Mt.Gonggar and Kham Tibetan Culture Hiking Adventure
8 days' Mt. Gonggashan trekking expedtion and Kham Tibetan culture Exploration.
Mt. Gongga of 7556 meters is the king of mountains in eastern Tibetan plateau, a lot of beautiful snow peaks, ice lakes, grassland, and Tibetan villages are located here around it. In this hiking tour, you will make some short and easy hiking to explore its beauty as well as deep exploration of local Tibetan culture.
Schedule:
D1 Chengdu
Arrive in Chengdu today, make some city tours according to your arrival time. And prepare for your expedition in your adventure on Tibetan plateau.
D2 Chengdu- Leshan-Kangding Driving 5.5 hrs , 380KM Sea Level 2500ms
Head to Leshan in the morning in 2 hours’ driving, and make a mild hiking on the huge Leshan Buddha mountain, which is the largest Buddha statue in the world. In the afternoon continue to drive to Kangding city, the capital of Gantze Tibetan Prefecture. To be acclimated. Night in local hotel.
D3 Kangding - Zimei Village Driving 5 hrs , 220km
In the morning you will drive over Zheduoshan Mountain pass of 4200 meters in sea level, and enter the wide Tibetan plateau. You will continue to Zimei village village, enjoy the beautiful landscape of Tibetan plateau and Tibetan village. Zimei Pass is also a very hot spot for watching the main peak of Gongga mountain.
Night in local Tibetan style guesthouse.
D4 Zimei Village - Gongga Temple - Zimei Village - Yulongxi Village Trekking 5 hrs, Driving 2hrs, 30KM
In the morning you will start your Mt. Gongga trekking a long the mountain trail. Arrive in Gongga Temple at noon, which is the closest place to enjoy the peak of 7556 meters. Descend the mountain in the afternoon and then drive to Yulongxi Village in the late afternoon. Night in local Tibetan Guesthouse.
D5 Yulongxi-Lenggacuo-Bamei Driving 4 hrs, 200 Kms Hiking 5 hrs
In the morning you will start your hiking to Lenggacuo Lake, which will show you another beauty of Mt. Gongga through the beautiful lake. And then descend the mountain, in the late afternoon you will head to Bamei town via Tagong. If possible, you can drop a tour in Yuzixi village where you can see the 5 mountains of Gongga, Yala and Siguniangshan. Night in local Tibetan hotel.
D6 Bamei - Danba-Rilong Driving 4.5 hrs, 200KM
Bamei is a beautiful plain with Tibetan village and monastery. You will visit Huiyuan Monastery in the morning, which used to be home of the 8th Dalai Lama. And then you will descend the Yala Mountain pass, travel through bonsai garden like Donggu valley, and then arrive in Danba, where you will drop a tour to have a panorama view of Jiaju TIbetan village and Tibetan Towers. In the late afternoon you will arrive in Rilong town, which is under the Sigunianshan mountain. Night in local hotel.
D7 Rilong - Wolong- Chengdu Driving 5hrs, 220KM
In the morning you will drive cross the Balangshan mountain, where you have chance to view the 4 peaks of Siguniangshan on the view station. Arrive in Wolong at noon, where is the first Panda Nature Reserve in China, and you will explore these lovely creature in the garden. In the afternoon continue to back Chengdu. Enjoy a delicious farewell dinner of hot pot to celebrate the success of your adventure tour. Night in local hotel.
D8 Chengdu Departure
Leave Chengdu by bullet train or flight. End of your tours.
