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Horse treks in the Kham

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The Great Outdoors, Escapes

Horse treks in the Kham

The Great Outdoors, Escapes

Horse treks in the Kham

The Great Outdoors, Escapes

Horse treks in the Kham

@Beyond
  • Destination

    Gansu, Sichuan

  • Trip duration

    8 days, 7 nights

  • Availability period

    1 May. 2022 - 30 Sep. 2022

  • Min/Max travelers

    Min.2; Max.6

  • Transport

    Private car/van and horsing

  • Accommodation

    hotel and camping

Tibetans, like the world’s other steppe people or the nomads, are very fond of horses. Although time is changing people, many Tibetans still follow the traditional way of life as nomads, and we want to share their life with you.

@Simone Sturla

This trip involves 1 or 2 days of horse trekking with one night of camping。 A professional guide will give you detailed tips and tricks about riding and trekking. Whether you’re a novice or an experienced rider, we will select the horses according to your experience.

Horse treks in the Kham

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Travel is an emotional experience, cherishing new corners and venture into unknown landscapes. Respecting this and giving back to society has taken an important role in our endeavours in leaving only footprints and taking only memories. ATRAILS committed to improving the conditions of communities we encounter on our journeys whilst safeguarding and protecting nature and wildlife

Gansu, Sichuan

Day 1

Arrive Lanzhou

Arrival in Lanzhou. Your local guide and driver will meet at the exit gate. Drive to Labrang via Linxia Hui Autonomies Region. Check-in your pre-booked hotel. Take a short rest at your hotel rooms. And meet at the hotel lobby at 7:00 pm and join the welcome dinner at a Tibetan restaurant.

Food

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Accommodation

3-star hotel

Day 2

Labrang monastery

Your guide will meet you at the hotel lobby at 8.30 am. Our first site is Labrang monastery, which is the mother monastery of 108 other smaller monasteries in Gansu, Qinghai, and Sichuan provinces. It is a comprehensive university in Tibetan Buddhism, with complete branches of studies and full lineages in Gelugpa tradition. It is about a 2-hour visit led by your guide and the monk guide from the monastery. Afterward, we will take a kora (a walk) around the monastery with the local pilgrims. After lunch, we will take a short trip to Sangkog grassland just outside of the town where you can walk on the flowery grassland. Dinner will be arranged at a restaurant on the grassland. After enjoying your dinner, we will drive back to the hotel.

Food

B/L/D

Accommodation

3-star hotel

Day 3

Thangka painting workshop

Breakfast buffet at the hotel and meet at the hotel lobby at 8.30 am. Walk to the Snow Mountain Art Center. Meet Ms. Tenzin Dolma, founder of the center, and her students. The morning sessions will include an introduction of her works, basics in Thangkha painting, Thangkha painting as a traditional form of arts, and its new trends. After a short break, the session on the hands-on painting begins. Lunch at Nordan cafe with Tenzin. In the afternoon, the workshop continues till 17.30. Group photo with the art center students. We will take 20mints walk to Dongri Mountain which stands right in front of Labrang monastery, we will hold a short talk on Buddhist meditation follow by practicing 30 minutes of meditation. Meet for dinner at 19.30.

Food

B/L/D

Accommodation

3-star hotel

Day 4

Labrang - Amchok - Tagtsang Lhamu

Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Meet your guide and driver at 8.00 am with all your luggage. We will drive to Amchok, with splendid views of mountains and grassland. Our first stop is to visit Shamtse Yak's hair handcraft. It is one of the few companies in the region making handwoven scarfs, shawls, and clothes using the highland Yak wool, which provides income for the local elder women. Meeting with Dolma Kyab, owner of the company and he will give you a short introduction of his works in starting a small business for social benefits. Lunch in this small town and we will drive another 2 hours to Tsgtsang Lhamu, through rich nomadic grasslands with yak and sheep herds. We will stop 2-3 times to stretch our legs and for photographs. Arrive in Tagtsang Lhamu around 17.00. We will stay at Trachung Tsang Eco-lodge. Great location with mountain views. They also have a great cafe with a large collection of books in Tibetan, Chinese and foreign languages.

Food

B/L/D

Accommodation

Eco-lodge

Day 5

Tagtsang Lhamu - Nego valley short trek - Meeting Mr. Huasang

We will have breakfast at 7.30 am at the cafe. At 8.30 am, we will walk down to Kerti monastery. The town Tagtsang Lhamu is divided by a river and belongs to two provinces. We will spend about half an hour at the monastery, then we will do a short 1-2 hr walk in the Nego valley. Narrow, beautiful, covered by trees, a brook through, and caves, this is a holy site for hermits. We will come back to the town for lunch. At 2:00 pm, we will meet with Huasang and his team who have been working for years to preserve the local nomadic land from desertification, revive the traditional culture, document the environmental changes, and many more.

Food

B/L/D

Accommodation

hostel

Day 6

Tagtsang Lhamu - Kachuka nomadic pasture – camping

After breakfast, we will leave to Kachuka where the nomads still live in the black yak hair tents on their summer pastureland. Along the road, we will be able to see some of the works that Huasang and his team did, together with the local communities. Arrive at the campsite before lunch, We will prepare a simple picnic lunch. In the afternoon, you will have plenty of time discovering the area and visiting the nomadic tents. We will divide the group into small groups and help the nomads fetching their yaks from the mountains. After all the yaks are gathered, our host ladies will teach us how to milk the drils (female yak). Dinner will be ready by 7:00 pm. we will have dinner at our camp with a great sunset on the grassland.

Food

B/L/D

Accommodation

Camping

Day 7

Kachuka - Tagtsang Lhamu

The nomads start to gather their yaks early for morning milking and herding. After breakfast, we will set off to ride for a short horse trekking. Our guide and local nomad friends will help you to ride and where to go. You may also ask the guide or nomads to go next with you in case you are not very familiar with riding horses. The horses selected for the trip will be gentle and the nomad's friends will escort the whole time. Lunch will be ready at the camp at 12.00 pm. At 1:00 pm, we will start to drive back to Tagtsang Lhamu. Arrive at our hostel around 2:30 pm. The afternoon is free time for relaxation. You may take showers, read or having short hiking nearby, or walking to the town. Meet me at 7:30 pm for dinner.

Food

B/L/D

Accommodation

3-star hotel

Day 8

Tagtsang Lhamu - Xiahe airport – Beijing

After breakfast, we will say good-bye and drive toward Xiahe airport. it is a 2-hour driving. Flyback out.

Food

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Travel is an emotional experience, cherishing new corners and venture into unknown landscapes.
Respecting this and giving back to society has taken an important role in our endeavours in leaving only footprints and taking only memories.
ATRAILS committed to improving the conditions of communities we encounter on our journeys whilst safeguarding and protecting nature and wildlife

Various

Local 3-star hotel and Eco lodge

Local 3-star hotels and Eco lodge have been identified as backbone for your travel, in addition to outdoor camping

Camping

Camping

Travel is an emotional experience, cherishing new corners and venture into unknown landscapes.
Respecting this and giving back to society has taken an important role in our endeavours in leaving only footprints and taking only memories.
ATRAILS committed to improving the conditions of communities we encounter on our journeys whilst safeguarding and protecting nature and wildlife

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