

The overland tour from Yunnan to Lhasa (starting from Kunming) is less difficult than driving from Yunnan to Lhasa, but the scenery along the way is also stunning beautiful. During this trip, You will visit the lovely Lijiang old city which is one of the four old cities in China, and the deepest gorges in the world - Tiger Leaping Gorges before arriving at Zhongdian, we still call it Shangri-la. In Zhongdian, visit the Songzanlin Temple which is like a smaller Patala. After arriving at Deqin, see the holy Mt. Meili. Cross the Tibetan border from Yanjing, then another 111km to Markham join the Sichuan Southern route to Lhasa.

Lhasa
Gyantse
Shigatse
Lhatse
Saga
Paryang
Lake Manasarovar
Mount Kailash
Darchen
Zanda
Guge Kingdom Ruins
Lhasa
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Xining
Lijiang
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Lijiang
Xining
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Xining
Yushu
Shiqu
Derge
Baiyu
Litang
Daocheng
Xiangcheng
Shangrila
Lijiang
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Lijiang
Xining
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Lijiang-Chengdu
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Lhasa
Urumqi
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Xining
Chengdu
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Xining
Lhasa
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Chengdu
Lhasa
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Lijiang
Daocheng
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Kunming
Dongchuan
Huize
Zhaotong
Daguan
Shuifu
Yibin
Leshan
Emeishan
Chengdu
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Kunming
Baoshan
Nujiang
Gongshan
Bingzhongluo
Chayu
Ranwu
Bomi
Lhasa
Shigatse
Tingri
Mt.Everest
Lhasa
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Lijiang
Dali
Kunming
Stone Forest
Luoping
Banqiao
Xingyi
Liuzi
Anshun
Guiyang
Kaili
Guiyang
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Chengdu
Panda Base
Kangding
Litang
Daocheng
Yading
Xiangcheng
Benzilan
Deqin
Shangri-la
Tiger Leaping Gorge
Lijiang
Dali
Kunming
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Lijiang
Shangrila
Deqin
Yanjing
Markhm
Dzogang
Basu
Ranwu
Bomi
Lunang Forest Park
Tongmai
Nyingchi
Milin
Bayi
Lhasa
Shigatse
Lhatse
Tingri (Shegar)
Rongphu Monastery
Lhasa
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