Touring for 16 Days along the South Section of the Sichuan-Tibet Route+ the Everest + Namco+ South Mountain

Number：Y—011

Theme： exploring the wonders along 318 National Highway and the “Roof of the World”

Touring Duration：16days
Main Attractions：Jingli Ancient Town in Chengdu、Ludingqiao、Kangding County、Xinduqiao、Changchun-Qingkeer Monastery、Batang County、Mangkang County、Zuogong County、Bangda Airport、Yela Mountain、99 Bends of Yellow River、Laigu Glacier、Midui Glacier、Palongzampbo River、Zhamu Town in Bomi、Lulang Town、Selala Mountain、Nanjiabawa Mountain、Jianaxilei Mountain、Linzhi County、Lingxi Bend of the Yaruzampbo、Basonco、Lhasa、Potala Palace、Dazhao Monastery、Balang Street、Qiangtang Grassland、Nyainqêntanglha M ountain Range、Namco、Shigatse、Zhashilunbuk Monastery、The Everest Nature Museum、The Everest Reserve、Robuk Monastery、the Everest Base Camp、Saga Monastery、Jiangzi County、Baiju Monastery、Jiangsanglam Mountain、Karuola Glacier、Yangzhuoyong Lake、Yongbulakon Palace、Tibetan King Mausoleum、Sangye Monastery

Optimum time to Travel：May——October

1.Route
  Reception: picking you up and boarding in Jiali Hotel In Chengdu
 D1：Chengdu --（144km）--Yaan --（147km）--Luding --（49km）-- Kangding--（83km）--Xinduqiao（423km in total）,board：Xinzhukang Hotel（alititude:3500m)
D 2： Xinquqiao--(68km)--Yajiang --（137km）--Litang --（191km)----Batang（396km in total）board： Batang Hotel（altitude:2900m)
D 3：Batang --（103km）--Mangkang --（156km）--Zuogong（259km in total）,board：Zuogong Hotel（altitude:2600m）
D 4：Zuogong --（108km）--Bangda --（94km）--Basu --（90km）-- Ranwu（292km in total) board： Ranwu Hostel（altitude:3200m)
D 5：Ranwu --（50km）--Laigu Glacier --（50km）-- Ranwu（100km in total), board：Ranwu Hostel（altitude:3200m)
D 6： Ranwu --（25km）--Midui Glacier --（110km）-- Bomi（135km in total),board：Shengying Hotel（altitude:1600m)
D 7：Bomi --（120km）--Lulang --（113km）--Linzhi（233km in total),board：Taizhao Hotel（altitude:2500m)
D 8：Linzhi --（50km）--Yaruzampbo River Gorge --（50km）--Linzhi（233km in total),board：Taizhao Hotel（altitude:2500m)
D 9：Linzhi --（140km)--Basonco --（80km）--Gongbujiangda --（206km）--Mozhugongka --（78km）--Lhasa（504km in tota）, board：Lhasa local residence in Lincang（altitude:3650m)
D 10： Lhasa——board：Lhasa local residence（altitude:3650m)
D 11：Lhasa --（82km）--Yangbajing --（75km）-- Dangxion--（48km）--Namco --（48km）--Dangxion --（157km）-- Lhasa（504km in total), board：Lhasa local residence in Lincang（altitude:3650m)
D 12： Lhasa--（52km）--Qushui --（235km）--Shigatse（287km in total), board：Shigatse Hotel（altitude:4000m)
D13：Shigatse --（157km）-- Lazi--（84km）--Dingri --（131km）-- the Everest Base Camp（372km in total) board：camp（alititude:5100m)
D14：the Everest Base Camp --（131km)--Dingri --（84km）-- Lazi--（21km）--Saga Monastery --（172km）--Shigatse（408km in total),board： Shigatse（altitude:4000m)
D 15：Shigatse --（76km)--Jiangzi --（97km）--Langkazi -（20km）-- Yanghu--（76km）--Konka Airport--（87km）-- Zedang（356km in total)住宿board：Shannan Hotel（altitude:3000m)
D 16： Zedang--（179km)--Lhasa（179km in total),board： Lhasa local residence in Lincang（altitude:3650m)

