D 01 Flight to Beijing
D 02 Beijing / Lanzhou(Alt: 1900m)
D 03 Lanzhou /Labrang(Alt: 2800m) 280 km Tibetoversea hotel
D 04 Labrang /Repkong(Alt: 2600m) 160km Huangnan hotel
D 05 Repkong / Xining(Alt: 2200m) 210 km Jianying hotel***
D 06 Xining / Kumbum / Koko Nor(Alt: 3194m) 186 km tent hotel
D 07 Koko Nor / Madoi(Alt:4200m) 460 km GOV guest house
D 08 Madoi / Jykundo (Alt: 3800m) 380 km Yushu hotel
D 09 Jyekundo
D 10 Jyekundo / Sershul (Alt: 3980m) 150 km Shangde Nima Hotel
D 11 Sershul / Dzochen (Alt: 3800m)205 km Monastery guest house
D 12 Dzochen / Dege 170km 2*Queshan hotel
D 13 Dege/Pelyul Baiyu hotel
D 14 Pelyul
D 15 Pelyul / Kandze 260 km Khamba Hotel
D 16 Kandze / Nyarong 120 km
D 17 Nyarong / Litang 160 km Gaochen hotel
D 18 Litang / Rongtrak 328 km 3*Gudiao hote
D 19 Rongtrak/Chendu
D 20 Chendu/Beijing
D 21 Beijing/home
Detailed Itinerary Cross Amdo & Kham
Day 01 Flight to Beijing
Day 02 Beijing / Lanzhou
In the morning, transfer to Beijing airport for flight to Lanzhou. Meet your guide and drivers at Lanzhou airport and transfer to hotel. After lunch, take a short walk along the Yellow River and the White Pagoda Park, the Pagoda was founded in the Yuan dynasty to commemorate a Tibetan monk who passed away here on his way back to Lhasa from Mongolia. Lanzhou is the capital of Gansu Province. It is on the Loess Plateau of China and has long been an important city on the Silk Road. The Yellow River flows through the city. B/L/D
Day 03 Lanzhou / Labrang
In the morning drive to Labrang, which is 2,900 meters above sea level and inhabited mostly by Tibetans. It is one of the few towns where you can really feel the dense atmosphere of nomadic culture and Buddhist life. Labrang is also famous for the huge monastery, Labrang Gonpa, which was founded in 1709 and is one of the six biggest monasteries with the largest population of monks in all of Tibet. You might want to join the nomads who come here with their families to go shopping in the colorful bazaars. Lunch will be at Linxia, a Muslim town on the way from Lanzhou to Labrang. B/L/D
Day 04 Labrang / Repkong
We will visit Labrang Gonpa in the morning. After lunch, drive 4 hours through very nice grasslands and a beautiful valley to Repkong. The vast grassland is dotted with black yaks and white sheep against a backdrop of deep blue skies. Traditional black tents where local Tibetans live are visible on the far away horizon. We will visit local nomads in their huge black tents. Some parts of the valley look like the Grand Canyon. After leaving the canyon lands we will approach the farming area of Repkong. The city of Repkong is mostly surrounded by sharp sandstone mountains. B/L/D
Day 05 Repkong / Xining
Repkong has been regarded as the hometown of Tibetan art. There are more than twenty small monasteries in the Repkong valley and all the monks from these monasteries are very well trained in Thangka painting, sculpture and embroidery. We will visit the Sangshang Gonpa to see the beautiful murals and Thangkas and to visit the cozy homes of local monks in the monastery where you can learn the way Tibetan artists work. We will also spend some time visiting Ronwo Gonchen which was founded in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). It was founded as a Sakyapa school monastery and changed to Gelukpa school in the late 17th century. Rongwo Gonchen means the big monastery of farmers as it is in the middle of the farming area of Amdo. After lunch we head for Xining along the great gorges of the Yellow River. B/L/D
Day 06 Xining / Kumbum / Koko Nor
Kumbum Monastery is just 26km from Xining and it is very important for Tibetans and Mongolians for being the birthplace of Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelukpa School, who was born here in the 14th century and passed away in Lhasa after establishing the Gelukpa School. The monastery was built in 1560 and was one of the six grand monasteries of the Gelukpa School in Tibet. You may find lots of Mongolian monks and pilgrims here besides the Tibetans. After lunch in Kumbum, we will follow the path of Princess Wencheng to Kokonor Lake. She was a princess of the Tang Dynasty who was married to King Songtsen Gonpo of Tibet in 641. On the way we will make a short stop at the famous Sun-and-Moon Pass. B/L/D
Day07 Koko Nor / Madoi
Kokonor Lake is the biggest salt lake in China with an area of 4,500 square kilometers, situated at an altitude of 3,194m above sea level. The huge turquoise blue Kokonor is the biggest holy lake in Tibet. "Koko Nor" means "the blue sea" in Mongolian and this is the reason the province is so called Qinghai Province: Qinghai means “the blue sea” in Chinese. After an early breakfast, we will start our long drive to Madoi, a small town at the upper reaches of the Yellow River. The Yellow River is the second longest river in China with a length of 5,464 km. Madoi is the county where the Yellow River has its source. If there is enough time, we will go to the source of the Yellow River. It is hard to believe that these small trickles have formed the great Yellow River. B/L/D
Day 08 Madoi / Jyekundo(Yushu)
We will have an early departure for Yushu, accompanied by breath-taking views all the way. We will cross Wayankala Pass at an elevation of 5008m, which forms the great water shed for the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. Yushu is a typical Kham area, famous for the stone carvings of the Gyanak Mani stone field which is the biggest Mani stone field in the world. It is also known for the Lebagu, a valley filled with ancient Mani stones and rock art. Each year there are thousands of pilgrims who visit this site from all over Tibet. We will stay here for two nights. B/L/D
