The Tibetan area of Kham in West-Sichuan is comprised of Garze Tibet Autonomous Prefecture and Aba Tibet and Qiang-nationality Autonomous Prefecture with an area of 230,000 square kilometers and a population of 1,6 million people and one million among which are Tibetan. At an average altitude of 3000 meters above the sea level, this area features in many high snowy mountains and broad highland pastures. Here plants of various shapes and colors and numerous wild animals exist, some of which are rare species such as giant panda, golden monkey and takin. Particularly this area is rich in water and mineral resources. The religious atmosphere here is different from that in central Tibet, because the most important lamaseries in this area are of Nyingmapa-sect and of Jonangpa-sect. Up to now only few foreigners have succeeded in traveling in this area.

Day02 Arrive - Chengdu 3*Huayang garden city hotel :
In the mornings arrive to Chengdu and transfer to hotel. Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, has always been an important city in southwest of China.

Day03 Chengdu - Kangding jeep 354 km 1N in 2*Paomashan hotel B/L/D :
Drive to Kangding, the capital of the Garze Tibet Autonomous Prefecture. Before arrival at Setar you will spend 10 days in Garze Prefecture. The regions on the way are mainly inhabited with Han-Chinese. After crossing through a tunnel of 8660 m. long in Erlong Shan, arrive in Kangding in the late afternoon.

Day04 Kangding B/L/D :
Here there are many colorful highland lakes. Muge Tso Lake 35 km away from city is a national protection area After trekking by the lake return Kangding in the evening.

Day05 Kangding - Dawu jeep 210 km 1N in simple guest house B/L/D :
On the way visit Tagong monastery. After arrival at Dawu visit a Tibetan Buddhism school, was built in October 1981. In this school more than 30 lamas including adults and kids study obligatory subjects like Tibetan, Tibetan literature, Buddhist philosophy, painting and Chinese. Panchen Erdini once was the honorary president of the school.

Day06 Dawu - Garze jeep 182 km 1N in simple guest house B/L/D :
After arrival at Garze the real cultural, religious centre for the Tibetans living in Sichuan, visit Garze monastery of yellow hats-sect (Gelukpa), with more than 1100 monks living in this biggest monastery in Kham and the constructions of this monastery just like a huge free market.

Day07 Garze - Dege jeep 178 km 2N in simple guest house B/L/D :
On the way cross over Que'er pass (4900 m). Then have a break at the foot of the mountain to take photos by the Xinluhai Lake (4500 m), which is so quiet, beautiful that you feel just in a fabulous world. In the evening arrive in Dege which lies on the border between Tibet and Sichuan.

Day08 Dege B/L/D :
The inhabitants in Dege are Khampa-Tibetans who have independently lived here for hundreds of years and the influence of Lhasa reaches this region just in a slight way. Different religions like red sect, yellow sect, white sect, black sect exist together in peaceful harmony. In the morning visit Dege scripture printing press which was built in 1729 and the biggest scripture printing press in the world today.

Day09 Dege - Paiyul jeep 180 km 2N in simple guest house B/L/D :
Along the Jinsha river by the way to Paiyul visit Gathog monastery which was the biggest one of Nyingmapa-sect built in 1132. In the late afternoon arrive in Paiyul, a beautiful small city by the Dingqu river.

Day10 Paiyul B/L/D :
Visit Paiyul monastery created in 1675, which is one of the three biggest monasteries of Nyingmapa-sect in Tibetan Kham area (both others are Kathog in Paiyul and Dzogchen in Dege).

Day11 Paiyul - Garze jeep 238 km 1N in the simple guest's house B/L/D :
Drive to Garze, the real cultural, religious centre for the Tibetans living in Sichuan, where there are numerous lama monastery. Here you can deeply feel the religious atmosphere. In the evening arrive in Garze.

Day12 Garze - Setar jeep 222 km 2N in simple guest house B/L/D :
Drive to Setar over scattering grassland. "Setar" is Tibetan meaning "gold horse".

Day13 Setar B/L/D :
Visit Larong monastery the "Buddhism Seminary" in Setar where more than 5000 Lamaistic pupils including members of Tibetan, Han-Chinese and Mogolian are trained as well as Dongga monastery which was. created in 1686.

Day14 Setar - Zamthang jeep 170 km 2N in simple guest house B/L/D :
Drive to Zamthang of Aba Autonomous. In Tibetan "Zamthang" means " place of the wealth God ". It is so hard to enter in because of the terrible roads that this place has always been separated from the outside world.

Day15 Zamthang B/L/D :
Visit Zamthang monastery the ancestor's temple of Jonangpa-sect. Though the teaching of Jonangpa-sect is somewhat opposed to that of powerful Gelukpa-sect in the centre of Tibet the influence of Gelukpa-sect reaches this isolated area just in a slight way.

Day16 Zamthang - Jinchuan - Danba jeep 260 km 1N in simple guest house B/L/D :
On the way visit Guangfa monastery of Gelukpa-sect, which was originally constructed as a monastery of Boen-religion In the 6th century, and in Qing-dynasty the emperor Qianlong resigned Boen-religion Instead of Tibetan Buddhism. From then on this monastery became a monastery of Gelukpa sect. In the evening arrive in Danba.

Day17 Danba - Rilong jeep 80 km 1N in simple guest house B/L/D :
Drive to Rilong. in the afternoon trek around Siguniang Shan mountain. The Siguniang Shan (four-girls mountain) has 4 main summits. The highest one is 6250 m. abve the sea level. The Minya Gongga is acclaimed as "king of mountains in Sichuan" while the Siguniang as "queen of mountains" in Sichuan.

Day18 Rilong - Wolong - Chengdu jeep 220 km 1N in 3*Huayang garden city hotel B/L/D :
On the way visit Wolong natural preservation center where more than 20 giant pandas are bred. Afterwards return Chengdu and enjoy Sichuan opera In the evening.

Day19 Chengdu - Out :
Drive to Guanghan county (40 km away from Chengdu) to visit Sanxingdui museum. Sanxingdui, the cultural and political centre of ancient Shu Kindom with a history of more than 4000 years where hundreds of magnificent antiques excavated and models are exhibited. After the lunch transfer to airport for flying out.

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