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6 Days Drive from Northwestern Sichuan to Southern Qinghai: Uncover the essence of Kham Tibet
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Tour Type:
Escorted by private guide and vehicle; leave 365 days a year!
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Trip Level:Easy - suitable for all levels of fitness, family with kids and senior groups.
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Trip Level Guide:
- Easy - suitable for all level of fitness, family with kids and senior groups.
- Moderate - suitable for ones with average level fitness, family with kids bigger than 12 yrs.
- Moderate to Strenous - suitable for ones physically fit; have experiences of high altitude trek.
- Strenuous: suitable for adventures and individual with physically fit and healthy.
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Season:春
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Overview
What Makes this Tibet Trip Different?
For road trip lovers, the best season to travel from northwestern Sichuan to southern Qinghai is summer. You can find massive prairie as you drive. Thanks to full-bloomed flowers and boundless grassland, this travel route is credited with one of the most beautiful self-driving routes by Chinese travelers.
Tibetan Travel Guru,Keldor
This Kham Tibet Overland Tour takes you across three Tibetan regions in Sichuan, Gansu, and Qinghai, offering an in-depth look at the culture and landscapes of Amdo and Kham. Journey through Aba Prefecture in Sichuan, the grasslands and monasteries of southern Gansu, and the renowned Tibetan art center of Tongren in Qinghai.
Along the way, you’ll marvel at the mirror-like waters of Flower Lake, explore the sacred monasteries of Langmusi, and visit Xiahe’s Labrang Monastery, one of the six great Gelugpa institutions of Tibetan Buddhism. In Tongren, you’ll step into the heart of Repkong Tibetan art, famous for its intricate thangka paintings and vibrant cultural traditions.
Day to Day Itinerary
Day 1: Chengdu-Huanglong-Jiuzhaigou
Fly from Chengdu to Huanglong, then drive to visit Huanglong national park，which is well known for its colorful lakes, snow clad mountains, valleys and virgin forest. It was included in the UNESCO world heritage list in 1992. Then drive to Jiuzhaigou for overnight.
Stay overnight in Jiuzhaigou
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![day image]( "Breathtaking multi-color ponds in huanglong national park")
multi-color pond
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![day image]( "Huanglong national park is reputed as the fairyland on earth")
huanglong national park
multi-color pond
huanglong national park
Day 2: Jiuzhaigou sightseeing
Today is a full day of sightseeing at Jiuzhaigou. After breakfast, enter Jiuzhaigou by taking the sightseeing bus as well as hiking wherever you like to visit the three valleys of this national park, Rize valley, Zechawa valley and Shuzheng valley. In the evening, enjoy a Tibetan and Qiang minority culture show.
Stay overnight in Jiuzhaigou
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![day image]( "Superb natural scenery of Jiuzhaigou valley")
Jiuzhaigou valley
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![day image]( "Jiuzhaigou valley is famous for its waterscape, and you will be not willing to appreciate the wonder of any other water after returning from Jiuzhaigou")
jiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou valley
jiuzhaigou
Day 3: Jiuzhaigou -Langmusi
Drive from Jiuzhaigou to Langmusi, a small town located at the border between Sichuan and Gansu. We will pass Chuanzhusi town, then drive on the Ruo'ergai prairy grassland. Visit a local nomad family en route.
In the afternoon, visit the Flower Lake, where we can see a lot of wild flowers are growing under the water in the lake. In the evening, arrive in Langmusi town.
Stay overnight in Langmusi
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![day image]( "A devout pilgrim is circling the Langmusi while saying the prayer and turning his praying wheel")
Langmusi
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![day image]( "Amazingly beautiful flower lake in Ruo'ergai grassland")
Amazingly beautiful flower lake in Ruo'ergai grassland
Langmusi
Amazingly beautiful flower lake in Ruo'ergai grassland
Day 4: Langmusi-Xiahe
Visit two Tibetan Buddhist monasteries at Langmusi town. One is Gerdi monastery on Sichuan side and the other Langmusi is on Gansu side. Both are Buddhist Colleges with thousands of young monks studying there. After that, drive to Xiahe. On the way, we can see endless grassland dotted with yak herds and sheep flocks.
Stay overnight in Xiahe
Day 5: Xiahe-Tongren
After visiting Labrang monastery at Xiahe in the morning, we will drive to Tongren for overnight. Labrang Monastery is one of the six most famous Tibetan monasteries of Yellow Sect. Tongren is home to many famous Tibetan artists.
Stay overnight in Tongren
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![day image]( "Labrang Monastery is one of the six great monasteries of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism")
Labrang Monastery
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![day image]( "Labrang monastery is a popular pilgrimage destination for Tibetans")
Labrang Monastery
Labrang Monastery
Labrang Monastery
Day 6: Tongren-Xining
Tongren or Repkong is famous for Repkong art which features Tibetan Tangka and paintings. The paintings of local Tibetans are vivid and delicate, and most of which are related with the Buddhism stories. Also visit the Wutun monastery at Tongren.
In the afternoon, drive to Xining, the capital of Qinghai province.
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![day image]( "Wutun monastery is one of three large monasteries in tongren")
wutun monastery
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![day image]( "Wutun Monastery is diveded into the 'lower' and 'upper' temple, which combine a comprehensive record of the religious history of Qinghai.")
Wutun Monastery is diveded into the 'lower' and 'upper' temple, which combine a comprehensive record of the religious history of Qinghai.
wutun monastery
Wutun Monastery is diveded into the 'lower' and 'upper' temple, which combine a comprehensive record of the religious history of Qinghai.
Service Guide
Service Included:
- Tibet travel permit and all other necessary permits to Tibet;
- All entrance ticket fees for all tourist sites listed in the itinerary;
- Personal knowledgeable English-speaking Tibetan local tour guide;
- Personal comfortable, clean and safe vehicle with reliable Tibetan local driver; vehicle ranging from 4WD land cruiser to minibus depending on your group size;
- All lodging listed in the itinerary; it’s your decision about the accommodation class: luxury 5-star international hotel, comfortable 4-star hotel, economic 3-star hotel or budget hostel, guesthouse or tent. Please tell us your accommodation preference when submitting the enquiry; we will arrange the best-value hotels for you.
- Domestic flight/train tickets listed in the itinerary;
- All meals listed in the above itinerary;
- Tourist accident/casualty insurance;
- First aid kit;
Service Excluded:
- International flight to and out of China;
- Chinese visa (Note: we could help you with the Chinese visa application, like providing the invitation letter, presenting the hotel or domestic flight reservation copies, etc that you may need. )
- Domestic flight/train not listed in the itinerary. (We can provide you the domestic flight/train ticket booking service at the BEST discount price; please contact us our travel experts for the details.)
- Meals not specified in the itinerary; usually it costs about USD3-15 per person for one meal in TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region).
- Tips and gratitude to tour guide and driver;
- Personal expenses, like laundry, phone call, snacks, soft drinks (please do the best to avoid the alcoholic beverages during your Tibet trip), optional tour activities, etc.
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