Day 09 Jyekundo (Yushu)
We will visit the Jyekun Gonpa this morning, then drive to Sendzai to see the Gyanak Mani stones. After lunch, we will drive to the Temple of Princess Wencheng which is 30km outside of Jyekundo. According to legend, princess Wencheng spent one month here on her way to Lhasa and carved the future Buddha maitreya on the cliff, an image that is still preserved in this temple. B/L/D
Day10 Jyekundo (Yushu)/ Sershul
Today we will cross into Sichuan Province, a boundary that is marked by a stone plate at a mountain pass. The bumpy road leads us through rolling grasslands packed with thousand of yaks and nomads. This is such a fine grassland area, we naturally wont be able to resist stopping for a picnic lunch. We also will stop along the way to visit Sershul Gonpa which belongs to the Gelukpa school but combines many different traditions. B/L/D
Day11 Sershul / Dzogchen
We wil drive to Dzogchen Monastery, one of the five most important Nyingmapa monasteries in Kham. It was founded in 1735 by Zhenchen Rabjam II. The first Zhenchen Rabjam was a student of the great 5th Dalai Lama and this monastery holds the highest authority over Kham and Amdo regions within the Nyingmapa School. The monastery complex is divided into three sections. We will stay at the very simple guest house in the middle of the monastery and will visit the lower section in the afternoon. B/L/D
Day12 Dzogchen / Dege
We will drive south to Manigango. Today will be a very exciting drive. We will pass a very beautiful lake, Yilhun Lhatso, which is surrounded by huge Mani stones. Then we will cross one of the highest mountain passes at an elevation of 5035m. Then we will drive down to the famous town, Dege, in a deep river gorge. Dege is regarded as the cultural center of Kham. B/L/D
Day13 Dege / Pelyul
In the morning we will visit Dege Parkhang which was built in 1729. This is the biggest wood printing press with the most collection of wood printing blocks in the world today, Dege Edition wood printing blocks for Kagyur and Tengyur are the only edition of this Sutra to had survived the disastrous cultural revolution in Tibet. After lunch in Dege, we will drive to Pelyul along the Yangtze River in its great gorge. B/L/D
Day14 Pelyul
Pelyul means the hiding place in Tibetan. It is a good place to recover from this long journey of high plateau driving, as the elevation in Pelyul is only about 1800m. Today we will drive 50km to visit Katok Gonpa, a very traditional and beautiful monastery high up in the mountain, founded in 1159 by Katok Dampa Deshek. It has barely been influenced by outside sources due to its remoteness, yet it still holds great fame among the five main monasteries of the Nyingmapa school together with Pelyul Gonpa which we will visit the next morning. B/L/D
Day15 Pelyul / Kandze
Visit Pelyul Gonpa in the morning. Pelyul Gonpa was founded in 1665 by the King of Dege. We have now visited the three biggest monasteries of the Nyingmapa school in Kham: Dzogchen, Katok and Pelyul. Then we will drive to Kandze. We will stop for a picnic lunch along the way and visit Dorkho Gonpa. Kandze is an important farming area in Kham, where the locals grow barley and rapes. It is a very important cultural and religious centre in Kham. The great Kandze Gonchen belongs to the Gelukpa School and the nunnery just behind is the most charming place in this county. We also will take some time to visit the old temple in the center of town which has lots of slogans on the wall that were painted during the cultural revolution. B/L/D
Day16 Kandze / Nyarong
Visit Kandze Gonchen in the morning, which houses more than 1000 monks. After lunch drive to Nyarong through the beautiful Yalong river gorge, accompanied by rolling grasslands, yaks, horses, flowers, and primitive forests. We will make many stops to visit monasteries along the way. Nyarong was well known in olden times for its military force capable of defeating other kingdoms. B/L/D
Day17 Nyarong / Litang
Drive to Litang, which is honored as “the cradle of Tibetan reincarnations” by locals. The town is located in the middle of the grassland and all the buildings were built in the characteristic style of large stone houses. Litang is the birthplace of the 3rd and 7th Dalai Lamas, as well as some other reincarnations from different schools of Tibetan Buddhism. We will visit Litang Chode in the morning. This monastery was founded by the 3rd Dalai Lama in 1580. Litang is the highest place we will sleep on this trip. People believe it is a magic place similar to Mt Kailesh, and this is the reason why people call Litang “the cradle of reincarnations”. B/L/D
Day18 Litang / Rongtrak
This will be a long day of driving to Rongtrak. Rongtrak is the center of Gyarong, a famous tribe of Tibet. Many stone watchtowers were built between 1736 and 1795. We will see lots of these ancient stone towers up in the valleys and will be astonished by the skill of the locals for working with stone.
Day19 Rongtrak/Chendu
Drive from Rongtrak to Chengdu. Transfer to hotel.
Day20 Chendu/Beijing
Transfer to airport. Fly to Beijing.
Day21 Beijing/home
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