Overland Travel in Kham (19 days) – 01

Code Id NAVO-O-Kham-003 Title Overland Travel in Kham(19 days) P.S.

Duration 19 days; 18 days and 17 nights in China Areas Kham , Sichuan, Qinghai , Tibet Itinerary Chengdu/ Ya’an/ Kangding(Dartsedo)/ Litang/ Xinlong/ Gartse/ Manigango/ Xinluhai/ Dege/ Jomda/ Qamdo/ Riwoqe/ Nangqen/ Yushu/ Serxu/ Manigango/ Gartse/ Dawu/ Danba/ Rilong/ Chengdu; Season From April to November Difficulty Map Highlights Kangding, Litang and Ker Monastery, Gartse Monastery, Xinlu Lake, Dege Buddhist Scripture Publishing House, Qamdo, Riwoqe Monastery, Jiegu Mani, Bage Mani, Songge Mani City, Danba, Mt. Siguniang , Wolong Panda Preserve Introduction of the itinerary

Itinerary day by day 01 Setting Off 02 **/Chengdu Hotel Arrive in Chengdu and transfer to hotel. 03 Chengdu/Ya’an/ Kangding Hotel Visit Amjo ( Anjue) Monastery in Kangding 04 Kangding/ Tagong/ Yajiang/ Litang Hotel Tagong Monastery. Mt. Jola. Enter into Maoya plain after turning over the two mountains: Mt. Gao’ersi(4500) and Mt. Jianziwan. 05 Litang/ Xinlong Hotel Visit Ker Monastery. Go to Batang in the afternoon and visit Kangning Monastery. 06 Xinlong/ Gartse Hotel Head for Gartse and visit the villages along the road. Visit Gartse Monastery. 07 Gartse/ Manigango/ Xinlu Lake / Dege Hotel Head for Manigango and visit the Dajin Monastery on the way. Walk around the Xinlu Lake near Manigange. Then cross the Mt.Que’er. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the snow mountain and the Dege Valley. Visit the Dege Buddhist Scripture Publishing House. 08 Dege/ Jomda/ Qamdo Hotel Drive to Qamdo via Jomda. (Qamdo is the old capital of Kham ). There are lots of Zang style villages along the road. 09 Qamdo/ Riwoqe Hotel Visit the Qiangbalin Gompa in Qamdo and then free time in Market. After lunch, head for Riwoqe. 10 Riwoqe/ Nangqen Hotel Visit the Riwoqe Gompa. 11 Nangqen/ Yushu Hotel Visit the Jiegu Monastery in Yushu 12 Yushu/ Serxu Hotel Visit the Xinzai Mani stones in Yushu which is the biggest one in the world. Then head for Serxu and visit the longest Mani stones in the world. Visit the Sexu Gompa. 13 Serxu/ Zhuqing Monastery Hostel Visit the Songge Mani City in Serxu the magnificent Mani stones in the world. Then head for Xieqing Monastery( Zhuqing Monastery). 14 Zhuqing Monastery / Manigange/ Gartse Hotel Visit Xieqing and Zhuqing Monastery and then back to Gartse. 15 Gartse/ Luhuo/ Daofu( Dawu) Hotel Visit Gartse Monastery and then head for Luhuo. Visit Jueri Monastery on the way. 16 Dawu/ Bamei/ Danba Hotel Enter into Kham area. Visit the Huiyuan Monastery and then arrive at Danba. 17 Danba/ Rilong ( Mt. Siguniang) Hotel Head for Jiarong Zang area. Visit the Jiaju stockaded village of Zang Minority and the Suopo Defence tower in Danba. Visit the Shuangqiao valley in Mt. Siguniang 18 Rilong ( Mt. Siguniang)/ Wolong/ Chengdu Hotel Cross Mt. Balang and visit the Wolong Nature Panda Preserve Center. 19 Chengdu/ Exit Airport send off Price Pax 2 3-5 6-9 Over 10 Price Extra for the single room

The price includes Transport Mini bus; D02-D09 4X4 : D03-18. 3/4 guests in one car and each group with one seat for guide. 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. 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 Oxygen tank; interphone; etc. Individual preparation Personal clothes; camera; sunglasses; suncream; topi; medicine for high attitude, 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) The Horse Racing Festival in Litang( Aug.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, , etc. C: The accommodation in some part of this trip is in poor condition. NAVO suggest guest take the personal sleeping bag.