Monlam Festival Tour in Langmu Si, Luqu and Aba in Amdo 2025

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8 Days Private Tour Chengdu – Songpan - Ruoergai – Langmu Si - Luchu – Jiuzhi – Aba - Taoping – Chengdu

This discovery tour will lead you to through the cultural area of Eastern Tibet Amdo in western Sichuan and southern Gansu. In this area you will feel different religious atmosphere as in the center Tibet (TAR). In this area there are important Nyingmapa and Jonanpa Monasteries as well as the Monastery Nangshig of Bon Religion. The main target is the Tibetan New Year Festival (Monlam Festvial, Losar) of 2025 in Langmu Si, Luqu and Aba. This tour offers us the opportunity to participate in various religious ceremonies with colorfully dressed believers and monks. Langmu Si and Aba are two important centers of Eastern Tibetan cultural area Amdo. The highlight of the festivals will be the „Basking of the huge Thangkas with the figure of the Buddha“. In the whole two weeks of the festival, the lovely shamanic dances, pray ceremonies, jewelry show and the party of the believers will be held incessantly.

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Monlam Festival Tour in Langmu Si, Luqu and Aba in Amdo 2025

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DAY
1

08.02.2025 Chengdu - Songpan - Dala Township - Diebu County - Zhagana

"Natural Stone Town" Zhagana

In the morning, take the high-speed train to Songpan (2850 meters), visit Songpan Old City. Then drive to Zhagana, known as the "Natural Stone Town". Enjoy a panoramic view of the sunset at Zhagana, which is hidden deep in the mountains of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southern Gansu Province, and was visited by explorer Joseph Rock more than 90 years ago. He said Zhagana is the birthplace of Adam and Eve. Photograph Zhagana Village at sunset.

268 km
5 hours
Overnight at Zhagana Dieshan Boutique Guesthouse (3200 m)

Ancient Town Songpan

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2

09.02.2025 Zhagana – Langmu Si

Sichuan Sika Deer, Langmu Si Monastery at sunset

In the morning , we can take photos of Zagana: the heights of Bardai village is the best place in Zagana to watch the sunrise. From here we can not only overlook the whole valley, but also have the best angle to see the sunrise. We have half day in-depth tour of Zagana: home visit, light hiking, horseback riding (self-pay options). Afterwards, we will head to Langmu Si, located on the border of Gansu and Sichuan provinces, and on the way, we will have the opportunity to photograph the Sichuan Sika Deer in the area of Donglie Township and Chong'er Township. Take a panoramic view of the red rock cliffs and Langmu Si Monastery at sunset from the opposite hillside.

96 km
2 hours
Overnight at Ruoergai Langmusi Hotel (3480 m)
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Taktsang Lhamo Monastery (Langmusi Si)

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3

10.02.2025 Langmu Si - Luqu

Sunning-Buddha at Langmu Si

In the morning, watch the big sunning-Buddha festival at Langmu Si (also called Sai Chi Temple) in Gansu. Visit and photograph Langmu Si (also known as Gerdi Temple) in Dacang, Sichuan Province. In the afternoon drive to Luqu.

95 km
1 hour 30 minutes
Overnight at Tongwa Genmu Hotel (3500 m )
Breakfast

Breakfast

Monlam Festival Losar in Langmusi

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4

11.02.2025 Luqu - Ruoergai - Tangke - Aba

Jewelry show at Xicang Monastery, the first bend of Yellow River at Tangke Town

Drive to Xicang Monastery to take part in the jewelry show, which is celebrated on the eighth day of the second month in Tibetan calendar to admire nature and pray for good luck for the new year. The followers will put on their finest traditional clothes. You’ll also enjoy mask dance .In the afternoon, drive to Tangke Town. Take the escalator next to the Suogezang Monastery up to the viewing platform to take photos of the first bend of Yellow River (Huang He). Drive for Aba (Ngawa). Aba means people from Ngari (Ali) in Tibetan. In this area all the sects of Tibetan Buddhism remain and exist in harmony.

