China
Friendship Highway — Tingri Plateau Open Valley Dispersed Camp
Raw, wind-scoured flats below Cho Oyu and Shishapangma where overlanders pull off the tarmac and sleep under the…
Overlanding Trails in China
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Bagmati Province
DifficultFriendship Highway — Lhasa to Kathmandu via Gyantse, Shigatse, and Tingri (Classic Full Traverse)
Earth's highest international highway.
China
DifficultSichuan–Tibet Highway — Litang to Batang via the Tibetan Plateau High Spine and Haizi Mountain Divide (G318 High Plateau Segment)
Yak country, prayer flags, and 4,700m passes.
China
Zheduo La Pass — G318 High-Altitude Gateway to the Tibetan Plateau
At 4,298m, Zheduo La is the first true high pass on G318 west of Kangding — the moment…
China
Xinduqiao Town Guesthouse Campground — G318 Kangding-Litang Plateau Basecamp
A scrappy but functional compound-style camp on the valley floor, used by G318 riders and overlanders as a…
China
G318 Sichuan-Tibet Highway — Xinduqiao Valley Plateau Dispersed Camp
Wide open Tibetan plateau grassland east of Xinduqiao, where yak herders roam and the Chola Mountains dominate the…
China
ModerateSichuan–Tibet Highway — Kangding to Litang via Zheduo La and Xinduqiao Valley (G318 High Plateau Segment)
Tibetan plateau at 4,300 metres. Paved. Still dangerous.
China
Meili Snow Mountain — Kawagebo Sacred Peak Viewpoint
The holiest mountain in Tibetan Buddhism rises to 6,740m above the Lancang River canyon — a jaw-dropping wall…
China
Benzilan Town Guesthouse Compound — Lancang River Canyon Basecamp
Established guesthouse yards in Benzilan town offer the only reliable sheltered camping on the Derong–Deqin stretch of the…
China
Lancang River Canyon — Benzilan Gorge Roadside Dispersed Camp
Raw riverside pull-off deep in the Lancang (Mekong) gorge between Benzilan and Deqin — one of the most…