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Tibet
Roads design made-to-measure tours to Tibet
and China. As we live in China for many
years we have a good knowledge of South
West China.The tours proposed on this website
are just a sample and can be customized
depending on your budget, schedule and interests.
Just contact us!
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Overland
adventure to Tibet from Chengdu
(11 days) |
Chengdu
- Danba - Bamei - Garze - Dege - Chamdo
- Dengchen - Sok Dzong - Naqu - Namtso
Lake - Lhasa
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This
epic journey through Sichuan,
across the Tibetan Plateau to
Lhasa, has attracted explorers
and adventurers, pilgrims, traders,
and even missionaries for hundreds
of years. The journey is a long
one, and requires a certain dedication
on the part of the traveler, as
well as a certain resilience to
bumps! We have considerable experience
of this route and know exactly
what is required in terms of transportation,
accommodation, and red tape, not
to mention the fascinating sights
along the way. |
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Day 1: Arrive in Chengdu |
Arrive
in Chengdu, capital of province
Sichuan, the home town of Panda.
Picked up by the local guide at
airport and transferred to hotel.
Overnight in 4* Yinhe Dynasty
Hotel. |
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Day 2: Chengdu - Wolong
-Danba |
In
the morning leave for Danba. We'll
cross the Wolong Giant Panda Natural
Reserve, where about 50 giant
pandas are bred in a semi-natural
environment. After lunch at Wolong,
cross the foggy Balang Mountain
(4,523 meters) and pass by the
Siguniang Shan Mountain (four-girls
mountain, highest peak 6250 m),
late in the afternoon we reach
Danba (1900 meters). Overnight
in 2* Danba Hotel.
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Day 3: Danba-Bamei
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The
local people are called Jiarong
(Gyarong) Tibetans. It is said
that they are the descendants
of the people of the ancient Xixia
Kingdom, who merged with the local
people after they fled from Gansu
and settled here. Danba has long
been acclaimed as the Kingdom
of Thousands of Ancient Blockhouses.
Visit the ancient block towers
in Suopo. They were made of clay
and block and look fine from outside
with solid thick walls. Time permitting;
visit the Jiaju Tibetan Hamlet.
Jiaju, 10 kilometers away from
the county city, is one of the
rare places in China that has
preserved complete Tibetan style
residences. More than one hundred
buildings keep the same architectural
style with a complete and unique
character of Jiarong Tibetan residences.
Under the blue sky, the Tibetan
residences decorated in red, white
and black are strewed at random
but also in order from the bottom
to the middle slope of the valley.
In the afternoon drive to Bamei.
Pass by Donggu Scenery Spot (the
Natural Bonsai Valley), which
is situated at the Donggu Village
21 kilometers to the southwest
of Danba County. In the valley,
the clear Yak River flows through
and numerous varieties of plants
are well preserved and the lush
and damp forests make it hard
to view the sky. Strangely shaped
peaks and giant stones form a
forest of rocks; ravines stretch
out in length and width here and
there; and waterfalls flying down
from the steep rock with thunder-like
sounds. Many lakes and hot-water
pools at the bottom of the valley
create a world of steam. Too many
wizardly sceneries to see, just
like the fairyland on the earth.
We reach Bamei in the late afternoon.
Overnight in simple Zhuoma guesthouse.
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Day 4: Bamei - Kasa Lake-Garze
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Drive
to Garze, the real cultural and
religious center for the Tibetans
living in Sichuan. In Tibetan
"Garze" means "white
and beauty", named after
the famous temple in the county.
On the way have a rest by the
Kasa Lake. Upon arrival, visit
Garze monastery of yellow sect
(Gelug). The temple was built
in1552 by Juji Angwengpencuo the
disciple of the Fifth Dalai Lama.
Overnight in 2* Golden Yak Hotel. |
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Day 5: Garze - Yilhun
Lhatso -Dege |
In
the morning pass by Manigango
to visit Xinlu Hai Lake (Yilhun
Lhatso). Located at the foot of
Chola Mountain in Dege County,
Xinlu Hai Lake Scenic Spot is
98 kilometers from Garze County
and 100 kilometers from Dege County.
