We have almost a month! Parties on May 6, we will not return until June 4 Last year, at the end of our trip in Sichuan, we had promised to return in the Tibetan region of Kham more than Chinese.
Tibet history '. Amdo is included in the province of Qinghai, Kham constitutes half of Sichuan Province
Our project is not to stay in Chengdu, our base, that time to absorb the time difference of 6 hours. We will then route the acknowledged last year to stay a few days in Kangding (2800m) to get acclimatized to the altitude. From here we reach the small tourist town of Tagong. We have already resided Tagong, but this year I would discover the great pile of mani of Manijiago.
Then continuing north-west, we will win Ganzi, Dege and then through the village of Manigango and crossing the neck of Trol over 5000m. Return from Dege is completely made conditional, for road and transportation are very uncertain. Descriptions found on the internet are very vague, but my wish is to avoid returning on my steps and iron the collar.
The time required for this trip is difficult to assess ... If we have a few days at the end of stay, we will attempt a return to the site of Jiuzhaigou nature reserve exceptional and protected.
The preparation of such a journey is not easy: The Rough Guide 2007 does not mention anything to the west of Chengdu, and the last Lonely-Planet (2002) devotes only two small pages Ganzi Dege
and must rely on the Internet tracks left by the brave passengers who preceded us. Two books helped me: Sky Riders (Louis-Marie and Elise Blanchard, editing Southwest) and Guide to the Tibetan People's Publishing World. I must add communications of some travelers on the forums (Patricia, Laura ...) who kindly answer my questions.
A good map of these regions is unknown and is still the Internet came the solution: Google Earth! Even in areas of low resolution, cities, roads, mountain passes and elevations are about visible.
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