Kham Overland Tour

Kham Overland Tour

Day 1, Kunming , Dali
Meeting in Kunming the capital seat of Yunnan province. Drive four hour to Dali Bai minority autonomous prefecture. We would to explore the three hundred years old village called Xizou north of Erhai lake, where we will drink special tea call three test tea its typical of Bai minority in Dali. Over night to visit around Dali old town and foreigner street.


Day 2, Lijaing
Today we drive 5 hours to Lijaing on the way we ill cross many Bai and Naxi .Lijaing is comprised of the new town and old town. The Lijaing old town has a history going back more than 800 years, which was declared a world heritage site in 1998, and was once a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road .The Lijaing old town is famous for its orderly system of waterways and bridges.

Day 3, Shangri-la
Shangri-la is the part of Kham region (Eastern Tibet) the end of Tibet plateau and historical Khampa people’s tea trade tail. We will to explore the Shangri-la old town and Songtsen Ling, which is the biggest Buddhist monastery in Yunnan province founded by fifth Dalai Lama since 1679.Its far away looks like Potala palace so people call it small Potala. Explore seven years old site temple Rigna out of town through many villages. Important of local Tibetan’s make incense when they going to do business or women has pregnant praying baby would has long life.


Day 4, Dechen
This trip will let you to explore the landscape and cultural in Yunnan, Tibet and Sichuan. Khampa Tibetan cultural and lifestyle regions .Today we drive 6 hours north of Shangri-la County, cross the Yangtze river and stop for lunch in Pentse La the half way of Deqing which was important tail head of tea trade from Dali to center Tibet. We would stop for ceinery spot of Yangtze river bend with road to Derong county; some people call it half moon bend. We would drive through snow coped mountain Pema 5396m. Over night we would in Deqing it’s a small town located foot of mountain Kawa Karpo standing over 6704 meters sea level.





Day 5, Gamchom
Today we drive to back to Gamchom village to explore the villager’s wood bowl craftiness. The people of Gamchom are very famous in painting and wooding works, during the 7th century Chinese princess Wincheng married for the King Tibet of Songten
Gampo that time on way to Lhasa princess and general minister Gurudampa felt love, they got a baby. They made a beautiful small box and putted baby in it, sent in the river than this village gets name Gamchon (small box).

Day 6, Chatren
Today we pass through Derong county the valley of Derong river its part of Karze Tibetan autonomous prefecture. Karze Tibetan autonomous prefecture covers eighteen counties. Chatren is a small town but it is a very interesting town, afternoon the street full of local people. Visit a local bar some times they performs local Tibetan dances and songs.

Day 7, Lithang
Today we drive to Lithang and get into the Haizi mountain. Lithang one of the highest county in the world which standing over 4000 meters from sea level. Most local Tibetans here are nomads. Lithang is very famous for the horse race at every first of August, with many traditional tents on big grassland and all people wearing traditional dresses.

Day 8, Lhagong
Today we drive east of Lithang, the important national road Sichuan to Tibet number 318.Lhagong which is an important Buddhism pilgrim site. There is coming every canner of Tibet for pilgrimage. Lhagong is located on a big grassland almost people are nomads.

Day 9,Tawu
Today we drive north of Lhagong to Tawu town t o explore the Nyitso monastery, which is one of the 13 famous Gelupa monasteries in Hor Kham.The Tawu local people speaks Tawu loka ancient words Tibetan language, which used be all Tibetans but today only people from Tawu use it.

Day 10, Dartsedo
Dartsedo was the kingdom of Jala gyalpo, one the four independent kingdoms in Kham (east Tibet) located in the tabutary of Dochu river, its round all mountains. Today Dartsedo is the capital site of Karze Tibetan autonomous prefecture.





Day 11, Mt Gongkar
Gonkar mountain cruise is deluxe and important pilgrim site for Tibetans and other minorities around its foot, which stands over 7640 meters highest mountain in Kham (east Tibet. Gonkar mountain means the king of snow caped. We would visit one of the lowest glaciers in the world.

Day 12, Chengdu
Centrally located in the western Plain, Chengdu is the capital site of Sichuan province with nickname Storehouse.

Day 13, End of trip