[2026 Tibet Panorama] Lhasa + Nyingchi + Shannan + Yamdrok Lake + Namtso 7-Day Super Loop

Arrive in Lhasa (3650m), station/airport pickup, check into 3-star hotel for acclimatization. No hair washing, minimal activity, drink plenty of water.

Morning: Potala Palace (13 floors, ~117m) — world's highest palace complex. Afternoon: Jokhang Temple with 12-year-old Shakyamuni golden statue. Stroll Barkhor Street handicraft market.

Via Lhasa-Nyingchi Expressway along Niyang River. Afternoon: enter Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon — world's deepest, longest, highest-altitude canyon. Evening: await Namcha Barwa golden sunset from Suosong Village. Dinner: Lulang stone pot chicken. Overnight at Suosong Village scenic homestay.

Morning: Namcha Barwa golden sunrise from your window. Cross vast Gongdelin Grassland with yaks, horses, and nomad tents. Pass Dagu Canyon (Yarlung Tsangpo's 2nd largest canyon) — wild monkeys enthusiastically approach for food. Arrive in Zetang.

Visit Yamdrok Lake — one of Tibet's three sacred lakes, sapphire-blue waters with lush lakeside pastures. Semi-loop lake drive for multiple perspectives. Pass Nyenchen Tanglha viewpoint for snow mountain views. Overnight in Damxung.

Cross northern Tibet grassland, over Nagela Pass (5190m) with colorful prayer flags. Arrive at Namtso — Tibet's foremost sacred lake, world's highest large saltwater lake, with Nyenchen Tanglha snow mountain reflections. Return to Lhasa.

Breakfast, then transfer per flight/train schedule. From holy city to heavenly lake, from canyon hidden realms to southern grasslands — Tibet's beauty is beyond words, only to be experienced in person.