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11-Day Yunan-Tibet Highway Exploration(South route)

Tour Code:TE-MTO-1101
Start in:Kunming
End in: Lasha
Destinations:Kunming → Lijiang → Deqin → Markam → Baxoi → Rawu → Bomi → Bayi → Lhasa → Tsethang
Day 1  Kunming-510km-Lijiang (2416m)
Having been the most important terminal market in North-west Yun’nan since Tang Dynasty, Lijiang Town was a masterpiece of China Town Planning, which is the organic combination both economicly and stratagemically. As a melting pot of cultures, its human landscape also melts into its natural landscape. Never ignore its water supply system in Lijiang. It is a wonder.
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Day 2  Lijiang-360km-Deqin(3280m)
There are 13 snow-capped peaks over 6,000 meters in Deqin and it is a coincidence that there are 13 nationalities living around. Deqin Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is spoken highly of such as Shangrila, Home of Dance and Sing, Kingdom of Propagation, etc
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Day 3  Deqin-220km-Markam (3890m)
Markam was the first dak after entry into Tibet from Yun’nan since long ago, where there are agile and brave Khamba people with their leisurely Guozhuang Dance, elegant String Dance, various madrigals. Travel Every takes you into a sea of dancing and singing, a world of wildlife, a realm of Tibetan Buddhism. You can’t tear yourself away from the resplendent and magnificent monastries, gorgeous and sublime landscape and everything you have experienced.
Overnight at guesthouse
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Day 4  Markam-357km-Baxoi (3910m)
In turn to cross Lawu Mountain Pass(4358m), Lancang River, Dongda Mountain Pass(5010m), Bamda Grassland, Nujiang Mountain Pass(4839m) and to wriggle down to Nujiang Riverside,experiencing the up-and-down of both altitudes(average 2500m) and temperatures(average 20 degrees) and enjoy terrific beauty of nature.
Baxoi means Village at the foot of Warrior Mountain. Overnight at guesthouse
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Day 5  Baxio-90km-Rawu(3850)
The road runs across an alm with a nice view of snowy peaks and glaciers and into Rawu Valley with variform large icicles, and finds a beautiful meadow around Rawu Lake, primitive forest on the mountainside, further up there are colored rhododendrons and boscages reach snow lines. Overnight at guesthouse
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Day 6  Rawu-218km-Bomi (2700m)
Sightseeing of Rawu Lake: Water birds in large number are above inverted reflection of forest, glaciers and snow peaks in bluish green lake water, limpid and flat as a mirror.
Bomi , which means "ancestor" in Tibet, enjoys a warm and wet climate due to Southwest Monsoon from Indian Occean, thus gains the names of Tibetan Switzerland, Pearl in Green and so on.The road comes to its most beautiful section with standing trees, gliding rills, hovering eagles on the background of snow-capped mountain, quiet lake, village or farming land.Overnight at guesthouse
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Day 7  Bomi-233km-Bayi (3000m)
Sightseeing of the spectacularity where Niyang River pours into Yarlungzangbo and overlooking Mt Benri, the holy mountan of Tibetan Local Religion, Mt Namjaqbarwa(7756m).
Overnight at guesthouse
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Day 8  Bayi-460km-Lhasa
It is exciting to spend hours at Basong Tso (3700m), which hides in virgin forests and is especially canonized by Nyingmpa (Red Sect). The scenery here is beyond praise
Overnight at hotel.
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Day 9  Lhasa Visit
Potala, the largest castle in the world used to be the religio-political center of Old Tibet, the winter palace of Dalai Lama and the cemetery stupas of deceased Dalai Lamas and now it is a great museum of art and teasures.
Jokhang, the final destination of all sects, is where the city and Tibetan Buddhism began.
Norbulinkha, Dalai Lama's summer palace, gives you some ideas of Dalai Lama's life and the history of Tibet.
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Day 10  Lhasa-170km- Tsethang
Morning 160km ride to Songkha Ferry, 1.5-hour boating across Yarluzangbo and 0.5-hour ride to Samye(built in 8th century), the premier monastery of Red Sect or Nyingma in Tibtan. 30km ride to Tsetang Town(3551m), the cradle of Tibetan civilization, and check-in at Longma Hotel or Yulong Hotel or Post Hotel according to reservation.
Afternoon 12km ride to Yumbulagang (built in 2nd century B.C), 1st Tibetan King’s Castle Via Trandruk Monastery (built in 7th century, subject to Geluk now), in which Pearl Thangkha is kept. Overnigth at Hotel
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Day 11  Drive to Airport or Railway Station and Exit
End the tour.
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Private Tour Prices ( Based on per person and shown in US dollars ) 

Group size
Season
2-4 Travelers 5-9 Travelers 10 Travelers &above Children price Single supplyment
 Mar.2008-May.2008 1995 1943 1871 -- 151
 Jun.2008 2023 1972 1900 -- 151
 Jul.2008-Aug.2008 2066 2015 1943 -- 158
 Sep.2008-Oct.2008 2038 1986 1914 -- 158
Remark : The above prices will daily float with the USD-RMB exchange rate, all the prices will be confirmed by the exchange rate on the day when you book this tour.
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