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The Tibet of Kham
Kham is located in eastern Tibet, right in provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Qinghai.
The nature there is vast and wild. There are rare animals, such as the snow leopard, the Tibetan antelope, the Tibetan fox and the Tibetan wild donkey...
The traditional Tibetan way of life is preserved there thanks to ancestral monasteries, thanks to families of artisans, thanks to nomads, and perhaps thanks to the mystical mountains and sacred rivers?
Visual Immersion
Dartsédo
Dartsedo (Kanding in Chinese) is a border town between the Chinese and Tibetan regions and was an important place for trading tea, medicinal herbs and wool. The Dorje Drak monastery is located here.
Lhagang
Lhagang is a small Tibetan town in a region of nomads, at the foot of three hills considered as the presence of the three protectors of Tibet (Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani). There is the Lhagang Monastery, which houses a statue of the Jowo (a representation of the historical Buddha) considered almost as sacred as the one in Lhasa.
Karzdé
The monastery of Kardze (Ganzi in Chinese) was once the most important Gelug monastery in the Kham region. There is also a small nunnery.
Méshö
Méshö means "valley of medicinal plants" in Tibetan. The famous Dzongsar monastery is located there. Photo by Adha, one of our trusted partners for Kham
Yarchen
The impressive Yachen monastery where 13,000 nuns and monks of Nyingma tradition reside.
Dégé
The city of Dege (Dege in Chinese) was once the capital of one of the most powerful kingdoms in Kham. The kings of Dege played an important role in the preservation and development of Buddhism and Tibetan arts by creating a printing house which became the largest and most famous in Tibet and is still in operation today.
Yilhung Lhatso
The beautiful sacred lake of Yilhung Lhatso, one of the most beautiful in Tibet. It is said that people with pure vision perceive it as the divine manifestation of the Cakrasamvara mandala.
Pelyül
Pelyül (Baiyu in Chinese), founded by one of the kings of Derge, has become one of the main monasteries of Nyingma tradition in Kham.
100% natural Tibet - Yushu (Qinghai)
The Yushu is located in the heart of the Tibetan plateau. The climate there is harsh. You can see an extraordinary fauna (wild yak, Tibetan wild donkey, Tibetan fox and snow leopard...) and some nomads crossing these immense spaces.
Your choice: treks, wildlife observation with a local expert, immersion in a nomadic environment...
Treks
Wild life
The Tibetan plateau is full of rare animals (snow leopard, wild yak, Tibetan antelopes, Tibetan donkeys, Tibetan fox) and less rare but equally majestic (lynx, deer ...)
Nomades
The Tibetan high plateau is inhabited by nomads, who move their herds according to the seasons. An immersion in the Tibetan culture is possible thanks to our partner, the Nomad Institute.
Mystical Tibet (Sichuan)
Kham is known for its high sacred places, which attracts Buddhist pilgrims. These places are often located in remote and beautiful areas (mountains, forests, flowering meadows, lakes), and visiting them allows a real immersion in Tibetan nature and culture. The Kham is the perfect place for trekking.
And to go further...
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