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Tour code:CT-EN-SC-004  |
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| This 7-day cycling tour begins and ends in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province.This tour is designed as a moderate ride. Average daily cycling mileage will be about 61 km or 37 miles. There will be a support vehicle to transport luggage (and cyclists when needed). This tour will visit both well-known and little-known sights and will appeal to those who have cultural, social and geographical interests. |
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Day 1
Arrivel in Chengdu.Meet your tour guide and transfer to the Hotel.
1 N in a 3Stars Hotel in Chengdu
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Day 2
The group will meet in Chengdu in the morning to transfer gear into panniers and store excess luggage at the hotel.We will take transport to the starting point 100 kilometers from Chengdu.This puts us on a quiet road leading into the Wolong Panda Reserve.We will spend the night in Wolong and visit the Panda Research Center the following morning when the pandas are the most active and have plenty of Panda photo opportunities.
1 N in a 3Stars Hotel in Wolong
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Day 3
The group will head up to BalangshanPass (partially using transport) through the Wolong Nature Reserve. The pass is at 4,523 meters . Yaks can be seen grazing on the slopes tended by Tibetan herdsman. At the top of the pass we will then coast down into a gorgeous valley to Rilongguan, at the base of FourGirlsMountain. We will spend a day in the area hiking and cycling around this scenic area.
1 N in a 3Stars Hotel in Rilongguan. |
Day 4
We will cycle (mostly downhill) to visit the village Wori with an impressive defensive tower and then on to Xiaojin Xian where there is a BuddhistTemple, an Islamic Mosque and a Catholic Church where Mao spent some time on the Long March. The group will end up in Danba, located on the DaduRiver, a major tributary to the Yangzi. Along the way we will visit a lamasery and a TibetanBuddhistTemple.
1 N in a 3Stars Hotel in Danba |
Day 5
The group will go from Danba and head southwest climbing 97 km up the 4,200-meter pass to Bamei on the Tibetan plateau partially using transport.
1 N in a guesthouse in Bamei. |
Day 6
We will go from Bamei cycling on the Tibetan plateau for 20 or km then head down along a river to Xinduqiao, a small town on the Chengdu-Lhasa highway. From there we use a combination of bicycle and vehicle to Kangding, a well-known Tibetan town straddling a fast-flowing river. We will visit a Tibetan temple and soak in a hot-springs bath.
1 N in a 3Stars Hotel in Kangding.
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Day 7
The group will cycle through Luding, a historic place where Chairman Mao crossed the river with his Red Army on his Long March.Next stop is in Moxi, the gateway to HailuogouGlacierPark. This is the lowest glacier in Asia and, weather permitting, offers some spectacular views of many mountain peaks above 6000M..
1 N in a 3Stars Hotel in Hailuogou. |
Day 8
On the last day, explore Hailuogou Glacier Park in the morning and then after cycling downhill from Moxi to the Dadu River, the group will get transported over the Erlang Mountain (through a tunnel) and then back to Chengdu, concluding the tour.
1 N in a 3Stars Hotel in Chengdu. |
Program detail