Yunnan Tibet Tours 2024 | Kunming Lijiang Shangri-la Lhasa Tours

Why travel from Yunnan to Tibet

  • Diverse culture and landscape - Yunnan is one of the most popular tourist destinations in China. It has many places to go to explore the diverse culture and landscapes of Yunnan, such as Kunming, Lijiang, Shangri-la, etc.;
  • Close to Tibet - Yunnan neighbors Tibet on the northwest. It is very convenient and fast to get to Tibet from Kunming, Lijiang and Shangri-la by flight. The most popular way is to travel from Kunming to Lijiang and Shangri-la, then fly to Lhasa.

How to plan a Tibet tour from Yunnan

Start your trip from Kunming where you can stay one day to visit the World Natural Heritage Site - Stone Forest, then take a flight to Lijiang to stay one or two days. Next, travel from Lijiang to Shangri-la and visit its highlighting sites. From Shangri-la, a 2-hour flight journey will take you to Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. In Lhasa, you can plan a trip around 2~3 days to visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Namtso Lake, etc. Then you can leave Lhasa, and go to other destinations in China. If time allows, you can travel from Lhasa to Mount Everest, even Mount Kailash, then cross the Nepal-Tibet border to reach Kathmandu.

How to transfer to Tibet from Yunnan

Currently, travelers can take flights to Lhasa from Kunming, Lijiang and Shangri-la in Yunnan Province.

Please note we can also customize suitable trip if you prefer flying to Tibet from other cities like Beijing, Shanghai. There are 4 non-stop flights serving between Kunming and Lhasa every day (about 3-5 hrs), scheduled from 7:30 am to 20:15 pm. Lijiang offers only a non-stop flight to Lhasa every day (about 2h 15 mins). Deqing Shangri-La Airport provides 3-6 direct flights to Lhasa (about 2 hrs), including 1 non-stop flight 1 non-stop flight opened by China Easter Airlines and at most 5 connecting flights.

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