Day01 Enter China, drive Tourgat – Kashgar. 170KM to Kashgar, approx. 3.5hrs. In the morning we arrive in Tourgat port between China and Kyrgyzstan. Our guide will assist for custom formalities and car check etc. before driving to Kashgar. 3N at 4*Barony Hotel Day02 Kashgar: we will assist for custom formalities and car check, obtain your temporary drive license and vehicle tag etc. Day03 Kashgar: city sightseeing. 70km. Visit Kashgar includes the bazaar where many Uygurs do busines and the old city area of Kashgar, Id Kah Mosque and the Tomb of Abakh Hoja etc. Day04 Kashgar - Yecheng – Mazar. 533km. 1N at simple guesthouse Day05 Mazar – Hongliutan. 247km. 1N at simple guesthouse Day06 Hongliutan – Domar. 377km. 1N at simple guesthouse Day07 Domar – Bangong Tso – Shiquanhe. 231km. 1N at 2*Dianxin Hotel Day08 Shiquanhe – Earth Forest – Tsada: 289km. 2N at simple Hebei Hotel Day09 Tsada: trip to Ruins of Guge Kingdom and Tholing Monastery. Day10 Tsada - Darchen/Kailash. 369km. 1N at simple guesthouse Day11 Kailash – Manasarovar Lake. 40km. 1N at simple guesthouse Day12 Manasarovar Lake – Paryang. 277km. 1N at simple guesthouse Day13 Paryang – Saga. 316km. 1N at simple Saga Guesthouse Day14 Saga - Paiku Tso Lake – Old Tingri. 280km. 1N at simple Snow Leopard Guesthouse Day15 Old Tingri – Rongbuk Monastery, 100km, sand road. Walking from Rongbuk Monastery to Mt. Everest Base Camp, drive by local bus back to Rongbuk Monastery. 1N at simple Guanjingtai Guesthouse Day16 Rongbuk – Shegar – Lhatse (Phuntsoling Monastery) – Shigatse 1N at 3*Manasarovar Hotel Day17 Shigatse (Tashilhunpo monastery) – Shalu Monastery – Gyantse 90km. 1N at 3*Gyantse Hotel Day18 Gyantse (Pelkhor Monastery with Kumbum Stupa) – Yamdrok Lake – Lhasa, 260km. 3N at 3*Thangka Hotel Day19 Lhasa: visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Monastery and Barkhor Street. Day20 Lhasa: visit Drepung Monastery, Norbulingka and Sera Monastery. Day21 Lhasa – Basum Tso Lake – Linzhi (=Nyingchi), 455km. 1N at 3*Shangpala Hotel Day22 Linzhi – Buchu and Lamaling Temple - Lulang Forest - Bomi – Ranwu Lake – Baxoi, 214km. From Serkhyem La Pass (4,515 m) spectacular views of Mount Gyala Pelri (7,150 m) and Mount Namchak Barwa (7,782 m). 1N at simple Zhengfu Hotel Day23 Baxoi – Zuogong (Zuogong Monastery) – Bangda – Markam 400km. Note: Bangda - Markam earth road, flat. 1N at 2*Kangsheng Hotel Day24 Markam – Yanjing – Dechen 222km: Today drive to Dechen via Yanjing and visit Catholic Church in Yanjing, and overlooking the baysalt produce in a distance. 222km, part of the road is under construction, flat for driving. 1N at 2*Rainbow Hotel Day25 Dechen – Shangri-La 220km: On fine day, in the morning have a nice view of Meili Snow Mountain. Drive to Shangri-La. On the way far view of the first bend of Jinshajiang River. Visit Songzanlin Monastery in Shangri-La. Overnight at 3*Songtsam Green Valley Hotel Day26 Shangri-La – Tiger Leaping Gorge – The First Bend of Yangtze in Shigu Town – Lijiang 180km. 2N at 3*Sanhe Hotel Day27 Lijiang: Lijiang Ancient Town, Baisha Murals, Black Dragon Pool (Heilong Tan), Dongba Culture Museum, Wangu Tower. Day28 Lijiang – Dali 160km: drive to Dali. Visit Three Pagodas, boating on Erhai Lake and visit Dali Ancient Town. 1N at 3*Landscape Hotel Day29 Dali – Chuxiong – Lufeng (Dinosaur Museum) – Kunming 330km. 2N at 2*Camellia Hotel Day30 Kunming: relax, city tour in Kunming. Day31 Kunming - Stone Forest – Jianshui 290km, 6hrs. 2N at 3*Huaqing Hotel Day32 Jianshui: visit Garden of Family Zhang at Tuanshan Village, Double Dragon Bridge, Chaoyang Floor, Jianshui Ancient town, Confucius Temple, etc. Day33 Jianshui – Yuanyang 220km: visit Laohuzui (means Tiger Mouth) Terrace in Yuanyang. 2N at 3*Yunti Hotel Day34 Yuanyang: visit Jingkou Village of Hani People and terraces in Shengcun and Duoyishu Village. Day35 Yuanyang – Jiangcheng 305km. 1N at simple guesthouse Day36 Jiangcheng – Mengla – Mohan 185km. 1N at simple guesthouse Day37 Mohan exit into Laos. Service ended.
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