Guide National Geopark
贵德国家地质公园
Guide National Geopark is a Qinghai POI where foreign visitors should verify ticketing, opening windows, high-altitude access, road status, transport and payment backup before arrival.
Updated 2026-06-28
Direct Answer
Guide National Geopark: book through official or authorized channels, keep passport or valid ID ready where tickets, hotels, road checks or reservations apply, use Guide National Geopark / Ashigong colorful peak scenic entrance, and verify the 08:30-18:30 opening window plus altitude, weather, road and payment backup before departure.
Xining / Guide road transfer · 10 min walk
Geopark reference window: last entry 17:30
3 price tiers listed below
Foreign Visitor Rules
- English support
- Limited Visitor Support
- Difficulty score
- 3 / 5
- Notes
- Foreign visitors should save 贵德国家地质公园, keep passport/ID available for ticketing, lodging, reservation or security where applicable, and verify same-day opening, transport, altitude/weather and payment backup before going.
Visit Rule Summary
- Admission
- Paid Ticket Required
- Ticket required
- Yes
- Reservation required
- No
- Time slot required
- No
- Entry window
- Geopark reference window: last entry 17:30
- Crowd note
- Road transfer, exposed sun/wind, internal transport status, limited English support and seasonal visibility
Ticket And Visit Rules
Book, enter, and price the visit without reading a long rules block.
Opening Times
- Geopark reference windowYear-round; weather and road notices may adjustOpen: 08:30Last entry: 17:30Close: 18:30Verify same-day official notices because altitude/weather, road controls, conservation rules, maintenance, shuttle status or crowd controls can override normal schedules.
Booking And Ticket Channels
- Official/authorized onsite or travel-platform fallbackChannel type: Onsite WindowOnline booking address: https://us.trip.com/travel-guide/attraction/guide/guide-national-geological-park-79473/No stable official English direct booking page was found; confirm official scenic-area ticket window, official account or authorized platform before travel.Use official onsite, official-account or authorized channels; avoid unverified resale because passport or real-name matching may be required.
If online purchase is unavailable for foreign passports, confirm official ticket windows, official WeChat/account support or authorized-platform handling before departure; same-day inventory or route access may change.
Ticket Price Tiers
- Adult admission referenceGeneral visitorCommon geopark ticket reference; verify live channel.CNY 60
- Sightseeing vehicle add-on referenceVisitors using internal transportOperation varies by route and season.CNY 20
- Concession / free category referenceEligible policy groupsEligibility and document checks apply.Free
Payment And App Access
- Foreign card
- Unconfirmed
- Cash backup
- Yes
- Note
- Use official/authorized channels or free public access as applicable. Optional tickets, vehicles, monasteries, shops, restaurants, parking, events or services may prefer China mobile payment or cash; foreign-card support is unconfirmed.
Access And Navigation
- Nearest metro
- Xining / Guide road transfer
- Station exit
- Use current map-app guidance and same-day official/operator notices because scenic entrances, plateau roads, lake roads, protected-area boundaries, shuttles or crowd-control routes can change.
- Walk time
- 10 minutes
- Navigation address
- Guide National Geopark, Guide County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
- Recommended entrance
- Guide National Geopark / Ashigong colorful peak scenic entrance
- Recommended exit
- Return to the nearest planned vehicle pickup, hotel pickup, scenic shuttle station, service area, town gate or tour vehicle point.
Show 3 more fields
- Drop-off
- Guide National Geopark / Ashigong colorful peak scenic entrance
- Taxi note
- Show driver: 贵德国家地质公园, Guide National Geopark, Guide County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China. Confirm return pickup, altitude comfort and road/weather requirements before entering remote lake, salt-lake, protected-area, desert, pass or mountain routes.
- Walking entry
- Use map navigation for the final approach and follow on-site security, conservation, road-control, religious, operator or staff instructions.
Suggested Visit Flow
Use the existing POI fields to move from arrival to exit.
- ArriveGuide National Geopark, Guide County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
- EnterGuide National Geopark / Ashigong colorful peak scenic entrance
- Danxia colorful peaks80 minutes · Danxia colorful peaks is a core reason to include Guide National Geopark in a Qinghai route.
- Yellow River / Guide route context60 minutes · Yellow River / Guide route context is a core reason to include Guide National Geopark in a Qinghai route.
- Xining-Hainan Prefecture day trip60 minutes · Xining-Hainan Prefecture day trip is a core reason to include Guide National Geopark in a Qinghai route.
- ExitReturn to the nearest planned vehicle pickup, hotel pickup, scenic shuttle station, service area, town gate or tour vehicle point.
