D1

Arrive in Chengdu

500

Land in Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.

Apply for temporary Chinese driver license in the afternoon.

Get cars in the afternoon.(We will send cars to customers hotel)

Overnight in Chengdu.

D2

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

200

3160

Visit Dujiangyan ancient irrigation system, then drive to Mt. Siguniang (6250m ).

D3

Mt. Siguniang - Danba - Jiaju Tibetan village.

115

2000

Visit Shuangqiaogou valley in the morning. (one of the most beautiful valleys of Mt. Siguniang)

Drive to Jiaju in the afternoon.

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

D4

Jiaju – Bamei –Tagong  

120

3750

Drive through Yak valley, Tagong grassland.

Explore Tagong monastery and Mani river valley, Muya village.

D5

Tagong – Daofu – Luhuo - Gartse 

268

3390

Drive to Gartse, stunning natural scenery, simply getting more wild and remote.

D6

Gartse – Manigange – Derge  

205

3290

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.

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 – Gartse

235

3000

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)

Sky burial altar.

D9

Gantse - Luhuo - Markang

 350

2650

Drive to Markang, the capital city of Aba Tibet prefecture.

D10

Markang - Lixian - Chengdu

330

500

Drive back to Chengdu.

Visit Taoping Qiang people’s ancient village, an old stone-made village with more than 2000 years history.

Customers only need to leave cars at the hotel, we will send the cars back.

D11

Chengdu

160

500

A relaxing day tour in Chengdu.

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

Sichuan opera in the evening.

D12

Chengdu - Home

Departure.