DAY TRIPS FROM XIAHE

    ►   1-day or 2-day trips :

Tour 1

On this one-day tour, we go to the absolutely stunning Sangke grasslands. In the summer, the meadows are completely covered with colorful flowers. We will visit a nomad family in their tent where we can taste tsampa and Tibetan yak milk tea. (Since the nomads move around, we will visit a different family on every tour.) We can see the yaks and herds of sheep and we'll go hiking in the mountains. We will also visit a very small pure nomad town where we can eat momo’s, the typical Tibetan meat dumplings, or tentug which is Tibetan noodle soup. 
Time: leave at 09.00, back at around 16.00. 
Included: transportation, English speaking guide, entrance fee to the grasslands
Price: for 1 person 1200 RMB / for 2-3 persons 520 RMB p.p. / for 4 persons or more 400 RMB p.p. / Group rates on request. Calculate exchange rate

 

Nomad women

Tour 2  

On this tour, we visit the Ganjia grasslands, located outside Xiahe. On these  grasslands, there are few nomad families, but still lots of things to see. We will visit an ancient city and a very secluded monastery with a small village. Ganjia also has stunning scenery: rugged mountains with snow and beautiful green grasslands. You have to bring your own lunch on this tour, so we can have a pick nick lunch on the grasslands.   
Time: leave at 09.00, back at around 18.00.   
Included: transportation, English speaking guide, entrance fees to ancient city and monastery  
Price: for 1 person 1300 RMB / for 2-3 persons 590 RMB p.p. / for 4 persons or more 500 RMB p.p. / Group rates on request. Calculate exchange rate

 

Yak

 

 Tour 3    
On this tour we visit the spectacular nine floor Milarepa temple in Hezuo. Hezuo is the district capital and located  33 kilometers outside Xiahe. It will take a bit more than 1 hour to get there. This temple is very famous because of its beautiful decorations and statues inside. 
Time: leave at 09.00, back at around 15.00.
Included:  transportation, English speaking guide, entrance fee to Milarepa temple.                                  
Price: for 1 person 1000 RMB / for 2-3 persons 470 RMB p.p. / for 4 persons or more 400 RMB p.p. / Group rates on request. Calculate exchange rate

 

Milarepa temple

 

Tour 4  

This is a two hour tour of the Labrang monastery. The Labrang monastery is the biggest monastery outside Tibet TAR and has about 2000 monks. There are 6 Buddhist schools with their own temples and we can visit some temples, see the book printing area and visit the Golden Stupa. The monastery itself also provides a guided tour for which you must buy an entry ticket of 40 Yuan. For our tour, the entry ticket is not required and you visit other areas of this huge monastery. Both tours complement each other.   
Time: up to you, 2-hour-tour.  
Included: English speaking guide. 
Price: for 1 person 400 RMB / for 2-3 persons 200 RMB p.p. / for 4 persons or more 100 RMB p.p. / Group rates on request. Calculate exchange rate

 

Stupa in monastery

 

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