Visit Duration Model
- Quick
- 120 minutes
- Standard
- 240 minutes
- Deep
- 360 minutes
- Family
- 300 minutes
- Mobility limited
- 360 minutes
- Method
- Estimated from POI scope, altitude, walking/driving depth, shuttle/vehicle dependence, road distance, queue risk, weather conditions and first-time foreign visitor navigation friction.
First-Time Recommendation
- Level
- Moderate With Preparation
- Status
- Source Backed Initial Detail
- Reason
- Guide National Geopark is useful in Qinghai planning, but visitors should plan around road transfer, exposed sun/wind, internal transport status, limited english support and seasonal visibility.
Facilities
- Restrooms
- Available: Yes Use official scenic-area, monastery, mosque, park, lake, service-center, restaurant or transport-hub restrooms; availability varies by route and crowd level. Gap: English signage and location-specific restroom details are not fully confirmed in checked stable English material.
- Information Or Service Point
- Available: Unconfirmed Look for ticket windows, visitor centers, scenic service desks, protected-area staff, police/service desks, operator staff or hotel desks near the main visitor flow. Gap: Service-desk language support varies by venue, season, route, conservation context and staffing.
Services
- Manual Assistance
- Available: Unconfirmed Ask official venue staff, ticket windows, service desks, hotel desks, driver/operator staff, transport-hub staff or merchant staff. Show the POI name, navigation address, passport if ticketed/reserved/ID-checked, booking code if reserved, and itinerary if entering remote plateau, protected-area, salt-lake or desert routes. Gap: English, passport-handling and route-check support varies by official channel, gate, venue, operator, season and staffing.
Experience Modules
Danxia colorful peaks
Danxia colorful peaks is a core reason to include Guide National Geopark in a Qinghai route.
80 minutesYellow River / Guide route context
Yellow River / Guide route context is a core reason to include Guide National Geopark in a Qinghai route.
60 minutesXining-Hainan Prefecture day trip
Xining-Hainan Prefecture day trip is a core reason to include Guide National Geopark in a Qinghai route.
60 minutesRisks To Check
- Road transfer, exposed sun/wind, internal transport status, limited English support and seasonal visibility
- High altitude, long roads, conservation rules and seasonal crowd levels can change the visit flow.
- Weather, road conditions, health readiness, shuttle/vehicle status or event controls can reduce comfort or change routing.
Backup Plan
If weather or road timing is poor, switch to Kumbum Monastery, Kanbula if accessible or Xining city route.
FAQ
Do I need a ticket for Guide National Geopark?
Guide National Geopark is treated as a ticketed or reservation-sensitive Qinghai POI in this dataset. Verify the live ticket, passport/ID handling and road/weather status before departure.
Source field: visitRules.ticketRequiredWhat should foreign visitors check first for Guide National Geopark?
Check current opening, ticket/on-site policy, valid-ID needs, altitude/health readiness, weather, road status, payment backup and last-entry time before departure.
Source field: foreignVisitorRules.notesChinese Phrase Cards
Please take me to Guide National Geopark.
Use this when asking a driver, hotel desk, ticket window, transport counter or nearby staff for routing help.Is it open today? What time is last entry? How are the road conditions?
Use this at staffed entrances, service desks, ticket counters, operator desks, road-control points or transport points before committing to the route.Related Graph
Qinghai route pairings
- Qinghai Lake
Published Qinghai POI that can pair with or back up Guide National Geopark.
- Chaka Salt Lake
Published Qinghai POI that can pair with or back up Guide National Geopark.
- Kumbum Monastery / Taer Monastery
Published Qinghai POI that can pair with or back up Guide National Geopark.
Context Links
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Ethnic Culture Scenic Area in the same Qinghai planning cluster.
- QinghaiDachaidan Emerald Lake
Salt Lake Scenic Area in the same Qinghai planning cluster.
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Sources
- Qinghai official/authority attraction referencesofficial · checked 2026-06-28
- Qinghai provincial government portalofficial · checked 2026-06-28
- Qinghai official/authority attraction referencesofficial · checked 2026-06-28
- Trip.com attraction referenceauthorized · checked 2026-06-28
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Field Gaps
- paymentRules.foreignCardSupportedunconfirmed · Official material checked for this POI does not consistently confirm foreign-card acceptance.
- mapRefs.providerPlaceIdsmissing_official_confirmation · Official pages do not publish stable Amap, Baidu, Google, or Apple Maps provider IDs for POI-page submission.
- protectedArea.liveAccessAndConservationStatusdynamic_requires_official_or_operator_confirmation · Protected-area access, conservation rules, lake/salt-lake boundaries, road controls and visitor-route status require current official or operator confirmation.
- visitRules.priceTiers.liveTicketTransportWeatherStatusdynamic_requires_live_channel · Ticket inventory, reservation quota, vehicle/shuttle/train/boat status, road controls, altitude/weather, merchant hours and crowd controls require live confirmation.