2. Itinerary
   
After picking you up from the airport or railway station, we may send you to the hotel reserved for you previously; If time permits and you are available, we can tour around the Jinli ancient town just in Chengdu, where we can appreciate the historic atmosphere of the ancient Shu kingdom (one of the Chinese Ancient Three Kingdoms) and have a taste of the local snacks
 
D 1：After breakfast, we are heading for Yaan, and get to Luding County where the Luding Bridge is located. It was a strategic spot seized by the Red Army in China’ s civil war. On our way to Luding County, we will pass Erlang Mountain Tunnel and sightsee the magnificence of the Great Span River and Konka Mountian Range. From Luding County, going further , we get to Kangding famous for its horse-riding mountains. There we will have our lunch. After lunch we will pass Zheduo Snow Mountain and Yankou Pass where we can sightsee beautiful snow scenery. Descending from the mountain, we reach the “paradise for photographers” , Xinduqiao where we are exposed to a world of Tibetan houses, Yaks, Grassland and snow mountains. After supper, we may stroll in mountains to enjoy the beauty of Konka Mountain bathing in the evening glow. Then we will rest in hotel.

D 2：Starting off from Xinduqiao, we pass Gaoersi Monastery Mountain to Yajiang County. Along our way, we can sightsee the valley beauties and Yalongjiang River. Setting out from Yajiang County, we get to Yakou Pass where we can take pictures of Konka mountain ranges. Then we will pass Kalazi Mountain with company of blue sky flowing fair cloud and green grassland. In the afternoon we can arrive one of the highest city in the world, Litang County. After Lunch, we go to visit Changchun-Qingkeer Monastery of Gelu Branch belonging to Shamanism. Then we are to pass Haizi Mountian where we can sightsee the beautiful Highlandlake before we reach Batang County. Batang County is located on the upstream of Jingsha River, where is an important traffic fortress on the route of Sichuan-Tibe Highway. In Batang County, there is famous Batang Tune village where the locals sing enchanting and happy songs.

D 3：Starting out from Batang, we pass Jinshajiang River Bridge in Balong to get to Tibet. Traveling forward along the valley, we reach Mangkang where there is rich for Matsutake. Mangkang is located on the junction of the Sichuan- Tibet and Yunnan- Tibet Highway. Departure from Mangkang and passing three high mountains and Lancang River, we come to Zuogong County.
D 4：After breakfast, we start out from Zuogong County to Bangda where there is Bangda Airport famous for its highest altitude and longest runway in the world. Bangda is a basin in the watershed between Lancang River and Nujiang River. After lunch in Bangda, we will pass Yela Mountain and 99 river bends as well as the Nujiang River Bridge and valleys before we get to Basu. Setting out from Basi, we will reach the highland glacier lake, Ranwu Lake (area of 22km) , by the way of Ranwu Valley. The lake is surrounded by luxurious forests and crystal glacier mirrored in the limpid lake. Not far rise the holy snow mountains, which just touch your heart with its gorgeous beauty.

D 5：After breakfast, we set out from Ranwu Town, traveling forward along the peaceful lake. It just seems like walking in a fairyland. Going further, we come to an ancient glacier with floating ice in the lake just like floating island exquisitely carved by nature, which is quite similar to the Antarctic Pole.

D6：We will depart from Ranwu in the early morning to reach Midui Glacier   which is just amazing. We will pass Midui Village and trek for several hours to have a close contact with the awesome Glacier. Farewell with Midui Glacier, we trek downward along Palong-zambpo River to get to Zhamu town in Bomi County known as “the east Alps”, which is covered in dense forests and flanked by snow mountains. We will spend a night there to sense its particular characters of  the “Tibetan Switzerland”.

D7: Starting off along Bomi Route,(if across Palongzambop River Bridge, we can go to Motuo where the road opens from late June to August, otherwise, we need trek there) traveling along the primitive forests, we trek in the natural barrier, Tongmai which is located on the bend of Palongzampbo River and a beautiful place to trek in(along this way there are often torrents and debris flow in monsoon season, and the autonomous prefecture has already undertaken the reconstruction or built diversions) . Along this route, we will pass Lulang Town, immersed in a sea of green forests, and also we can sightsee pastoral beauties. Passing Selala Mountain Pass, we can sightsee the beautiful Nanjiabawa Mountain Peak and Jianaxilei Peak. Downward along the mountain, we are past Rhododendron Forest to Linzhi County known as the “frontier Jiangnan”(Jiangnan means South China famous for its beautiful pastoral scenery), where we can sightsee the scenery of Niyanghe River. 

