Day 1–3 — Chengdu • Wolong Panda Valley • Mount Siguniang • Danba • Xinduqiao
Route: Chengdu • Wolong • Mount Siguniang • Danba • Tagong • Xinduqiao
Altitude: Chengdu 500 m → Plateau areas 3,000–3,300 m
Accommodation: Selected hotels and local guesthouses
Begin your overland adventure from Chengdu and gradually enter the mountains of Western Sichuan. Visit Wolong Panda Valley to observe giant pandas in their natural mountain environment, then continue through Balang Mountain Pass to Mount Siguniang, one of China’s most spectacular alpine regions.
Explore Shuangqiao Valley, Danba Tibetan villages, Yala Snow Mountain, Tagong Grasslands, and Muya Temple while experiencing snow peaks, alpine valleys, Tibetan culture, and traditional plateau landscapes.
Highlights: Giant Pandas • Mount Siguniang • Danba Tibetan Villages • Yala Snow Mountain • Tagong Grasslands
Day 4–6 — Xinduqiao • Litang • Batang • Eastern Tibet Gateway
Route: Xinduqiao • Litang • Maoya Grassland • Cuopu Valley • Batang • Rumei
Altitude: 2,600–4,014 m
Accommodation: Selected hotels and local guesthouses
Continue deeper into the Tibetan Plateau, crossing high-altitude roads and reaching Litang, one of the highest towns in the world. Travel through Maoya Grassland and Cuopu Valley, where vast landscapes, alpine lakes, and traditional Tibetan pastoral life create unforgettable scenery.
Enter the eastern Tibetan region through Batang and follow the dramatic Lancang River Valley surrounded by towering mountains and deep gorges.
Highlights: Litang High Plateau • Maoya Grassland • Cuopu Valley • Lancang River Valley
Day 7–9 — Mountain Passes • Ranwu Lake • Laigu Glacier • Nyingchi
Route: Zuogong • Basu • Ranwu Lake • Laigu Glacier • Bomi • Lulang • Nyingchi
Altitude: 2,700–4,500 m
Accommodation: Selected hotels and local guesthouses
Travel through some of the most dramatic mountain landscapes of the Tibetan Plateau, including the famous 72 Bends of the Nujiang River and high mountain passes surrounded by glaciers and deep valleys.
Visit Ranwu Lake and Laigu Glacier, where turquoise waters, snow mountains, and ancient glaciers create one of the most spectacular natural landscapes in the region. Continue through Bomi and Lulang Forest toward the greener landscapes of Nyingchi.
Highlights: Nujiang River 72 Bends • Ranwu Lake • Laigu Glacier • Lulang Forest
Day 10–12 — Basongcuo Lake • Lhasa Cultural Discovery
Route: Nyingchi • Basongcuo Lake • Lhasa
Altitude: Basongcuo approx. 3,500 m → Lhasa approx. 3,650 m
Accommodation: Selected hotels in Lhasa
Visit Basongcuo Lake, a peaceful alpine lake surrounded by forests, mountains, and Tibetan monasteries before continuing toward Lhasa through the eastern Tibetan landscape.
Complete your journey in Lhasa by exploring Tibet’s most iconic cultural landmarks, including Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, and Barkhor Street, experiencing the spiritual heart of Tibetan Buddhism.
Highlights: Basongcuo Lake • Lhasa • Potala Palace • Jokhang Temple • Barkhor Street
