Day 1: Arrival in Hong Kong

Participants from around the world will gather in Hong Kong. Accommodation will be arranged at the Regal Airport Hotel near Hong Kong International Airport. Upon arrival, the tour leader will brief the group on itinerary arrangements and important notices.

(來自世界各地的參與者將齊聚香港。住宿將安排在香港國際機場附近的富豪機場酒店。抵達後，領隊將向團隊介紹行程安排和重要通知。)

Meals: Self-arranged

Accommodation: Regal Airport Hotel, Hong Kong

Day 2: Hong Kong to Chengdu (Flight CX986, departure 10:20, arrival 13:15)

The group will check into the hotel after arrival Chengdu and have free time to explore downtown or rest at the hotel.

(抵達成都後，團員將入住酒店，並有自由時間遊覽市中心或在酒店休息)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, airplane lunch, hotel welcome banquet dinner

Accommodation: Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Chengdu

Day 3: Full day in Chengdu (Processing temporary Chinese driving permit)

A full day in Chengdu including processing of a temporary Chinese driving permit at the vehicle administration office. Following the permit procedures, the group will visit city landmarks such as Wuhou Shrine and Jinli Ancient Street.

(在酒店早餐後統一安排車輛前往成都車輛管理所辦理臨時中國駕駛證，辦理好駕駛證後安排遊玩成都市區內景點 - 武侯祠，錦裏古街等城市地標。）

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, Chengdu specialty lunch, Chengdu hotpot dinner

Accommodation: Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Chengdu

Day 4: Chengdu – Kangding – Zheduo Mountain – Yajiang (400 km by highway and national road)

After breakfast, depart along the Yakang Expressway crossing the Dadu River Bridge to Kangding, known as the “City of Love Songs.” After lunch, cross Zheduo Mountain (4700 meters), the first mountain pass on the Sichuan-Tibet route. This crossing marks entry into Tibet. Continue through Xinduqiao and arrive in Yajiang for overnight stay.

(早餐後，沿著雅康高速出發，穿過大渡河大橋，前往被譽為「情歌之城」的康定。午餐後，翻越浙多山（4700米），這是川藏路線上的第一座山口。這次過境標誌著進入西藏。繼續穿過新都橋，抵達雅江過夜。)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, arranged simple lunch, Chinese cuisine dinner at hotel

Accommodation: Jiarong Hotel, Yajiang

Day 5: Yajiang – Heavenly Road 18 Bends – Maoya Grassland – Batang (300 km by national road)

After breakfast, depart crossing the Jianziwanshan Tunnel and Kazila Mountain. Visit Litang, birthplace of the 7th Dalai Lama. The Tibetan name means “flat like bronze mirror grassland” referring to the expansive vast Maoya grassland in the county. Proceed across Maoya grassland and cross the Jinsha River Bridge to Batang for overnight accommodation.

(早餐後，出發穿過剪子灣山隧道和卡子拉山。參觀七世達賴喇嘛的出生地理塘。藏名的意思是「平如銅鏡的草原」，指的是縣內廣闊的毛埡草原。繼續穿過毛埡草原，穿過金沙江大橋前往巴塘過夜。)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, arranged simple lunch, Chinese cuisine dinner at hotel

Accommodation: Minyoun Rezen Hotel, Batang

Day 6: Batang – Mang Kang – Ru Mei (150 km by national road)

Depart Batang after breakfast, crossing the Jinsha River Bridge marking the Sichuan-Tibet border and officially entering Tibet. Continue along National Road 318 to Mang Kang for lunch, then proceed to Ru Mei town for overnight accommodation.

( 早餐後離開巴塘，穿過標識川藏邊境的金沙江大橋，正式進入西藏。繼續沿著318國道前往芒康享用午餐，然後前往如美鎮過夜。)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, arranged simple lunch, Chinese cuisine dinner at the hotel

Accommodation: Songtsam Ru Mei Mountain Residence

Day 7: Ru Mei – Zuogong – Basu (290 km by national road)

After breakfast, cross Dongda Mountain, the highest mountain pass along the Sichuan-Tibet route at over 5008 meters elevation. Arrive in Zuogong to admire the magnificent scenery formed by the Nujiang, Lancang, and Yuqu Rivers flowing which in a (Chinese character "川") -shaped pattern, symbolizing "time flowing ceaselessly." Traverse Yela Mountain and the 72 bends of the Nujiang Grand Canyon before arriving in Basu for overnight stay.

