Price: upon inquiry
Destinations Visited: Anigongma Nunnery, Muya Grand Temple, Mani Stone Pile, 4800-m pass, Mt. Yala
Departure: Private Tour / Flexible Date
Hike start from the heartland of Tagong with splendid Buddhist Mani Stone Pile of Anigongma, with visit to one of the biggest nunneries around here and the grand Muya Monastery, onto the 4800-m mountain pass with stunning views of mountains before drop down to the valley of hot spring and forest.
Book NowIn the morning your guide will come to your hotel and pick you up and send to Anigongma by a short car ride. The drive usually takes around 10-15 minutes. Hiking starts by visits to the workshop of Mani Stones, Great Pile of Mani Stones, Nunnery and Muya Grand Temple. Anigongma is an authentic village of Khampa Tibetan people. It is a village built around the Nunnery. You will see lots of local people walking around the big mani stone pile as a way of worhipping Buddha. We will walk the village to see the temples and the village. After the visits, walk into the valley behind Muya Grand Temple and elevation rises gradually to over 4000 meters and set camp on the grassland by Sanyetso Lake at 4300 m or lower.
Remember to have a day pack with you each day to take necessary items for the day hiking, including packed lunch by yourself, drinking water recommended 1L minimum, sunglasses, rainproof, warm-keeping clothes and hat, sun block and lip oil, etc. Note the warm-clothing and rainproof (for both yourself and your pack) may not be used while hiking but since weather changes quickly and hard to predict in Tagong, it's wise to bring the water/rainproof items with you all the time.
Total walking 8km
Overnight Camping by 4300m
Anigongma Village
Tagong Grassland Hiking
In the morning we will start by the campsite walk up the pass for around 4 hours. The view opens up as we ascend. We will keep walking up on steep part of the mountain before reach the pass. We will gain great views of the big mountains of Daxueshan including Minya Konka Range and the amazing Mt. Yala in close range. The walking up is the most challenging walk on this trek. We will gain over 500m from around 4300 to over 4800m by walking. By the pass we will see the full Tagong Grassland below our foot. Afterwards walk down to the bottom of the valley for around another 3-4 hours descending 800m and camp by the natural wild open hot spring before use dinner. The walking down is also challenging since it is also very steep for some parts. After arrive the camp feel free to use the open hot spring.
Total walking 14km
Overnight Camping by 4050m
Grazing Yaks
Walking up the Pass
4800-m Pass
Hot Spring Camp
This is last day of hiking. In the morning walk down the valley following the river and reach the Yala Mountain Park Tourist Stop and then optional walking up or horse-riding up to the lake of Yumtso, a detour of around 3-4 hours to see the turquouise lake of Yala Yumtso by the foot of Mt. Yala. The detour takes you to around 4100m from 3800m. The lake itself is also used by local people as a holy location to worship the mountain. After the detour come back to the base and use the park car to drive out and then be picked up and send back to Tagong. Tour ends.
Total walking 8km+
Yumtso Lake
Park of Mt. Yala
This trip is available from April to November. The best seasons are May, June, July, August, September, October when weather is generally the best. Winter is too cold but still doable.
Rain proof and Sun block are also necessary when you come to hike at Kangding. The average elevation of this hiking is over 3500 meters. Weather changes quickly.
This adventure involves walking at high altitude place with sometimes steep terrain. So walking boots are necessary for this tour. Wild trail or no trail but safe to walk on.
In this hiking, elevation at most of these sights are quite high as much to 4000 meters. Precautions for mountain sickness are necessary as well.
Rainproof and Sun block are also necessary when you are traveling at these places, for weather changes quickly at high altitude.
This tour involves walking and sleeping at high altitude at over 4000m, people with cardiac-related conditions, cerebrovascular disease, hypertension, arrhythmia, respiratory diseases, obstructive pulmonary diseases (bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, emphysema, active tuberculosis, pneumoconiosis), pregnant women and people who have been diagnosed with high altitude pulmonary edema, high altitude cerebral edema, high altitude hypertension, high altitude heart disease, and high altitude polycythemia are not recommended to do this trip.
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