Touring for 18 Days along the North Segment of the Sichuan-Tibet Route+ the Everest + Namco+ South Mountain
Number】Y—014
【Theme】exploring the “Roof of the World”
【Touring Duration】18 days
【Main Attractions】JIngli Ancient、Jiaju Tibetan Village、Suopo Ancient Tower Groups、Yala Holy Mountain、Huiyuan Monastery、Baimei Town、Longdeng Grassland、Daofu County、Shouling Monastery、Wuming Buddhist Institute of Larong Monastery、Dongu Monastery、Ganzi Monastery、Manigange、Kawanuri Snow Mountain、Xinhailu Scenic Area 、Dege、Yingjing Monastery in Dege、Gengqing Monastery、Qiangbaling Monastery、Bangda Airport、Yeka Mountain、99 Bends of the Yellow River、Ranwu Lake、Laiku Glacier、Midui Glacier、Palong Zampbo River、Zhamu Town in Bomi、Lulang Town、Selala Mountain、Nanjiabawa Mountain、Jianaxi Mountain、Linzhi County、Lingxi Great Bend of Yaruzampbo River、Basongco Lake、Qiangtang Grassland、Nyainqêntanglha Mountain、Namuco、Shigatse、Zhamulun Monastery、The Everest Nature Conservation Museum、the Everest Nature Conservation Region、Ronbuk Monastery、the Everest Base Camp、Saga Monastery、Jiangzi County、Baiju Monastery、Jiangsanglamu Mountain、Karuola Glacier、Yangzhuoyong Lake、Yongbulakang Palace、Tibetan Emperor Mausoleum、Sangye Monastery
【Optimum Time to Travel】May——October
【route】
Reception：Picking you up from Airport or Railway Station and boarding hotels in Chengdu hotel
Day 1：Chengdu--（54km)—Doujiang Weir--（86km）--Wolong--（96km）--Four-Maiden Mountain--（118km）--Denba（354km in total), Board：Jiaju Tibetan Village（altitude：1900m)
D 2：Denba --（84km）--Baimei --（77km）--Daofu（159km in total ), board：backpackers’ residence（altitude:3000m)
D3： Daofu--（71km）--Luhuo --（155km）--Seda --（116km）--Ganzi（342km in total) board：Golden Yak Hotel（altitude:3500m)
D 4： Ganzi--（93km）--Manigange --（111km）--Dege（204km in total）, board：Queer Mountain（altitude:3350m)
D5：Dege--（85km）--Jiangda--（228km）--Changdu（313km in total）, board：Kangsheng Hotel （altitude:3000m)
D6：Changdu--（213km）--Bangda--（94km）--Basu--（90km）--Ranwu（397km in total)Board：Ranwu Hostel（altitude:3200m)
D7：Ranwu --（50km）--Laiku Glacier --（50km）--Ranwu（100km in total) board：Ranwu Hostel（altitude:3200m)
D 8：Ranwu--（25km）--Midui Glacier--（110km）--Bomi（135km in total), board：Shengying Hotel（altitude:1600m)
D9：Bomi--（120km）--Lulang--（113km）--Linzhi (Nyingchi) County（233km in total), board：Dazhao Hotel（altitude:2500m)
D10：Nyningchi--（50km）--Yaruzampbo Gorge--（50km）--Nyingchi（233km in total), board：Taizhao Hotel（altitude:2500m)
D11：Nyningchi County--（140km)--Basongco--（80km）--Gongbujiangda--（206km）--Mozhugongka--（78km）--Lhasa（504km in total), board：Lhasa（altitude:3650m)
D 12：Lhasa，Board：Lhasa Local residence（altitude:3650m)
D 13：Lhasa--（82km）--Yangbajing--（75km）--Dangxion--（48km）--Namco--（48km）--Dangxiong--（157km）--Lhasa（504km in total), board：Lincang: local residence（altitude:3650m)
D 14：Lhasa--（52km）--Qushui--（235km）--Shigatse（287km in total), board：Shigatse（altitude:4000m)
D 15：Shigatse--（157km）--Lhazi--（84km）--Dingri--（131km）--the Everest Base Camp（372km in total), board：camp（海拔altitude:5100m )
D 16：the Everest Base Camp--（131km)--Dingri--（84km）--Lhazi--（21km）--Saga Monastery--（172km）--Shigatse(408km in total), board：Shigatse（altitude:4000m)
D 17：Shigatse--（76km)--Jiangzi--（97km）--Langkazi--（20km）--Yanghu--（76km）--Konka--（87km）--Zedang（356km in total), board：South of the Mountain Hotel（altitude:3000m)
D18：Zedang--（179km)--Lasa（179km in total), board：Lhasa local residence（altitude:3650m)
Disbandment ：sending to Lhasa Airport or Railway station
【Itinerary】
Reception：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 break fast, we are heading for the world natural heritage, Doujiang Weir. Downward along Mingjiang River, we reach Wolong Panda Conservation Base. After lunch, we pass Balangshan Pass (4500m) where we can catch a panoramic view of the snow scenery. when we arrive the Four-Maiden Mountains, after enjoying the beauties of Shushan from afar, we get to Jiaju Tibetan village in Denba by the way of Xiaojing County where once Chinese red army came in the wartime. We will have supper in the most beautiful Tibetan village in china, Jiaju. In the evening, we may saunter on the country road to enjoy the tranquil night there before rest.