(早餐後，翻越東達山，這是川藏路線上最高的山口，海拔超過5008米。抵達左貢，欣賞怒江、瀾滄江、玉曲河淌成（漢字「川」）狀流淌而成的壯麗景色，象徵「時光流轉不息」。穿越業拉山和怒江大峽谷的 72 個彎道，然後抵達八宿過夜。)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, arranged simple lunch, Chinese cuisine dinner at the hotel

Accommodation: Imperial Hotel, Basu

Day 8: Basu – Ranwu – Laigu (110 km by national road)

Depart early morning to traverse Anjula Mountain and reach Laigu Glacier, a collective term for several glaciers in Ranwu Township, Basu County. The glacier group includes Meixi, Yalong, Ruojiao, Dongga, Xiongjia, and Niuma glaciers, with Yalong Glacier being the most spectacular. It stretches from the main peak of Gangri Gabu Mountain at an altitude of 6,606 meters to Gangri Gabu Lake at an altitude of 4,000 meters. Climatologically, it is located in the main channel for the Indian Ocean monsoon to transport cold air to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The precipitation is sufficient, which is conducive to the development of glaciers. It is a marine glacier.

(清晨出發，穿越安久拉山，到達來古冰川，這是八宿縣然烏鄉幾座冰川的統稱。來古冰川群包括美西冰川、亞隆冰川、若驕冰川、東嘎冰川、雄加冰川和牛馬冰川，其中亞隆冰川最為壯觀。它從海拔6,606米的崗日嘎布山主峰一直延伸到海拔4,000米的崗日嘎布湖。從氣候學上看，它位於印度洋季風向青藏高原輸送冷空氣的主要通道。降水充足，有利於冰川的發育。這是一條海洋冰川。)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, arranged simple lunch, Chinese cuisine dinner at the hotel

Accommodation: Songtsam Laigu Mountain Residence, Basu

Day 9: Laigu – Ranwu Lake – Bomi (120 km by national road)

Depart Laigu after breakfast, visiting Ranwu Lake, itself a tributary to the Yarlung Tsangpo River. The lake changes color with seasons, appearing blue or turquoise, reminiscent of a dreamy highland. Proceed to Bomi, enjoying peach blossom scenery along mountain roads, arriving at the hotel around 6 PM.

( 早餐後離開來古，參觀然烏湖，該湖本身是雅魯藏布江的支流。湖水隨著季節而變色，呈現藍色或綠松石色，讓人聯想到夢幻般的高地。前往波密，沿著山路欣賞桃花風光，下午6點左右抵達飯店。)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, arranged simple lunch, Chinese cuisine dinner at the hotel

Accommodation: Songtsam Linka, Bomi

Day 10: Bomi – Nyingchi (230 km by national road)

Depart after breakfast, following the Palong Tsangpo River upstream, enjoying forested landscapes and pristine nature and enjoy Lulang stone pot chicken for lunch. Cross the Sejila Mountain and find the best viewing point to overlook the magnificent Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon and the majestic Namjagbarwa Snow Mountain. Expected to arrive at the hotel in Basongcuo Scenic Area around 5 pm

(早餐後出發，沿著帕龍藏布江逆流而上，欣賞森林景觀和原始自然風光，午餐享用魯朗石鍋雞。越過色季拉山，找到最佳觀景點，俯瞰壯麗的雅魯藏布大峽谷和雄偉的南迦巴瓦雪峰。預計下午5點左右抵達巴鬆措景區內的酒店)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, Lulang stone pot chicken, Chinese cuisine dinner at the hotel

Accommodation: Songtsam Basongcuo Linka, Nyingchi

Day 11: Linzhi – Ganden Monastery – Lhasa (380 km via highway)

Continue on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, known as one of the most accessible routes along the Sichuan-Tibet line. Travel along the Niyang River, passing ancient ruins and grasslands. Cross Mila Mountain, transit Gongbujiangda County, and enter the sacred city of Lhasa via the Lhasa River.

