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Itinerary day by day
| 01 | Settng off | ||
| 02 | —/Chengdu | Hotel | |
| Arrive in Chengdu and then transfer to hotel. If time allows, visit the downtown city. Have Hot-pot( the special food in Sichuan)for dinner. NAVO’s service starts from Chengdu. | |||
| 03 | Chengdu | Hotel | |
| Guests do the physical examination and finish the procedure of applying the temporary driving license. Take the car; listen to a small introduction of the Chinese Traffic Rules and some notes during the driving tour in China. | |||
| 04 | Chengdu/Ya’an/Kangding（2300M） | 377KM | Hotel |
| The guests drive from Chengdu to Kangding, and visit the Kangding Anjue Monastery, enjoy the scenery of the residence of west Sichuan. | |||
| 05 | Kangding—Yajiang—Litang(4014M) | 283KM | Hotel |
| Cross the Mt. Zheduo(4298M)，and Xinduqiao—the paradise for the photograpors, then you may drive to pass Mt. Gao’ersi(4500m)and Mt. Jianziwan (4658m), and drive to Maoya Plain. Visit the grand Kerl Monastery the largest Gelukpa Tibetan Monastery in Kham area. | |||
| 06 | Litang/Batang（2600M） | 280KM | Hotel |
| Visit the grand Kerl Monastery—the biggest Tibetan Gelukpa Sect monastery in the Kham area. Drive to Batang and visit the Kangning Monastery in the afternoon. | |||
| 07 | Batang/Markam(3780M)/Zogang(3800M) | 268KM | Hotel |
| Depart in the morning, cross Jinsha River and then arrive at Markam. Cross over pass of Mt. Lawu(4338M)., Lanchangjiang River Bridge, and Dongdala Mt. Pass(5008m), then arrive at Zuogong. There are many beautiful villages along the road | |||
| 08 | Zogang/Bangda/Baxoi(Paksho)/Ranwu(Raog)(3850M) | 266KM | Guesthouse |
| The sceneries are special from Zogong to Bangda. After Bangda, we begin to cross over Mt. Nujiangshan(4610m). Then take a walk around Wu Town and watch snowcapped mountains and pagodas and take beautiful photos. | |||
| 09 | Ranwu/Bomi(Pome)(3000M) | 127KM | Hotel |
| Visit the Laigu village, the Lare and Wa villages by the Ranwu Lake side in the morning. Drive to Bomi in the afternoon. This is the most beautiful day along this route. From Ranwu to Bomi, there are lush forests, snow-mountains, crystalline lakes, peacefull villages under the bright sunshine and beautiful sky. It is the real Shangri-la in the world. | |||
| 10 | Bomi/ Tongmai/Bayi(Nyingchi) (3000M) | 233KM | Hotel |
| Go through the virgin forest, clim over Mt. Segila that is about 4702m above the sea level. During the spring and the summer time, the mountain is covered with azaleas and it is also the best place to see the Mount Namjagbarwa. Arrive at Bayi in the afternoon, which is called “heavenly place”. | |||
| 11 | Bayi/Minlin/Namshan（3200M） | 240KM | Hotel |
| Move along Yarlung Zangbo River, and visit Nanyi village, which belongs to Luoba minority | |||
| 12 | Namshan/Gyaca/Tsedang（3400M） | 230KM | Hotel |
| Enjoy the beautiful scenery of highland forest valley, and visit Yumbu Lakang Palace and Qamchu Monastery according the time. | |||
| 13 | Tsedang/ Lhasa（3650M） | 210KM | Hotel |
| Visit Samye Monastery in the morning. Head for Lhasa in the afternoon.See the sights of Yarlung Zangbo River.> | |||
| 14 | Lhasa | Hotel | |
| Visit The Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, and Pakor Street. | |||
| 15 | Lhasa | Hotel | |
| Visit Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery. | |||
| Note | If your time is limited, and you may choose to drive only one way from Chengdu to Lhasa or from Lhasa to Chengdu, then you take flight for the other way and we will arrange the Chinese driver to drive the cars back. Please feel free to contact us for the details. | ||
