14 days overland travel to Xining from Chengdu

Chengdu - Rilong - Danba - Daofu - Ganzi - Baiyu - Derge - Dzochen monastery - Shiqu - Yushu - Mardo - Xining

（to be private tour）

Day01: Chengdu to Rilong town

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: 3* Siguniang Hotel or same level

Drive to Rilong in the morning, 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 Mt. Siguniang area in the late afternoon.

Day02: Rilong to Tagong

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: guesthouse

Leaving Rilong town after breakfast, on both side of raods 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 inside) and enjoy your time strolling around in the wide and open grassland behind the pagoda.

Day03: Tagong to Bamei to Luhuo

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Local hotel

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).

Day04: 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.

Day05: Ganzi to Payul (Baiyu)

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Baiyu Hotel or same level

Drive through the Haizi mountain to Baiyu which is located by a river in a deep valley, on the way, lush forests and peaceful villages make your tour impressive. At Baiyu, visit the Baiyu monastery.

Day06: Baiyu to Derge

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Dianxin Hotel or same level

On the way to Derge, visit the Palpun monastery which is the largest and most important Kagyulpa monastery in Sichuan province. Following upstream of Jinshajiang river to Gato bridge, then swift to east to Derge town.

Day07: Derge sightseeing

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Dianxin Hotel or same level

Derge is famous for its huge collection of Buddhism scriptures and books, esp. for its printing boards (wood made). Visit the Derge printing house and Gengqing monastery (Sakyapa order).

Day08: Derge to Manigange

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: guesthouse

Climbing over the high Chola mountain (6168m), visit Xinlu Lake (a local holy lake) before arriving in Manigange. Manigange is a small town, which is located at the conjuntcture of three roads - one is the road Derge to Manigange, the 2nd is the road Manigange to Ganzi, the 3rd is the road Manigange to Shiqu.

Day09: Manigange to Dzochen village to Shiqu

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: local hotel

At Dzochen village, visit the famous Dzochen monastery and Dzochen colledge of Buddhism study; 30 kilometers before arrival at Shiqu county town, visit Tara monastery of Gelupa.

Day10: Shiqu to Yushu (Jyekundo)

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Yushu Hotel or same level

At a place 30km to the north of Shiqu town, visit the Sesuel monastery. Passing by Xiewu (a small village) and drive across a bridge over Jinshajiang river (the upper reach of yangtse river) to reach Yushu. Before arriving, visit Dangkha monastery (of Kagyulpa order) and Gyanha mani gallet (famous for its huge number of Mani stone pieces, it was said ther are more than 230 millions).

Day11: Yushu sightseeing

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: Yushu Hotel or same level

Visit Temple of princess Wencheng, Lheba gulley (3km further after Temple of Wencheng), Banchen monastery (Kagulpa order at Batang village in Yushu) and Jiegu monastery (built in 1398, belonging to Sakyapa order).

Day12:Yushu to Mardo

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: guesthouse

Passing by Xiewu village again and climbing over the Pass of Mt. Bayankara (4825m) from which the Yellow river stems. The Yellow river flows through Mardo town. The first cement bridge over Yellow river is at Mardo.

Day13: Mardo to Xining (480KM)

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: 4* Shengli Hotel or same level

Drive to Xining (capital of Qinghai province) today.

Day14: Xining sightseeing

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: 4* Shengli Hotel or same level

Visit the Dongguan Mosque (one of the 4 biggest mosques in China) and Ta'er monastery which has a history over 400 years old and is listed as one of the 6 most important Gelupa monasteries in Tibetan area.

you can decide to leave Xining this afternoon or leave Xining next day.

End of the tour

Reference tour price: USD2210.00 per person

Price covers:
1. All hotel charge through this tour
2. All meals through the tour (breakfasts are served in hotel, lunches and dinners are served outside hotel in local restaurants)
3. All land transfers
4. English speaking guide service through the tour
5. Land travel insurance

Price excludes:
1. Scenic entry admission along the way, you pay when you go and visit
2. Tips to your guide and driver through the tour
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)

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