D1

Arrive in Chengdu

500m

Land in Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.

Welcome dinner in the evening, experience local cuisine of Chengdu.  

D2

Chengdu – Traffic Administration Bureau - Chengdu.

60km

500m

Apply for your temporary Chinese driver license in Chengdu.

Free time in Chengdu in the afternoon. (Afternoon tea in Wenshu Temple.)

Sichuan opera in the evening.

D3

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

200km

3160m

Visit ancient Dujiangyan irrigation system, then drive to the mountains, we’ll drive over Balangshan pass(4481m) to Mt. Four sisters by taking an old gravel back road.

D4

Mt. Four sisters

3160m

A day tour to Shuangqiao valley, one of the most beautiful valleys of Mt. Four sisters.

D5

Mt. Four sisters – Danba – Jiaju Tibetan village

115km

2000m

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

D6

Jiaju – Bamei –Tagong  

120km

3750m

Drive through Yak valley, Tagong grass land, overlook Yala Snow mountain, visit Tagong Manastery(Little Jokhong monastery)

D7

Tagong – Daofu – Luhuo - Gartse 

268km

3360m

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

D8

Gartse - Shiqu  

310km

4100m

Sexu Monastery, A’xu grassland, Shiqu grassland, Bagemani scripture wall. (The longest scripture wall in the world, a Guinness World Record)

Off-road driving through Chorla Mountain Pass(5050m) to Gartse.

D9

Shiqu - Maduo

 370km

4270m

Enter in Gansu province.

D10

Maduo - Qinghai lake

380km

3190m

The biggest inland lake of China, at the altitude of 3196m, stunning landscape, which contains grassl and, plateau lake, snow capped-mountains.

D11

Qinghai lake - Yongjing

 370km

1600m

Drive to Yongjing.(By expressways)

D12

Yongjing - Tianshui  

400km

1100m

Visit Bingling Temple and Buddhist Grottoes by boat in the morning.

Drive to Tianshui.(By expressways)

D13

Tianshui - Xi’an  

340km

580m

Maijishan Grottoes.

Drive to Xi’an.(By expressways)

D14

Xi’an

0km

580m

Day tour in Xi’an. Terra-cotta Warriors, Xi’an ancient wall, Dongda Mosque.

Dumping banquet in the evening(including Classic Tang Dynasty dancing show)

D15

Xi’an- Home

27km

Departure.