You'll begin your journey to the diverse and captivating province of Yunnan from the capital city, Kunming. Upon arrival at the Kunming International Airport, meet your local guide and transfer to the hotel.
You will take a leisurely stroll along the Green Lake, a charming area of teahouses and small boutiques selling handicrafts and beautiful local paintings. If time permits, you will have a Kunming city tour. Enjoy welcoming dinner of Yunnan Flavouring food with crossing Bridge Rice Noodle and Steam Pot Chicken/Qiguoji.
-- Kunming is the capital of southwest China's Yunnan province, a primarily agricultural province of 45 million. Kunming has a population of five million and is located in one of the world's most geographically, ethnically, biologically and linguistically diverse regions. Situated at 1,900 meters (6,233ft) above sea level and 25° north of the Equator it has a rather unique and pleasant climate for a Chinese city.
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Yuhuang Ge Pavilion, Taibao Mountain,Gaoli Gongshan Mountain, Nujiang-Salween River |
In the morning, take the flight to Baoshan City, visit Yuhuang Pavilion in Taibao Mountain. After lunch, drive about 3hours from Baoshan to Liuku(120KM), the county seat of Nujiang Lisu and Pumi Nationalities Autonomous Prefecture.
In the afternoon, you will walk around Liuku Town, visit Nujiang River and Nujiang River Bridge.
-- The Nujiang River is China's important river flowing from north to south. It has its source on the southern slope of the Tanggula Mountain Range in Tibet Autonomous Region, flowing across the Tibet Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province, with a total length of 2,816 kilometers and a drainage area of 324,000 square kilometers.
The name of the river is changed into the Salween River after flowing into Burma from China, and it finally empties into the Andaman Sea of Indian Ocean at the Moulmein. The upper reaches of the river are known as the Naqu River in Tibetan. The river is called Anurimei by the Nu ethic minority, Anu is the name of the Nu people called by themselves, the Rimei means the river, so Anurimei means the river dwelled by the Nu people.
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Nujiang Grand Canyon,Lisu and Nu ethnic villages,Gongshan County |
Drive from Liuku to Gongshan. On the way you can enjoy the beautiful landscapes of the Nujiang Grand Canyon.
The 316-kilometer-long Nujiang River Gorge is flanked by two 4,000-meter-high mountains. The mountain peaks on the two sides have an average altitude of over 3,000 kilometers. The gorge is located in Yunnan Province in southwestern China, an area rich in ethnic minority culture. It is now a first choice for many domestic and foreign travelers.
Overnight in Gongshan
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Bingzhongluo Town, the Great Bend of Nujiang-Salween River |
One full day excursion to Bingzhongluo, sightseeing includes the first bend of Nujiang River (Salween River), the stone house of the Nu Nationality, Peach Island, the Tibetan Puhua Temple. You will then have the chance to visit a minority household and experience the life of the local people. You will do about 4 hours trekking along Nujiang River to Bingzhongluo Town, the trekking is really wonderfull wit green water and trees.
Overnight in Bingzhongluo
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Nujiang River,Catholic Church of Chongding Village, Puhua Monastery, Stone Pass, Sijitong Village, Chaohong Bridge, Wuli Village,Chawalong Town |
Trek about 17 Km from Bingzhongluo to Qiunatong, it is very easy 5 hours trekking along Nujiang- Salween River. You will visit Catholic Church of Chongding Village, Puhua Lamaist Monastery, Stone Pass, Sijitong Village, Chaohong Bridge, Wuli Village, Tea-Horse Trade Caravan in the cliff.
After Qiunatong, you will trek 4 more hours to Chawalong Town, or take the car around 1.5 hours driving.
Qiunatong Nujiang Grand Canyon is between two steep mountains, there are a lot of rhododendron, camellia, azalea in the canyon.You will carry on by the Salween northward, so arid here but still some Tibetan hamlets scattered on the steep slopes of either side of the Salween. Eventually you come to a comparatively densely populated tiny town (Chawalong) with a old tiny temple.
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Shabu Village, the mountain passes at (4670M,4510M,4737M),Chayu County |
Drive from Chawalong Town to Chayu County.
-- The County of Chayu lies in the southeast of Tibet, 900 km from Lhasa and 500 km from Bayi. It borders with Yunan in the east, with Bomi, Basu and Zuogong Changdu Prefecture in the north, with Motuo in the west and with Burma and India in the south. At east longitude of 95°41′- 98°45′and north latitude of 27°44′- 29°32′, Chyu (250 km long and 180 km wide) has a land area of about 31,659 square kilometers. Its national borderline with India is 400 km in length and with Burma 188 km. There are six townships and 114 villages in the county.
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Guyu Peachblossom Valley,Ranwu Lake |
After breakfast come back to Guyu peachblossom valley from Chayu. The Peach Blossom Valley is a wonderful natural paradise and fruit base. In these villages, the view of Guyu town is most special and valuable to shoot. Leave from Guyu and come over Mt.Delama again. We will visit Laigu village.
You could take fine picture for Laigu glacier across a small lake-side village, where erecting snow peaks, mirror-like lake, pure-white ice lid & live houses bless your film with blue immense sky. The village is known as the most scenic village in China for its snow kingdom surrounding. Then go back to Ranwu along Ranwu Lake.
