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Destinations Visited: Litang (2 night), Genyen (6 nights)
Departure: Group Tour (Chinese Group) / Fixed Date
Genyen is believed to be the forgotten wild land of Tibet. It is a massif of unknown mountains and unexplored valleys. Tibetan people live here for centuries and keep their own way of living. This adventure is the traditional outter kora trek that is also conducted by local people.
Book NowDepart Chengdu after breakfast. We’ll go from ChengYa Express Highway to Ya’an and then toYa’Kang Expressway. After Kangding we’ll drive over Zheduo Mountain Pass and several other mountain pass that are over 4000 meters including Gaoersi, Jianziwan and Kazila before arrive in Kanding at around 6pm.. Today is a long driving day.
Highway from Ya'an to Kangding 2020
Road to Litang
Depart Litang after breakfast and drive over Tiejiang Pass at 4770m where we can stop for the beautiful lake along the way. Arrive at Lamaya by noon and go visit “Eye of Genye”, a small pond that got famous in recent years. From where you can see the mountains of Genyen by its south including Mt. Genie, Kaimailong, Xiaozha, Keri Ganzong, etc. After worth keep driving to Lenggu Monastery at Dabatong. After set up camp, acclimatize walk into the valley to explore old Renggu Monastery for around 8km.
On the way to Genyen from Litang
Lenggu Monastery
There are three treasures at the new Lenggu Monastery that you can go have a look. After the monastery we walk into the forest and onto the grass. Today’s basically walking on grassland and with ups and downs. Arrive by Shoji Longzha by the riverside with Glacier of Genyen visible from campsite.
Walking below the Glacier
Campsite View
After breakfast depart Shoji Longzha and walk ups and downs on the meadow by the foot of huge glacier of Genyen. After 8km pass the valley of Dao, one of the shortest valleys in Genyen and then arrive camp by the riverside of Retti, the big grassland where locals use as herding places for their yaks. It’s a long day walking for today. There is hot spring by campsite.
Summer Hiking in Genyen
Arriving Retti Camp
Today is the hardest day of all days trek. We’ll walk total 20km from 4200m to almost 5000m and come down to 3800m. It is a lot to do in one day. So start early in the morning after breakfast and then walk up the Yelle Valley for 10km. Reach the pass to get great views of mountains and valleys. Drop down to Gemu Village where we’ll have internet again. Gemu is a secluded village with less modern features and beautiful nature.
View from 5000-m pass
Mt. Xialong Rezha
Today’s full day of walking in the valley north to Gemu and walk is alongside the river. We’ll pass by many nomadic settlements today and pass forest and meadows. We’ll cover the last bit by using vehicles since the new-built road. Arrive Haga Camp and rest.
Gemu Village in Winter
Gemu Village in Summer
Today we’ll walk over our last mountain pass on this trip. The walking today is at over 4000 meters. The way up to the pass is shorter compared to the way down. Today we’ll see complete wild places where no one is there. Before arrive at campsite we’ll cross a river. There is hot spring by campsite.
Road to Hagala Pass
Hari Camp
Last day of trek and easy walk all day for 11km til arrive at the village of Anju where we get picked up and send to hotel in Litang. After arrival, take a shower and rest.
Full day drive back to Chengdu, usually arrive by late afternoon. Genyen Trek ends.
1. This is "bought-in" product by Sichuan Travel Guide. You will be having tour contract with the Chinese package provider. Please send your inquiry to get more details on booking policies.
2. This is a Chinese Hiking Group Tour. Staff doesn't speak English. Please be fully aware of this before you sign up.
3. This tour is available from June to October. Please note this tour may have minor changes according to local road conditions, etc. Please send us inquiry to acquire the newest program.
4. This adventure involves walking at parks and horse trails. So walking boots are necessary for this tour. In this hiking. Elevation at most of these sights are quite high as much to 4800 meters. Precautions for mountain sickness are necessary as well. Rain proof and Sun block are also necessary when you are traveling at these places for weather changes quickly at high altitude.
5. This is a ground tour. It goes to places where the tourist facilities may not meet with standards. Western Sichuan is not a fully-developed place and unexpected incidents may happen due to bad weather, landslide in certain seasons and possible heavy traffic jams.
6. Traveling to the listed places will expect lower standard services at hotels and restaurants even if they maybe the best choices. The service level is not as up to what you have in places like Chengdu. The hotel people don't speak English nor do the people from restaurants. These places are quite far, wild but beautiful. As authenticity comes often with less comfortability. Public Toilet can be really bad. You are always recommended to use your toilet in your hotel while you don't want to use the public toilet or do it in the open wild. You are recommended to have toilet paper with you. Food are with limited options at most of the places. Basically you can find Chinese Food with Sichuan style. On a guided trip you can have them customized into vegetarian or non/less spicy.
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