D 8：After sightseeing in Linzhi Town, we will visit the world-known Linxi Great Bend of Yaruzampbo River (the swirling river forms a spectacular U-shaped Bend here). Up to now, there has become a mature scenic spot for trekking, driving, boating, etc. If you are a trekking enthusiast, you can trek from Miling County for 4-5days to reach here.

D9: After breakfast, we set out from Bayi Town, traveling upward along Niyang River to sightsee Dabasoncuo Lake by the way of Basongcuo Town named alternatively Cuogaohu , which means “green water” in Tibetan language. It is just like a emerald jade surrounded by blue mountains. We will go forward to a small village in the west of the lake and further trek past Gongbu branch Tibetans village and lots of pastoral beauties to the lake, where we can take pictures and saunter around to our heart content. Taking bus from Basoncuo, passing Gongbujiangda and Mila Mountain, we step onto the board of the dreaming place, Lhasa, where the spectacular Potala Palace will greet you.

D 10：resting day:，you can walking around by yourselves such as visiting Dazhao Monastery, shopping around the Bajiao Street or visiting the gorgeous Potala Palace as well as Beer Bars.

D 11：After breakfast, we travel along Qinghai-Tibet Road towards South Tibet Grassland. On our way, we can sightsee Qiangtang Grassland, snow mountains, Yangbajing Thermal power station, and the beauties along Qinghai-Tibet road. We can also have a bird view of Nyainqêntanglha mountain range.  In the afternoon, we reach the “the lake of heaven”, Namco, which means “Tengger Lake” in Mongolian. The altitude of the lake is 4718m(highest in the world), with an area of 1940km. Namco is an enchanting place with the mystery and holy Nyainqêntanglha mirrored in it. After visiting this beauty, we go back to Lhasa.

D 12： Setting out from west Lhasa, upward along Brahmaputra River, we get to Shigatse by the way of Quahui County. Along our way, the desolation and the hash climate of Shigatse would touch you deep that environment protection really counts. Shigatse is the second largest city in Tibet, where has always been the temporary resident for successive Panchen Lama. After lunch , we are going to visit Zhashilunbuk Monastery.

D 13： Starting off from Shigatse and passing Lhazi southward(northward towards Xinjiang-Tibet Route) towards Dingri, we are to visit the Everest Nature Museum. Then we enter the Everest Nature Conservation Region. The fragile ecology here just set off the staunch character of Tibetan people.   It won’t take us too long in traveling count currently along Ronbuk River before we see the highly erecting Goddess Mountain where the highest Peak of the world is located. At the foot of this mountain locates an ancient monastery, Ronbuk Monastery standing there for hundreds of years. We will spend our night in Tibetan camp which is quite comfortable (altitude: 5100m)  

D14： We will trek to The Everest Base Camp(5200m) in the morning to have a close contact with the holy Everest peak. Departure from Base Camp, we will have lunch in Riding. On our way to Shigatse, we can visit Saga ancient town and Saga Tibetan Monastery.

D 15：Farewell with Shigatse and Yaruzampbo River, we are heading for Jiangzi,   which is a famous county for its anti-English colonists history. there we will recollect with reverence of the past heroic history. Just besides Jiangzi County, there is also an ancient monastery, Baiju monastery whose unique towers have attracted many tourists and Buddhists to worship. Ion the way from Jiangzi County to Langkazi, we can sightsee Jiangsang-lamu peak and Karuola Glacier. Gradually, we will encounter a limpid lake, Yangzhuoyong Lake, which is as limpid as a mirror. Passing Yangzhuo Lake, traveling along Yaruzampbo River, we reach the south region of the mountain.

D 16：We will visit the famous Yabulakang Palace , Tibetan Emperor Mausoleum and Sangye Monastery (the first monastery in Tibet) in the south region of the mountain.