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Ranwo Lake,Gan Tso Lake, the Poto-chu Valley, Parlung Tsangpo Gorge |
Depart from Ranwu to Bomi. The Bomi county which located in the dense forest, which take our great attention the famous Himalaya mountain is located near this county. So we can easily see the snow mountains around the county. After lunch we go to visit Gangxiang village which is 20km far from Bomi county center. Gangxiang is famous as “Switzerland of Tibet”, which is typical of mountains and canyon. Come back to Bomi and stay in the hotel.
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Serkhyem La Pass, Mount Gyala Pelri and Mount Namchak Barwa, Bayi Town |
Start off from Bomi via Tongmai, come across the renowned Palongzangbu Canyon, through Pailong Bridge, arrive Lulang Nation forest Park. In the way, you could admire Nanjiabawa Peak which is the third peak in Tibet. Along Palongzangbu primitive forest we will get over a snowcovered mountain Nanjiabawa and
arrive Bayi which is the capital of Nyingchi.
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Niyang River, Bosongtso Lake, Gongbu Jiangda County,Lhasa City |
Depart to Peach blossom valley in Nyingchi. Some 5km to the southeast of Nyingchi County seat, it is a wild peach forest. Surrounded by mountains in three sides, the valley has water running down from the mountains. It has green verdant trees, fragrant flowers and singing birds everywhere. The valley is a good place for purifying your hearts. Then along Niyang River go to Gongbujiangda. In the way to Gongbujiangda we will visit Basongcuo which is called little Jiuzhaigou. Diver along the Lhasa River via Dazi,turning west, Potala palace is welcoming you in the long distance. We arrive Lhasa.
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Norbulingka Palace, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monaster |
Norbulingka Palace, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery
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Jokhang Temple, Barkor Street, the Potala Palace |
On this second day morning you will take an easy visit to Jokhang Temple. This temple is the most revered shrine in all of Tibet and is constantly bustling with devout worshippers. You will also be given the opportunity to shop in Barkor, the crowded central market of Lhasa. In the afternoon you will visit is Sera Monastery, a fifteenth century sprawl of golden roofs and whitewashed walls. This well preserved monastery is located just a few miles North of Lhasa and is home to several hundred monks. Its famous debating activities are happening 3-4pm quite regularly every day, so remind your guide not to miss it.
At last a trip to Tibet would not be complete without experiencing the vital Potala Palace. This palace is Lhasa's cardinal landmark and is a wonder of Eastern architecture. Your first site of this massive structure will be a magical moment remembered for years to come. It has been a palace since the fifth or sixth century and was once home to the Dalai Lama.
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Yamdroktso Lake; Palkhor Monastery |
Passing by the green farmland of Nyangchu Valley, Yamdro-tso lakes, karo-la glacier roadside at 4960m, We move westwards to the second biggest city Shigatse, the Area spiritually hosted by Pamchan Lama.
The most important attraction for today is Yamdro-tso Lake and Kubum monastery in Gyantse. From the top of the pass kangpa-la at 4700m high in clear weather, you can see the fabulous shade of deep turquoise, Yamdro-tso Lake is shaped like coiling scorpion with deep blue in colour. Kubum monastery, means 100,000 images in Tibetan, is the town's foremost attraction, The 35m-high chorten (stupa) with its white layers trimmed with decorative stripes and its crown-like golden dome, is awe-inspiring. You can visit every chambers in the monastery.
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Tashilumpo Monastery,Rongbu Monastery, Mt.Everest |
Drive westwards the Friendship way to Tingri. On the way you will pass the checking point with your TTB permit, travel permit and passport, and purchase the entrance of Everest Base Camp.
There is about 90km bumpy road from Tingri to Rongpuk, road is under construction. From Tingri to E.B.C with the very rough road, pass the wild grassland, cross the rapids river and high mountains. If it is in clear whether, you can have a glimpse of 4 mountains which is 8000m high or more, such as: Mt. Lhotse(8516m),Mt. Everes(8848m), Mt. Qowowuyag(8201m),Mt Mayalu(8463m).
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Mt.Everest Base Camp,Shegar County |
Early in the moring to see the sunrise from Rongphu then to view Mt. Everest. It is fabulous and splendid.After walking arrive the place get on the local bus then use half of an hour arrive at Everest Base camp ( Or you also can trekking to Base Camp around 1.5-2 hours one way. It's interesting and much more warm, but hard to breath). Hiking up to the top of the photo point to take pictures of the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then late in the afternoon around 13:00 go down from E.B.C back to Tingri by friend-ship highway back to Shigaste.
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Tashilunpo monastery |
We spend about 4 hours to drive back to Lhasa from Shigatse, on the way, we will visit the largest Monastery in west Tibet, the Tashilunpo monastery, as the last but famous historic sites for your Tibet tour. Tashilunpo monastery is one of the the six great Gelukpa institutions and was founded in 1447 by a disciple of Tsongkapa, Genden drup who was first dalai lama. Jamkhang Chenmo, containing the world's largest gilded copper image(26m high) of future god Jampa.
Drive along the Friend-ship Highway back to Gonggar Airport for returning.
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