340 km
5 hours 30 minutes
Overnight at Duomei Linka Hotel (3290 m)
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Jewelry Show in Xicang Monastery

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5

12.02.2025 Aba

Activities at Gomar Monastery and Ngayul Monastery

In the morning, drive to Gomar Monastery to take part in the prayer ceremony. In the afternoon, take photos of panorama of Aba, feel the atmosphere of the Tibetan New Year Festival. You may also visit Ngayul Monastery (Saige Si) of Jonangpa sect. And in the evening the butter flower festival will be hold in the Gomar Monastery.

Overnight at Duomei Linka Hotel
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Monlam Festival Losar in Aba

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6

13.02.2025 Aba

Mask dances at Nangshig Monastery, white-tailed sea eagle at Duomei Linka National Wetland Park

At 8:00 AM, go to Nangshig Monastery (Langyi Si), one of the biggest Bon monastery in China and has a history of about 900 years after it was built in 1107. We light incense and pray at the Buddhist temple, we can see villagers dressed in festive attire. There are jewelry on the clothes, which symbolize wealth and courage. More than three hundred herdsmen riding colorful horses towards the sacred bird, the raven, with sutra streamers in hand. Usually they're sharpshooters with a strong will. The monks dance with masks from 10:00 until 18:00. From November to next February, there is chance to photograph the white-tailed sea eagle (the national-level protected animal), feeding in the Aba Duomei Linka National Wetland Park.

Overnight at Duomei Linka Hotel
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Mask dance (Cham) in Nangshig

DAY
7

14.02.2025 Aba - Lianbaoyeze - Aba - Guergou Valley

Magnificent and beautiful stone mountain Lianbaoyeze

In the early morning, drive to Lianbaoyeze and take photos. The Chinese meaning of 'Lianbao Yeze' is the peak of dignified jade, referred to a stone castle or stone mountain. The highest point in the scenic area is 4520 meters above sea level. The mountains here are majestic, magnificent and beautiful, with strange peaks and rocks that stretch endlessly. From the end of September to next March, it's possible to photograph lammergeier in Lianbaoyeze. Return to Aba and continue driving to Guergou Valley.

344 km
6 hours
Overnight at Guergou Hotspring Resort (2571m)
Breakfast

Breakfast

Monlam Festival Losar in Aba

DAY
8

15.02.2025 Guergou Valley - Taoping - Chengdu

Visit Taoping village of Qiang minority

In the morning drive to the Stockaded Village Taoping of Qiang Minority. More than 2,000 years ago, the nomadic Qiang people moved from the adjoining areas of Shanxi, Gansu and Qinghai provinces to the Minjiang River valley in Sichuan and gradually developed from a nomadic to an agricultural society. Intelligent Qiangs made use of the nearby rocks from the mountains to build solid stone residences and blockhouses to defend themselves from invasions by other nationalities. These stone residences and blockhouses were built with neither designs nor blueprints, relying only on experience passed down from ancestors and taught by senior villagers. The entire stockaded village of the Qiangs is neatly arranged. Residences and blockhouses are scattered here and there, varying in height and in a pattern of an eight-trigram battle array. Having withstood winds and rains, earthquakes and thunderstorms for hundreds and even thousands of years, they are still in good condition. Continue driving back to Chengdu, transfer to Airport, fly back home.

275 km
3 hours 40 minutes
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Taoping Village of Qiang Minority

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Hotel, program and itinerary are subjected to change with prior notice.
We must point out that you counter a basic tourism infrastructure in this region. You stay overnight mostly at simple hotel/guesthouse. Long journeys on bad roads and on high altitude and delays require good physical fitness, resilience and flexibility of the participants. Program and route changes due to unforeseen events are expressly reserved. If you desire the unknown and have an understanding of contingency, this is the right trip for you.

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