This tour is mainly for those who likes to be in nature and be in remote areas where you will rarely see other tourists. It is suitable for all those who are good in health and likes to walk in mountains. You will experience the rich culture, traditions and lifes of the locals in Kham Tibet through this trip.

Itinerary

Day 1

Activities: Chengdu-Dege (1hr flight , 3hrs drive

This morning we will take a domestic flight and fly to Gesar airport in Manigango. There you will witness the gigantic snow caped mountain ranges right from the airport. Then we will drive through Manigango to Dege town. You can stop along the way to enjoy the beauty of highlands and can breath fresh air to refresh you.

Overnight:Hotel

 

2

Activities: Dege-Dzongsar (2hrs drive)

Dege is the cultural center of Kham and it is has the oldest well preserved traditional buddhist sutra printing house which is still alive. You will be impressed by the breautiful traditional dress of the Khampa people. In the morning you will visit the printing house and then late afternoon slowly head toward Dzongsar. You will drive all along the Yangtze River and will see the border of Tibetan autonomous region.

Overnight: Guesthouse

3

Activities: Dzongsar

Dzongsar is considered as hometown of intangible arts and crafts. One third of the population of Dzongsar regions are artisans and there are about 15different workshops in this region.

The local Tibetan herbal medicine in Dzongsar is pretty famous in Tibet and it has the factory there.  We will spend a whole day exploring around Dzongsar and also to adjust the climate before the trek.

 

Overnight: Guesthouse

4

Activities: Rongmey Village-Ngashe(4100m)

This morning we can prepare the things for the trek and then around noon we will drive to Rongmey Village and there we start our trek. We will do a slow walk of about 3hrs and then we will camp at Ngashe. From there we could see the Ngadra glacier and have a very beautiful view.

Overnight: Camp

5

Activities: Ngashe-Ngamongna monastery(6-7hrs walk)

This morning we will gradually hike up to 4750m pass of Shamongla, it would take about 3hrs and from the top of the pass we could clearly see the surrounding mountain ranges.

Then we will walk down to Holung valley and then walk up to Ngamongna monastery. It is a very small monastery.

Overnight: camp

6

Activities: Ngamongna monastery-zhila basecamp(4300m)

This day we will walk up in a beautiful valley up to the innermost and there we will camp before the last pass. On the way there we will pass a natural hot-spring but recently it was made dirty because of having more locals coming there so if you find it is okay to bath then you can do it.

 

Overnight: camp

7

Activities: Zhila basecamp-Zhitso lake(4100m)

This morning we will gradually hike up to 4950m Pass of Zhila and if you have energy still you can do to 5000m by hiking up on the top of ridges. From the pass you have a wide view of the surrounding mountains. Then we will slowly walk down and will camp close by a beautiful small lake.

 

Overnight: camp

8

Activities: Zhitso lake- Chengdu

This morning we will say goodbye to our horseman and cook. Our car will come to pick us and we will drive towards airport, which is about 1:30hrs drive. It depends on your flight that if you have time then we can spend some more time on the way by stoping.

Then your guide will say goodbye at airport and ends your trip.