This 16-day cycling tour begins and ends in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province. This tour is designed as challenging ride. Average daily cycling mileage will be about 60 km or 40 miles through mountainous terrain and riders will have a support vehicle to carry luggage (and cyclist when desired). This tour will visit both well-known and little-known sights and will appeal to those who have cultural, social and geographical interests.
On the first day, the group will meet in Chengdu in the morning and take a leisurely tour of Chengdu visiting Wenshu Monastery, the River Viewing Pagoda and the Sichuan University Museum.
On the second day we will transfer gear into panniers and store excess luggage at the hotel. We will take transport to the starting point 100 kilometers from Chengdu. This puts us on a road leading into the Wolong Panda Reserve. We will spend the night at Wolong and visit the Panda Research Center.
The group will head up to Balangshan Pass through the Wolong Nature Reserve. The pass is at 4,550 meters (14,950 feet) above the tree line. Yaks can be seen grazing on the slopes tended by Tibetan herdsman. At the top of the pass we will then coast down into a gorgeous valley to Rilongguan, at the base of Four Sisters Mountain.
The following day we will cycle (mostly downhill) to Danba, located on the Dadu River, a major tributary to the Yangzi. Along the way we will visit a lamasery and a Tibetan Buddhist Temple.
In Danba, there will be a rest day and the group will explore the area including some of the Tibetan Defensive towers the dot the hills around the town.
On the sixth day, the group will cycle to Bamei visiting hot springs along the way. The next day the group will cycle to Daofu and visit a local orphanage. Next is Luhuo, a small Tibetan town, followed by Ganzi.
Ganzi is a great Tibetan town. A huge monastery, old Tibetan houses and glaciers on the mountains. The landscape side has become the Tibetan plateau with grasslands, cows, yaks and horses.
The following two days we will travel to Manigange and Dege at the Tibet Border. On the 14th day, the group will cycle to the Tibet border at the Jinsha River.
On the 13th day the group will begin the returning trip, first to Ganzi. Time and weather permitting it may be possible to cycle down from the top of the passes.
The 14th day we will take transport to Kangding and visit the hot springs.
On the 15th day, we will cycle down from Kangding and partially use transport to Tianquan.
On the last day, there will be a quick cycle to Ya'an, then transport to Chengdu concluding the tour.
Below are several travelogues covering the route.
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