There is a Swiss middle Tibetan - Nyingchi travel experience, Tibetan extreme detail.
Famous for its "Swiss-Tibetan" land with the beauty of pristine forests, sea views and sprawling mountains, Nyingchi is a must-see destination if you visit Tibet. Surrounded by ethereal snow peaks, this is considered to be the deepest valley in the world and has a very unique natural landscape.
Nyingchi - a Swiss heart of Tibet
- Where is Nyingchi? What is Nyingchi?
Nyingchi is located in southeastern Tibet and is also known as the land of "Swiss heartland of Tibet" with the beauty of primeval forests, seascapes and stretches of mountains. With a minimum distance of only 900m and the highest of over 7700m, it is considered as the deepest valley in the world and has a very unique natural landscape.
In Tibetan, "Nyingchi" also means "throne of the sun" because it can see the sunrise visually every day, something more special than other areas in Tibet. Nyingchi is bestowed with the beautiful wilderness on Ba Thuy River. In a barren Tibetan plateau, you will hardly believe that there is a poetic landscape of lakes, snow ranges that coincide with the green pastures. Here you will understand why the land is called "Swiss of the East" or a second "Jiangnan" is so attractive to tourists.
- How to get to Nyingchi?
There are only domestic flights to Nyingchi, so you can fly to Lhasa, Tibet or other cities from China and fly to Nyingchi.
More than 400 km from Lhasa, from the capital of Tibet you can ride to Nyingchi, which takes about 8 hours. The most popular schedule that regular visitors choose is Shigatse - Nyingchi - Lhasa to discover all the most famous places of Tibet.
Nyingchi Airport in Mainling
- Ideal time to travel to Nyingchi
Late spring, early summer and autumn are the best weather to go to Nyingchi, the rainy season lasts from May to October and winter in Tibet is very cold. If you want to see Nyingchi scenery flooded with cherry blossoms, it should be in the spring around March to April (it depends on the cherry season). The most beautiful cherry spots in Nyingchi are Gala Village, Yarlung Zangbu Gorge, Nyang River and Bome.
Nyingchi is full of cherry blossoms in the spring
- Itinerary and destination pointers when traveling Nyingchi
Map of tourist spots in Nyingchi
Bayi Town - Lake Basum Tso
Lake Basum is about 2 hours drive north of the Bayi town. Lake Basum is also known as Lake Cuogao and is also the largest green lake in Eastern Tibet. Lake Basum tso is extremely pristine and poetic with a blue lake as a mirror face reflecting snow-capped peaks and the blue of trees.
Lake Basso Tso
Jieba Village
Bayi Town - Yarlung Tsangpo Gorge and Namjagbarwa Peak
Yarlung Tsangpo Gorge is in Mainling, about an hour's drive from the Bayi. Yarlung Tsangpo is recognized as the deepest, highest and most dangerous canyon in the world, with a depth of 5382m, crossing Colorado Canyon in the United States. This is also the ideal place for you to enjoy the panoramic view of Namjagbarwa Peak. Pass Segrila. Namjagbarwa is a "spear piercing the sky" in its own right, being the world's 15th tallest mountain with an altitude of 7782m and standing between the Himalayas for more than 700 million years.
Yarlung Tsangpo canyon in cherry blossom season
Mount Namjagbarwa from the Segrila Pass
Bayi - Segrila Pass - Lulang Forest - Tangmai - Bome - Midui Glacier - Ranwu Lake
From Bayi Town to Lulang Forest you will pass through Segrila Pass, a beautiful palace to admire the Namjagbarwa Mount. The Lulang Forest is about 80km west of the town, within a 2 hour drive. Lulang Forest is a typical highland grassy hill, nestled between soaring peaks and a glacial white glacier, hidden in the mist that is the blue of the village, trees and grasses stretched out. Beautiful, idyllic village can make you feel any visitors.
The rural setting of the Lulang Forest
The high peaks hide in the mist
On the way from Lulang Forest to Bome, you should be careful when passing through Tangmai because the road is very narrow and dangerous. In the spring, Bome is beautiful as a painting when thousands of hills and hatches, you can drive on the road with two pink clouds, before each cloud of clouds drifting on the snow peaks, eternity. No matter what "paradise in the world".
Bome is one of the most beautiful blooming spots in Nyingchi
The Midui glacier is about 2 1/2 hours drive from Bome, and you can see glittering glaciers, one of the six best glaciers in China. If you have time, you can visit Lake Ranwu in Qamdo, which takes about 3 hours to drive.
Midui is one of the deepest glaciers in China
The poetic form of Lake Ranwu
- A few notes when traveling Nyingchi
In order to enter Nyingchi, besides visas to Tibet, you will need to obtain several permits such as Aliens' Travel Permits, Militery Permits, because these are areas close to India and Burma so security issues are more difficult.
Because Nyingchi and Tibet are generally highland terrains, you may experience high altitude shock, needing health before going and keeping warm.
Since you can not fly directly to Nyingchi, you can combine Nyingchi tourism with other places in Tibet such as Lhasa, Shigatse.