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Cycling
tour level: Challenging |
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Total
Cycling Distance: Approximately
1,017 km (636 miles): Average
distance per travel day: 74 km
(46 miles) Cycling may be supplemented
on occasion with vehicle transport
when necessary to reach the next
destination before dark. |
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Tour
type: Self-supported
- riders carry their own luggage.
Transport will be provided for
riders and gear on portions of
Day 1, and Days 12 and 13. (Note:
This tour is also available with
a support vehicle at a higher
cost.) |
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Day 1: Wolong (41km cycling)
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Transport
by truck for 103 km. Visit Wolong
Panda Reserve. |
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Day 2: Dengsheng (41km
cycling) |
Ride
through the beautiful Wolong Nature
Reserve to 2,750 meters (8,950
feet). |
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Day 3: Rilongguan (57km
cycling) |
Cycle
to top of 4,550-meter (14,950-foot)
pass then coast down to Rilongguan
(3,100 meters, 10,200 feet) at
the base of Four Sisters Mountain
(snow-covered all year). |
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Day 4: Danba (120km cycling) |
Explore
Wori Feudal Lord Tower, Twin Bridge
Gorge, Catholic Church, Islamic
Temple, Buddhist Temple, a 500-year
old Lamasery, and Tibetan Temple. |
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Day 5: Bamei (97km cycling) |
| Climb
a 3,850m (12,630) pass. Relax
in hot springs. |
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Day 6: Daofu (77km cycling) |
Visit
an orphanage. |
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Day 7: Luhou (78km cycling) |
Small
Tibetan town. |
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Day 8: Ganzi (97km cycling) |
Visit
Tibetan monastery. |
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Day 9: Ganzi (30km cycling) |
Rest
day to explore the Ganzi area. |
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Day 10: Manigange (95km
cycling) |
Small
Tibetan town. |
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Day 11: Dege (112km cycling) |
Last
town before Tibet. Visit the Dege
Sutra Printing House where Tibetan
Buddhist scripts are printed. |
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Day 12: Luhou (22km cycling) |
Cycle
to the Jinsha River at the Tibet
border. Return to Dege where the
group will get transport to Luhou |
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Day 13: Chengdu (60km
cycling) |
Return
to Chengdu via vehicle with an
option to cycle down from Balangshan
to Wolong |
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For
more information about our China
Tour "Western
Sichuan - Chengdu to Dege and
the Tibet Border Cycling Tour",
contact us at info@china-roads.com
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