D1

Arrive in Chengdu

500m

Land in Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.

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

D2

Chengdu

500m

Day tour in Chengdu.

Giant Panda Base, Wenshu temple, Jinli ancient street etc.

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 Tagong grassland.

Explore Tagong monastery and Mani river valley.

Muya village.

D7

Tagong – Daofu – Luhuo - Gartse 

268km

3390m

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

D8

Gartse – Manigange – Derge  

205km

3290m

Off-road driving through Chorla Mountain Pass(5050m), then down to a deep/narrow canyon to reach Derge, the west-most sacred city of Kham Tibet region.

D9

Derge – Baiyu

100km

3000m

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.

D10

Baiyu – Yarchen Monastery – Zhuodala – Xinlong

310km

3000m

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

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

D11

Xinlong – Litang – Xiangcheng

 360km

2900m

A big driving day to Xiangcheng, visit several Tibet villages on the way, especially Qingde village(Famous Tibetan white houses)

D12

Xiangcheng – Ranwu village – Shangri-la

220km

3400m

Drive through Daxueshan and Xiaoxueshan mountain passes to Shangri-la.

(Bumpy gravel road for about 120km), enter Yunnan province.

D13

Shangri-la

0km

3400m

Relaxed-day in Shangri-la ancient city.

Dance with local ethinic people in the evening.

D14

Shangri-la – Baishuitai water Terrace – Tiger leaping Gorge

 185km

2000m

Visit Baishuitai water Terrace, Tiger leaping Gorge.

Overnight stay in a local hostel in Tiger leaping gorge.

D15

Tiger leaping Gorge – Lijiang

 80km

2400m

2-3 hours hikking along Tiger leaping Gorge, then drive to Lijiang ancient city, which is one of the 4 biggest and best preserved ancient cities of China.

D16

Lijiang –Home/next destination 

Fly to Chengdu or your next destination.

1.5 hours to Chengdu by air.