| 16 | Lhasa/Naqu （4507m） M | 325K | Hotel |
| Drive to Naqu and enjoy the beautiful plateau sceneries. | |||
| 17 | Naqu—Sog(Sokshan)（3570M） | 231KM | Hotel |
| Visit the Suozandan Monastery and beautiful grassland in north Tibet along the way. | |||
| 18 | Sog/Bachen/Tengchen (3950m) | 226KM | Hotel |
| Drive to pass the Xuela Shan Pass(4200m) and visit the Sertza Gompa on the road side. | |||
| 19 | Tengchen/ Riwoche (3810M) | 143KM | Hotel |
| Visit the Kamado Forest; and Riwa Gompa; Visit Jinka Gompa in Rongtang village. And some forests and Mani stones. The road is rough. | |||
| 20 | Riwoche/ Chamdo (3240M) | 105KM | Hotel |
| Visit the Qiangbalin in Chamdo where is the old capital of Kham Tibetan culture area.. Free enjoyment other time. | |||
| 21 | Chamdo/Jomda/Dege | 332KM | Hotel |
| Head for Dege and beautiful Tibetan villages along the way. | |||
| 22 | Dege/Yulong Tso/ Manigange/ Gantze (3410M) | 207KM> | Hotel |
| Visit the famous Dege Printing House, then driving to pass the Queer mountain pass(4906m). After lunch, small trek around the Yulong Tso Lake, and then drive to Gantze via Manigange. Visit the Darking Monastery on the way. | |||
| 23 | Gantze/ Luhuo/Daofu（2980M） | 184KM | Hotel |
| After the visit of grand and colorful Gantze Monastery, then drive to Luohuo, visit the Jueri Monastery and Shouling monastery near Luohuo. Overnight at Daofu where is famous for its special tibetan house. | |||
| 24 | Daofu/Tagong/Danba（1950M） | 189KM | Hotel |
| Drive in Kham area, visit the Tagong monastery, Huiyuan Monastery, and enter the Jiarong Tibet area and stay overnight at Danba. | |||
| 25 | Danba/Baoxing（2500M） | 133KM | Hotel |
| Visit the famous Danba Jiaju Tibetan village and the Suopo blockhouse.Passing the Jiajin mountain(4055m) and arrive at Baoxing. | |||
| 26 | Baoxing/Ya’an/Chengdu | 191KM | Hotel |
| Drive back to Chengdu via Ya’an. Return the car, check and finish all the related process. | |||
| 27 | Chengdu/exit | ||
| Airports send off. | |||
Price
| Pax | 2 | 3-5 | 6-9 | Over 10 |
| Price | ||||
| Extra for the single room |
The price includes
| Transport |
| By minibus: Day 02-03,27; Drive 4WD: Day 04-26, 23 days guests driving. |
| 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. Otherwise, we will offer you English speaking guide. |
| Driver |
| Because guests will drive the local Chinese vehicle, based on the related rules, we need to arrange at least one Chinese driver accompany the whole tour, to guarantee the safety when group driving on road. |
| Chinese Temporary Driving License |
| -Related Government permit -All the procedures for driving license; |
| 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 15 days before clients set off. |
Offer
Air tank (or air package), interphone, etc.
Provide for Self
personal clothes; camera; sunglasses; suncream; topi; medicine for high attitude etc
Excludes
All the Entrance Fee Domestic and international air tickets. All the meals of Guests and Chinese Staff (Guide and Driver) Tips. Drinks.
Price
The Spring Festival; The Horse-Racing Festival (Aug.01-07); The National Celebration Day (Oct.01-07)
Remark
| A. | In 1994, NAVO TOUR succeeded in organizing overland tour in this route for the first time. |
| B. | In 2007, NAVO TOUR succeeded in organizing foreign guests driving by themselves in this route for the first time, and the guests from Switzerland. |
| C. | This route covers the area of plateau and rural places in which the condition is very limited. But it is also very beautiful. Please note this point, before your decision to take this tour. |