Trek Mt.Amnye Machen (Around Mt.Amnye Machen) (21 days, 8 days Trek)

Code Id NAVO-T-QH-001C
Title Amdo: Trek Mt.Amnye Machen(Around Mt.Amnye Machen)
P.S. Trek around Mt.Amnye Machen for 8 days, in and out towards Xiadawu;
Travel from Qinghai to Sichuan;
Discovery Amdo and Kham;
Duration 21 days, 20 days and 19 nights in China
Areas Beijing; Qinghai; Sichuan; Amdo; Kham
Itinerary Xining/ Kumbum Monastery/ Gonghe/
Xiadawu/Maduo/Xiewu/Yushu/Shiqu/
Manigange/Xinluhai/Ganzi/Luhuo/
Daofu/Tagong/Danba/Rilong/Wolong/Chengdu
Season May-Oct
Difficulty 5-3
Map
Trek Mt.Amnye Machen(Around Mt.Amnye Machen)
Highlights Kumbum Monastery; Gyana Mani City in Xinzhai. Yushu; Jiegu Temple; Sexu Temple; Xieqing Temple; Dzogchen Temple; Xinlu Lake, Dajin Temple; Ganzi Temple; Jueri Temple; Kasa Lake, Tagong Temle and the Pagoda Forest, Mt. Yala; Huiyuan Temple,;Danba- the Country of Thousand of blockhouses; Suopo blockhouse ; Wolong Nature Preserve and so on.
Introduction of the itinerary
Itinerary day by day
01 Setting Off
02 **/ Xining Hotel
Arrive in Beijing (Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu), transfer to Xining by air, then to hotel.
03 Xining/ Kumbum Monastery/ Gonghe Hotel
Visit Kumbum Monastery. Head for Gonghe
04 Gonghe/ Hot Spring Village/ Xidawu Tent
Climb over Mt. Ela Pass, visit the scenery of Anto Tibetan area on the way. It takes 7 hours to drive there.
05-12 Trek around Mt.Amnye Machen for 8 days
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13 Maduo/ Xiewu/ Yushu Hotel
Go out of the county area is the first bridge of Yellow River. On the way, we go sightseeing for the many lakes, grassland scenery and Temples. Climb over Mt. Bayankala(4824M). It is the boundary between Anto and Kangba Tibetan Area. Then visit Xiewu, go sightseeing for gulch, and visit Gyana Mani City in Xinzhai. It is the No. one scripture wall that consists of the largest quantity of Mani stones in the world.
14 Yushu/ Shiqu (sexu) Hotel
Visit Jiegu Temple, Sa-skya-pa(Sakya) Temple, Changu Temple, and Kagyupa Temple. Go to Shiqu in the afternoon. Pass by Mani Pile and Sexu Temple. Sexu Temple is the unique Dge-lugs-pa (Shamanism) Temple that could graduate the Degree of “Gussie” in Kangba Tibetan area.
15 Shiqu/ Manigange Hotel
Head for Manigange. Apart form the county about 7Km, visit Moni Temple. Climb over a mountain (4800M), then visit Xieqing Temple(Mongolian Lamaism) and Dzogchen Temple(Mongolian Lamaism).
16 Mani gange/ Xinlu Lake/ Ganzi Hotel
Visit Xinlu Lake. Walk along the lakeside. Head for Dajin Temple (Dge-lugs-pa Temple- Shamanism). Then visit Ganzi Temple (Dge-lugs-pa-shamanism)
17 Ganzi/ Luhuo/ Daofu Hotel
Drive over Zheduoshan Pass; enjoy the beautiful scenery of villages in Xinduqiao and the scenery of Mt. Minya Konga in distance.
18 Daofu/ Tagong/ Danba Hotel
Visit Tagong Temple and its pagoda forest, Tagong Prairie, Mt. Yala. Head for Danba, visit Huiyuan Temple.
19 Danba/ Rilong/ Wolong Hotel
Danba-the Country of Thousand of Blockhouses: Visit Suopo Blockhouse and Jiaju Tibetan Village. Pass by Rilong (Siguniang Mountain) and climb over Mt. Balang(4400m)
20 Wolong / Chengdu Hotel
Visit the Wolong Nature Preserve for Panda. Return to Chengdu
21 Chengdu/ Exit
Airport send-off

 

Price

 

Pax 2 3-5 6-9 Over 10
Price
Extra for the single room
The price includes
Transport
By minibus : Plane Beijing/Xining;
Accommodation
Hotels with 2 or 3 stars or the best local hotels or hostels.
Tour guide
Guide : English, French, GermanWe 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.
NAVO Offers (in trekking period):

Gears offered by NAVO for trekking: Chef, cooking tent, cookware; 2P-Tents; pads; Yaks or horses for carrying luggage.

Guest provides (in trekking period):

sleeping bag for cold condition; personal clothes; trekking equipment; camera; sunglasses; crutch; canteen, raincoat etc.

The price doesn’t include

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: We have organized Trekking in Mt.Amnye Machen in Qinghai since 1994. B:The latest team achieve this trekking itinerary was in Aug.2006.