Drive a land cruiser to discover the beauty of nature in Tibet, Kham and Sichuan

Get in touch with the local Menba, Luoba and Den minorities

Explore the world’s largest canyon Yarlung Zangbo

Visit remote and unspoiled areas only accessible with a special permit

Stay overnight at a local family’s house and gain a deep insight into the culture, religion and folk customs of the various tribes and minorities along the Tibet - Sichuan Highway

4WD Overland Tour from Tibet to Sichuan

This tour will lead you from the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region TAR - Lhasa - to remote, unspoiled and breath-taking places like the world’s largest canyon of Yarlung Zangbo, the mighty Mt. Namche Barwa and Mt. Genie, Lhagu Glacier and Litang along the Tibet - Sichuan Highway and is specially designed for people, who want to explore Eastern Tibet, Kham and Sichuan on this self-drive adventure. Alternatively the trip can be done with a local driver.

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Quick Introduction

On this trip you can choose to either drive a land cruiser or be driven by a local driver to stunning, unspoiled areas like Namche Barwa, Yarlung Zangpo Canyon and Zalyu district, which is usually difficult to access for foreign travelers because you need a special permit. You will get in close contact with the local people and gain an insight in their culture, religion and folk customs.

We offer two different types of vehicles: a Mitsubishi land cruiser and the slightly more spacious Toyota 4500 land cruiser. Both vehicles can take 4 passengers including the driver.

You can also start the trip in Chengdu and drive the same route to Lhasa or fly from Chengdu to Nyingchi where a new airport has been opened September 2006. Please contact us if you want to shorten the itinerary or combine this tour with a visit to Mount Everest, Mt. Kailash, a train trip to Xining or an overland tour to Kathmandu, Nepal.

The Sichuan - Tibet Highway

The 2,413-kilometer-long Sichuan-Tibet Highway starts from Chengdu, Sichuan province, and ends at Lhasa in Tibet. The construction of the highway began in April 1950, and on December 25, 1954, it was opened. The road stretches into Lhasa passing Ya’an, Garze and Chamdo traversing 14 high mountains which average 4,000-5000 meters (Mt. Erlang, Mt. Zheduo and Mt. Hengduan), spans dozens of famous rivers (Daduhe River, Jinshajiang River, Lantsang River, Nujiang River) and crosses primeval forests amid spectacular scenery.