Where Snow Leopards Meet the Purest Tibetan Culture

In the remote highlands of the Tibetan Plateau, near the border of Tibet, lies the Sanjiangyuan region, this sacred land is one of the world’s most snow leopard–dense regions, a true wildlife wonderland. Guided by our local specialists featured in National Geographic and Frozen Planet, you will find snow leopards, Pallas’s cats, blue sheep, white-lipped deer, wild yaks, Tibetan foxes, Tibetan antelopes, wolves, and bearded vultures. This 13-day journey through China’s culture and wildlife offers far more than the chance to see the elusive snow leopard. You’ll encounter many of the Tibetan Plateau’s iconic high-altitude species while exploring some of the best-preserved Tibetan cultural regions in the country: places most travelers will never reach. Discover hidden sanctuaries such as Katok Monastery, the 'Buddha kingdom on earth'; Dzogchen Monastery, the Harvard of Tibetan culture; the Dege Printing House, a living encyclopaedia of Tibetan heritage; and Xinzhai, the world’s largest Mani stone pile.

Chengdu

Nangqên County

Longbao Wetland

Yushu

Taoping Qiang Village

Dege Printing House

Ma'Erkang Town

Katok Monastery

Zhuqing Monastery

Ganzi Town, Garzê County

Kasa Lake

Ha Xiu

Shi Qu