31 Days China Motorbike Riding from South Xinjiang to Tibet and Yunnan
This China motorbike tour will drive from South Xinjiang, Tibet, Yunnan. Get excited to this life-long journey and enjoy the scenery along the way.
Highlights:
- Visit the trading center of Middle Asia – Xinjaing.
- Get close to the “roof of the world” – Tibet.
- Vitness the the south of colorful clouds – Yunnan.
Brief Itinerary
- Day 1: Kashgar Arrival
- Day 2: Kashgar
- Day 3: Kashgar
- Day 4: Kashgar – Yecheng – Mazar
- Day 5: Mazar – Hongliutan
- Day 6: Hongliutan – Domar
- Day 7: Domar – Bangong Tso – Shiquanhe
- Day 8: Shiquanhe – Tsada
- Day 9: Tsada – Sandwald – Tirthapuri – Manasarovar
- Day 10: Manasarovar Lake – Paryang – Saga
- Day 11: Saga – Lhatse – Shigatse
- Day 12: Shigatse – Gyantse
- Day 13: Gyantse – Yamdrok Lake – Lhasa
- Day 14: Lhasa
- Day 15: Lhasa
- Day 16: Lhasa – Basum Tso Lake – Linzhi
- Day 17: Linzhi – Lulang Forest – Bomi
- Day 18: Bomi – Ranwu Lake – Baxoi
- Day 19: Baxoi – Zuogong
- Day 20: Markam – Yanjing – Dechen
- Day 21: Dechen – Shangri-La
- Day 22: Shangri-La – Tiger Leaping Gorge – Lijiang
- Day 23: Lijiang
- Day 24: Lijiang – Dali
- Day 25: Dali – Chuxiong – Kunming
- Day 26: Kunming
- Day 27: Kunming – Stone Forest – Jianshui
- Day 28: Jianshui– Yuanyang
- Day 29: Yuanyang – Jiangcheng
- Day 30: Jiangcheng – Mengla – Mohan
- Day 31: Mohan – Muang Namo
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 Kashgar Arrival
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Kashgar
Meals:
Arrive in Irkeshtam port between China and Kyrgyzstan. Met by tour guide at the border of China. Make custom formalities under the help of tout guide. Then leave the border and drive to Kashgar.
Day 2 Kashgar
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Kashgar
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Continue to make the custom formalities and car check. Get your temporary drive license and vehicle tag etc.
Day 3 Kashgar
Sightseeing and Activities: Id Kah Mosque, Kashgar old city, Sunday Bazaar, Abakh Hoja Tomb
Accommodation: Kashgar
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today head to visit Id Kah Mosque, one of the biggest mosque in China, which was built by Saqsiz Mirza in 1442. Then head to the Kashgar old city, a major stop along the Silk Road, which is full of Uygur style folk residences.
After that, visit Sunday Bazaar and Apak Hoja Tomb. Sunday Bazaar is the busiest part of the city, which covers a total area of 0.17 square kilometers with more than 5,000 stable stalls. Abakh Hoja Tomb is the largest Islamic mausoleum of Xinjiang. It is most known as the Tomb of Xiang Fei, who is one of the imperial concubines of Emperor Qianlong.
Day 4 Kashgar – Yecheng – Mazar
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Mazar
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 530km to Mazar and stay overnight at a simple guesthouse.
Day 5 Mazar – Hongliutan
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Hongliutan
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 247km to Hongliutan and stay overnight at a simple guesthouse.
Day 6 Hongliutan – Domar
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Domar
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 351km to Domar and stay overnight at a simple guesthouse.
Day 7 Domar – Bangong Tso – Shiquanhe
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Shiquanhe
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 231km to Domar and stay overnight at a simple guesthouse.
Day 8 Shiquanhe – Tsada
Sightseeing and Activities: Ruins of Guge Kingdom, Tholing Monastery
Accommodation: Tsada
Meals: Breakfast
Today we will drive about 255km to Tsada and stay overnight here. Visit Ruins of Guge Kingdom and Tholing Monastery. Ruins of Guge Kingdom is said to be the highest ancient kingdom located on the ridge of Tibet and Tholing Monastery was the oldest Buddhist temple in the region.
Day 9 Tsada – Sandwald – Tirthapuri – Manasarovar
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Manasarovar
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 225km to Manasarovar and stay overnight at a simple guesthouse.
Day 10 Manasarovar Lake – Paryang – Saga
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Saga
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 503km to Saga.
Day 11 Saga – Lhatse – Shigatse
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Shigatse
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 448km to Shigatse.
Day 12 Shigatse – Gyantse
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Gyantse
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 90km to Gyantse.
