Sichuan – Tibet High Way by South Route (15 days)

Code Id NAVO-O-002A
Title Overland: Sichuan-Tibet High Way by South Route
P.S. 15 days: 14 days and 13 night in China; Minibus
Duration 15 days:14 days and 13 night in China
Areas Sichuan, Kham, Tibet,
Itinerary Chengdu/ Ya’ar/ Kangding/ Tagong/
litang/ Batang/ Markam/ Zogang/
Baxoi/Ranwu/Bomi(Bowo)/Nyingchi/Lhasa
Season MAY—NOV
Difficulty
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Sichuan tibet High Way By South Route (15days)
Sichuan tibet High Way By South Route (15days)
Highlights Kangding(famous for the “Love song of Kangding”);Tagong(Buddha’s favorite place)；Tongmai: also called “the most adventurous road”)；Litang(the highest city in the world)；Rawu lake；Basongco；Gandan Monastery；Lhasa
Introduction of the itinerary
Itinerary day by day
01 Setting Off
02 **/Chengdu Hotel
Arrive in Chengdu., transfer to hotel
03 Chengdu/Ya’an/Kangding Hotel
Kangding; Anjue Monastory.
04 Kangding/Tagong/Yajiang/Litang(4014M) Hotel
Pass by Xinduqiao,which is called “ Heaven of photograher”, Tagong, Mt.Jola. arrving Maoya Grassfield after climbing over two mountains by car:Mt. Kaersi(4500M), Mt. Jianziwan(4658M)
05 Litang/Batang (165km) Hotel
Ker monastery, Mt.Haizishan, Kamlin Monastery
06 Batang/Markam/Zogang (265km) Hotel
we’ll arrive Markam after we leave Batang, On the way to Zogang, we’ll climb over a mountain, which is above 5008m, is the highest mountain along the southern route from Sichuan to Tibet.
07 Zogang/Baxoi/Rawu (295km) Hostel
We’ll climb over a mountain en route: Mt. Nujiang,which is about 4839m. (it’s some kind of challenge for everyone this day. We’ll experience the change of both temperature and the altitude.
08 Rawu/Bowo (127km) Hotel
Visit Gule village en route, Lhare and Hewa village beside Rawu lake.
09 Bowo/Tangmai/Nyingchi/Bayi (233km) Hotel
Climb over Mt. Segila by car. It’s about 4702m above the sea level. During the spring and the summer time, the mountain is covered by azalea.
10 Bayi/Basongtso (110km) Hostel
Basongtso lake; Basontso monastery
11 Basongtso/Lhasa (290km) Hotel
visit Gantan monastery en route
12 Lhasa Hotel
Visit Potala Palace ; Jokhang monastery ; Bakhor street
13 Lhasa Hotel
Visit Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery.
14 Lhasa/Chengdu(Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou) Hotel
15 Chengdu(Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou)/Exit
Price
Pax 2 3-5 6-9 Over 10
Price
Extra for the single room
The price includes
Transport
By minibus; 4×4 in necessary;
Plane : Lahsa/Chengdu ;
Accommodation
Hotels with 2 or 3 stars or the best local hotels or hostels.
Tour guide
Guide : English, French, German 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.
Permits for entering Tibet:
It takes 7-10 days for us to apply for the permits; thus, the copy of your passport (including the visa page) is supposed to be sent to our company by fax or email couple weeks before clients set off.
Offer
Air tank (or air package), interphone, etc
Individual preparation
sleeping bag for cold condition; personal clothes; trekking equipment; camera; sunglasses; crutch; canteen, raincoat 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: NAVO has organized this itinerary since 1994