Our Trips
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Kham Tibet
Kham Tibet is located in the Southern areas of Qinghai, Western Sichuan, and the Eastern side of the Tibet Autonomous region. Kham is a isolated land with high mountains, grasslands, exotic wildlife, and a great cultural heritage. The Kham people are reknowned among Tibetans for their strong spirit, forged in a harsh environment.
Here are some of our itineraries in Kham:
Trip 1 Qinghai Lake-Kumbum and Serdzong Monasteries-Jyekundo
Day 1: Xining-Kumbum Monastery-Qinghai Lake 180kms
Day 2: Qinghai Lake-Serdzong Monastery 260kms
Day 3: Serdzong Monastery-Jyekundo (Yushu) 670kms
Day 4: Jyekundo (Wencheng Temple, Batang Grasslands)
Day 5: Jyekundo (Jyeku Monastery)
Day 6: Jyekundo (Gyanak Mani Prayer Stone Temple)
Day 7: Jyekundo-Maduo 330kms
Day 8: Maduo-Xining 500kms
Trip 2 Qinghai Lake-Kumbum and Serdzong Monasteries-Jyekundo-Yellow River Source-Mt. Amnye Machen
Day 1: Xining-Kumbum Monastery-Qinghai Lake 180kms
Day 2: Qinghai Lake-Serdzong Monastery 260kms
Day 3: Serdzong Monastery-Jyekundo (Yushu) 670kms
Day 4: Jyekundo (Wencheng Temple, Batang Grasslands)
Day 5: Jyekundo (Jyeku Monastery)
Day 6: Jyekundo (Gyanak Mani Prayer Stone Temple)
Day 7: Jyekundo-Maduo 330kms
Day 8: Maduo-Yellow River Source Area-Maduo 220kms
Day 9: Maduo-Amnye Machen near Xia Dawu-Huashixia 250kms
Day 10: Huashixia-Xining 420kms
Trip 3 Qinghai Lake-Kumbum and Serdzong Monasteries, Jyekundo-Nangchen-Tsechu and Shewu Monasteries-Maduo
Day 1: Xining-Kumbum Monastery-Qinghai Lake 180kms
Day 2: Qinghai Lake-Serdzong Monastery 260kms
Day 3: Serdzong Monastery-Jyekundo (Yushu) 670kms
Day 4: Jyekundo (Wencheng Temple, Batang Grasslands)
Day 5: Jyekundo (Jyeku Monastery, Gyanak Mani Temple)
Day 6: Jyekundo-Nangchen 200kms
Day 7: Nangchen-Tsechu Monastery-Nangchen 180kms
Day 8: Nangchen-Shewu (Xiewu) Monastery 250kms
Day 9: Shewu-Maduo 280kms
Day 10: Maduo-Xining 500kms
Trip 4 Qinghai Lake-Kumbum and Serdzong Monasteries, Jyekundo-Yilhun La Lake-Dege-Garze
Day 1: Xining-Kumbum Monastery-Qinghai Lake 180kms
Day 2: Qinghai Lake-Serdzong Monastery 260kms
Day 3: Serdzong Monastery-Jyekundo (Yushu) 670kms
Day 4: Jyekundo (Wencheng Temple, Batang Grasslands)
Day 5: Jyekundo (Jyeku Monastery, Gyanak Mani Temple)
Day 6: Jyekundo-Sershul (Shiqu) 140kms
Day 7: Sershul-Dzogchen Monastery-Manigango 240kms
Day 8: Manigango-Yilhun La Lake-Dege 110kms
Day 9: Dege
Day 10: Dege-Garze (Ganzi) 210kms
Day 11: Garze-Shewu (Xiewu) 420kms
Day 12: Shewu-Maduo 280kms
Day 13: Maduo-Xining 500kms
Trip 5 Qinghai Lake-Kumbum and Serdzong Monasteries, Jyekundo-Nangchen-Tsechu and Shewu Monasteries-Yilhun La Lake-Dege-Mt. Amnye Machen
Day 1: Xining-Kumbum Monastery-Qinghai Lake 180kms
Day 2: Qinghai Lake-Serdzong Monastery 260kms
Day 3: Serdzong Monastery-Jyekundo (Yushu) 670kms
Day 4: Jyekundo (Wencheng Temple, Batang Grasslands)
Day 5: Jyekundo (Jyeku Monastery, Gyanak Mani Temple)
