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Overland Sichuan-Lhasa (15 days)Itinerary: (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner,
N=overnight) Day
01 Chengdu – Kangding
1N at 2 star Hotel B/L/D We will leave for Kangding in the morning. Once outside the Sichuan basin, we will begin to climb the mountain roads of the Erlang Mountains. Since this road is one of the few routes to Lhasa, we will not be the only ones on the road - you may see Chinese army trucks trudging along the road carrying fuel and supplies. Kangding is a fairly large city tucked within a river valley. The sidewalks of Kangding are crowded with Hui, Chinese Muslims, and Tibetans who have come down from the highlands to sell wild mushrooms, vegetables, yak skins and various paraphernalia. Day02
Kangding – Dawu
1N at Guesthouse B/L/D Drive to Dawu. Visit the Tagong monastery on your way to Dawu, and visit the Dawu monastery in Dawu. Day03
Dawu – Garze
2N at Garze Hotel B/L/D Drive to
Garze. Day04 21
May Garze
B/L/D Visit
Garze monastery and Duotou monastery. Day05
Garze – Dege
1N at Dege Hotel B/L/D Drive to
Dege. Day06
Dege – Jomda
1N at Guesthouse B/L/D Visit the
Dege Printing House, it has a library of more 270,000 plate blocks used to
print Buddhist sutras, and then drive to Jomda. Day07 Jomda - Chamdo 1N at 3 star Chamdo Hotel B/L/D Reaching the end of the day would seem like a mighty feat as we will be crossing over no less than four passes - Khargang La (4,352 m/14278 ft), Lashi La (4,450 m/14600 ft), Jape La (4,680 m/15354 ft), and Tama La (4,511 m/14800 ft), with clutters of prayer flags waving in the wind on the peaks and friendly nomads waving at us from the grasslands. Straddling the Mekong river, Chamdo possesses a rich history as one of the earliest centers of the Tibetan plateau and home to Kalden Jampaling, the great monastery founded between 1436-44 and developed through the centuries by successive incarnations. While the original monastery was destroyed in 1912 by the Chinese, it was rebuilt when the Tibetan army seized Chamdo in 1917. We will spend the day stretching our legs, exploring the monastery and shopping in Tromzikhang, an open-air market where colorfully dressed Tibetans pawn their wares and antique goods. Day08 Chamdo - Dengchen 260 km 1N in simple Guesthouse B/L/D A full day drive to Dengchen, the road condition is bad. Day09 Dengchen - Bachen 270 km 1N in simple Guesthouse B/L/D Day10 Bachen - Naqu 270 km 1N in 3 star hotel B/L/D Day11 Naqu - Namtso Lake 1N in simple Guesthouse B/L/D Today drive to Namtso Lake 1N in simple Guesthou B/L/D Day12 Namtso - Lhasa 3N in 3 star hotel B/L Day13 Lhasa B/L In the morning visit Potala, which was originally
constructed in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of the united Tibet,
and later expanded and served as the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas
as well as the religious-political nexus of traditional Tibet. In the
afternoon visit Jokhang temple, the center of the Tibetan Buddhism and the
sacred land of Buddhist followers where innumerable pilgrims come for
worship everyday. The temple, built in 647, is the earliest
wood-and-masonry structure still existing in Tibet. Surrounding the Jokhang Temple is the bustling Barkhor
Market place which is the religious and social focus of Lhasa. Day14 Lhasa B/L In the morning visit Drepung monastery the sacred land
of Gelukpa sect., which was created in 1416 and the second, third and
fourth Dalai Lama once resided in. In the afternoon visit Sera monastery,
which was created in 1419 and has always been an important Buddhist
seminary. As rose are planted everywhere in the monastery, it is also
called “the court of wild rose”. Today still 200 lamas live in there. Day15 Flight Lhasa-Chengdu
In the early morning transfer to airport and fly back
to Chengdu. Tour cost includes: Tour cost excludes: |
