can eat Tibetan noodles. The locals cook them with vegetables, potatoes, onions, meat, tomatoes in a soup. You can eat them in a restaurant.

• Tibetan Noodle Restaurant (藏式面馆), Daofu County, Sichuan, China (In Daofu town). A local restaurant serving Tibetan-style noodles with vegetables, potatoes, onions and meat. (updated Sep 2026)
• Dazhong Chuan Chuan Xiang (大众串串香), Xianshui West Road, Daofu County, Sichuan, China (On Xianshui West Road). A local restaurant serving chuan chuan xiang and Chinese dishes. (updated Sep 2026)
• Wangshi Pork Ribs Sichuan Restaurant (王师排骨川菜馆), Xianshui East Road, Daofu County, Sichuan, China (On Xianshui East Road). A local Sichuan restaurant in Daofu County. (updated Sep 2026)

There are many hotels. The most expensive hotel is a two or three star hotel.