Our trekking begins and ends in Chengdu, panda country and paradise of gourmet. We travel in a circle around the best of West China. Discover spectacularly primitive places few tourists visit. Accommodate in local residences or tents with an experience of wild flavor. Exchange ideas with locals and cook by ourselves in an open kitchen. You can have a once-in-a-life-time travel experience.
Mt. Erlang, Luding, Kangding, Xindu Bridge, Mt. Zheduo, Mt. Gaoershi, Mt. Jianziwan, Mt. Haizi, Litang and Daocheng grassland, Sichuan - Tibet highway, Danba, Mt. Siguniang, Mt. Balang and so forth as the photos you have seen from the Internet.
Safety: almost of the road is in use, (Mt. Erlang - Kangding and Luding road is under construction, the traffic is moderated), however the mud-rock flow, traffic jam, road broken often happens for the drive in the mountain area, and this drive is tedious. Tourists should take it easy and comply with our tour guide, moreover, be careful for the plateau hypoxia.
Itinerary:
D1:Arrive Chengdu, the bustling queen city of West China and capital city of Sichuan Province. Transfer to the hotel. This evening celebrate your arrival with a Sichuan Food dinner. As an option ,see a wonderful performance of 'Face changing 'and 'Flame Spitting -Out' of Sichuan Opera.
Overnight in Chengdu
D2:Depart for Danba. We'll travel through the largest area for protection of giant pandas, Wolong Reserve. Marvel at Tibetan People's sacred mountain, Balang Mountain（with an elevation of 14784 feet）.Optional tour of Four Girls Mountain, famed as "Oriental Alps". Afternoon arrival of Danba, a town featuring Tibetan traditions. Explore Jiaju ,a traditionally spectacular village that distinguishes from other one with supernatural beauty. Here,we'll have opportunities for tasting non-polluted bacon,butter tea,highland barley wine,mushroom and yak beef.Evening bonfire party will be attended with Tibetan locals and us.
Overnight in Local Residence or tents
D3:With fresh air and wild flowers,head for Tangling Village,honored as "the Garden of Edan".At noon,arrive at Shouhuhe(Guarding River) where we'll stard our 18-km trekking .Well,the most virginal sceneries will feast us.With our leader,we'll finish our camping and preparing for our meals by picking wild vegetables or mushrooms.
D4:Today we'll depart for Huluhai(calabash Lake) .Enjoy awesome views of scrub vegetations and herding horses.Possibly wild monkeys can say hello to us.Here,Huluhai can make us walk in fairyland and it offers us unique views in Cretaceous Period.Head back to our camping site.Trek to No.3 Hot Spring Site.We'll cook ourselves by showing our cooking skills.Also,enjoy a barbecue of mutton.
D5:Travel back to Danba(or you can have a challenge of conquering Charsjin Mountain with an elevation of 19140 feet).Grasp chances to purchase local produces.Time permits,explore Beauty Valley and traditional towers,known as "Oriental Pyramids".
Overnight in Danba
D6:Morning departure for Yajiang.Today we will marvel at "Donggu Bonsai"and endless Bamei Grassland.Photograph awesome sceneries at Xinduqiao,paradise of photographers.Travel up the 13,000-foot Gaer Mountain.Arrive Yajiang.
Overnight in Yajiang
D7:Departure Yajiang for Riwa(Shangri-La Town).Traveling up 13,000-foot Jianziwan and Kazila Mountains,arrive Litang,the highest town in the world. Nice views of Litang Grassland and Dacheng Grassland will feast your eyes.Marvel at supernatural beauty of Kazila Mountain and grandure of Sichuan-Tibet Road.Arrive Riwa.
Overnight in Riwa.
D8:Exlplore Yading Village.Discover Shangri-La.Transfer to horseback to Chonggu Monastery. Sceneries of Xiannairi(Goddess of Mercy) and Yangmaiyong(Manjusri,God of Wisdom) , sacred mountains of Tibetans, will make you intoxicated. After picnic lunch ,return to Daocheng.
Overnight in Daocheng.
D9:Depart for Khangding .Late afternoon arrival of Khangding,a spectacular Tibetan town and China's love song country, famed for China's popular folk song'Khangding Love Expression'. And ,discover Khangding , very important hub to Tibet,is also a bright pearl set on Sichuan-Tibet Road.Here ,men and women are very friendly and hospitable.Especially ,Khangba Men have got their special honor ---Khangba Hanzi(brave men). Tibetan girls are very good at singing in antiphonal way.If you sing better that way,you could be a Tibetan son-in-law. Evening to enjoy a Tibetan folk custom show.
Overnight in Khangding
D10:Head back to Chengdu.En route, stop at Luding,the town noted for Long March.Walking tour of Luding Suspension Bridge ,an old original site of world famous Long March ,where the battle happened between the Red Army and Kuomingtang Army on May 26--30,1935.Also visit the Red Army Museum.
Overnight in Chengdu
D11:All day free for personal interests.
Overnight in Chengdu
D12:Departure.
Quotation: Private tour only--Private car and tour guide in the whole trip
A(1person): USD
B(2-5 persons): USD p/p (single supplement USD)
C(6-9 persons): USD p/p (single supplement USD)
D(10 persons& over): USD P/P (single supplement USD)
B(2-5 persons): USD p/p (single supplement USD)
C(6-9 persons): USD p/p (single supplement USD)
D(10 persons& over): USD P/P (single supplement USD)
More information or any question please Contact us by email or send fax to us. (china3737@hotmail.com Fax: 86+28+85544588)
We will change the price follow the market, and please make sure by e-mail.
Include:
1. Private Business Car or Bus with driver.
2. Private English tour guide service.
3. 5Star Hotel or the best hotel available
4. All the Scenery Entrance Ticket
5. Two nights local culture show.(Tibetan culture show and Sichuan opera
Exclude:
1. Meals
2. International and domestic air ticket
3. Tips for Tour guide and driver.
4. Tour insurance
Remark:
1.This price will keep to Apr.30th.After May 1st, we need check it again.
2.You can select the place by your self, and we organize the tour and price.Check the Tourguide
3.Normally The 5 star hotel is the :Sheraton Chengdu Lidu Hotel Crown Plaza Holiday hotel and same level hotel.
