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Azalea, Rhododendron in Gonggashan Tibet - 28 Days
Tour code: ARHGT-TB-003 |
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 Azaleas (Rhododendron, Rhododendra, Rhodoendron Indicum, Rhodo, Azaiea, Dujuan in Chinese), there about 960 species over the world, but there are about 570 species in China. Most of them originated in China, and cultivated in Europe and America. And more than 542 species of Rhododendra & Azaleas are only in China.Most azaleas plants from 1700 to 3700m in altitude.
In China, most of the Rhododendra & Azaleas distributes in Southwest China, special in the Hengduanshan area (about 245 speices). 245 species in Yunnan, 181 species in Sichuan, 180 in Tibet (eastern section), total about 480 species in these area. And then 60 in Guangxi and about 60 in Guizhou.
In Guizhou, there is a Baili Dujuan garden, which are intact wild primitive azaleas tree, about 1.2-3.5km in width, 50km in length, 23 kinds of Rhododendra & Azaleas, located in the juncture of both Dafang county and Qianxi county, about 150 km from Guiyang.
And another along the 318 Road (Guodao, State road), there are many many species of azaleas distribution from Shanghai to Sichuan, Tibet. Along this road are (famous and most biodiversity) are Gonggashan (Miya Konka), Kangba area, Shanggri-la, Ganzi area, Gaoligongshan area (187speices), and Eastern Tibet. |
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OUTLINE ITINERARY
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Day 01: Arrive Shanghai, overnight in 3* Far-east hotel.(D)
Day 02: Shanghai-Guiyang, drive 110km to Qianxi for night in 2* Qian Liancheng hotel (Liancheng binguan) or Qianxi Guest house, if time permits then drive 30km and walk into Baili Dujuan (Azalea) Forest Park.(B/L/D)
Day 03: Drive and visit Dujuan Azalea Forest Park around Huangping area, enjoy the azalea kingdom, foliage, flower, plants, or walk through the Forest if body permits, and drive back to Guiyang for train T2079 depart at 19:30 to Kunming, overnight in train by soft sleeper.(B/L/D)
Day 04: Arrive Kunming at 06:56, visit the Western Hill and the Dianchi Lake or visit the Kunming Institute of Botany, Yunnan is the richest province in plant diversity, more than half of China's 15000 species fo flowering plants are native here, in the afternoon or evening take flight to Baoshan, overnight in Baoshan 2* Lanhua hotel.(B/L/D)
Day 05: Drive 129km to Mangkuan township, visit the Baihualing nature area with its hot spring along Zaotanghe River, Sandieshui Waterfalls, enjoy the various shaped trees, as well as the canyon of Nu River, overnight in Baihualing Resort.(B/L/D)
Day 06: (today need good body with good energy), Drive and hike up through 6 different climaters zones from Baihualing to Nanzhaigongfang (3250M), enjoy the plants, trees, foliage, vegetable, flower, bushes and animals through jungle, overnight in camp.(B/L/D, ready-food for lunch and dinner, sleeping bag by yourself).
Day 07: Walk down from Nanzhaigongfang to Linjiapu aling the western slope of Gaoligongshan, enjoy the morning sunrising and scienery along the road, and at Linjiapu take car to Tengchong for night in 2* Tengchong hotel or Xinhua hotel.(B/L/D, ready-food for b'fast and lunch).
Day 08: Full day excursions to volcanic area such as Dayingshan (2614M), Hekongshan, Taikongshan etc, and as well as the Geothermy Sea (Tengchong Rehai, 9 square kms), overnight in Tengchong hotel.(B/L/D)
Day 09: Excursion to Heshun township with its old town culture, as well as its scienery, take flight to Kunming, then flight to Chengdu.(B/L/D)Day 10: Drive to Caoke village for night.(B/L/D)
Day11: Hike up along the Tianwanhe river to Simatang Pool for lunch, and Huajiaoping for night in local family.(B/L/D)
Day 12: Enjoy the azaleas (such as Gongga Azalea) along the road, to Weisida sisiters village for night in local Tibetan family.(B/L/D)
Day 13: Trek to Gongga monastery () for night, and then trek down to Liuba village for night.(B/L/D)
Day 14: Drive to Kangding for night.(B/L/D)
Day 15: Drive to Lithang for night (Also you can drive back to Chengdu from Kangding, then flight to Beijing for exit or flight to Lhasa for Azaleas from Lhasa to Nepal), enjoy the Kangding Azalea on the road, overnight in Lithang.(B/L/D)
Day 16: Drive to Mangkhang (3900m) for night in eastern Tibet, enjy the Azaleas in Hengduanshan area, overnight in Mangkhang.(B/L/D)
Day 17:Drive and hike to Honglashan national nature reserve
Day18: Drive 60 KM and hike to Honglashan national nature reserve for the special alps azleas, overnight in Mangkhang.(B/L/D)
Day 19: Drive to Zuogong for night, enjoy the azaleas in the mountain and valley.(B/L/D)
Day 20: Drive to Ranwo Lake for night.(B/L/D)
Day 21: Drive 170KM to Chayu for night (fairy land in Tibet, with richest bio-diversity in Tibet).(B/L/D)
Day 22: Drive to visit local Dengba (Tingpa people) village, as well as the Chayu Rhododendron & Azaleas (Rhododendron Piercei Davidian, Chayu Dujuan), overnight in Chayu township.(B/L/D)
Day 23: Drive to Midui village (3200m) for night.
Day 24: Drive to Bomi for night, enjoy the alpine and river valley plants and azaleas.(B/L/D)
Day 25: Drive to Lingchi for night, and visit the Azaleas in Sejila (Seqila) Pass area (start about the point of 100KM to Lingchi), Azalea corridor about 50KM in length, 5 km in width along the 318 Road, April-June for flowering, altitude from 2900M TO 5300M, about 25 species of Azaleas.(B/L/D)
Day 26: Drive to Lhasa for night.(B/L/D)
Day 27: Sightseeing in Lhasa to visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Templa etc, overnight in Lhasa.(B/L/D)
Day 28: Take flight to Beijing.(B)
Included
meals (local style, some ready-food if hiking and trekking), transportation and transfers, (4* or 3* hotel if available, some hostel, even tent)accommodation in marked hotel or similar, entry fee for sightseeing, English speaking guide service and/or local botanical expert escorting, expert escorting along 318 Road, local assistant (one assistant for one tourist) while hiking, permit to Tibet, permit to nature Reserves, all air tickets marked (economic cabin) with its a'port construction fee and fuel surcharge, tour body insurance.
Excluded
T tip to guide and driver and expert, int'l air tickets, sleeping bag, any other service not included above.
Note: You can extension your trip to Nepal and other nature reserves in China, if you needs. |
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