The Sichuan-Tibet Highway · Route
Chengdu to Lhasa 10-Day G318 Crossing
The full classic - Luding, Kangding, Litang, Ranwu, Bomi and Lulang on the most famous highway in China.
The Sichuan-Tibet Highway · Route
The full classic - Luding, Kangding, Litang, Ranwu, Bomi and Lulang on the most famous highway in China.
Chengdu to Luding - the expressway west through Ya'an and the afternoon at the iron bridge of the Dadu River.
Luding to Xinduqiao - the Luding-Kangding gorges, the Zheduo Pass at 4,298 m and the golden corridor of the evening.
Xinduqiao to Litang - the Kela pass, the high grassland of the Mao Ya basin and the 4,014-m world high city.
Litang to Batang - the Haizi pass at 4,680 m, the golden barley valleys and the Jinsha River bridge into Tibet.
Batang to Ranwu - the Yelong and Basu passes, the 72 bends of the Nujiang road and the mirror lake of the evening.
Ranwu to Bomi - the morning mirror, the Midui Glacier walk and the forest valley of the 'Switzerland of Tibet'.
Bomi to Lulang - the Tongmai sky-road, the old cliff shelf and the meadows of the forest-sea.
Lulang to Nyingchi - the Sejila pass views of Namcha Barwa and the peach-valley capital of Bayi.
Nyingchi to the Yarlung Tsangpo - the canyon viewpoints, then the long road west through Gongbo'gyamda and Maizhokunggar.
Over the Mila pass at 5,013 m and down to Lhasa - the Potala in the evening light and the end of the road.
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