15 days' travel from Sichuan to Yunnan with Litang horse race festival and tour to Yading in western Sichuan
travel to join Litang Horse Race Festival plus extended leg into Zhongdian and Lijiang in North Yunnan province
Chengdu - Mt. Siguniangs - Tagong - Litang - Daocheng - Yading nature - Zhongdian - Lijiang - Kunming
(to be a private tour)
Jyekundo festival begins on July 25
Litang festival begins on Aug. 01
 (Jul. 27) Day01: Chengdu sightseeing
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: Wenjun Mansion or same level
Drive 130 kilometers southward to Leshan and visit the famous Leshan big Buddha statue there, which is the world's highest Buddha statue engraved out of a mountain; in the late afternoon, get back to Chengdu and visit Jingli Street; in the evening, optional choice to enjoy famous Sichuan "face Change" show.
(Jul. 28) Day02: Chengdu to Rilong town
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: 4* Siguniang Int. hotel or same level
Drive to Rilong in the morning, on the way, pass the Wolong Giant Pandas research base at Wolong town. Visit the Giant Pandas there. Going on and climb over the pass of Balangshan mountain. When arriving Siguniang mountain area, do half day hike in Haizigou valley.
(Jul. 29) Day03: Rilong to Bamei to Tagong
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: local guesthouse
Drive westward to Tagong, "the place where Buddha like"; sightseeing along the way.
(Jul. 30) Day04: Tagong sightseeing
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: local guesthouse
The whole day, travel in and around Tagong monastery. visit Hepin Fahui site, Tagong Muya Goldenn pagoda, Tagong monastery and Tagong Buddhism college.
(Jul. 31) Day05: Tagong to Litang
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: Litang hotel or same level
 Drive to Litang from Tagong; when arriving, free time to get recovered from the long distance drive. You can choose to stroll in the street to feel the atmosphere of the festivals.
Every year the festival begins on August 01, and lasts around 10 days.
(Aug. 01) Day06: Join Litang horse race festival
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: Litang hotel or same level
Join the festival; discover in your eyes about the people and the grand ceremony.
(Aug. 02) Day07: Litang sightseeing
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: Litang hotel or same level
Join the Litang Horse Race festival celebration.
(Aug. 03) Day08: Litang sightseeing
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: Litang hotel or same level
Join the festival and in the mid afternoon, then visit the famous Litang monastery, which is overlooking the whole city from the top of a mountain behind the city.
(Aug. 04) Day09: Litang to Daochen to Yading nature
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: camping inside the nature
 Drive 150 kilometers to Daochen from Litang; after having lunch at Daochen, go on driving another 100 kilometers to Yading, upon arrival, start trekking into the nature (about 4 hours trek) . Camping at the foot of snow mountain peak.
(Aug. 05) Day10: Yading nature to Daocheng
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: Sunshine hotel or same level
Morning sightseeing around the camping site, taking photoes of the beautiful mountain peaks; after that, trek out back to the entrance of the nature - Long Long ba, where the driver picks you up and then drive back to Daocheng. In the late afternoon, having hot spring bathing at Rubuchaka hot spring site.
(Aug. 06) Day11: Daocheng to Xiangcheng to Zhongdian
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: Tsaxidelek hotel or same level
Drive about 420 kilometers to Zhongdian, the biggest city in north Yunnan province.
(Aug. 07) Day12: Zhongdian sightseeing 
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: Tsaxidelek hotel or same level
Visit Zhongdian Songtsanlin monastery. Then free time to you.
(Aug. 08) Day13: Zhongdian to Lijiang
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: Maoyuan Hostel or same level
Drive about 200 kilometers to Lijiang, at half way, visit Tiger Leaping gorges at Shigu town and The so called "first curve of Jinsha river".
(Aug. 09) Day14: Lijiang sightseeing
Meals service: B/L/D
Accommodation: Maoyuan Hostel or same level
Spend you whole day in Lijiang, most recomended is strolliing through the narrow lanes - "Lijjiang Old town".
(Aug. 10) Day15: Lijiang to Kunming by air
Meals service: B
Accommodation: N/A
Today, fly to Kunming from Lijiang.
End of this 15 days litang horse race festival tour
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