July 21-28 - Let’s go... Trekking in a Hidden Paradise!

This trip is all about trekking through stunning mountains, streams, and local Tibetan villages in Gannan …  Enjoy the spectacular views of a hidden paradise during this incredible trek and then get a real feel for the surroundings by camping in the dense virgin forest! Try some delicious local food, peek into life in remote villages, camp in the wild, discover the wildlife along the way…and more!!

 

 

 

We will be trekking through awesome mountains…

 

… visiting remote Tibetan villages…

…camping in the wild…

…admiring the breathtaking scenery…

…and much more!!!

 

 

 

Dates:  July 21- July 28 (Saturday to Saturday)

Day  1 – Saturday - July 21

• Meet at the hotel in Lanzhou
• Grab some dinner in a local Lanzhou restaurant

• Accommodation : hotel
• Meals: Dinner

Day 2 – Sunday - July 22

• Set out for our awesome journey to Zhagana through incredible scenery of grasslands and lakes

• Local specialty dinner
• Arrive in Zhagana and check into our guesthouse

• Accommodation : guesthouse
• Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 3 – Monday - July 23

• Free day to adjust to the altitude and explore our awesome village and chat with the locals
• Check out a nearby small village and check out an ancient buddhist temple overlooking the area

• Accommodation : guest house
• Meals: all

Day 4 – Tuesday - July 24

• Early breakfast  
• Trekking time! -  Zhagana (altitude: 2,920 m) → Nigodava (3,840 m) → Malzon (3560 m) → Zhagana Stone Forest (3,900 m) →  Dongcai Camp (3,640 m) [19 km total trek]
• Enter the canyon along the wide grazing road, pass the Dani Godava gate, through grasslands, and streams until we arrive at our campsite

• Set up camp in the grasslands

• Accommodation : camping in the wild!
• Meals: all (local breakfast, lunch-high energy snacks, campsite dinner)

Day 5 – Wednesday - July 25

• Early breakfast and set off for the most spectacular part of the journey
• Trek:  Dongcai Camp (3,640 m) →  Klak Pass (4,140 m) → Seven Kerr Ridge →  Camp (3,580 m) [15 km total trek]
• Check out the awesome wildlife and scenery along the way - canyons, snow capped mountains, grasslands, forests, fields, rivers, animals, you may even see some wild snow leopards!
• Set up camp  

• Accommodation : camping in the wild!

• Meals: all

Day 6 – Thursday - July 26

• Early breakfast and continue the trek
• Trek:   Camp(3,580 m) →  Stool Mountain (3,320 m) →  Anziku (3,160 m) → Guanyin Stone Camp (3,590 m) [12 km total trek]

• Check out some incredible views the sunset  

• Accommodation : camping in the wild!
• Meals: all (local breakfast, lunch-high energy snacks, campsite dinner)

Day 7 – Friday - July 27

• Head up to the top of the mountain to check out the awesome sunrise
• After breakfast, set out for the last and easiest leg of our trek
• Trek:   Guanyin Stone Camp (3,590 m) →  Guanyin Stone Pass (3,620 m) → (3,254 m) → Triangle Stone (2,950 m) →(via bus)  Zhuoni County (2,540 m) [10 km total trek]
• Check into our hotel, hit the showers, and meet up for dinner

• Accommodation : hotel
• Meals: all (local breakfast, lunch-high energy snacks, campsite dinner)

Day 8 – Saturday - July 28

• Head to the airport to catch our flight home

• Accommodation : n/a

Meals: none

THIS IS AS AWESOME AS IT GETS!!!

 

 

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