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Cycling
tour level: Challenging |
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Total
Cycling Distance : Approximately
2,853 km (1,740 miles): Average
distance per travel day: 86 km
(53 miles). Cycling may be supplemented
on occasion with vehicle transport
when necessary to reach the next
destination .
Tour
type: Self-supported - riders
carry their own luggage. Transport
will be provided for riders
and gear on portions of Day
29.
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Day 1: Xi'an |
Arrive
in Xi'an from Beijing. Airport
transfer to hotel and rest. |
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Day 2: Xi'an (20km cycling) |
Visit
the Terra-cotta Warriors and Banpo
Neolithic Village by bus. Explore
the city on bike including the
Muslim quarter and the Grand Mosque. |
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Day 3: Xi'an (20km cycling) |
Explore
the Xi'an by bike including the
massive city walls, Big Wild Goose
Pagoda, and one of China's best
museums, the Shaanxi Museum. |
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Day 4: Famen (125km cycling) |
Cycle
to 85 km Qianxian to visit Princess
Yong Tai's Tomb with tomb paintings
of palace servants and the exquisite
carvings on the coffin. Then cycle
to 40 km to Famen and visit the
Famen Temple and museum. |
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Day 5: Baoji (102km cycling) |
Visit
the Zhouyuan Site in Qishan,
Dong Lake in Fengxiang and Jintai
Taoist Temple in Baoji.
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Day 6: Manping (95km cycling) |
| Visit
the Shennong Shrine on the way out
of Baoji. |
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Day 7: Tianshui (113km
cycling) |
| Visit
the Maijishan Grottoes. |
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Day 8: Wushan (109km cycling) |
| Visit
the Daxiangshan Grottoes. |
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Day 9: Weiyuan (127km cycling) |
| Visit
the Shuiliangdong Grottoes, Baling
Bridge and Weiyuan Tower |
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Day 10: Lintao (101km cycling) |
| Majia
Kiln Site |
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Day 11: Yongjing (130km
cycling) |
| Liujiaxia
hydroelectric Station |
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Day 12: Yongjing |
| Rest
day - Visit the Binglingsi Grottoes
on the Liujiaxia Reservoir by boat. |
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Day 13: Linxia (80km cycling) |
| Visit
a Dongxiang people's home. |
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Day 14: Xunhua (105km cycling) |
| Shala
people's home by Yellow River. 800
years ago they came from Central
Asia with their camels. |
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Day 15: Tongren (72km cycling) |
| The
home of Tibetan Buddhism arts where
tankas are made. |
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Day 16: Xiahe (92km cycling) |
| Labrang
Monastery, one of the six largest
Tibetan monastic institutes. |
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Day 17: Hezou (69km cycling) |
| 13-story
Milarepa Temple, the highest in
its kind. |
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Day 18: Luqu (81km cycling) |
| Visit
a hillside monastery. |
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Day 19: Langmusi (107km
cycling) |
| Two
large Tibetan Monasteries |
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Day 20: Diebu (62km cycling) |
| Small
Mountain village |
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Day 21: Luoda (91km cycling) |
| Small
Mountain village |
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Day 22: Zhouqu (62km cycling) |
| Small
Mountain village |
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Day 23: Wudu (75km cycling) |
| Small
Mountain village |
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Day 24: Nanping (70km cycling) |
| Small
Mountain village |
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Day 25: Jiuzhaigou (50km
cycling) |
| National
Natural Reserve |
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Day 26: Jiuzhaigou |
| Rest
day - National Natural Reserve -
spectacular alpine scenery in a
Tibetan area. |
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Day 27: Chuanzhusi (88km
cycling) |
| Mountain
village |
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Day 28: Chuanzhusi (120km
cycling) |
| Cycle
round trip to/from Huanglong - Incredible
natural multicolored pools. |
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Day 29: Zoige (100km cycling) |
| Take
transport 48 km over bad roads to
the top of the pass and cycle 100
km to Zoige. |
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Day 30: Tanke (69km cycling) |
| Monastery |
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Day 31: Hongyuan (79km cycling) |
| Small
Tibetan town. |
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Day 32: Shuajinsi (140km
cycling) |
| Location
of a Scripture Printing House |
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Day 33: Miyalou (70km cycling) |
| Small
Tibetan and Chang town. |
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Day 34: Taoping (49km cycling) |
| Stay
in a Chang minority village |
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Day 35: Chengdu (80km cycling) |
| Cycle
to Wenchuan then transport to Chengdu |
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Day 36: Chengdu (40km cycling) |
| Tour
of Chengdu sights - Wenshu Monastery,
River Viewing pagoda and Sichuan
University Museum |
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Day 37: Chengdu |
| Transport
to airport. End of tour. |
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For
more information about our China
Tour "Silk
Road and High Road to Sichuan
Bicycle Tour",
contact us at info@china-roads.com
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