1-Day Shangri-La tour with Ganden Monastery, Napahai Lake and Tibetan Town

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7 hours (approximately)
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Offered in: English

For this private day trip of Shangri-La, you will visit the most classic sights accompanied by your private English-speaking tour guide to Ganden Monastery, Napahai Lake, Yila Grassland and Dukezong, an ancient Tibetan town.
You will be picked up and dropped off Shangri-la(Diqing) hotel/airport.

What's Included

The private car & private guide
The entrance tickets
Lunch
Air-conditioned vehicle

Meeting and pickup

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

We can pick up from any hotel in Shangri-la(Diqing) or Shangri-la airport.

Itinerary

Duration: 7 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Shangri-La County

    In the morning,Your private tour guide will sign your name and pick you up from your hotel at 09:00.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2

    Today, we first will visit Ganden Monastery, the largest Tibetan monastery in Yunnan province. It has another alias - 'the little Potala Palace.' Built in 1679, it is located in the capital of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and is the most important monastery in southwest China.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 3

    Next, go to the Napa hai lake, The largest grassland in Shangri-la. Napahai is located in the northwest of Shangri-la County, 8 km away from the county, is a seasonal mountain lake, and also one of the few the thermal alpine swamp and swamp meadow in Yunnan province.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4

    In fact, the Napahai Lake and Yila Grassland will be the same place. During Winter and spring seasons, Napa Lake surface is shrinking, becomes large swamp meadow—Yila Prairie, which is the largest spring pasture in Yunnan province.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5

    Afterwards, take the private car to the city center. When you climb up to the top of Guishan Hill or Tortoise Hill, you will see the largest prayer wheel in the world and have a panoramic view of Shangri-La county and Dukezong.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 6

    After the lunch at Dukezong ancient town and you can walking around the town and shopping for one hour. Then, we will Transfer to back to your hotel in Shangri-la or back to the Shangri-la airport.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Full-day Tours
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Cultural Tours
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