Overland Travel in Amdo (15 days Travel by 4×4)

Code Id NAVO-O-Amdo-005
Title Overland Travel in Amdo
P.S.
Duration 15 days Travel by 4×4
Areas Amdo, Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu.
Itinerary Chengdu/Wolong/Rilong(Mt.Siguniang)
/Danba /Jinchuan/ Zamtang/ Aba/
Jigzhi/ Nyainbo Yuze;/ Dari/ Gande/ Maqen/ Tongde/ Zeku/ Tongren/ Xiahe/ Langmusi/ Zoige/ Hongyuan/ Chengdu
Season From April to November
Difficulty
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Overland Travel in Amdo 15 days
Overland Travel in Amdo 15 days
Highlights Wolong Panda Preserve Center; Mt.Siguniang;Danba; Colored Pagodas in Zengke Monastery; Aba (Ngawa); Mt.Nyainbo Yuze and Lake; Heri Mani Wall; Zeku fengmaqi (streamer); Regong Art; Labrang Temple; Langmusi; The Prairie of Northwest Sichuan; The First Sinus of Yellow River; Maiwa Monastery; Chengdu
Introduction of the itinerary
Itinerary day by day
01 Setting Off
02 **/Chengdu Hotel
Arrive in Chengdu and transfer to hotel
03 Chengdu/Wolong Hotel
Visit in Chengdu downtown: Free Market and Qingyang Taoist Temple. Head for Wolong Nature Preserve Center in the afternoon,
04 Wolong/ Rilong ( Mt. Siguniang)/ Danba Hotel
Cross Mt. Balang and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Mt,Siguniang. Arrive Danba and enter into the Jiarong Zang Minority Area, visit the Suopo Fortress.
05 Danba/ Jinchuan/ Zamtang (Rangtang) Hotel
Visit Zang Stockaded village of Jiaju. And then head for the unique colored Pagodas in Zengke.
06 Zamtang ( Rangtang) / Aba Hotel
Visit the Zang style village along the road in Amdo. Visit Zamtang Monastery, Pagodas in Bangtuo Monstery an it’s mani stones. The forest in high attitude and the Shengbi Bridge.
07 Aba/ Jiuzhi Hotel
Scenic spot in Aba: Ge’er deng Monastery ( Gelu sect), Gemo Monastery (Gelu sect), Langyi Monastery (Ben sect) etc. And then head for Jiuzhi.
08 Jiuzhi ( Nyianbo Yuze) Hotel
Mt. Nyianbo Yuze : walk around Xiannv Lake and have picnic there.
09 Jiuzhi/ Dari Hostel
Visit the temples along the road such as Baiyu Monastery. ( The condition of accommodation in Dari is poor)
10 Dari/ Gande/ Maqin/ Tongde Hotel
In Dari, visit the streamer in Gande. Across the Yellow River and visit the Jiala Monastery.
11 Tongde/ Zeku/ Tongren Hotel
Visit Heri Monastery and Mani stones. The streamer in Zeku.
12 Tongren/ Xunhua Hotel
Visit in Tongren : Wulong Monastery . The representative of Regong Art : Shang Wutun Village and Xia Wutun Village ; The Guomari Buddha Pagoda. Head for Xunhua and visit Wendu Village: The former residence of 10th Lama ; Wendu Temple.
13 Xunhua/ Xiahe Hotel
Head for Xiahe to visit Labrang Monastery.
14 Xiahe ( Labrang Monastery)/ Langmusi Hostel
Visit the Langmu Monastery which lies at the boundary of Sichuan and Gansu Province
15 Langmusi/ Zoige/ Hongyuan Hotel
Enter into the plain of the northwest of Sichuan. The first sinus of Yellow River. The Suoke Monastery. Maiwa Monastery in Hongyuan and the streamers there.
16 Hongyuan/ Miyaluo/ The Qiang stockaded village of Taoping Hostel
Visit the Zang stockaded village of Zang and the Qiang stockaded village of Taoping.
17 The Qiang stockaded village of Taoping/ Chengdu Hotel
Back to Chengdu
18 Chengdu/ Exit
Airport send off
Price
Pax 2 3-5 6-9 Over 10
Price
Extra for the single room
The price includes
Transport
Mini Bus: 02D. 18D
4X4 : D3-D17
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.
Meals
BLD
Tickets
All the entrance fees are included.
Individual preparation
Personal clothes; camera; sunglasses; suncream; topi; medicine for high attitude .etc
The price doesn’t include
Domestic and international air tickets.
Tips.
Drinks.
The price is not available for:
The Spring Festival;
The Labor’s day (May.01-07);
The National Celebration Day (Oct.01-07)
Remark
A: You can arrive Chengdu via Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Bangkok, etc.
B: In some part of this itinerary , the accommodation is in poor condition. NAVO suggests guest take their personal sleeping bag.
C: Guest can choose mini bus in the section of Qinghai to Gansu