SSEA

No.T
9

 Tibet Scientific Expeditions 2001
Giant Panda & Tibet Wildlife Scientific Expedition

16 Days / 15 Nights, Inclusive Package Fee. USD $3,200. per person / minimum 6 persons.

 Optional: USD $280. / per day /per person (Free schedule. Two persons use a jeep, with experienced driver &  English-speaking guide ).

Expedition Line:
Chengdu - Wolong - LHASA - NAQU - BANGE - BALIN - TWIN LAKE - DAOBAN - BANGE - NAMUCUO - YANGBAJIN - LHASA - Chengdu

Expedition Tine: 
May, June, July, August, September in 2001.

Giant Panda Expedition:
The Giant Panda is the most popular and beloved animal. To observe how these million years precious "living Fossils" live in the beautiful wild valley; to study why they be able to survive in this particular ecosystem but not anywhere else in the world; to learn how to help them to re-produce baby pandas. This is a precious experience for you.

Wildlife Expedition in no-human region of  Tibet:
There are 2,307 species of insect, 64 species of fish, 488 species of bird, and 242 species of mammalians living in Tibet. Tibet has 40% birds species of China - 69 species of Tibet birds belong to rare species. 
Tibet has 39% mammalians species of China - 52 species of Tibet mammalians belong to rare species.

North Tibet is called "The Roof of World's Roof", with an elevation over 4,500 m ( 14.763 ft). There are regions have no human residents, but became the natural reserve of wildlife. Hundreds thousands Wild Tibet cattle, Wild Tibet Mules and Wild Tibet Sheep etc unique Tibet animals running happily on the highest plateau on the earth, enjoying their freedom. If you are an animal lover, you must see this scene in your life time.

Tibet Plateau unique animals like Bosmtus, Panthops hodgsoni, Procapra Picticaudata, Equus kiang etc are well protected in the "No-Human Region". of Tibet  This region is the best place to study the perfectly preserved high plateau wildlife ecosystem, the rare animals physiology, biology etc.
North Tibet has numerous saint lakes & mountains, grasslands and desert, historical mysterious attractions. Its annual rain been  100 - 200 mm only, low oxygen, dry, windy, and cold (Annual average temperature below 0oC) , how could these animals adapted to such crude environment? Very interesting objects.

What's special of this expedition?
Travel to Tibet needs special permission. Most regions of Tibet are not open to foreign travelers . 
How to get Tibet Expedition permit? Please read here. Only with the support of our Expedition Host Institutions, we be able to arrange this Tibet Expedition for west Scientists & University students. We sincerely hope that you will not miss this opportunity.

Please contact 100GoGo first, for planning your expedition, at least 3 months before your expedition start date.

The Expedition Host Institution:
SSEA (Sichuan Scientific Expedition Association
) - the most famous scientific expedition association in China.
CISE
(Center of International Science Exchange, China Academy of Science, Chengdu) - China Academy of Science is the top & largest science institution in China, with branches cover all scientific fields and in all provinces of China .
If you need advises for your expedition, SSEA  Scientific Advisors Board will be happy to help.

Itinerary:

Day 1  (Mon.) Arrive Chengdu Expedition Guide will meet you at Chengdu Airport and bring you to the Hotel.
Visit Chengdu Panda Research Center This is the most successful panda feeding & artificial reproduction research center in the world.
Stay at Royal Silver River Hotel (or other 3-4 stars hotel)
Day 2 (Tues. Chengdu - Wolong Natural Reserve (By Car) Wolong Natural Reserve (200,000 hectares) -About 100 pandas are survived here. Beautiful mountains, deep valleys, waterfalls, springs, primitive forests, mild climate  and fresh air provide the pandas a happy home.
Visit Wolong Natural Reserve. (The most famous Panda living area) The Reserve has::
(1) Exhibition Hall of wildlife specimens.
(2) Giant Panda Research Center.
(3) A brooding Site of rare animals.
(4) Open-field Ecological Monitoring Station for the Giant Panda.
Stay at Wolong Guest House.
Day 3 (Wed.) Wolong - Chengdu Airport - Lhasa (By Airplane)
Visit Lhasa City.
Stay at Tibet Hotel (or other 3 stars hotel).
Day 4 (Thurs.)  Visit Potala Palace, Dazhou Temple. Bagen Street etc. 
Stay at Tibet Hotel
Day 5 (Fri.) Lhasa - Naqu (By Jeep)
Wildlife & Ecology Expedition.
Stay at Naqu Guest House.
Day 6 (Sat.)  Naqu - Bange   