Day 13 Gyantse – Yamdrok Lake – Lhasa
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Lhasa
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 270km to Lhasa.
Day 14 Lhasa
Sightseeing and Activities: Potala Palace, Jokhang Monastery and Barkhor Street
Accommodation: Lhasa
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will head to visit Potala Palace first, which is the winter palace of the Dalai lama. Then move on to Jokhang Monastery. Jokhang Monastery is a Buddhist temple in Barkhor Square in Lhasa, and is considered as the most sacred and important temple in Tibet.
After the visit, continue to Barkhor Street, an area of round streets located around Jokhang Temple.
Day 15 Lhasa
Sightseeing and Activities: Drepung Monastery, Norbulingka, Sera Monastery
Accommodation: Lhasa
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will visit Drepung Monastery, Norbulingka, Sera Monastery. Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery are two of the “great three” Gelug university gompas of Tibet.
Norbulingka, a palace and surrounding park built by the 7th Dalai Lama, is a unique representation of Tibetan palace architecture.
Day 16 Lhasa – Basum Tso Lake – Linzhi
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Linzhi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 455km to Linzhi.
Day 17 Linzhi – Lulang Forest – Bomi
Sightseeing and Activities: Mt.Gyala Pelri, Mt.Namchak Barwa
Accommodation: Bomi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 230km to Linzhi. View the scenery of the Mt.Gyala Pelri and the Mt.Namchak Barwa from Serkhyem La Pass.
Day 18 Bomi – Ranwu Lake – Baxoi
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Baxoi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 216km to Baxoi.
Day 19 Baxoi – Zuogong Monastery – Markam
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Markam
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 400km to Markam.
Day 20 Markam – Yanjing – Dechen
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Dechen
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 222km to Dechen.
Day 21 Dechen – Shangri-La
Sightseeing and Activities: Meili Snow Mountain, first bend of Jinshajiang River, Songzanlin Monastery
Accommodation: Shangri-La
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 220km to Shangri-La. Have a nice view of Meili Snow Mountain and first bend of Jinshajiang River. Then visit the largest Tibetan monastery in Yunnan – Songzanlin Monastery.
Day 22 Shangri-La – Tiger Leaping Gorge – Lijiang
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Lijiang
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 180km to Lijiang.
Day 23 Lijiang
Sightseeing and Activities: Lijiang ancient town
Accommodation: Lijiang
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Visit Ancient town of Lijiang and stroll on Square Street.
Day 24 Lijiang – Dali
Sightseeing and Activities: Dali Ancient Town, Erhai Lake, Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Monastery
Accommodation: Dali
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 160km to Dali. Visit Dali Ancient Town, Erhai Lake, Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Monastery, which are the most popular attractions in Dali. It is the Autonomous prefecture of Bai ethnic people, where we can learn their profound and colorful cultures.
Day 25 Dali – Chuxiong – Kunming
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Kunming
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 400km to Kunming.
Day 26 Kunming
Sightseeing and Activities: Flower Market, Western Hill and Dragon Gate
Accommodation: Kunming
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today head to Flower Market to enjoy the colorful and fragrant flowers. After that, head to Western Hill and Dragon Gate, close to Dianchi Lake, which is called “Sleeping Beauty” due to its shape like a giant sleeping lady from afar.
Day 27 Kunming – Stone Forest – Jianshui
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Jianshi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 290km to Jianshui.
Day 28 Jianshui– Yuanyang:
Sightseeing and Activities: Garden of Family Zhang, Jianshui Ancient town, Confucius Temple, Laohuzui Terrace
Accommodation: Yuanyang
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Morning head to visit Garden of Family Zhang at Tuanshan Village, Jianshui. Then move on to Jianshui Ancient town and Confucius Temple.
Then head to Yuanyang to enjoy the sunset at Laohuzui Terrace.
Day 29 Yuanyang – Jiangcheng
Sightseeing and Activities: Jingkou Village
Accommodation: Jiangcheng
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Morning after breakfast, head to visit Jingkou Village of Yuanyang Terrace. Then drive about 305km to Jiangcheng.
Day 30 Jiangcheng – Mengla – Mohan
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Mohan
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 250km to Mohan.
Day 31 Mohan – Muang Namo
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation:
Meals: Breakfast
The 31 Days China Motorbike Riding will finish today. Leave from China and service ends.
Service Included:
- Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
- Meals as listed in the itinerary;
- Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
- Private English-speaking tour guide;
- Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
- Service charge & government taxes;
- Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
- Domestic train tickets of soft sleeper.
Service Excluded:
- Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
- Chinese visa fees;
- Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
- Single room supplement;
- Tips to guides and drivers;
- Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
- Personal travel accident insurance;
- All optional programs.
