15 Days Sichuan – Tibet Overlands Adeventure

Chengdu Arrival

Welcome to 
Chengdu
, a well-known city in Sichuan Province. Upon your arrival, our tour guide and driver will meet you at the exit of the airport/train station and escort you to your hotel. After lunch, visit the 
People’s Park
, which is the perfect way to observe the locals playing cards and ear-cleaning service. The Tea-house with endless refills. You are walking around 
Kuanzhai Alley
, which

Chengdu – Kangding (299 kms)

After breakfast, drive to Ya’an along Chengya Highway. Visit of the giant panda at
China Giant Panda Breeding and Research Institute in the Bifeng Xia Gorge
(Green Peak Gorge) en route. Keep driving on the Sichuan – Tibet National Highway 318 to Kangding. Passing by Tianquan, cross Erlang Mountain to Luding and then get to Kangding. Along the way, you can enjoy the beautiful rural views of Weste

Kangding – Tagong – Xinduqiao – Yajiang (205 kms)

Afterwards, drive to next stop Tagong, and pass the Xinduqiao on the way. You can overlook the magnificent views of 
Gongga Mount
 and other mountains. Upon arrival, we will visit monastery 
Lhagang (Tagong Si)
, Peace Dharma (including Gyergo Nunnery of Nun Temple, Dashijing Wall).

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Yajiang

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
3350m

Yajiang – Litang – Batang (305 kms)

We will begin the tour at the Yajiang county, which was once one of the famous crossings of the Yalong river ravine, keep driving to the “world highland city” Litang (4014 m), which is the homeland of the 7th Dalai Lama. Upon arrival, we visit 
Changqingchunke’er Monastery
 (also admits as Litang monastery), developed by the 3.th Dalai Lama in the year 1580, has become the largest monastery of the

Batang – Mangkang – Zuogong (259 kms)

Today we will drive to 
Zuogong County
 via 
Mangkang County
. Afterwards, you cross two high passes in this section of the drive, one at around 3,900 m(12,795 ft), the other is Dongdashan Mountain Pass at 5,008 m(16,430 ft). Driving past local Tibetan houses scattered around the feet of snow-capped peaks, the expressions on innocent Tibetan girls would make you realize that you are one of the fir

Zuogong – Bangda – Basu -Ranwu (292 kms)

You will drive along the deep valleys of the Nu River (the Salween River), which is a long and tough journey, but your destination, the Ranwu Lake, is another Shangri-la, stay in the tent beside the Lake.

Drive 35KM to the old 
Zuogong
, then drive along the Yuqu River to Kuatiantuo Bridge, continue the driving along Yuqu River to 
Bangda Grassland,
 and Yelashan Mountain(业拉山）at 4828M. Cross the

Ranwu – Bomi – Lulang (305 kms)

A drive of 305km would take us about 5 hours to Bomi. You will wander along the Poto-chu Valley at Tramog (2,743 m/8999 ft), located deep in the thickly forested gorge of Parlung Tsangpo with glacial waterfalls streaming from the mountainsides.

And visit 
Midui Glacier,
 located at Yupu Town, Bome County in Nyingchi, a typical maritime glacier in Tibet as well as the lowest glacier in the worl

lulang – Basongtso

Drive across 
Serkhyem La Pass
 (4,515 m/14813 ft), the last major pass before reaching Lhasa. You will have spectacular views of 
Mount Gyala Pelri
 (7,150 m/23458 ft) and 
Mount Namchak Barwa
 (7,756 m/25446 ft). On the way to Nyingchi, you pass through Niyang River, one of the branch river of the Brahmaputra river, the local people, see it a mother river for Kongpo rigion. Drive to Basongtso fo

Basongtso – Lhasa

The morning we will be driving back to Lhasa along the beautiful Niyang River, a major river in southeast Tibet and the longest tributary of
Yarlung Tsangpo River
. You can enjoy grand and superb natural scenery on the way back. Overnight at Lhasa.

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Lhasa

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
3580m

Lhasa Exploration

In Lhasa, you will find religion blended into every aspect of life – the city is the spiritual anchor of Tibet. 

Today we will visit the highest palace in the world – 
Potala Palace
,
 which is the Dalai Lama’s winter palace. It locates on the red hill, a good viewing point in Lhasa. In the afternoon, we will visit the renowned 
Jokhang Temple
,
 which will provide us one of your first sights of

Further Adventure of Lhasa

Today is another day to explore Lhasa. We will climb the 
Palaupu Temple
 in 
Yaowang Mountain
 to have a panoramic view of the 
Potala Palace
. Pay a visit to 
Norbulingka Palace
, situated on the west side of Lhasa, is just around a km southwest of Potala Palace. Norbulingka meaning ‘Treasure Park’, which is considered to be the biggest human-made garden in Tibet. You will be amazed to know that

Lhasa – Gyantse (356 kms)

The most famous attraction for today is
Yamdro-tso Lake

and 
Kubum Monastery 
(Pelkor Chorten) in Gyantse. Yamdro-tso Lake shaped like a coiling scorpion with deep blue, and the Kubum monastery has a 35m-high Chorten (stupa) with its white layers trimmed with decorative stripes and its crown-like golden dome

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Gyantse

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
400

Shigatse – Tingri county – Rongbuk Monastery (334 kms)

We will visit the largest monastery in west Tibet-the 
Tashilhunpo Monastery
, as the last but famous historic sites for your Tibet tour. Tashilunpo monastery is one of the six great Gelukpa institutions and was founded in 1447 by a disciple of Tsongkapa, containing the world’s largest gilded copper image (26m high) of future god Jampa. Keeping drive to next stop
Rongbuk Monastery
and passing by

Rongbuk Monastery – Gyirong Town (363 kms)

Wake up early to enjoy the marvelous sunrise at the peak of the world. Drive about 7 hours to
Gyirong Town
for accommodation. The views along the road are stupendous. On bright days, you can see the clear face of
Shishapangma Peak
and enjoy the beautiful view of
Pekutso Lake
.

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Gyirong Town

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
4200m

Gyirong – Katmandu

Today you will end the tour in China, you will be transferred and take the bus to Kathmandu, with assisting in going through the exit formalities. Wish you a pleasant journey!

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
No accommodation

Meals:
Breakfast

INCLUDES

Private transportation through out the itinerary.

All entrance fees(shuttle bus) sightseeing; excursions and activities as