(繼續沿著川藏公路行駛，該公路被譽為川藏線沿線最方便的路線之一。逆尼洋河旅行，經過古代遺址和草原。翻越米拉山，途經工布江達縣，經拉薩河進入聖城拉薩。)

Main attraction: Ganden Monastery

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, arranged simple lunch, Chinese cuisine dinner at the hotel

Accommodation: InterContinental Hotel, Lhasa

Day 12: Lhasa – Shigatse (270 km via highway and national road)

Depart for Shigatse after breakfast, stopping en route at Yamdrok Lake Scenic Area one of Tibet’s three sacred lakes. The lake’s turquoise waters and surrounding snow mountains create breathtaking scenery. After lunch, continue to Shigatse for hotel check-in and getting the border pass.

(早餐後出發前往日喀則，途中在西藏三大聖湖之一的羊卓雍措湖風景區停留。碧綠的湖水和周圍的雪山營造出令人驚嘆的景色。午餐後，繼續前往日喀則辦理酒店入住手續並領取邊境通行證。)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, arranged simple lunch, Chinese cuisine dinner at the hotel

Accommodation: Hilton Hotel, Shigatse

Day 13: Shigatse – Everest Base Camp (390 km via national road)

Depart early after breakfast for Everest Base Camp. Mount Everest, also known as Qomolangma, stands at 8848.86 meters, straddling the China-Nepal border. The mountain formed approximately 65 million years ago during the collision of the Indian subcontinent and Eurasian Plate. The Himalayas continue to rise around 7 centimeters per century.

(早餐後提早出發前往珠穆朗瑪峰大本營。珠穆朗瑪峰，又稱珠峰，海拔8848.86米，橫跨中尼邊境。這座山大約在六千五百萬年前印度次大陸和歐亞板塊碰撞時形成。喜馬拉雅山繼續每100年上升約7 厘米。

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, arranged simple lunch, Chinese cuisine dinner at the hotel

Accommodation: Pingkang Yongcuo Oxygen Hotel, Everest Base Camp

Day 14: Everest Base Camp – Shigatse (390 km via national road)

Return to Shigatse and visit Tashilhunpo Monastery in the afternoon. The monastery, founded in 1447, is a major religious in Tibet. Tashilhunpo Monastery covers an area of 150,000 square meters. with 57 monks' quarters and over 3600 rooms and displays Tibetan traditional craftsmanship and architectural features better express the Buddhist art of Tibetan Buddhism and the solemnity of the Panchen Lama's stupa.

(下午返回日喀則，參觀扎什倫布寺。該寺始建於1447年，是西藏的主要宗教。扎什倫布寺佔地150,000萬平方米。擁有57間僧房和3600多個房間，展示藏族傳統工藝和建築特色，更好地表達了藏傳佛教的佛教藝術和班禪喇嘛佛塔的莊嚴。)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, arranged simple lunch, Chinese cuisine dinner at the hotel

Accommodation: Hilton Hotel, Shigatse

Day 15: Shigatse – Bange (via Serling Tso Lake, 500 km)

Depart Shigatse traveling toward Bange via Serling Tso Lake, Tibet’s largest lake and the second largest saltwater lake in China. The lake was formed as a large deep-water lake on the Tibetan Plateau.

(從日喀則出發，途經色林措湖前往班戈縣，色林措湖是西藏最大的湖泊，也是中國第二大鹹水湖。該湖是青藏高原上的一個大型深水湖。)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, arranged simple lunch, Chinese cuisine dinner at the hotel

Accommodation: Lianyi Grand Hotel, Bange

Day 16: Bange – Lhasa (400 km via national road and highway)

After breakfast, depart for Namtso Lake, one of Tibet's three sacred lakes, also known as the "Heavenly Lake." The lake is regarded as a holy site symbolizing body, speech, and mind; circumambulating the lake is believed to bring knowledge and merit, while shedding bad habits and suffering leads to spiritual attainment. Enjoy the vast blue waters meeting the clear sky, bordered by the majestic Nyainqentanglha Mountains in south. Then proceed to Nagqu town and continue onward to Lhasa city for overnight stay.

