| Tour Code: T-TT131C
This journey through Sichuan across
the Tibetan Plateau to Lhasa andKathmandu, has attracted explorers and
adventurers, pilgrims, traders,and even missionaries for hundreds of
years, we have considersableexperience of this route and know exactly
what is required in terms oftransportation, accommodation, and red tape,
not to mention thefascinating sights along the way.
Day1 :Arrive Chengdu 3-star
hotel
free time. Traditional Sichuan food banquet to
welcome the groups.
Day2 :Chengdu
Visiting some famous Chinese old Temples. To see
pandas in Chengdu zoo.Watching Sichuan oqera in the local tea house.
Day3 :Chengdu- - Ya'an 2-star hotel
drive 170dm through fertile farmlands. Visiting a
marble factory Ya' anlocal fish banquet to welcome the groups.
Day4 : Ya'an - - Dartsedo 1-star hotel
Drive 230km into hill country, cross Erlang
mountain to the oldcaravanserai of Dartsedo on the Gyarong Ngulchu
river.
Day5 :Dartsedo - -Dawu Hostel
240km. visiting Ngachu monastery, marketplace, hot
springs in Dartsedo.arter lunch head north to Dawu vai pel Lhagon
monastery.
Day6 : Dawu - - Kanze county Hostel
Drive 158km, along the Shechu valley, past the
peak of Khawalungr, andover high nomadic pasture to Kanze monastery.
Day7 :Kanze - -Manigango
94km. Drive along the Yalung river to Beri and the
pastureland aroundthe stratrtegic town of Manigango. Visiting Yazer
monastery.
Day8 :Drive to Yilhun Lhatso Camping
20km. Trekking around Yilhun Lhatso. Lunch and
supper picnics.
Day9 : Lhatso - - Dege Hostel
Drive 90km, passover Trho -La pass (4916m),and
through alpine gorges toKhorlomdo Sakya Temple and Dege town.
Day10 : Dege
Cultural center of Kham, the Gonchen monastery,
the historic printingpress, wander in the old town.
Day11 : Dege- Dzokchen Camping
Drive 110km, through the vast nomadic high
pasture. Visiting Dzokchenmonastery, the prominent branch of the Nyingma
school.
Day12 : Dzokchen - - Sershul Hostel
Visiting the monasteries of Tsatsagon and Jumang.
Day13 : Sershul - - Jeykundo Hostel
Visiting the market, 7th century Bi Nampar Tonze
temple, and the bluecolored Sakya monastery.
Day14 : Jey Kundo
Explore more of the town:the busy markets and the
famous temples.
Day15 : Jey Kundo--Riwoche Hostel
Visiting beautiful meadows around Riwoche. Short
Journey to TaklungKaggu Temple.
Day16 : Riwoche--Chamdo 1-star hotel
Chamdo is eastem gate way to central Tibet. Explore
the 15th centarymonastery.
Day17 : chamdo
Day18 : Chamdo--Tengchen via Riwoche
Drive 280km,through gorge country to Takzham Ngingma
monastery and theKyilkhar Geluk monastery.
Day19 : Tengchen
Visiting the'Black Hat'Bonpo Monastery and Tengchen
Kha village.
Day20 : Teuschen--Gyaruptang Hostel
Day21 : Gyaruptang--Nagchu 2-star Hotel
Drive 378km, Black road past the hill-top monastery at
Sok Dzongthrough nomad pastures to Nagchu.
Day22 : Nagchu--Lhasa
Dive 325km, arrive Lhasa before 4o' clock p.m. The
comforts of theHoliday Inn.
Day23-25 : Lhasa
Visiting the Holy city's greatest sites:Jokhang
temple, Potala, andNorbulinka palaces, the Gelukpa monasteries of Sera
and Drepung, theBarkor market. Visiting the Art school, the hospital of
traditionalmedicine, and Lhasa's interesting leather factory.
Day26 : Lhasa--Kathmandu
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