light caravan

Contemplation & adventure

A so-called LIGHT CARAVAN, less demanding in time: three days instead of four, with two nights spent at the same bivouac, making it more accessible to everyone. Everything has been designed to help you feel close to nature and to the simple way of life once experienced by explorers of the last century.A more affordable, family-friendly option. Logistics and camp facilities offer the same level of service as the Premium caravan.

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service

your bedroom

A large and elegant Bell tent 400 ou 500. It can perfectly accommodate from two to four guests.

dining room

A Bell tent 500 or 600 able to seat up to fifteen guests around a table of colorful dishes. Seated on confortable cushions, the dining tent is decorated with carpets, tablecloth, cloth napkins, candlesticks, oil lamps, and dishes.

breakfast

Coffee and tea, French bread with butter, jam, eggs, muesli, milk and yogurt, fruit basket, orange juice.

picnic

Mixed salads, charcuteries, Tibetan bread, fruit, cakes, tea or coffee.

tea time

Tea and coffee, home made cakes.

aperitif

Whisky, gin, pastis, Shangri-la beer, soft drinks accompanied by toasts while enjoying the last rays of sun around the campfire.

dinner

A menu carefully composed of tree dishes cooked with care by our chef. Candlelit meal served on plate, silver cutlery, along with red wine from France, but also our Cuvée Liotard.

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programme

of the Light Caravan


first day

a step into the wild

A car picks you up at your hotel in the early afternoon and drives you from Shangri-la Old Town to Liotard Farm in Zuomogu village, which is the starting point of the caravan. The caravan crosses the Ringha valley until the first pass at 3,790 m, with an excellent sight line to Mount Sikha. We’ll stay overnight at the Monk Grassland at 3,690 m.

(3 h walk, 8 km)


second day

a botanical paradise

A full day of walking with little elevation gain across the Tibetan high pastures: rolling meadows, yak herds, vast forests, and open panoramas over the Shangri-La plain. Picnic lunch carried by our horses and prepared by the team.
Second night at the camp, in heated tents, with an aperitif and dinner.

(5 hours of walking, 15 km)


third day

Return to Dabosi

After a pleasant breakfast, we cross a vast alpine pasture where placid yaks graze. The trail then follows a gentle descent toward the Dabosi Valley, where lunch is served at the Liotard Farm. Around 2:00 pm, transfer to the town of Shangri-La.

(3 hours of walking, 8 km)

uniqueness

of your journey

A 3 day trek to the gates of Tibet


Experience one of these fascinating walking expeditions from Shangri-la alongside a traditional caravan made up of horses, carrying heavy stewardship towards amazing mountains.

Relive a multi-millennial past


The Caravan Liotard continues the tradition as practiced for centuries by the trading caravans of the Tea Horse Road and the Tibetan footsteps.

An adventure to share


A complete disconnection with civilization. During the 3 days you will share the life of the Tibetans from Ringha valley, as well as walk with our passionate team of professionals.

Pure landscapes


Walk through a wide range of landscapes, from Rhododendron forest to snowy peaks with the aim to reach Abudje, culminating in a pass at 3,900 m.

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