Two-day trip to Balagezong and Dongzhuling Monastery

 

Day 1 Balagezong Trip - Visit Naxi Pottery making place, and the beautiful gorges along the way, the incredible canyons, the Snow Mountains and Tibetan Villages.

 

Day 2 Morning drive up to the Dongzhuling Monastery, the second big Monastery in Shangrila. It is located in a quiet place with a special atmosphere. Along the way you can visit Yangtze River and Gangqu River cross flowing.

Three-day Trip to Deqin

 

Day 1 Drive from Shangri-la to Deqin and visiting Napa Lake, Naxi Pottery place, Dongzhulin Monastery and Baimai Snow Mountain. After arriving Deqin, you can see the Mountain Meili ranges. Stay in Feilaisi opposite to the Meili Snow Mountain.

 

Day 2 Drive to Mingyong and see the Glacier. Stay in Feilaisi.

 

Day 3 Drive back to Shangrila.

Five-day Trip to Deqin and Yubeng Trek

Day 1 Drive from Shangri-la to Deqin and visiting Napa Lake, Naxi Pottery place, Dongzhulin Monastery and Baimai Snow Mountain. After arriving in Deqin, you can see the amazing view of Mountain Meili ranges. Stay in Feilaisi which is opposite to the Meili Snow Mountain.

 

Day 2 Drive to Xidang and hike up to Yubeng village.

 

Day 3 Visit the beautiful water fall and stay in a village guesthouse.

Day 4 Trek back to Xidang and drive to Feilai.

 

Day 5 Drive back to Shangri-la.

Two-day Baishuitai Trip

 

Day 1 Baishui Tai Trip - Drive to Baishuitai about two hours and a half through a beautiful landscape. There you can visit Yi, Naxi and Tibetan villages. Then you will see the White Water Terrace after walking up for 40 minutes. There you have the special scenery of the White Water Terrace. Stay in Haba village.

 

Day 2 Drive from Haba to Qiaotou, visit the Tiger Leaping Gorges and drive to Lijiang or Shangrila in the afternoon.

One-day Treks:

 

Ring’an Trek

 

Hike from Shangrila to Ring’an and visiting the Ring’an Temple and Tibetan villages. Visit the Tiansheng Bridge Hot Springs on the way back.

 

Napa Trek (biking)

 

Bike along the Napa Lake for 5-6 hours and visit Tibetan villages and families.

Bathang Trip

 

Option 1

 

Day 1 Drive from Shangrila to Dzongza. On the way you can visit Napa Lake, Naxi Pottery place, and have a great view of Yangtze River. We will drive most of the way along the Yangtze River.

 

Day 2 Drive from Dzongza to Bathang along the Yangtze Gorges. On the way, you will see beautiful Tibetan villages on the both sides of the road. While driving to Bathang, the altitude is getting lower (around 2300km). On the way we will visit Tsewa village where we can either walk or ride horses. We will have one night homestay here and taste special Tibetan food.

 

Day 3 Walk around the village and visit the surrounding households.

 

Day 4 Drive back to Dzongza and stay there for one night.

 

Day 5 Drive back to Shangrila from Dzongza.

 

 

Option 2

 

Day 1 Drive from Shangrila to Dzongza. On the way you can visit Napa Lake, Nixi Pottery place, and the great view of Yangtse River. We will most of the way along the Yangtse River.

 

Day 2 Drive from Dzongza to Bathang along the Yangtse Gorges. On the way , you will see beautiful Tibetan villages in both sides of the road. As driving to Bathang, the altitude is getting  lower which is around 2300KM.One the way we will visit Tsewa village where we can either walk or ride the horses. We will have one night homestay here to taste special Tibetan food.

 

Day 3 Walk around the village and vist surrounding households.Prepare for the trekking.

 

Day 4 Trek into the valley for 4-5 days to Dzongza. There we will pass amazing landscapes and see grassland, rock mountains, the beautiful LaNye La Deng Lake and the vast Gadzang Tso Lake and the forest. The most special thing is that the places are not yet open to the tourists, and if you came you would be the first trekker to experience that.

 

Day 5 Drive back to Dzongza and stay there for one night.