Day 6: Jyekundo-Nangchen 200kms
Day 7: Nangchen-Tsechu Monastery-Nangchen 180kms
Day 8: Nangchen-Sershul (Shiqu) 340kms
Day 9: Sershul-Dzogchen Monastery-Manigango 240kms
Day 10: Manigango-Yilhun La Lake-Dege 110kms
Day 11: Dege
Day 12: Dege-Garze (Ganzi) 210kms
Day 13: Garze-Shewu (Xiewu) 420kms
Day 14: Shewu-Huashixia 360kms
Day 15: Huashixia-Mt. Amnye Machen near Xia Dawu-Huashixia 170kms
Day 16: Huashixia-Xining 420kms
Trip 6 Qinghai Lake-Kumbum and Serdzong Monasteries-Jyekundo-Yilhun La Lake-Dege-Litang-Lhagong-Dartsedo-Danba-Chengdu
Day 1: Xining-Kumbum Monastery-Qinghai Lake 180kms
Day 2: Qinghai Lake-Serdzong Monastery 260kms
Day 3: Serdzong Monastery-Jyekundo (Yushu) 670kms
Day 4: Jyekundo (Wencheng Temple, Batang Grasslands)
Day 5: Jyekundo (Jyeku Monastery, Gyanak Mani Temple)
Day 6: Jyekundo-Sershul (Shiqu) 140kms
Day 7: Sershul-Dzogchen Monastery-Manigango 240kms
Day 8: Manigango-Yilhun La Lake-Dege 110kms
Day 9: Dege
Day 10: Dege-Garze (Ganzi) 210kms
Day 11: Garze-Litang 290kms
Day 12: Litang-Lhagong (Tagong) 250kms
Day 13: Lhagong-Dartsedo (Kangding) 120kms
Day 14: Dartsedo
Day 15: Dartsedo-Danba 150kms
Day 16: Danba-Chengdu 390kms
Trip 7 Qinghai Lake-Kumbum and Serdzong Monasteries-Jyekundo-Yilhun La Lake-Dege-Litang-Shangri-La
Day 1: Xining-Kumbum Monastery-Qinghai Lake 180kms
Day 2: Qinghai Lake-Serdzong Monastery 260kms
Day 3: Serdzong Monastery-Jyekundo (Yushu) 670kms
Day 4: Jyekundo (Wencheng Temple, Batang Grasslands)
Day 5: Jyekundo (Jyeku Monastery, Gyanak Mani Temple)
Day 6: Jyekundo-Sershul (Shiqu) 140kms
Day 7: Sershul-Dzogchen Monastery-Manigango 240kms
Day 8: Manigango-Yilhun La Lake-Dege 110kms
Day 9: Dege
Day 10: Dege-Garze (Ganzi) 210kms
Day 11: Garze-Litang 290kms
Day 12: Litang-Xiangcheng 210kms
Day 13: Xiangcheng-Shangri-La (Zhongdian) 240kms
Trip 8 Qinghai Lake-Kumbum and Serdzong Monasteries-Jyekundo-Yilhun La Lake-Dege-Litang-Lhagong-Dartsedo-Danba-Chengdu-Langmusi-Labrang-Rebkong
Day 1: Xining-Kumbum Monastery-Qinghai Lake 180kms
Day 2: Qinghai Lake-Serdzong Monastery 260kms
Day 3: Serdzong Monastery-Jyekundo (Yushu) 670kms
Day 4: Jyekundo (Wencheng Temple, Batang Grasslands)
Day 5: Jyekundo (Jyeku Monastery, Gyanak Mani Temple)
Day 6: Jyekundo-Sershul (Shiqu) 140kms
Day 7: Sershul-Dzogchen Monastery-Manigango 240kms
Day 8: Manigango-Yilhun La Lake-Dege 110kms
Day 9: Dege
Day 10: Dege-Garze (Ganzi) 210kms
Day 11: Garze-Litang 290kms
Day 12: Litang-Lhagong (Tagong) 250kms
Day 13: Lhagong-Dartsedo (Kangding) 120kms
Day 14: Dartsedo
Day 15: Dartsedo-Danba 150kms
Day 16: Danba-Chengdu 390kms
Day 17: Chengdu
Day 18: Chengdu
Day 19: Chengdu-Mao Xian 220kms
Day 20: Mao Xian-Songpan 160kms
Day 21: Songpan
Day 22: Songpan-Zoige (Ruo’ergai) 180kms
Day 23: Zoige-Langmusi 100kms
Day 24: Langmusi
Day 25: Langmusi-Labrang (Xiahe) 230kms
Day 26: Labrang
Day 27: Labrang-Rebkong (Tongren) 110km
Day 28: Rebkong
Day 29: Rebkong-Xining 200kms