In september and october 2014 we travelled around the Chinese province of Qinghai. Also known als Amdo. This is the area to go if you want to visit Tibet but cannot go there.
Soundslides & video
- Soundslides (6:51)
Panoramas
- Panorama looking down a Tibetan highland valley from 4100 m
- Panorama looking down a pass; a long descent ahead
- Panorama big square in front of monastery of Tongren
- Panorama overlooking the Labrang monastery in Xiahe
- Panorama at the foot of another hig pass
Photos
- The last high pass before Xining
- rough and unpaved road
- The unpaved road to Xiahe
- Bicycle in Chia 😉
- Top of the frst pass
- The last high mountains to conquer
- Beer in a wine glass
- It’s cold up there
- Just arrived from the airport
- Free camping
- Simple hotel room in Zekog
- 4star hotelroom in Guide
- Getting wate to drink and cook
- Basic phrases always at hand
- Go right to Zekog
- We walked the last kilomters
- A cold day with some snow
- It’s beautiful!
- Top of a pass
- Prayer flags everywhere
- The road to Tongren
- View from our tent
- Downhill from here
- Xiahe
- Xiahe
- Xiahe
- Xiahe