17 days travel through western Sichuan

Chengdu - Rilong - Daofu - Ganzi - Derge - Baiyu - Batang - Derong - Xiangcheng - Daocheng - Yading - Litang - Kangding - Chengdu

（to be private tour）

Day01: Chengdu to Rilong town

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: 3* Siguniangshan Hotel or same level

Early departure from Chengdu to Rilong, on the way, pass the Wolong Giant Pandas research base at Wolong town. Visit the Giant Pandas there. Going on and climb over the pass of Balangshan mountain. Arrive in Rilong town in the late afternoon.

Day02: Mt. Siguniang sightseeing

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: 3* Siguniangshan Hotel or same level

Horse riding or hiking in Haizigou valley, where it is best place to have a grand look of the highest peak.

Day03: Rilong to Tagong

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Local guesthouse

Leaving Rilong town after breakfast, on both side of roads before and after Danba county town, visit local house buildings, which looks like a tower, narrowed up; at Tagong area, visit Tagong Buddhism college; enjoy the grand view of Muya golden pagoda (self pay to go iinside) and enjoy your time strolling around in the wide and open grassland behind the pagoda.

Day04: Tagong to Bamei to Luhuo

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Lingque Hotel or same level

In the morning while in Tagong, visit Tagong monastery (of Sakyapa sect), then turn back and drive northwards to Ganzi, while at Bamei, visit Huiyuan monastery and enjoy the greens of the Longdeng prairie (between Daofu and Bamei).

Day05: Luhuo to Ganzi

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Golden Yak Hotel or same level

In the morning, Visit Linque monastery, which is only about 1.5 kilometers to the north of the town, at Ganzi, pay homage to Ganzi monastery; in the rest of the day, stroll around the city to find out waht are behind the buildings and the newspapers.

Day06: Ganzi to Derge

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Dianxin Hotel or same level

Drive to Derge which is well known for its Buddhism printing house and its historical role in keeping the Buddhism going. On halfway, passing by Manigange where three roads meet (road to the north is to Yushu, road to west is to Derge and Chamdo, the third is to Ganzi) and climbing over the Chola pass (5050m). Visit Xinluhai (also named as Tsolha lake, elevation: 4040 meters).

Day07: Derge sightseeing

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Dianxin Hotel or same level

Visit the famous Derge Printing house, inside which are piles of collection of wood carved boards for printing. Many of the collections are rare in the world. And then visit the Gengqing monastery, which is close to printing house and this monastery belongs to Sakyapa order.

Day08: Derge to Baiyu

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Baiyu Hotel or same level

Drive towards the west till the Jinshajiang river, the turn south to Baiyu. On the way, there are two famous and important visits, one is Palpun monastery (of Kagyulpa order), the other is Gatuo (Kotoic) monastery (of Nyingmapa order). Palpunn monastery is the biggest monastery of Kagyulpa in Kham area and also was thought to be one of its three Home monasteries in Tibetan area (the other two are Tsupu monastery in Lhasa and Kagyul monastery in Chamdo); Gatuo monastery is the most important monastery of Nyingmapa in Kham. Choose one to visit.

Day09: Baiyu sightseeing

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Baiyu Hotel or same level

At Baiyu, see the impressive Baiyu monastery (of Nyingmapa order), which is on the top of a mountain behind the nice town. The other charms of this town are her style of local houses.

Day10: Baiyu to Batang

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Local Hotel

Drive south from Baiyu, on halfway, passing Gaiyu village, in history and till now, the Geba social organization ruled this place and places around even Sanyan area in Gongjue county of Tibet can feels its impact - the Patriarchy, which means men rule and hold everything. And then visit Tsopu Valley - a peaceful and beautiful place for its scenery.

Day11: Batang to Derong

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Local Hotel

Drive southward to Derong county following a poor conditioned mountain road.

Day12: Derong to Daocheng

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Tianshi Hotel or same level

See the Snow peaks of Mt. Garjin. At Xiangcheng, visit the famous monastery – Sangpi monastery of Gelupa. At Sangdui, visit Zhighong monastery.

Day13: Daocheng to Yading

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: guesthouse

Visit Yading nature reserve. Taking horse into the valley to see the three snow peaks standing shoulder to shoulder, among them, the highest is 6032 meters; when getting to the entrance, starting trekking into the nature, the trek takes you about 4 hours.

Day14: Yading to Daocheng

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Tianshi Hotel or same level

Going back to Daocheng, have a Spring bath.

Day15: Daocheng to Litang

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Litang Hotel or same level

On the way, visit Haizi mountain, which impresses people by its everywhere rocks and small lakes. Haizi mountains are the remnants of glacier movement in geohistory. At Litang, visit he most famous Litang monastery of Gelupa, in which the 7th Dalai Lama once lived for several years when Tibet was in wars.

Day16: Litang to Kangding

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: 3* Karlakaer Hotel or same level

At Xinduqiao, enjoy the special local houses, watching the Mt. Gonggha, which is the highest one in Sichuan (7556m), a site for mountaineers.kangding is an important town in the Sichuan - Tibet highway and the starting point of the ancient Tea and Horse Trading road. It was said Kangding was the first city in Tibetan area after leaving Han people inhabited area.

Day17: Kangding to Chengdu

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Home Inn Hotel or same level

Drive back to Chengdu. At Luding county, visit the Luding iron - chain bridge, in 1930s, the red army jumped out of the blocade of its enemy forces. Driving through the Erlangshan pass to get ot Chengdu.

End of the tour

Reference tour price: USD2235.00 per person

1. Airfare Kunming to Lijiang and airfare Zhongdian to Kunming
2. All meals through the tour (breakfasts are served in hotel, lunches and dinners are served outside hotel in local restaurants)
3. All hotel charge through this tour
4. All land transfers (a 4WD jeep)
5. English speaking guide service through the tour
6. Land travel insurance

Price excludes:
1. All travel insurance
2. Scenic entry admission along the way, you pay when you go and visit
3. All personal expenses beyond the tour
4. Expenses and charges caused by natural reasons and elements beyond the control of us (such as flight delay, flight cancellation, street protesting, war, mudslides, low water level affecting ship access, porter service charge if there is, hotel charges beyond the tour above, lose because of air delay or air cancellation)
5. Tips to your guide and driver through the tour

when the tour ends, but you want to further tours to other parts of Tibet, such as to Gyangtse, Shigatse, Samye monastery, Mount Everest and even exit China into Nepal; based on your tour destination and your holiday, we can arrange you different length of trips. for this, please contact