Searching for Shangri-La
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"Searching for Shangri-La" takes you on back roads through Yunnan’s less well-known village treasures  ...Read More

– Xizhou, Shaxi, Tacheng, and Deqin – to the edge of Tibet. You will go into a region of northwest Yunnan which can lay a reasonable claim to being the home of James Hilton’s fictional Shangri-La! This itinerary is the perfect combination of adventure and luxury; often you will find yourself in the middle of nowhere and yet every evening you will be in charming hotels, having traveled through an area home to many different ethnic minorities and the region’s most stunning countryside.

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What's Included:

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Day by Day:
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Arrive in Kunming
Preparing for Your Journey
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Dali and Xizhou
To the heart of the Nanzhao Kingdom
3
 
Xizhou to Shaxi
Drive to Shaxi…a journey back in time
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Shaxi to Tacheng
Along the Yangtse into the Three Parallel Rivers region
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Tacheng to Deqin
Up and up to the edge to Tibet
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In and around Deqin
Exploring the foot hills of Meili Snow Mountain
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Deqin to Shangri-La
Across the Baima National Reserve to Shangri-La…
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Shangri-La to Lijiang
On the back roads to Tiger Leaping Gorge
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Lijiang to Kunming
Life goes on…
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Distance: 1500 KM
High Altitude: For more information on how to travel safely at altitude, please read our High-Altitude Travel Briefing Paper

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