D2：After breakfast, we go to take pictures of Suopo Tibetan tower groups where we can sightsee many historic-significantly architectures. Departure from Suopo, we are heading for Yak Valley known as “the natural potted beauty”. The scenery of the valley can give you many surprises. Passing Gedalangzi Mountain, we can park our car to take pictures of the beautiful holy snow mountain, Yala. Then, we will visit another magnificent architecture, Huiyuan monastery, which was a refuge built by Yongzheng emperor of Qing dynasty for the seventh Dalai to hide from the Zhun-Geerdan mutiny. Here you may find many well-built towers outside the monastery. After enjoying those attractions, we go to Bamei to have lunch, and then go to Daofu, on the way to which we can sightsee the beautiful sceneries of Denglong Grassland. We will settle in the local residents in Daofu, where there is as picturesque as Shangri-la.
D 3：After breakfast in Daofu, we travel along the tranquil and limpid Xianshui Rivere to Luhuo where there are relics of the 1973 earthquake valuable for archeology and tourism and there also locates the famous Shoulin Monastery. Departure from Luhuo and passing Elephant Nose-Shaped Mountain we get to Seda County, where we will see constellations of warrior-shaped ancient Tibetan architecture erecting on the mountain slope. They are the architectures of the largest Tibetan Buddhism Institute, Wuming Buddhist Institute of Laron Monastery. Thousands of grayish red wooden dormitories for monks lining on the mountains, which poses a fantastic picture. You could be very surprised to find that there are about20,000 permanent monk residents. 10km away from this Institute is the second largest “the dead-disposed-by –heaven platform”, which is the purest place for the Tibetans. After sightseeing the platform, we pass Nailong Holy Mountain and Donggu Monastery to get to Ganzi County where we spend our night.
D4：After breakfast, we travel for several kilometers to visit the Gelu Lama Branch monastery, Ganzi Monastery. We can have a panoramic view of the beautiful holy mountains from Ganzi Monastery. We can also experience a Tibetan Buddhism exam in the way of debate on scripture, called debating scripture. Traveling forward, we head for Manigange Town, on the way to which we sightsee beautiful sceneries such as the vast grazing land and forceful Kawanuri Snow Mountain. Besides here is also located the beautiful Xinhailu Scenic Area, which is the largest ice-eroded lake in Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture. The water of the lake is flowing from the melting snow or glacier from Queer Mountain. Trekking along the lake, we are feasted with magnificent plateau, seas of clouds, firs, pines, Cuckoo Trees and meadows, etc. Here also resides a legendary Lama, Duojia, nicknamed “barefoot lama” who cultivate himself for 30 years in isolation in the mountain hole beside the lake. It is said that he could bare his feet even in winter without being injured by frost, and he was regarded at the guard deity of the forests. Departure from Xinhailu Scenic Area, we are to pass Queer Mountain Pass (5050m) to sense the danger of the natural barrier on the route of Sichuan-Tibet. Downward from the Pass, we pass a gorge before getting to the world-known Dege which is the cultural center of Tibet.
D 5：After breakfast, we are to visit Yingjing(scripture printing) Monastery (800-year history)in Dege where you can see the oldest printing model, paper making method and wood carving art, etc. All the scriptures are almost come out from here. Besides the Yingjin Monastery also locates a mystery monastery called Genqing, from where we go on our journey to Tibet by the way of Gangtuo Bridge across Jinsha River. Passing through valleys and high mountains, we reach Dajiang County where we have our lunch. Then we travel forward to Changdu County which is located besides Lancang River. There is the oldest and largest monastery of Tibetan region, Qiangbalin Monastery which was built in 1437 in Ming Dynasty. After supper, we drink beer and talk with each other besides Lancang River.
D6：After visiting Qiangbaling Monastery, we start out 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.
D7：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.
D8：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.
Day 9：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.
D10：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.
D 11: 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 12： 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
D13：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.
D14：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.
D15： 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)
D16： We will trek to The Everest Base Camp(5200m) in the morning to have a close contact with the holy Everest peakDeparture from Base Camp, we will have lunch in Riding. On our way to Shigatse, we can visit Saga ancient town and Saga Tibetan Monastery.
D17：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.
D18: 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.
Disbandment：sending you to the Lhasa Airport or Railway Station
