All members are
required to arrive to Luang Namtha, Laos on May 03, 2017
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Day to Day Itinerary
Day 1 Boten Laos to China Jing Hong 220km 4hr May
04
Ride from Luang Namtha to Boten and exit Laos and ride to
Chinese border. Your guide will clear the customs and do the
paper works for you. Afterwards you ride to Mengla getting
plates and licenses. Your adventure in China starts now! Push to
Jing Hong, the capital city of Xishuangbanna
Day 2 Jing Hong to Shuangjiang 325km 6hr
May 05
Out of the city, ride to Menghai, tea plantations and continue
to Shuangjiang Lahu Minority town.
Day 3 Shuangjiang to Dali 400km 6hr
May 06
Ride to Weishan, stop for half an hour to visit Weishan old
town. Last 60KM to Dali old city.
Day 4 Dali to Lijiang 170km 4hr
May 07
Ride along the lake, visit Xizhou Village for traditional Bai
Houses. Afternoon arrive in Lijiang.
Day 5 Lijiang Rest Day
May 08
Lijiang, the UNESCO World Heritage site.
Lijiang's charming Old Town is a maze of cobbled streets,
canals, and stone bridges that date from the Ming Dynasty. You
are free to explore this ancient city at your leisure. Lijiang
is a shop till you drop type place and all sorts of interesting
items are for sale.
Day 6 Lijiang to Tiger Gorge to Shangri_la 275km 6hr
May 09
Leave for Tiger Leaping Gorge, the highlight of motorcycle
riding. We will ride through this third deepest gorge in the
world. Lunch in the gorge and ride to Shangri_la on the back
roads. Shangri_la is the gateway to Tibet and Kahm.
Day 7 Shangri_la to Xiangcheng 220km 4hr
May 10
We will ride our of Shangri_la and descending to Yangtse River.
Ride to Derong, entering Sichua Province, eastern Tibet, Kham
region. Follow Dinchu river to Xiangcheng.
Day 8 Xiangcheng/Yajiang 339km 8hr
May 11
Today we climb Haizi Mounatin to Litang, highest town of China.
Haizi mountain is now a national park of Glacier movement. We
then ride to Yajing county for overnight.
Day 9 Yajiang/Danba 220KM 4hr
May 12
Ride to Danba, a very senci ride in the lavvey of Yajiang river
and enroute visit the Danba towers, we spend a night in a
Tibetan Guesthouse.
Day 10 Danba/Hongyuan 370KM 7Hr
May 13
Ride to Hongyuan, Tibet plateau and grassland, we will see
Tibetan nomads and thousands of cattles roaming on the
grassland.
Day 11 Hongyuan/ Labrang 400KM 8Hr
May 14
Passing nomads and cattles on grassland and lamasery temples, we
will ride towards Labrang
Monastery in the beautiful valley of Xiahe.
Day 12 Labrang Rest Day
May 15
Labrang Monasteryis the largest monastery in the
traditional Tibetan region of Amdo. Established in 1709, Labrang
housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500
monks with another couple of hundred lay students. Located in
the Gansu Part of Amdo, Labrang is considered the cultural heart
of Amdo Tibetan culture along with nearby town of Rebkong. We
will spend a day to explore this fascinating place
Day 13 Labrang to Xining 233km 6hr May
16
We ride to Xining, the gateway to northwest China. Starts to
enter Muslim region. Xining is the home to Taersi monastery, an
important Tibetan School, also named Kumbum.
Day 14 Xining to Zhangye 338km 5hr May
17
Ride over the Qilian Mountain, alpine sceneries along the way.
Arrive Zhangye and visit the Big Buddha Temple.
Day 15 Zhangye to Jiayuguan 262km 4hr May
18
We will ride out of Zhangye, visit a Karst Danxia Landform park,
arrive in Jiayuguan, the most westbound section of the great
wall.
Day 16 Jiayuguan to Dunhuang 380km 6hr
May 19
Ride the gobi desert to Dunhuang, the world famous grottoes
dated back to 6th century.
Day 17 Dunhuang rest day May
20
Visit Mogao grottoes, The caves contain some of the finest
examples of Buddhist art spanning a period of 1,000 years. The
Mogao Caves are the best known of the Chinese Buddhist grottoes
and is one of the three famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites
of China. We will also visit the Crescent sand dunes and spring
oasis.
Day 18 Dunhuang to Hami 414KM 6 Hr
May 21
We continue our adventure on the silk road to Hami city, It is
well known as the home of sweet Hami melons. Hami is the first
city to be reached for travellers exiting Gansu province.
Day 19 Hami to Turpan 400km 6 Hr
May 22
We will ride to the most flourishing oasis in the desert, Turpan
has long been the centre of a fertile oasis (with water provided
by the karez canal system) and an important trade centre. It was
historically located along the Silk Road, at which time it was
adjacent to the kingdoms of Kroran and Yanqi. The name Turfan
itself however was not used until the end of the Middle Ages.
Day 20 Turpan rest day
May 23
We shall visit Sugong ta pagoda, Beziklic...the flaming
mountain, Karez wells, and the city ruins of the ancient
times. etc.
Day 21 Turpan/Korla 400KM 6 Hr
May 24
We ride on the northern edge of the Taklimakan Desert to Korla.
Day 22 Korla to Alaer 595KM 8 Hr
May 25
We ride to Kuche for lunch and trun south to Alaer city on the
northern edge of the Taklimakan Desert.
Day 23 Alaer to Khotan 450KM 6 Hr
May 26
We will ride cross world's second largest shifting sand desert
with about 85% made up of shifting sand dunes, ranking 16th in
size in a ranking of the world's largest deserts. The Taklamakan
Desert has very little water therefore it is hazardous to cross
in the old tiimes, Merchant caravans on the Silk Road would stop
for relief at the thriving oasis towns on both sides of the
desert. Today thie desert highway is built for the oil town in
the middle of the desert.
Day 24 Khotan to Kashgar 500KM 7 Hr
May 27
Continue our journey on the silk road to Kashgar, one of the
most exotic cities of Asia.
Day 25 Kashgar rest day Sunday Bazzar May 28
We will be strolling around the Sunday Market, and visit mosque
and Abohojia tomb
Day 26 Kashgar/Torugart Pass
May 29
We ride to Torugart Pass, clear the customs and exit China to
Kirghizstan. You are two days away from Bishkek, you may spend a
night at Naryn. |
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