 

Wildlife & Ecosystem Expedition
Camp at Bange.
Day 7 (Sun.) Bange - Balin
Wildlife & Ecosystem Expedition 
Stay at Balin Guest House.
Day 8 (Mon.) Balin - Twin Lake
Wildlife & Ecosystem Expedition.
Stay at Twin Lake Guest House.
Day 9 (Tues.) Twin Lake - Biluo 
Wildlife & Ecosystem Expedition.
Camp at Biluo
Day 10 (Wed.) Biluo - Wenbu
Wildlife & Ecosystem Expedition.
Stay at Wenbu Guest House.
Day 11 (Thurs.) Wenbu - Daoban 
Wildlife & Ecosystem Expedition.
Camp at Daoban.
Day 12 (Fri.) Daoban - Bange
Wildlife & Ecosystem Expedition.
Stay at Bange Guest House.
Day 13 (Sat.) Bange - Namucuo Namucuo is the highest lake in the world. The 2nd largest salt lake in China. With snow peaks reflected in the blue lake. There are 3 islands in the lake. Rich of fishes and ducks.
Wildlife & Ecosystem Expedition.
Stay at Namucuo Guest House.
Day 14 (Sun.)  Namucuo - Yangbajin Yangbajin Earth Heat field. 4,300 elevation, 100,000 km2 area. Various hot springs, hit waterfalls etc. Many rare animals.
Wildlife & Ecosystem Expedition.
Stay at Yangbajin Guest House.
Day 15 (Mon.) ) Yangbajin - Lhasa
Free activities.
Stay at Tibet Hotel. 
 

Day 16 (Tues.

 

Flight back to home.

16 Days / 15 Nights, Package Fees: USD $3,200. per person / minimum 6 persons.
Optional: Free schedule, USD $280./per day / per person (Two persons use a jeep, with experienced driver and English-speaking guide).
Include: All Hotels, Meals, Domestic flight, Transport, Vehicle & Driver, Special permission fees,  English speaking Guide and Sightseeing tickets.
Not included: International Airtickets for Chengdu and Travel Insurance.
Field trip equipments available for rent: tent, plastic bed, sleeping bag, GPS,  cooker, lamp etc.

Online Application / Reservation To reserve your  Scientific Expedition online

E mail us: expedition@100gogo.com (USA)

                 ssea@100gogo.com (China)

 


Background information Online: 

--- All about Panda

--- Tibet Animals

--- Geology of Tibet Plateau

--  Glaciers of Himalayas

--- Tibet - World's Roof

--- Interior Tour of Potala Palace (Lhasa)

---  The Largest Canyon in the world 

--- Tibetan Flowers Encyclopedia

--- Scientists Adventures in the Great Canyon

--  Himalayas

--- Mt. Everest

----  Splendid Tibetan (Komba) Customs


Any inquiry or special request please contact :

100GoGo World Scientific Expedition Network
Head Office: 45 Oaklands, Westham,  Eastbourne,
East Sussex BN24  5AW , UK 
E mail: expedition@100gogo.com (USA)
Fax: (44) 1323 763517 (UK)
URL: http://www.100gogo.com/ (USA)

 

SSEA (Sichuan Scientific Expedition Association) 
Rm 401-407. Sichuan Consult Domain Palace, 
No.2 Ximianqiao Street,
Wuhou District, 
Chengdu
, Sichuan, 610041  
P.R.CHINA
  
E mail:  ssea@100gogo.com (China)
Tel:  (86)-28-5570933   
Fax: (86)-28-5530280
URL: http://www.westgogo.com/ (China)