2 Days Kawa Karpo Meili Snow Mountain Pilgrimage Tour

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2 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Extend your memorable Shangri-La tour to Deqin County! In the 2 days, you’ll see the best of Shangri-La, get to the sacred Meili Snow Mountain, catch the rare opportunity to watch the beautiful sunrise at Failai Temple.A private vehicle,an English-speaking tour guide,entrance fee listed in the program,sightseeing bus to Mingyong Glacier Park,2 lunch are included for this tour.

What's Included

Accommodation with comfortable hotel
Lunch (Optional[2])
Lunch
All land transfers & transportation with private air-conditioned car
Experienced English-speaking tour guide and skilled driver
All entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary
Lunches and dinners doesn’t mentioned in the itinerary
Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets
Tips to guides and drivers
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).

Itinerary

Duration: 2 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Shangri-La – Benzilan – Deqin – Feilaisi

    2 stops
  • 1

    In the morning, drive 4 to 5 hours to Deqin County (3400m altitude) which is 187km away from Zhongdian via Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve, where you will be able to view Baima Snow Mountain if the weather is clear, pass the top part of today at 4292m altitude at 156km. After traversing mountain ranges, you will make a short stop and have lunch at Benzilan town, take some shots on the First Bend of Jinsha(Yangtze) River, Dongzhulin Monastery and Baima (white horse) Snow Mountain. Dongzhulin Monastery is the largest one of the three Gelu Sect monasteries in Deqin County and one of the religious cultural activity centers in Kangnan District. The housed treasures include gilded Maitreya , statue of White Drolma, Buddhas of Three Worlds, the ruler of the hell, Manjusri, 18 Arhats statues and Tangkar scroll paintings depicting Buddhist stories.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 2

    Feilaisi is located in the Hengduan Mountains approximately 10 km southwest of Deqin (Deqen) in the far northwest of the Yunnan Province in southwest China. Feilaisi enjoys a fabulous view of Meili Snow Mountain, regarded by the public as the best spot to catch the fascinating sight of Meili Snow Mountain at sunrise or sunset . It’s a vital place to get into Yubeng Village and Mingyong Glacier. Feilai Temple was built according to the mountain terrain with architecture at random discretion. The whole temple consists of Zisun (Descendants) Hall, the Hall of God, Haichao (Sea Tide Hall), Liangxiang (Wing-rooms) Hall, Liang’er (Two Ears) Hall, and Sipei (Side)

    40 minutes • Admission ticket included
    • Day 2

    Feilaisi – Mingyong Village – Benzilan – Shangri-La

    2 stops
  • 3

    Get up early in the morning, enjoy the magic sunrise of Meili Snow Mountain. Meili Snow Mountain is one of the most sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism. 'Kawagebo Peak' means the God of Snow Mountain in Tibetan, and is a holy land for worship. Pilgrims from Tibet, Qinghai Province, Sichuan Province,and Gansu Province come here at the beginning of each winter to worship. Thousands of devout pilgrims worship together and encircle the holy mountain, which add more mystery and loftiness to it.

    40 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 4

    Then drive about 1 hour to visit the Mingyong Glacier, one of the major glaciers in China and with an elevation dropping from 5,500 m to 2,700 m, the glacier is the lowest latitude and elevation of any glacier in China. The glacier is sacred to the local people and many Tibetan pilgrims walk here as they walk around Kawagebo passing both Yunnan and Tibet. The glacier winds down from Kawagebo in a 500m wide slide 800m above the Lancang River. After lunch, drive back to Shangrila, service ends.

    3 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Your passport will be needed to purchase travel insurance for this tour
Supplied by Yunnan Adventure Travel

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Nature and Wildlife Tours
Overnight Tours
Multi-day Tours
Bus Tours
Private Sightseeing Tours
Car Tours
DSA non-compliant
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Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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