Our route covers a very large part of the old Tibetan provinces of Kham and Amdo, and offers a side of Tibet which is rarely seen on other programmes. It is based on two of the great journeys that the French mystic and adventurer, Alexandra David-Neel made in 1918 and 1921 during the course of her life long fascination with the Tibetan Plateau.

From Chengdu we drive west along the old tea route to Dartsedo, the historic gateway to Tibet and strategic junction town for the caravans that ply the route to this day. From here we bare north towards the important trading centre of Jeykundo, where Alexandra spent an entire winter. En route we visit Kanze monastery, currently the largest monastic institution in Kham, and Dzokchen monastery, seat of the most prominent tradition within the Nyingma or 'Red Hat' order.We cross the 5,000 metre Bayankala pass into Amdo and skirt the wild Golok Grasslands in the shadow of the Amnye Machin Range, picking up Alexandra's trail again by the blue waters of Koknor Lake.We visit Kumbum, where she lived and studied for three years, and then go on to visit Labrang, which together with Kumbum, is regarded as one of the five great Yellow Hat Monasteries on the entire Tibetan Plateau.

Overall, the programme is an ideal opportunity to experience the depth and breadth of these old Tibetan regions within a limited framework of time.

ITINERARY:

Day 1: Arrive Hong Kong
Day 2: Hong Kong to Chengdu
Day 3: Chengdu
Day 4: Chengdu to Ya'an
Day 5: Ya'an to Dartsedo
Day 6: Dartsedo to Dawu
Day 7: Dawu to Kanze
Day 8: Kanze to Yilhun Lhatso
Day 9: Yilhun Lhatso to Dzokchen
Day 10: Dzokchen to Zhechen
Day 11: Zhechen to Sershul
Day 12: Sershul to Jeykundo
Day 13: Jeykundo
Day 14: Jeykundo to Qing Shui He
Day 15: Qing Shui He to Mato
Day 16: Mato to Huashixia
Day 17: Huashixia to Lake Kokonor
Day 18: Kokonor to Xining
Day 19: Kumbum Monastery
Day 20: Xining to Labrang
Day 21: Labrang Monastery
Day 22: Labrang to Lanzhou
Day 23: Lanzhou to Guangzhou
Day 24: Guangzhou to Hong Kong
Day 25: Leave Hong Kong

Price in USD/pax(Land Cost)
Above 10 pax 4269
6 to 9 pax 4850
4 to 5 pax 5886
Single Supplement 740

Land Cost in Mainland China includes: All transfers, all domestic flights/local airport taxes, land transport, 3 meals daily, service of guide and driver, sightseeing & entrance fees, tourist class hotels on twin share basis, tents in camping section, support horse/yaks and herders during trekking, a welcome and a farewell banquet. In China Hong Kong includes: All airport transfers, bed and breakfast, tourist class hotel on twin share basis.

Landcost excludes: International flights and related airport taxes, supplementary trips and services not mentioned, personal expenses, visa costs, tips to tour guide and driver, supplement cost for those who wants to accommodate on a single basis.

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