Trek in Mt. Minya Gangkar

Day 1 Arrive in Chengdu: After arrival in Chengdu airport, pickup and transfer to your hotel, assist to check in. Relax in the rest hours of this day by having one visit to the traditional Chinese teahouse at People’s park.

Day 2 Chengdu to Kangding: Drive 360km on paved road, into hill country and crossing through the Mt. Erlang tunnel, En-route we will stop by to visit Luding Iron Bridge. Then arrive at the gateway town of the Eastern Tibet of Kham – Kangding, which is cradled in a narrow gorge along the raging Dzetuo River. The river’s continual rumble can be heard in its alleyways where nomads from the west come to sell Tibetan herbal medicine, Khampa knives, traditional Tibetan garments, and the ever-popular yak butter tea. For centuries the town has held the status of “Gateway to Tibet”, after arrive in Kangding take an easy walk in order to acclimatizing to the altitude, visit to Anjue monastery.

Day 3 Kangding: today we will make some visit to the Pao-Ma mountain in order to acclimatizing to the ahnge of altitude; get ready for the trekking.

Day 4 Kangding to Camp 1(Da-Cao-Ba): Drive to Laoyuling, where we will load up baggages and supplies to the horses; begin our first day trekking, which is about 2-3 hours for the first day, reach the camp, overnight.

Day 5 Trekking to Camp 2 (Upper Riwoche): Today we will get up early to enjoy the sunrise, 3 hours after departure, we will arrive at one road junction, where we will take the left to over the pass of Riwoche Pass, approxmately another 4 hours to arrive at our camp for today; enroute we will be able to enjoy the stunning nature view of the snow captured peaks, which are all above 6000m.

Day 6 Trekking to Camp 3 (Moxi Valley): Today is the difficult day due to the high altitude of the pass, it need some times to approach the pass and get over it, Camp at Moxi Valley.

Day 7 Trekking to Camp 4 (Gangkar monastery): the trekking trail is descending almost all day long, the monastery of Gangkar is about 3750 above sea level, it was built in 13th century by the 1st Repoche of Gangkar monastery, it is also one of the 3 holy places of Karma Kargyu Sect of Tibetan Religion, you may prefer to sleep in tent or the guesthouse of the small monastery.

Day 8 Camp 4 (Gangkar monastery): it is recommended to have day break at this wonderful site, where you may start to explore the east slope of Mt. Minya gangakr, which allows you to approcah this highest peak in southwest of China.

Day 9 Trekking to Camp 5 (Tsemei Pass): this spot is one of the best spot to view the sunrise of Mt. Minyar Gangkar, we will spend one last night of this trekking at this spot.

Day 10 Trekking & To Xinduqiao: today we will continiuingly descending to Tsemei village, where our vehicle will be waiting at; then load up baggages, we will drive to Xinduqiao, which is a small Tibetan tow, and becoming well known nowadays for its beautiful nature view.

Day 11 Xinduqiao to Kangding via Lhagang: today we will drive to Kangding, enroute we wioll stop by Lhagang to visit the Temple of Rincess Wenchen, and then on the new road to Kangding.

Day 12 Kangding to Chengdu: today, we will drive back to Chengdu, to relax.

Day 13 Chengdu to the airport for departure.

When to go: April to mid-June Septmeber to mid November	Tour Costs: 1895usd per person Valid for 2013 Based on 4 participants Single supplement: 257usd Optional Supplement for one carrying animal: 265usd Discounts available for groups of 6 or more. Minimum 4 Participants; Maximum 15 participants
Tour Cost Includes: Private English-speaking guide throughout Accommodations, based on double occupancy All meals included Private guides and drivers Transport by air-conditioned vehicles Cookers Tents & Mattress 2 pack animals for carrying cookers and tents All admission fees and activities as described All airport transfers and land transportation as noted in the itinerary	Tour Cost Does Not Include: International airfare or China domestic airfare, Personal stuff such as Sleeping bag; Any meals not specified in the itinerary, Any activities described as optional or not indicated in the itinerary, Optional tips to local guides, drivers, and hotel/restaurant staff, Travel insurance, Chinese visa fees; Other expenses of a personal nature (liquor, laundry, and…);
Trip Payment Schedule At time of reservation: $300 60 days prior to departure: Balance *Upon receiving your deposit we will send you a confirmation letter, detailed trip itinerary, hotel confirmations for Chinese visa applications (if required), travel insurance application, and a pre-departure information booklet with clothing and equipment list, suggested reading list, and general information needed to prepare for your trip.	Cancellation Fees: Minimum fee: None 45 – 60 days prior to departure: 25% of tour cost 31 – 45 days prior to departure: 50% of tour cost 30 days or less: 100% of tour cost *Tours, of which are canceled due to sudden close of Tibet, shall be fully refund without any cancellations fee; the remittance fee that is charged by bank is not refundable; for the tours that are on the running shall be charged only the actual happened costs
Reserving Your journey Early reservations are recommended. Once you have submitted your reservation request, one of our travel consultants will contact you during our next business day to confirm your arrangements, and to charge the initial $300 per person deposit. You are welcome to email your request to us, or feel free to call us at 0086 28 8597 6082. Our office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:30AM to 5:00PM(GMT+8).	Single supplement Costs are based on double occupancy. If you wish to have a single room, you must pay the single supplement fee. If you are willing to share accommodations, we will match you with a roommate if one is available. If we cannot match you with a roommate, the “forced single supplement” is listed if applicable