| SSEA No.T9 |
Tibet
Scientific Expeditions 2001 |
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
--- 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
P.R.CHINA
E mail:
ssea@100gogo.com (China)
Tel:
(86)-28-5570933
Fax:
(86)-28-5530280
URL: http://www.westgogo.com/ (China)