Get ready for an incredible week's adventure with four days of exciting light trekking! This tour has been a crowd favorite for years, designed especially for families and nature lovers. You'll have the chance to immerse yourself in the stunning landscapes of both farming and high nomadic lands, creating unforgettable memories for your kids as they explore the wonders of nature. 
 


 

• Group Size: 4 to 10 people

•  Elevation: Up to 3,600m

•  Start & endpoints: Departs from Xining, and ends in Xining, Qinghai.

•  Best season: 1st May through 10th September 

• Average temperature: 17-27c

• Service includes: Full board service

• Trekking level: moderate

  
ITINERARY

DAY 1. Arrive in Xining. Meet your team at the Xining airport. Transport to your hotel. Welcome dinner at a local Tibetan restaurant. 
Average altitude: 2,200m
Driving hour: less than one hour
Lodging: Hotel
DAY 2. We will leave Xining after breakfast, and drive to Sachong monastery, one of the oldest and remotely located monasteries. Visit Khamra National Park. Afternoon, go to Samu Village.
Average altitude: 2,900m
Driving hours: 3
Lodging: Camping
DAY 3. (Trekking Day 01)
We will have breakfast at our camp, and after breakfast, we will start to trek toward Danma Village. We will pass a couple of farming villages. 
Trekking hours: 5-6
Average altitude 2,900mt.
Lodging: Camping
DAY 4. (Trekking Day 02)
Start the trek from Danma village to Karang.  On this day you will trek to Wedu Gonchen monastery, a Gelekpa institute hidden in the mountains. Visit the monastery, and then trek to Karang. This is the day, we will need to walk partly along the busy traffic road. 
Trekking hours: 6-7
Average altitude 3,100mt.
Lodging: Camping
DAY 5. (Trekking Day 03)
After breakfast, we start to trek. You will trek mostly through forests and the landscapes change dramatically. We will trek up to cross Nitso Pass (3,200m). We’ll have a picnic lunch on the pass with a view of the whole valley. After lunch, we trek about 6 km (4 hours) to Wecha grassland. Camp on a rolling grassland. This is an open grassland where numerous Tibetan nomads are in their summer tents, you can freely visit their tents, experience the nomadic life, and taste their delicious yak yoghurt.
Trekking hours: 6-7
Average altitude 3,600mt.
Lodging: Camping
DAY 6. (Trekking Day 04)
Today is the last day of our 4 days great trek.  You will trek on the grassland for 4km where the grassland meets with dried canyons. We will meet our driver and drive to Rebkong for the night. Shower and dinner at goodbye dinner. 
Trekking hour: 4
Average altitude 3,600mt.
Lodging: Hotel
DAY 7. Drive to Xining airport, and fly out. Trip ends
Driving hours: 2

TOUR & TREKKING COST:​
959USD/ 6,710RMB per person (private arrangement/ tour size: 4-10 pp)
Inclusions

• Full board camping service for the whole trekking period.

• Guide and camping staff.

• Cook and kitchen staff.

• Porters with the camping equipment.

• All staff and porters’ insurance.

• Restricted area trekking permit.

• Hotel & guest house.

• Staff, porters, and equipment transportation from DAY 04-09.

• Oxygen cylinder with mask and regulator for emergency use.

• Hotel reservation.

• Airport pickup and drop.

• Welcome and farewell dinner.

• Travel agency service surcharge

Exclusions

• All kinds of beverages.

• Personal trekking gear.

• Staffs tips.

• Airfare, airport tax, any train fare

• Meals (before and after the trek)

• Personal entrance fee for any sight on the tour ( payable on the spot )       

TREKKING EQUIPMENT:       
Things that we prepare for the trek

• Toilet papers.

• Wet tissue.

• Hand sanitiser.

• Quick-dry hand tower.

• Full camping equipment:

• Tents.

• Air mattresses for each person.

• Air pillow for each person.

• Camping lamps.

• Dining sets (table and chairs).

• Dining tent

• Toilet tent.

• All cooking equipment.

• Plates, cups, bowls, spoons, forks, tissues.

Things that you need to prepare for the trek.
Clothes:

• Cap/hat (covers neck and face from Sun).

•  Outdoor water-proof jacket.

• Fleece (for morning and evening temperature / 10c-15c).

•  T-shirts, two (at least one long-sleeve for protection from Sun).

•  Quick-dry trousers.

•  Raincoat.

• Trekking boots (waterproof is the best option. If it’s brand new, pls wear them and get used).

• Cotton socks, two pairs.​

Equipment:

• Backpack, 20-25L (for your daily items, raincoat, packed lunch, water bottle, backpack rain cover).

•  Walking stick (1 for experienced trekker; 2 for beginner).

•  Water bottle (pls bring 1 or 2. We will fill the water one time before the trekking each morning and carry it by us).

•  Sunblock (SPF50+, PA+++).

•  Lipstick for sunscreen and moisture.

•  Sunglasses.

•  Headlamp (for your personal use. We provide the camping lamp for each tent).

•  Camera, and extra batteries for camera (no electricity during the trek).

•  Power bank for your cell phone charges.

• Sleeping bag.