the Songtsam Yunnan to Tibet route is designed for intrepid travellers to discover the region’s living heritage through comfort,authenticity, and an enlightened spirit of adventure.
Extended across dramatic altitudes within the Tibetan plateau, the area is home to a number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and the demographic contains Tibetans and most of the twenty-five ethnic monitories found in Yunnan province,
many of who still follow ancient traditions and customs.
For centuries people have been fascinated with the idea of Shambhala,
a mythical kingdom and Buddhist pure land.
It is rumoured to have inspired British author James Hilton who published the 1933 novel Lost Horizon in which Shambhala is called Shangri-La,
a paradise on Earth hidden in a Tibetan valley.
Where can you find Shambhala? In the places where Songtsam is located…
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Songtsam Linka Bome
Pick up from Nyingchi Airport.
Drive over the Sejila Snow Mountain Pass and see the Namcha Barwa Holy Mountain, if the weather permits (2-hour drive).
Have lunch at a local restaurant.
Drive along the Palong Tsangpo River and through dense forest to Songtsam Linka Bome (2.5-hour drive).
Welcome dinner at the hotel.
Bome
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Songtsam Linka Bome
After breakfast, visit Gang Village and hike into the original spruce forest.
Return to the hotel for lunch.
In the afternoon, explore Zhuxi Glacier and visit the 400-year-old ancient Pulong Temple.
Dinner at the hotel.
Bome
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Songtsam Linka Bome
After breakfast, visit the pristine Gawalong Glacier and the hidden Galong and Duodong Temples (1-hour drive).
Return to the hotel for lunch.
In the afternoon, relax and enjoy a tranquil afternoon tea at the hotel admiring the surrounding holy snows mountains and Guxiang Lake.
Dinner at the hotel.
Bome
4
After breakfast, drive to Lulang via the Tongmai bridge (2.5-hour drive).
Stop off at the Artel Poly Hotel for lunch.
In the afternoon, visit Tashigang Village and explore the area with a leisurely walk into the nearby pasture and forest.
Continue onto Nyingchi and arrive at the hotel.
Farewell dinner at the hotel.
Miling
5
After breakfast, transfer to Nyingchi Airport.
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