16 Days Litang horse race tour program:
travel to join Litang Horse Race Festival
plus extended leg into Zhongdian and Lijiang in North Yunnan province
Chengdu - Mt. Siguniangs - Tagong - Litang - Daocheng - Yading nature - Zhongdian - Lijiang - Kunming
(to be a private tour)
Jyekundo festival begins on July 25
Litang festival begins on Aug. 01
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Tour Seasons
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Type of tour
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Cost
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Hotel
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Supplement
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Valid period
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Holidays - Festivals
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Standard
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US $
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2 *
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US $
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Jul. 27th till Aug. 8th
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Luxury
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US $
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3 *
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US $
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(Jul. 26) Day01: Arriving in Chengdu
(Meals service: B/L/D; Accommodation: 4* Tianfu Sunshine hotel or 3* Khamding hotel)
Fly to Chengdu from your home. Upon arriving, met and transferred to hotel. Self arranging your tour in the left of the day.
(Jul. 27) Day02: Chengdu sightseeing
(Meals service: B/L/D; Accommodation: 4* Tianfu Sunshine hotel or 3* Khamding hotel)
Drive 130 kilometers southward to Leshan and visit the famous Leshan big Buddha statue there, which is the world's highest Buddha statue engraved out of a mountain; in the late afternoon, get back to Chengdu and visit Jingli; in the evening, optional choice to enjoy famous Sichuan "face Change" show.
(Jul. 28) Day03: Chengdu to Rilong town
(Meals service: B/L/D; Accommodation: 4* Siguniang Int. hotel or 3* Xinmao hotel)
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. When arriving Siguniang mountain area, do half day hike in Haizigou valley.
(Jul. 29) Day04: Rilong to Bamei to Tagong
(Meals service: B/L/D; Accommodation: local guesthouse)
Drive westward to Tagong, "the place where Buddha like"; sightseeing along the way.
(Jul. 30) Day05: Tagong sightseeing
(Meals service: B/L/D; Accommodation: local guesthouse)
The whole day, travel in and around Tagong monastery. visit Hepin Fahui site, Tagong Muya Goldenn pagoda, Tagong monastery and Tagong Buddhism college; do hours of horse riding into a valley, which is to the back of Muya pagoda.
(Jul. 31) Day06: Tagong to Litang
(Meals service: B/L/D; Accommodation: Litang Gaochen hotel or Litang Genye hotel)
Drive to Litang from Tagong; when arriving, free time to get recovered from the long distance drive. You can choose to stroll in the street to feel the atmosphere of the festivals.
Every year the festival begins on August 01, and lasts around 10 days.
(Aug. 01) Day07: Join Litang horse race festival
(Meals service: B/L/D; Accommodation: Litang Gaochen hotel or Litang Genye hotel)
Join the festival; discover in your eyes about the people and the grand ceremony.
(Aug. 02) Day08: Litang sightseeing
(Meals service: B/L/D; Accommodation: Litang Gaochen hotel or Litang Genye hotel)
Join the Litang Horse Race festival celebration.
(Aug. 03) Day09: Litang sightseeing
(Meals service: B/L/D; Accommodation: Litang hotel)
Join the festival and in the mid afternoon, then visit the famous Litang monastery, which is overlooking the whole city from the top of a mountain behind the city.
(Aug. 04) Day10: Litang to Daochen to Yading nature
(Meals service: B/L/D; Accommodation: camping inside the nature)
Drive 150 kilometers to Daochen from Litang; after having lunch at Daochen, go on driving another 100 kilometers to Yading, upon arrival, start trekking into the nature, (about 4 hours trek) . Camping at the foot of snow mountain peak.
(Aug. 05) Day11: Yading nature to Daocheng
(Meals service: B/L/D; Accommodation: Sunshine hotel)
Morning sightseeing around the camping site, taking photoes of the beautiful mountain peaks; after that, trek out back to the entrance of the nature - Long Long ba, where the driver picks you up and then drive back to Daocheng. In the late afternoon, having hot spring bathing at Rubuchaka hot spring site.
(Aug. 06) Day12: Daocheng to Xiangcheng to Zhongdian
(Meals service: B/L/D; Accommodation: Tsaxidelek hotel)
Drive about 420 kilometers to Zhongdian, the biggest city in north Yunnan province.
(Aug. 07) Day13: Zhongdian sightseeing
(Meals service: B/L/D; Accommodation: Riguang hotel)
Visit Zhongdian Songtsanlin monastery. Then free time to you.
(Aug. 08) Day14: Zhongdian to Lijiang
(Meals service: B/L/D; suggested Accommodation: Local guesthouse)
Drive about 200 kilometers to Lijiang, at half way, visit Tiger Leaping gorges at Shigu town and The so called "first curve of Jinsha river".
(Aug. 09) Day15: Lijiang sightseeing
(Meals service: B/L/D; suggested Accommodation: Local guesthouse)
Spend you whole day in Lijiang, most recomended is strolliing through the narrow lanes - "Lijjiang Old town".
(Aug. 10) Day16: Lijiang to Kunming by air
(Meals service: B/L; Accommodation: Jinlong hotel)
Today, fly to Kunming from Lijiang; upon arrival, the local guide will meet you at airport and then send you to the reserved hotel.
End of this 16 days litang horse race festival tour
Tour Quotation:
Price includes:
1). Accommodation services through this tour (listed in the itinerary)
2). Meals service stated in the tour. (All breakfast will be served in hotel or outside; all lunches and dinners are to be served outside hotel in restaurants in the trip)
3). Traffic service specified in the tour
4). English speaking guide service in the tour
6). Scenic visit charges in this tour
7). Land surface insurance
Price excludes:
1): Personal expenses
2): First aiding service in the tour if there is.
3): Tips to guide and driver (required)
4): Air travel insurance
5): All air tickets and airport taxes
6): Any unexpected expenses caused by flight delay, flight cancellation, road blockage by slides......
Information:
1. Pictures of the vehicle to be used for running this tour; you can decide which type of land cruiser you wish to use by clicking to view the vehicle's picture
A. 4WD Land Cruiser TOYOTA 6200 (old style, which had been out of use since the end of 2005);
B: 4WD Land Cruiser TOYOTA 4500_ Prado /EFI (Not licensed in Tibet tourism fields)
C. 4WD Land Cruiser TOYOTA 4500 ( Modeled in 1996 and 1998, the best land cruiser available in present Tibet tourism)
D: 4WD Land Cruiser Mitusubishi
E: 4WD China made Beijinig Jeep
F. Mini Van 9 Seats (Jin Bei /Delika /Fulika type)
G. 17+2 Seats Coach for group (Coaster /19 or 20 seats coach)
H. 23 seats Hino (non air conditioned)
I: : 27+2 Seats Coach for group (Jin Long)
J: : 27+2 Seats Coach for group (Yu Tong)
K: : 4 seats Small Vehicle for transfer in city area
L: : Local Taxi in Chengdu for airport-hotel transfer
