8-Day Kham Tibet And Gyalrong Tibet Sightseeing Tour, Sichua

Our guide and driver will pick you up from Chengdu airport and then send you to the hotel in Chengdu’s city area for you to refresh and relax. In the evening, we will hold a welcome dinner – here we can discuss any final questions you may have about this trip, whilst sampling some of the best dishes that Sichuan cuisine has to offer and looking forward to the upcoming journey.  Meal provided: dinner Overnight: Chengdu Tibet Hotel, 5-star standard Tibetan style hotel  Chengdu Altitude: 500 meters

After breakfast we will drive about 2.5 hours to Bifengxia Panda Base located in the countryside of Ya’an. Bifengxia is also a beautiful forest park with two valleys. We will first take a visit of the panda base in the park and learn about more details about China’s national treasure-the giant panda. You will have the opportunity to see both adults and cubs of the giant panda.   We will continue to head west to Kangding after lunch. Kangding is the capital of Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. After arrival, we will take a walk in the beautiful riverside town of Kangding. The altitude here is about 2,600 meters above sea level, and most of the locals are Kham Tibetans.   Meals provided: breakfast, lunch, dinner Overnight: Kangding Khamba Hotel, 4-star standard  Kangding Altitude: 2,600 meters

Today we will continue to drive westwards along the famous South Sichuan-Tibet Route, also known as 318 National Road, which goes all the way to Lhasa. We will reach the 4,298 meter altitude Mount Zheduo Pass, where we will stop and take a short visit. This is the highest place we will pass during the whole trip.   When arriving at Xinduqiao, if the weather is good and clear, we will walk to the viewing point of Gongga Mountain, which is the highest peak of Sichuan Province. Gongga Mountain is 7,556 meters above sea level, and if the weather is good and clear, you will have the opportunity to see its snow-capped peak from Xinduqiao.   After leaving Xinduqiao, we will visit the beautiful grassland of Tagong and Huiyuan Monastery in Bamei before finally reaching Danba. If you like, you may ride a horse on Tagong Grassland. While Huiyuan Monastery is very important in Tibetan culture, because the 11th Dalai Lama was born in the village nearby.   We will arrive at Danba in the late afternoon and stay overnight in Jiaju Tibetan Village.   Meals provided: breakfast, lunch, dinner Overnight: a guesthouse in Jiaju Tibetan Village Jieju Village Altitude: 2,200 meters