Day 1 ( L, ) Kunming / Dali Transfer to Dali by air. Visit Three Pagodas, and the old town, the Ancient Wall Gate, have lunch at an old traditional restaurant called "Plum Well".
Three Pagodas: are located northwest of Dali at the foot Cangshan Mountains. With Qianxun Pagoda, completed in 876 during the Tang dynasty (618-907AD).
Day 2 (B, L, ) Dali / Tiger Leaping Gorge/Zhongdian Drive to Zhongdian, on the way, visit Tiger Leaping Gorge .
The Tiger Leaping Gorge: one of the world's four great gorges - is located in Hutiaoxia Town in Zhongdian County,is honored as one of the deepest and most marvelous gorges on the globe.
Day 3 (B, L, ) Zhongdian / Deqin Tour the Dong Zu Lin Monastery, Baima Snow Mountain, Yangtze River Valley.
Day 4 (B, L, ) Deqin / Markham Touring Mekong River Gorge, taking a distant view of the highest peak of Yunnan Kagebo, which is the white Guardian of the holy mountain,at 6740 meters above see level.
Day 5 (B, L, ) Markham / Banda Via Dong Da La Snow Mountain, at 5008 meters above see level.
Day 6 (B, L, ) Banda / anwu(Rago) Sightseeing the upper region of the Mekong River.
Day 7 (B, L, ) anwu(Rago) / pomi(Pome) Sightseeing includes the scene of the Rawa which is reputed Sleeping Beauty.
Day 8 (B, L, ) pomi(Pome) / Lingchi(Nyingtri) Touring the scene of Seqila Mountain, 4515 meters above sea level.
Day 9 (B, L, ) Lingchi(Nyingtri) / LangXian(Namshan)
On the way tour the beautiful scenery of Tibet, known as beautiful southern region of the Yangtze River.
Day 10 (B, L, ) LangXian(Namshan) / Zetang(Testang) Sightseeing the Grand Canyon at the Yalu Zangbu River, the 2056 km-long, the world highest river which flows through the southern part of Tibet,known as the Mother River of Tibet.
Day 11 (B, L, ) Zetang(Testang) Day tour in Testang, visit the CanZu Monastery, Zanbula Kang palace.
Day 12 (B, L, ) Zetang(Testang) / Lhasa Crossing the Yalu Zanbu River by boat, this river is Tibet longest and the world highest in altitude visiting the Samye Monastery.
Day 13 (B, L, ) Lhasa Full day trip to The Potala Palace, Jokhang Monasteryand Barkhor Street.
The Potala Palace is a landmark of Lhasa and Lama Buddism. It is a 13 storey and 1000 rooms' palace and once winter residence of the Dalai Lama. The construction of the present structure began during the reign of the fifth Dalai Lama in 1645 and took more than 50 years to complete. 
The Jokhang Temple is the spiritual centre of Tibet - a destination for millions of Tibetan pilgrims. The oldest part of the temple dates back to the 7th century AD - being one of the two temples built by King Songsten Gampo to house the statues of the Buddha that his two foreign wives brought to Tibet from China and Nepal.
The Barkhor Street is Lhasa's inner pilgrim circuit shaped roughly like an octagon that runs around the Jokhang. The circuit is lined with markets, shops, stalls and street vendors providing every conceivable item a Tibetan could need. The best place to start the circuit is right outside the Jokhang in a clockwise direction.
Day 14 (B, L, ) Lhasa Full day trip to Drepong Monastery, Sera Monastery, Norbulingka, and the Carpet Factory.
The Drepong Monastery: a cluster of white buildings resem bling a riceheap, against the backdrop of Mount Gyenbuwndze. Founded in 1416, Drepong is the biggest and richest monastery in Tibet that was divided into four Tantric colleges - that specialised in different branches of knowledge.
The Sera Monastery lies on the northern edge of Lhasa at the base of Tatipu Hill. 'Sera' means 'merciful hail' denoting its rivalry with the 'Rice Heap' (Drepong) since hail destroys rice. Sera was smaller than Drepong with about 7,000 monks but was very rich and comparable in power.
The Norbulingka Park: Norbulingka means "Jeweled Garden". It was constructed as a summer palace for the Dalai Lama at the very beginning and later served as the whole governmental administration.
The Carpet Factory: The highland of Tibet is the actual home of the oriental carpets. By visiting Carpet Factory you will have a general idea of how carpets are
Day 15 (B, L, ) Lhasa / Nam Co Lake Visiting the Nam Co Lake,considered a holy Lake, 1920Sq in size, the largest lake in Tibet and the second largest salt water lake in China. SightseeingtheYangba Jing Hot Spring. Overnight at Nam Co Lake.
Day 16 (B, L, ) Nam Co Lake / Lhasa Enjoying the Sunrise and nature scenery. Later of the day, drive back to Lhasa.
Day 17 (B, ) Lhasa / Departure Transfer to airport for your flight to next destination.
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