Driving in China (15 days)

Code Id NAVO-DC-CD-021
Title Driving in China  ( Sichuan-Amdo-Gansu-Shanxi )
P.S. Foreigners drive Chinese vehicle tour in China Chengdu-Mt. Four girls – Hongyuan – Xiahe – Lanzhou – Xi’an – Jianmenguan Pass–Chengdu
Duration 15 days, 14 days and 13 nights in China 11 days driving 4WD in China
Areas Sichuan, Amdo Tibetan area, Gansu, Shanxi
Itinerary Chengdu/Baoxing/Mt. Four Girls/ Xiaojin/ Markang/Hongyuan/Tangke /Ruoergai/Langmusi/ Xiahe (Labrang Monastery)/Lanzhou/Xi’an /Hanzhong /Guangyuan/Zhitong/Mianyang/Chengdu
Season April—Nov.
Difficulty
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Highlights Chengdu—the center of ancient Shu culture,Mt. Four Girls, Zhuokeji Tibetan Village, Hongyuan Grassland, Maiwa temple, Tangke—the first bend of the Yellow River, Langmusi Temple, Labrang Monastery, Binglingsi Grottos, Xi’an, Terra-Cottas Warriors, Jiangmenguan Pass, the Confucius Temple at Zhitong etc.
Introduction of the itinerary

Itinerary day by day

01 Setting Off
02 —/Chengdu Hotel
Arrive in Chengdu and then transfer to hotel. If time allows, visit the downtown city. Have Hot-pot (the special food in Sichuan) for dinner.NAVO’s service starts from Chengdu.
03 Chengdu/ Hotel
Guests do the physical examination and finish the procedure of applying the temporary driving license, take the car, listen to a small introduction of the Chinese Traffic Rules and some notes during the driving tour in China.
Note If you haven’t been to Chengdu before, and if you have time, we may arrange one more day for you to visit the Chengdu Panda Research Base and some other scenic spots. The panda bear tour is one of the highlights in Sichuan’s tour, because Sichuan is the hometown of the Giant Pandas.
04 Chengu/Ya’an/Baoxing 215KM Hotel
Guests drive to Baoxing via Ya’an. Baoxing is the real hometown of the panda bears. The first Panda bear was found by a French Churchman David at Baoxing.
05 Baoxing/Mt. Four Girls 108KM Hotel
Visit the Mt. Four Girls which is very beautiful and regarded as the Alps in China.
06 Mt. Four Girls/Xiaojin/Markang 198KM Hotel
Beautiful scenery along the road, and drive from Xiaojin to Markang and very less people on this route. Then we visit the Zhuokeji Tibetan Official House where is the office and residential place for a Tibetan tribe leader in the history.
07 Markang/Hongyuan/Tangke 260KM Hotel
Visit the Hongyuan grassland, the Maiwa Temple, Waqiu village, the grand prayer’s flags by the village and the beautiful first curve of the Yellow River at Tangke.
08 Tangke/Ruoergai/Langmusi 144KM Hotel
Beautiful temples and grassland scenery along the road, and visit hte Langmusi Temple at th Sichuan Gansu border.
09 Langmusi/Xiahe(Labrang Monastery) 204KM Hotel
Drive into Gansu and Xiahe, one of the most important place in AmdoTibetan area. Visit the Labrang Monastery.
10 Xiahe(Labrang Monastery)/Lanzhou 237KM Hotel
Drive to Lanzhou and visit the Liujiaxia, the Binglingsi Grottos, and the Iron Bridge across the Yellow River.
11 Lanzhou/Xi’an 695KM Hotel
Drive to xi’an.
12 Xi’an Hotel
Visit the Terra-Cottas Warriors, the ancient city wall, the Mosque, and Drum tower and Bell tower etc.
13 Xi’an/Hanzhong/Guangyuan 456KM Hotel
Drive back to Sichuan.
14 Guangyuan/Zhitong/Mianyang/Chengdu 337KM Hotel
Visit the Jianmenguan Pass, the Confucius Temple at Zhitong, the Cypress Road etc.Drive back to Chengdu and return the car, and checking and finish all the procedures.
Note If you have more time, and we may arrange a stay at Langzhong ancient town which is well preserved, and then back to Chengdu. It will cost 1 more day.
15 Chengdu/Exit
Airport sends off. Exit China.

Price

Pax 2 3-5 6-9 Over 10
Price
Extra for the single room

The price includes

Transport
By minibus: 02-03,15; Drive 4WD: 04-14, 11 days guests driving
Accommodation
Hotels with 2 or 3 stars or the best local hotels or hostels.
Tour guide
We could arrange the guide according to the client’s language requirement. But for the French or German group, we could guarantee you the French or Germany speaking guide, only if there’re more than 8 people in your group. Otherwise, we will offer you English speaking guide.
Driver
Because guests will drive the local Chinese vehicle, based on the related rules, we need to arrange at least one Chinese driver accompany the whole tour, to guarantee the safety when group driving on road.
Chinese Temporary Driving License
-Related Government permit -All the procedures for driving license;

Offer

Air tank (or air package), interphone, etc.

Provide for Self

personal clothes; camera; sunglasses; suncream; topi; medicine for high attitude etc

Excludes

All the Entrance Fee Domestic and international air tickets. All the meals of Guests and Chinese Staff (Guide and Driver) Tips. Drinks.

Price

The Spring Festival; The Horse-Racing Festival (Aug.01-07); The National Celebration Day (Oct.01-07)

Remark

A. The price doesn’t include all the flights, both domestic and international ones. You may fly to Chengdu from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and if you need flight tickets booking, please feel free to tell us.
B. Some accommodation along the route is very limited.