It is 4040 meters above the sea
level, with an average depth of
10 meters and a maximum depth
of 15 meters. There are plateau
spruces, firs, Chinese weeping
cypresses, azalee trees and meadows
around the lake. It is also a
preserve for wild animals like
white-lipped deer. We walk on
the left side of the lake to its
top, the gate of a short valley
where the melted snow and ice
pour into the beautiful lake Yilhun
Lhatso. After that we drive up
to the Chola Pass (5,000 meters),
get across the steep Chola Mountain,
the highest peak of which is 5,650
meters. In the afternoon we visit
the Dege Printing House which
has always been well reputed as
the ?ultural Treasury at the Foot
of the Snow Mountain.As the national
leading protected entity of cultural
relics, it is the biggest printing
house in Tibetan area. Overnight
in 2* Chola Hotel. |
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Day 6: Dege -Chamdo |
Drive
across the Jinsha River (upper
reaches of Yangtze) Bridge connecting
Sichuan and Tibet heading for
Chamdo. We will cross over no
less than four passes: Khargang
La (4,352 m), Lashi La (4,450
m), Jape La (4,680 m), and Tama
La (4,511 m), with clutters of
prayer flags waving in the wind
on the peaks and friendly nomads
waving at us from the grasslands.
Straddling the Mekong river, Chamdo
(3200 m) was the former capital
of Kham in East-Tibetan area and
has a rich history as one of the
earliest centers of the Tibetan
plateau and home of Kalden Jampaling,
the great monastery founded between
1436-44 and developed through
the centuries by successive Living
Buddhas. Overnight in 3* Chamdo
Hotel. |
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Day 7: Chamdo-Riwoche
Jeep 105 km |
In
the morning visit Galden Jampaling
monastery. In its earlier prime
time there were more than 1000
monks in the monastery. In the
afternoon drive over the Zholpel
La pass (4688 m) to Riwoche (3810
m). Overnight in simple Guesthouse. |
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Day 8: Riwoche - Dengchen
Jeep 185 km |
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on very bad road to Dengchen.
Dengchen is the center of the
Boen-Religion, which is a primitive
religion based on ancient witchcraft
and the worship to god and ghost,
and was spread through the whole
Tibet before the Buddhism was
introduced into Tibetan area.
Here visit two monasteries: Tengchen
and Ritro Lhakhang. Overnight
in simple Guesthouse.
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Day 9: Dengchen - Bachen
- Sok Dzong Jeep 255 km |
After
master Tsuri La Pass (4200 m)
and Shel La Pass (4750 m) we arrive
at Bachen,continue to drive 30
km we reach Sok Dzong. At the
junction of the Song Dynasty (960-1279)
and Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368),
39 Hoer tribes of Mongolians migrated
to the present day areas of Dengchen,
Bachen and Sok Dzong; hence the
name of "the Land of the
39 Tribes". Besides, the
three counties are rich in Chinese
caterpillar fungus. Overnight
in simple Guesthouse. |
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Day 10: Sok Dzong - Naqu
Jeep 230 km |
Drive
to the Sok Tsanden Zhol village,
and visit the monastery of Nyimpa
sect - Sok Tsanden Gompa. After
that cross over two passes and
reach the city of Shakchuka. Still
just 100 km and two other passes
have to be mastered before arrive
at the today's destination Naqu.
The northern route of Sichuan-Tibet
Highway (Chengdu - Lhasa) and
the Qinghai-Tibet Highway (Golmud
- Lhasa) meet in Naqu. Overnight
in 2* Qiangtang Telecom Hotel |
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Day 11: Naqu - Nam Tso
Lake - Lhasa Jeep 480 km |
Drive
on the vast Qiangtang Grassland
for Nam Tso. Cross the 5,150 m
Lhachen La Pass and reach the
Namtso along the newly paved way
and set up camp at Tashi Dorie
peninsula. Nam Tso, the biggest
salty lake of Tibet, is 70 kilometers
long from east to west and 30
kilometers wide from north to
south, covering an area of 1,920
square kilometers with an altitude
of 4,700 meters above sea level.
It is said the holy lake and the
holy mountain Nyenchentangla are
a couple of lovers, who altogether
guard the vast pasture and cattle.
Take a walk on the peninsula and
visit a small nun temple of Nyingma
Sect. In the afternoon drive to
Lhasa (3650 m), capital of Tibet
Autonomous Region. The city is
situated on the bank of the Kyichu
River and has long been the "Holy
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For
more information about our Tibet
Tour "Overland
adventure to Tibet from Chengdu",
contact us at info@tibet-roads.com
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