 

Day 6 Drive back to Shangrila from Dzongza.

 

Option 3

Day 1. Pick up at the airport and rest at Shangri-la (individual free time).

Day 2. Drive from Shangri-la to Bathang.  On the way you can visit Napa Lake, Nixi Pottery place, and the great view of Yangtze River. We will travel most of the way along the Yangtze River. We will see beautiful Tibetan villages on both sides of the road. While driving to Bathang, the altitude is getting lower (approximately 2300 m).  On the way we will visit Tsewa village where we can either walk or ride horses. We will have one night home stay here and taste special Tibetan food.

Day 3. We are going to start trekking from the Tsewa village to Lhathog which is full of grass and forests. The smiling flowers are waiting for us. We will get very fresh and wonderful smile from them. We camp here on the meadow, surrounded by yaks, zhogs, zhogmos, cows, horses and mules.

Day 4. Around 9 a.m., soon after breakfast, we are again trekking towards a place called Zagchuk long, our next camping place.  There you can see people picking up the Caterpillar fungus and different kind of herbs. You will have enough time to enjoy watching people doing their business out of it. You will get the best opportunity to buy some fresh and natural herbs and caterpillar fungus at the lowest price.

Day 5. On the way you will see three different kinds of lakes: the first one is called Lha tsok (Lake), the second one is called Dolma tsok (Lake), and the third one is called Kangzom tsok (Lake). We will camp near Kangzom tsok.

Day 6. Walking back to Zomgza - a township of Bathang county. We will have lunch there and a car will pick us up. Driving to Derong and rest over night at the hotel.

Day 7. Driving back to Shangri-la. After lunch we can visit the natural hot spring for swimming and streaming (sonar). This is very healthy for your joins and articulations. Over night we stay at the hotel in Shangri-la.

Day 8. See off to airport and leave Shangri-La.

 

The prices include as follows:

1)      The transport, as mentioned, during the whole itinerary, by car and horses (for carrying all the stuff during the trekking). You may also ride a horse in case you you get tired.

2)      Accommodation in hotels and camps and home stays, as mentioned in the program.

3)      English and Chinese speaking Tibetan guide.

4)      Camping equipments (like tents, sleeping bags and mattress).

5)      Cook (chef) during the trekking.

6)      All the meals (food) from the beginning till the end of the trip (i.e., from Shangri-la back to Shangri-la, during the whole stay with us).

7)      A couple bottle of oxygen.

8)      Staple foods like snakes, chocolate, dry fruits, mineral water and juice.

The price does not include:

1)      Flight ticket

2)      Self insurance and medical insurance

3)      Self expenses (like telephone calls and shopping)

 

This short trip will give you great feelings of the natural and will make you relax both mentally and physically. You will get fresh air to breathing, the clean environment will help your eyes, and the fresh water will revigorate your senses.

Losar (Tibetan New Year) Cultural Tour:

 

Day 1 Arrival in Shangri-la and transfer to the guesthouse.

 

Day 2 Shangrila Tour of Songzanling Monastery and visit of the villages around.

 

Day 3 Drive from Shangrila to Dzongza. On the way you can visit Napa Lake, Nixi Pottery place, and have a special view of Yangtze River. We will drive most of the way along the Yangtze River.

 

Day 4 Drive from Dzongza to Bathang along the Yangtse Gorges. On the way, you will see beautiful Tibetan villages on the both sides of the road. While driving to Bathang, the altitude is getting lower (2300km). On the way we will visit Tsewa village where we can either walk or ride horses. Nightstay in a Tibetan home.

 

Days 5-7 Getting acquainted with the Losar activities (such as traditional dancing and horse racing) and tasting real Tibetan food. You can also join the family in preparing the meals. (Our Losar date is normally different from the Chinese Spring Festival, according to the Tibetan calendar.)

 

Day 8 Drive to Bathang town for 1 hour along the Yangze River all the way. We can visit Bathang Temple, the biggest temple in Bathang. We can also admire the mask dance if we meet the right time. Later we will take a hot bath in the Ridow Hot springs. We spend our night in Bathang.

 

Day 9 Drive back to Shangrila through Dzongza. We will arrive in Shangrila late in the afternoon.