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Township in Sichuan, China
Photo: Elysaf Freiman, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Tagong is a small town in the Tibetan prefecture of Ganzi.
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Run by a lovely Tibetan family. Very authentic Tibetan house and cuisine. Some basic English spoken.Hot water and clean Bathroom, Comfortable beds (doubles have electric blankets). You can also eat with the family.
Cozy wooden double or twin rooms, lovely Czech-Tibetan couple that runs the place and a fairy-prince dog that thinks he rules it. Their café serves delicious Western-Tibetan food and a variety of espresso drinks as well as real hot chocolate and local yak products.
Many official buses and private vans/cars leave from Kangding in the morning.
Read in the guideHiking. Really good option for discovering Tagong grassland is to rent a motorbike in Tagong, you will find many options around the town. There are no manual scooters in Tagong; you should be able to shift on motorbike.
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Garzê (Kangding) · Regional · KGT
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