Day01 07.07.2016 Thu Chengdu - Wenchuan - Maoxian - Songpan - Ruoergai (3854m) Drive to Ruoergai via Wenchuan, Maoxian and Songpan. The famous war-horses were bred in Ruoergai by Chinese army. 478km, approx 7 h. Overnight at 3*Xibu Muchang (Western Grassland) Hotel Day02 08.07.2016 Fri Ruoergai - Langmu Si (3600m) replica omega Arrive in Langmusi at the border of provinces Sichuan and Gansu, visit the Taktsang Lhamo Monastery (Langmusi Si) and Huahu (Flower Lake). We can see more than 10 kinds of rare animals, such as black-necked crane, tadorna ferrugine,fishes and so on. 86km, 1h30m. Overnight at 2*Langmusi Hotel Day03 09.07.2016 Sat Langmu Si - Tiebu - Zhagana (3000m) - Langmu Si In the morning, drive to the Sika Deer Nature Reserve at Tiebu, we can see the wild sika deer. Then drive to Zhagana to visit Stone City and Tabanfang House. In the afternoon, drive back to Langmu Si. 218km, 5h. Overnight at 2*Langmusi Hotel Day04 10.07.2016 Sun Langmu Si - Gahai (3480m) - Luqu (3500m) In the morning, watch the big sunning-Buddha ceremony at the hillside by the monastery in the morning with crowds of Tibetan locals. We will watch the mask dance in Langmu Si Monastery. All participants as pilgrims, farmers, nomads and tourists at the ceremony will be blessed by gods. Then drive to Gahai, visit Gahai Zecha Nature Reserve. Every year, there are more than 30 thousand birds coming there to breed, such as black-necked arane, black stork, whooper swan, barhead goose and so on. In the afternoon, drive to Luqu. 95km, 1h30m. Overnight at Gahai Wetland Training Center Hotel Day05 11.07.2016 Mon Luqu - Amchok Monastery (Amuquhu Si) - Xiahe (2900m) In the early morning, drive to Amuquhu, enjoy the Thangka Festival. Display big Thangka which is an amazing ceremony for such a small rural community. In the afternoon, drive to Xiahe, visit the Sanke Grassland repliche orologi and Larang Monastery (Taktsang Lhamo), the most important religious centre on the northeast border of the Tibet region. The monastery created in 1710, as one of the six grand monasteries in Tibet area, has served for centuries there to connect the Tibetan and Mongolian. 103km, 2h44m. Overnight at 3*Labrang Minhang Hotel Day 06 12.07.2016 Tue Xiahe - Amuquhu Monastery - Luqu (3500m) In the morning, drive to Amuquhu Monastery for mask dance performed by monks from the monastery. Hundred of local nomads will attain the ceremony in their best traditional dress and jewelry. Then drive to Luqu. 103km, 2h44m. Overnight at Gahai Wetland Training Center Hotel Day07 13.07.2016 Wed Luqu - Tangke - Hongyuan (3504m) Drive to Hongyuan via village Tangke, here you will see “S” form of Yellow River, the “First Bend of Yellow River”. Visit Sauk Tibetan Temple. Climbing to a hill onto the viewing platform behind the Sogtsang Monastery, you can have an overlook of the First Bend of Yellow River. You can see the second longest river of China unhurriedly come and then wind away with the water collected from White River. Drive to the grassland of Hongyuan, meet the Tibetan nomads, on the way visit of the Waqie Pagoda Forest. 301km, 5h. Overnight at 3*318 Hotel Day08 14.07.2016 Thu Hongyuan - Lixian - Taoping - Chengdu Today drive back to Chengdu via Lixian and Taoping. On the way enjoy the landscape of Hongyuan Steppe and visit the Moon Bund. Then visit Taoping, a Qiang People’s stocked village. The ancient Taoping village has a great appeal for the numerous experts and tourists with its old and wonderful fortress buildings. 426km, 7h. Service ended.
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