Overland Travel in Amdo-Kham (17 days) – 02

Code Id NAVO-O-Amdo-Kham-004
Title Overland Travel in Amdo and Kham(17 days)
P.S.
Duration 17 days; 16 days and 15 nights in China
Areas Kham , Amdo, Sichuan
Itinerary Chengdu/ Wolong/ Rilong (Mt.Siguniang)/
Danba/ Daofu (Dawu) /Gantse /
Manigange/XinluLake /Dzochen /Serxu/
Yushu/Madoi/ Huashixia/ Darlag/
Mt.NyainboYuze/Jigzhi /Aba(Ngawa)/
Lixian/ Wenchuan/ Chengdu
Season From April to November
Difficulty
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Overland Travel in Amdo and Kham 17 days
Overland Travel in Amdo and Kham 17 days
Highlights Wolong Panda Preserve, Mt. Sigula, Danba, Songge Mani City, Bage Mani, Xinzhai Mani, Madoi, Mt.Nyainbo Yuze, Aba (Ngawa), Taoping Village of Qiang minority,Sanxingdui Museum
Introduction of the itinerary
Itinerary day by day
01 Setting Off
02 **/Chengdu Hotel
Arrive in Chengdu., transfer to hotel.
03 Chengdu/ Wolong/ Rilong (Mt. Siguniang) Hotel
Go to visit the Wolong Nature Panda Preserve Center. Cross Mt. Balang (4400m). Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Mt. Siguniang.
04 Rilong (Mt. Siguniang)/ Danba Hotel
Visit the Shuangqiao Valley in Mt. Siguniang. And head for Danba to enter into the Jiarong Zang Minority area. Visit the Danba Jiaju stockaded village of Zang Minority and the Suopo Fortress (Defense Tower)
05 Danba/ Tagong/ Daofu Hotel
Enter into Kham area and visit the Tagong Monastery and Huiyuan Monastery.
06 Daofu/ Luhuo/ Gartse Hotel
Head for Luhuo and visit Amjo ( Anjue) Monastery . Then head for Gartse to visit Gartse Monastery. Walk around the city in Gartse.
07 Gartse/ Manigange/ Xinlu Lake/ Zhuqing Monastery Hostel
Head for Manigange and visit the Dajin Monastery. Walk around the Xinlu Lake near Manigange. And then visit Zhuqing Monastery. ( the accommodation is in poor condition)
08 Zhuqing Monastery / Serxu Hotel
Head for Serxu and visit the most magnificent Mani City ( Songge Mani City)
09 Yushu/ Madoi ( Maduo) Hotel
Head for Yushu. Visit Sexu Gompa and Bage Mani stones ( the longest one in the world). The Xinzai Mani stones (The biggest Mani stones in the world)
10 Yushu/ Madoi ( Maduo) Hotel
Visit the Jiegu Monastery in Yushu and cross the Bayangela Pass and the first bridge of Yellow River and then arrive Maduo.
11 Maduo/Huashixia/ Dari Hotel
Cross the Amnye Machen pass and arrive at Dari
12 Dari/ Nyianbo Yuze/ Jiuzhi Hotel
Visit the Baiyu Monastery, Mt. Nyianbo Yuze and the Xiannv Lake.
13 Jiuzhi/ Aba Hotel
Head for Aba and visit : Ge’erdeng Monastery ( Gelu sect), Moge Monastery ( Gelu-sect), Langyi Monastert ( Ben sect)
14 Aba/ The Taoping stockaded village of Qiang Minority. Hotel
Visit Chali Monastery ( Gelu sect) and visit the plain in the west Sichuan. The villages along the road ( Qing and Zang Minority). Visit Taoping stockaded village of Qiang Minority and the defense Tower. Stay one night at the village.
15 The Taoping stockaded village of Qiang Minority. Hostel
Visit the Taoping stockaded village of Qiang Minority and then back to Chengdu via Lixian.
16 Chengdu Hotel
Sanxingdui Museum; The tea house in Chengdu; Have a taste of the Sichuan style snack.
17 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: D02, D16-D17
4X4: D03-D15. 3 or 4 guest in one car with one seat for guide.
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.
Offer
Oxygen tank; interphone.
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: You can leave Lhasa or Chengdu via Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kathmandu, etc.
C: The accommodation in some place is in poor condition and NAVO suggest guest bring their own sleeping bags.