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Cycling
tour level: Challenging
- alternative transportation may
be used when needed. |
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Total
Cycling Distance: Approximately
522 miles (856 km): Average distance
per ride day: 37 miles (61 km). |
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Tour
type: This is a partially
self-supported tour. On some days
there will be vehicle support.
(Note: This tour is also available
with a dedicated support vehicle
at a higher cost.) |
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Day 1: Chengdu (30km cycling) |
Meet
group members/Brief City Tour
- Wenshu Monastery, River Viewing
Pagoda, and the Sichuan University
Museum. |
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Day 2: Wolong (41km cycling) |
Take
transport to the starting point
100 kilometers, then cycle into
the Wolong Nature Reserve. Visit
the Pandas the following morning. |
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Day 3: Rilongguan (50km
cycling) |
Partially
using transport, head to Balangshan
Pass (4,523 meters or 14,835 feet)
then cycle down to Rilongguan
at the base of the Four Girls
Mountains. |
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Day 4: Danba (120km cycling) |
Cycle
mostly downhill to Danba stopping
in Wori and Xiaojin to visit defensive
tower, Tibetan and Buddhist Monastery
and a Catholic Church. |
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Day 5: Danba (20km cycling) |
| Rest
day. Explore the Danba area getting
a good look at the numerous defensive
towers that dot the hills. |
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Day 6: Bamei (97km cycling) |
Partially
using transport, cycle up to the
Tibetan Plateau over a 4,200 meter
pass. |
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Day 7: Xinduqiao (62km
cycling) |
Cycle
along the plateau at 3,600 meters
and then down along a river to
Xinduqiao on the Chengdu-Lhasa
Highway. |
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Day 8: Kangding (77km
cycling) |
Cycle
over a 4,290-meter pass and then
down to Kangding. |
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Day 9: Kangding (20km
cycling) |
Rest
day. Explore Kangding's hills,
temples and hot springs. |
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Day 10: Moxi (43km cycling) |
Visit
Luding, a historic place in Mao's
Long March and then cycle to Moxi
at the gate to Hailuogou Glacier
Park. |
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Day 11: Moxi |
Explore
Hailuogou Glacier Park, visiting
the glacier and hot springs. |
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Day 12: Hushan (72km cycling) |
Cycle
downhill to Luding, then take
transport to Tianqian, and then
cycle to Tianqian |
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Day 13: Chonglai (74km
cycling) |
Visit
an ancient village. |
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Day 14: Huanglongxi (58km
cycling) |
Cycle
to Anren, and visit the Li Landlord
Manor used for re-education of
the masses during the cultural
revolution. Then cycle to Xinjin
and visit the Bass-relief frescoes
at Guanyin Temple. |
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Day 15: Chengdu (50km
cycling) |
Cycle
to Huanglongxi for lunch, an historic
village used in many period movies,
then cycle to Chengdu, completing
the tour. |
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For
more information about our China
Tour "Western
Sichuan - Pandas, Glacier, Tibetan
Plateau and Snowy Mountains Bike
Tour",
contact us at info@china-roads.com
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