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Day by Day Itinerary

Departure: Daily

Day 01: Arrival in Xining
Upon arrival, check in at a local hotel and have a short rest. The rest of the day is for you to explore the city.

Day 02: Xining - Golmud
Visit Ta'er Monastery, Tibetan Medical Museum and Dongguan Mosque by bike. Take an overnight soft sleeper train to Golmud.

Day 03: Golmud
Upon arrival in Golmud, check in at a local hotel and have a short break. The rest of the day is free for your exploration of this city. You may cycle around the outskirt of this city if you are energetic.

Day 04: Golmud
Cycle about 60km to Chaerhan Salt Lake, China's largest salt lake for a visit. Then drive back to Golmud.

Day 05: Golmud - Xidatan
Head to Xidatan. Start cycling 3 hours along the Germu river, arrive in the Naijiri army depot 5 hours later, finally reach Xidatan in the evening.

Day 06: Xidatan - Kunlunshan Mountain Pass - Suonandajie - Wudaoliang
Cycle about 30km to the valley of Kunlun and enjoy the grassland scenery. Over the valley, cycle downhill to Budongquan. Then continue your cycling to Wudaoliang via Suonandajie along a hard road.

Day 07: Wudaoliang - Fenghuoshan Mountain Pass - Erdaogou - Tuotuo River
Cycle about 70km to Fenghushan Mountain Pass and enjoy the scenery en route. Then head on 10km to Erdaogou and another 63km to Tuotuo River. 

Day 08: Tuotuo River - Yanshiping
Cycle 80km to Yanshiping and check in at a local hotel. Have a good rest after several days' hard cycling.

Day 09: Yanshiping - Toudaoban
Cycle to Tanggula Army Depot via Wenquan Army Depot along a poor road. Then cycle 40km to the valley of Tanggula and then to Qiangtang Grassland. Continue another 10km to the Tuodaoban Army Depot along a downgrade.

Day 10: Toudaoban - Anduo
Cycle downhill 6km and then uphill 20km to the peak of small Tanggulashan. Then cycle along a abrupt downgrade and then a flat road to Anduo. Stay overnight there.

Day 11: Anduo - Naqu
Cycle about 70km to Naqu. Check in at a local hotel and have a good rest.

Day 12: Naqu - Dangxiong
Cycle to Dangxiong along a terrible road and enjoy the unique Tibetan scenery en route.

Day 13: Dangxiong
Drive to Nam Co Lake for a visit. Stay overnight in tent on the Zhaxi Peninsula and enjoy the beautiful view of sunset and sunrise.

Day 14: Dangxiong - Yangbajing
Cycle to Yangbajing. En route, enjoy the beautiful view and see Nianqing Tanggulashan.
Stay overnight there and relax in the hot spring bath.

Day 15: Yangbajing - Lhasa
Cycle to Lhasa. Check in at a local hotel and have a good rest. Wander around this city and explore the local people's life on this highest plateau.

Day 16: Departure from Lhasa
Visit the magnificent Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery and the Norbulingka Park. Your bicycle tour ends here.