You will explore the very uniqueness and richness of Kham Tibet’s cultures, customes, landscapes, architectures, mountains and Buddhism. This tour includes most cultural rich places in whole Kham Tibet and of course it includes exploring the local lifestyle of Khampas.

You will witness the rich culture, custom and architecture of Khampa. You will visit Dege, culture center of Kham and  will see the oldest traditional printing house of Tibet.

Itinerary

Day 1

Activities: Chengdu (500m above sea level) 

Holy snowland tour guide will pick you at the airport and  take you to your hotel. Have dinner in one of the best Tibetan restaurant in Chengdu and our guide will briefly introduce the upcoming trip. Can see the Panda base.

Overnight: Hostel, Chengdu

 

Day 2

Activities: Chengdu to Dartsedo (2600m)

Distance: 380km

Drive time: 4-5hrs

Today is the starting of the trip and you will be on  the car for around 4-5 hours. You will arrive in Kangding in the afternoon and you can explore the town and can see the circle dance in the evening.

Overnight: Hotel, Dartsedo

 

Day 3

Activities: Dartsedo to Daowu (3250m) 

Distance: 150km

Drive time: 5hrs

You will drive to Ragnaka (Xinduqiao in Chinese), which is said to be photographic place by passing the first pass of Tsedo mountain. You will put the beautiful scenery in your camera lens and then drive to Lhagang. At Lhagang you will visit Lhagang monastery and the nunnery and also see the beauty of wide grassland. Then drive to Daowu(Daofu in Chinese).

Overnight: Guesthouse, Daowu

 

Day 4

Activities: Daowu-Ganzi

Distance: 166 km

Drive time: 3 hrs

You will see the different architecture of houses, culture and customs and of course people all along the way. You will also see many beautiful alpine meadows and also some beautiful snowy mountain ranges. Ganzi is situated on a very flat ground and many of Tibetan businessmen are here to do business. You can explore Ganzi in the afternoon.

Overnight: Hotel, Ganzi

 

Day 5

Activities: Ganze to Dege (3200m)

Distance: 204km

Drive time:4-5hours drive

Spend few more hours seeing the morning rituals in Ganzi temples and then drive towards Dege. Will stop lunch in Manigango and can go to see Dzitso lake in the afternoon and will do more stops on the way to enjoy the beauty of the landscapes.

Overnight: Hotel, Dege

Day 6

Activities: Dege (3200m)

Stay in Dege and explore the town; visit the famous old texts Printing house, you will see the locals traditionally printing texts in printing house without using any modern machine and you will be amazed by it. Visit Genchen monastery, Thangtong Gyalpo's temple and explore the town.

Overnight: hotel, Dege

Day 7

Activities: Dege-Dzongsar (3500m)

Distance: 110 km

Drive time: 2:30 hrs

Afternoon you will arrive in Menshod valley, where the famous Dzongsar monastery is located and it is a place where the old tradition and culture are well preserved. You can visit Dzongsar Buddhist college, thangka painting class, handicrafts class and Dzongsar Tibetan hospital. You can relax and take a cup of coffee.

Overnight: Guesthouse, Khyenle

Day 8

Activities: Dzongsar (3500m)

Today we will drive to Dorphu Valley and there we can have a lunch picnic In the afternoon we can walk further inside the Dorphu valley.  We will come back in the late afternoon and will have a hot shower.

 

Overnight: Guesthouse, Khyenle

 

Day 9

Activities: Dzongsar-Dege(3200m)

Distance: 110 km

Drive time: 2:30hrs

In the morning we can drive to Gagu retreat Center which is located in the innermost of the valley and perched on a hill top.There we can do a small hike of about an hour and then we will drive to Dege in the afternoon.

Overnight: Hotel, Dege

Day 10

Activities: Dege to Chengdu(500m)

Distance: 100 km

Drive time: 2 hrs

This morning we will drive to Manigango airport and fly back to Chengdu. In the afternoon we can have a free shopping time and a dinner together. It depends on your flight timing that if your flight is in next day then you may have to stay one more night in Chengdu and drive you to airport in next day. Your trip ends here!