D1

Arrive in Chengdu

500

Land in Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.

Overnight in Chengdu.

D2

Chengdu – Dujiangyan – Mt Siguniang(Mt. Four sisters)

200

3160

Visit Dujiangyan ancient irrigation system, then drive to Mt. Siguniang.

D3

Mt. Siguniang - Danba - Jiaju Tibetan village.

115

2000

Visit Shuangqiaogou valley. (one of the valleys of Mt. Siguniang)

Drive to Jiaju.

Home-stay in Jiaju Tibetan village, explore the village and visit local Tibetan families.

D4

Jiaju – Bamei –Tagong  

120

3750

Drive through Tagong grassland.

Explore Tagong monastery and Mani river valley.

Muya village.

D5

Tagong – Daofu – Luhuo - Gartse 

268

3390

On the way to Gartse, stunning natural scenery, getting more wild and remote.

D6

Gartse – Manigange – Derge  

205

3290

Drive through Chorla Mountain, then down to a deep & narrow canyon to reach Derge, the west-most sacred city of Kham Tibet region.

D7

Derge – Baiyu

100

3000

Visit Derge Sutra printing monastery in the morning, drive to Baiyu along the border river of Sichuan and Tibet(Jinsha river), visit Baiyu monastery in the afternoon.

D8

Baiyu – Yarchen Monastery – Gantse

240

3390

Stop at Jiaodeke mountain pass, where you can overlook most of snow-capped peaks of Sichuan if the weather is good, including the highest peak --Minya Konka(7556m).

Visit Yarchen monastery and overlook the residential quarters of local Tibetan Buddhist nuns and monks (More than 20000 nuns and monks are living and studying there)

D9

Gantse - Xinlong – Litang – Yajiang

 360

2600

Drive to Yajiang, take a look of Yixi temple, where the followers are believing in Bon, which is the original and first religion of Tibet..

D10

Yajiang - Xinduqiao - Shangli ancient town

305

940

Overnight in Shangli ancient town, a very peaceful Chinese ancient town.

D11

Shangli ancient town - Chengdu

160

500

Drive back to Chengdu.

Have a cup of tea in the tea garden of Wenshu temple.

Option: Sichuan opera(changing faces, spitting fire, rolling light etc.)

D12

Chengdu - Home

If you have enough time in the morning before going to the airport, you can visit Chengd Giant panda research and breeding centre.

Departure.