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19-Day Kham and Amdo Tour

Tour Code:TE-QHA-1902
Start in:Beijing
End in: Beijing
Destinations:Beijng → Chengdu → Kangding → Daofu → Ganzi → Derge → Lhasa
Day 1  Beijing-Chengdu
Arrival in Beijing, then connecting flight to Chengdu, pick up and transfer to hotel and then free time.
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Day 2  Chengdu Sightseeing
Visit the Research Base of Panda breeding and a traditional Chengdu Tea house and the Buddhism Temple Wenshu.
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Day 3  Chengdu-kangding
Kangding was formerly the capital of the Chakal Kingdom – one of the five independent kingdoms of Kham. The town prospered as the center for the tea-trade between Tibet and China. Traders would travel long distances,carrying herbal medicines from the Tibetan plateau to sell in exchange for the tea grown in the Ya’an region, which appealed to the Tibetan palate when blended with salt and butter.
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Day 4   Kangding – Tagong monastery – Daofu
On the way visit Tagong monastery, then drive to Daofu. The Daofu(3125 metres) valley is one of most attractive parts of Kahm, the neatly constructed white flat-roofed houses with their horizontal red timbers exuding an air of quiet prosperity.
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Day 5  Daofu-Ganzi
Drive to Garze (3580 metres). In the afternoon visit Garze monastery. It was originally constructed by the Qosot Mongols circa 1642. It once had a population of 1500 monks, making it the largest in Kham alongside Chamdo.
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Day 6  Ganzi-baiyu
Visit Baiyu monastery.
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Day 7   Baiyu – Derge
Visit Derge printing press.
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Day 8  Derge – Dzongchen monastery
Drive to Dzongchen monastery. Dzongchen is recognized as the major pilgrimage site of Buddha-attributes in East Tibet and as one of the largest monasteries of the Nyingma school n Kham.
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Day 9  Dzongchen – Zhenchen monastery - Shiqu
Drive to Zhenchen monastery, overnight in Shiqu
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Day 10  Shiqu – Yushu
drive to Yushu.
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Day 11  Yushu Sightseeing
Today you will visit Yushu Dondrubling monastery and Trangu monastery
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Day 12  Yushu – Maduo
Maduo is a high altitude town(4,300 metres) , where snow is not uncommon in summertime.
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Day 13   Maduo – Koko Nor Lake
Maduo – Koko Nor Lake
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Day 14  Koko Nor Lake – Kumbum Monastery – Xining
Koko Nor Lake – Kumbum Monastery – Xining
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Day 15  Xining – Tongren
In Tongren visit Longwu monastery.
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Day 16  Tongren – Xiahe
Drive to Xiahe and visit the famous Labrang monastery there.
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Day 17  Xiahe – Lanzhou
Drive to Lanzhou and then rest.
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Day 18  Flight Lanzhou – Beijing
Transfer to airport and fly to Beijing, pick up and transfer to hotel and then free time.
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Day 19  Beijing departure
Transfer to airport and departure from Beijing
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Private Tour Prices ( Based on per person and shown in US dollars ) 

Group size
Season
2-4 Travelers 5-9 Travelers 10 Travelers &above Children price Single supplyment
 Mar.2008-May.2008 3231 2945 2660 -- 464
 Jun.2008-Oct.2008 3302 3017 2731 -- 501
 Nov.2008-Feb.2009 3115 2830 2544 -- 441
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