Tibet Amdo Cultural Experiencing Tour

Amdo is a Tibetan term located in the eastern part of Tibet, the area is known as Kokonor in Mongolian and Qinghai in Chinese. The traditional Tibetan region of Amdo encompasses a large area from the Machu River (Yellow River) to the Drichu river (Yangtse River). While historically, culturally, and ethnically a Tibetan area with an average elevation over 3,000m.

Amdo towns can be a great travel destination for those who happen to be visiting Chengdu, Xining, Lanzhou, or even Xian. There is convenient travel to Amdo Tibet from all these cities by either a short flight or a few hours overland by bus or private vehicle. Train travel is even an option for some Amdo destinations.

Amdo was also traditionally a place of great learning and scholarship and contains many great monasteries including Kumbum Jampa Ling (Chin. Ta’er Si) near Xining, Labrang Tashi Khyil south of Lanzhou and the Kirti Monasteries of Ngaba and Taktsang Lhamo in Dzoge County (Ch: Ruanggui /Zoige Xia) For the adventurous traveller, Amdo is wonderful wind-swept and tree-less environment, supporting vast herds of the domestic yak as well as many types of wildlife.  No permits are required for independent travel in the Amdo region.

This will be a great tour as we will be visiting some of the marvellous landscapes, stunning sites including some of the great Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, including Trekar Monastery, Tsori Katse Monastery, Ragya Monastery and Kumbum Jampa Ling etc. This tour begins and ends in Xining, the capital city of Qinghai province in western China.

Furthermore, during the tour we will also have an excellent chance to experience an up-close of the nature and traditional lifestyle of the authentic Tibetan nomads through trying your hand at milking yaks, making yak butter, herding yaks, and riding horses with local nomads. At the end of the day, relax while drinking butter tea, eating yak jerky, and swapping stories with the local nomads.

Route: Xining ⇒ Qinghai Lake ⇒ Xinghai ⇒ Matoi / Maduo ⇒ Yellow River Source ⇒ Lake Kyaring & Lake Ngoring ⇒ Mt. Amnye Machen ⇒ Gui’de/ Trika ⇒ Kumbum Monastery ⇒ Xining.

Best Time of Visit

This Tibet Amdo Cultural Experiencing Tour can be done anytime from mid-April through to mid-October. We can arrange this journey for groups of two to ten people. Discounts available for groups of 3 or more persons. For a specific price, please contact us at losal@tibetuviversaltravel.com

Travel Gear:

Upon joining, each participant will be sent a list of required and recommended gear for this journey that they will be responsible for.

Accommodation:

You will be staying in the comfortable and pleasant boutique or highly-rated 3 Star Tibetan-owned hotels throughout this tour.