(餐後，出發前往西藏三大聖湖之一的納木措湖，也被稱為“天湖”。該湖被視為象徵身體、言語和思想的聖地;人們相信繞湖可以帶來知識和功德，而擺脫壞習慣和痛苦可以帶來精神上的成就。享受廣闊的藍色海水與晴朗的天空相遇，毗鄰南部與雄偉的念青唐古喇山山脈接壤。然後前往那曲鎮，繼續前往拉薩市過夜。)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, arranged simple lunch, Chinese cuisine dinner at the hotel

Accommodation: Holy Land InterContinental Tiantang Hotel, Lhasa

Day 17: Lhasa City Tour

Visit the Potala Palace, former residence of successive Dalai Lamas and the center of political and religious power in Tibet It houses a golden stupa that holds the bodies of successive Dalai Lamas., precious murals, thangkas, and Buddhist statues that embody Tibetan culture. Afternoon free time for independent sightseeing, including Jokhang Temple.

(參觀布達拉宮，歷代達賴喇嘛的故居，也是西藏政治和宗教權力的中心它擁有一座金色的佛塔，裡面安放著歷代達賴喇嘛的遺體、珍貴的壁畫、唐卡和體現西藏文化的佛教雕像。下午的自由活動時間進行獨立觀光，包括大昭寺。)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, arranged simple lunch, Chinese cuisine dinner at the hotel

Accommodation: Holy Land InterContinental Tiantang Hotel, Lhasa

Day 18: Lhasa – Hong Kong (Flight TV9701, 08:10 - 14:30 via Chengdu)

After breakfast, depart to the airport for flight from Lhasa to Hong Kong via Chengdu, concluding the journey.

( 早餐後，出發前往機場，從拉薩經成都飛往香港，結束旅程。)

Meals: Hotel buffet breakfast, airplane lunch, self-arranged dinner

Accommodation: Regal Airport Hotel, Hong Kong

Costs & Rental Car

· Adult tour price: HKD 48,800 per person

· Single room supplement: HKD 20,000 per person

· Leader service fee: HKD 150 per person per day

· Vehicle rental: Tank 300 off-road vehicle at HKD 20,000 per vehicle including rental fee, fuel, tolls, parking (Max: 4 people per vehicle)

· Insurance coverage includes vehicle damage (Repairs exceeding RMB 30,000 require a 30% depreciation payment by the renter; repairs below RMB 30,000 are fully covered), Third-party liability (up to 1,000,000), Tire damage, and Glass damage.

Included

1. One-way airfare from Hong Kong to Chengdu & One-way airfare from Lhasa to Hong Kong (economy class with taxes)

2. Meals: 18 breakfasts and 31 meals as itineraries specify

3. Accommodation: Standard hotel room as specified in the 18-night itinerary (two people per room)

4. Entrance fees: Laigu Glacier, Basongcuo, Ganden Monastery, Tashilhunpo Monastery, Everest Base Camp, Namtso Lake, Potala Palace (including tour guide)

5. Insurance: Personal high-value travel accident insurance;

6. Others: Walkie-talkies, camp flags, leader and guide services

7. English-speaking tour leader and support vehicle services

Exclusions

· Self-paid meals during the itinerary

· Personal expenses

· Single room supplement fees

· Extra fees for optional scenic area tickets, sightseeing cars, cable cars, elevators, boats, and other entertainment

· Temporary Chinese driving permit fee (RMB 1500), noting China does not recognize international driver licenses

· Visa fees for Mainland China travel（须自行办理）

· International flights to/from Hong Kong not included-

Registration Instructions

· Participants must provide accurate registration information (name, passport, driver license, contact) and sign service contract

· Valid ID documents must be carried

· This itinerary is for reference only. Our travel agency reserves the right to make adjustments to the itinerary and accommodation.

· Please prepare drinking water, food, sunscreen, cold-proof clothing, rain gear and daily necessities, etc.

· If the guest gives up meals and sightseeing, or leaves the group and ends the trip early due to personal reasons, all fees will not be refunded and the guest will bear any responsibility.

· All participants in the event are deemed to have full civil capacity. During the event, they must truthfully inform the organizer of their own situation and obey the arrangements of the team leader.

· Final departure info sent 1-2 days, the tour leader will send a text message and call to inform the final departure time and location. Please keep communication open.

· Minimum group size 10, otherwise full refund or postponement offered

· This itinerary is located in Tibetan areas, where conditions are limited, temperatures fluctuate widely, and some areas are at high altitudes. Please carefully read the relevant precautions before registration and take anti-altitude sickness medication, such as Rhodiola rosea, in advance. Please fully understand the limited medical facilities along the itinerary and confirm that you are in good health before registering.

· Travelers over 70 need family consent and must have no heart issues

· At least one participant per group must hold a valid national driving license