Chengdu to Xining Overland Tour - 16 Days

Arrive at Chengdu either by flight or by train. Our representative will be waiting to pick you up from Airport of train station. Pick up and drop to prebooked hotel and free on your own.

Seeing Giant Pandas must be the first thing to do if you are a first-timer to Chengdu. As the dwelling home for mover 100 Giant Pandas, Chengdu Panda Base is the world-class one. Here you can get up close and cuddly with nature’s cutest animals as well as take a glimpse of the tiny new-born panda babies if you visit in June ~ September. Remember to visit pandas in the early morning when they are most active. A happy journey with Giant Pandas usually takes half a day, and then you are advised to visit People’s Park where local people always hang out there for tea-drinking, playing mahjong, dancing, chatting, etc. Definitely, it’s a perfect place to experience Chengdu’s laidback life. After that, take a short visit to Wenshu Temple, a peacefully hidden-in-city temple with strong Buddhist atmosphere. Besides, pay a visit in Jinli Old Street or Kuanzhai Alley to see Chinese traditional decorations and enjoy the authentic taste of Chengdu snacks.

Today another day in Chengdu to visit Leshan Giant Buddha to see the tallest Buddha Statue in the World. You can also see Giant Pandas and enjoy one day Panda Volunteer Program in Dujiangyan Panda Base. It’s available to visit Giant Pandas and Mount Qingcheng – a holy Taoist mountain.

Leave Chengdu at around 08:30 for Kangding, sightseeing along the way. generally, the arrival time in Kangding city is around 15:45; then, you can spend time walking around. 
NOTE: if you like hot spring, you can go to Erdaoqiao, which is well known for its high quality hot spring.

leave Kangding for Bamei, enjoy your time on the way for photos;
at Tagong area, visit Tagong Buddhism college; enjoy the grand view of Muya golden pagoda (self pay to go inside) and enjoy your time strolling around in the wide and open grassland behind the pagoda.
at Bamei, go and visit Huiyuan temple, which is built in 18th century.

Early departure from bamei, bad road; on the way to Ganzi, visit Luhuo Linque monastery, which is only about 1.5 kilometers to the north of the town; at Ganzi, pay homage to Ganzi monastery.

Drive through the Haizi mountain to Baiyu which is located by a river in a deep valley, on the way, lush forests and peaceful villages make your tour impressive. At Baiyu, visit the Baiyu monastery.

On the way to Derge, visit the Palpun monastery which is the largest and most important Kagyulpa monastery in Sichuan province. Following upstream of Jinshajiang river to Gato bridge, then swift to east to Derge town.

erge is famous for its huge collection of Buddhism scriptures and books, esp. for its printing boards (wood made). Visit the Derge printing house and Gengqing monastery (Sakyapa order). After lunch at Dege, Climbing over the high Chola mountain (pass: 5050 meters), visit Xinlu Lake (a local holy lake) before arriving in Manigange. Manigange is a small town, which is located at the conjuntcture of three roads - one is the road Derge to Manigange, the 2nd is the road Manigange to Ganzi, the 3rd is the road Manigange to Shiqu.

At Dzochen village, visit the famous Dzochen monastery and Dzochen colledge of Buddhism study; 30 kilometers before arrival at Shiqu county town, visit Tara monastery of Gelupa.

At a place 30km to the north of Shiqu town, visit the Sesuel monastery. Passing by Xiewu (a small village) and drive across a bridge over Jinshajiang river (the upper reach of yangtse river) to reach Yushu. Before arriving, visit Dangkha monastery (of Kagyulpa order) and Gyanha mani gallet (famous for its huge number of Mani stone pieces, it was said ther are more than 230 millions).

Visit Temple of princess Wencheng, Lheba gulley (3km further after Temple of Wencheng), Banchen monastery (Kagulpa order at Batang village in Yushu) and Jiegu monastery (built in 1398, belonging to Sakyapa order).

Passing by Xiewu village again and climbing over the Pass of Mt. Bayankara (4825m) from which the Yellow river stems. The Yellow river flows through Mardo town. The first cement bridge over Yellow river is at Mardo.

Today we will drive to Qinghai lake stop over at Qinghai lake to explore the lake and surrounding area then evening we will drive to Xining city.

Today you will have short day trip to Delung and Kumbum monastery. After that free to exlore Xining Market.

After breakfast free until your train or flight time. Then our guide will assist you to drop toward station or airport.