3-Day Shangri-La Discovery Tour

- Napa Lake / Song Zanglin Temple

Trip Highlights - Attractions involved: Napa Lake in Shangri-La, Song Zanglin Temple in Shangri-La. To travel in Shangri-La is a dream tour for both domestic travelers and foreign tourists. The name of Shangri-La first appeared in the novel Lost Horizon written by James Hilton a British novelist, meaning the Edam in dream. It boasts the amazing scenery with the snowy mountains, endless grassland, azure lakes and grand gorges, which attract a great number of tourists from home and abroad every year. So, we sincerely provide a 3-day Shangri-La city tour with excellent service and competitive rates.
Availability: Daily.      Pick-up Point & Time: Your hotel, 8:30am.      Finishing Point & Time: Your hotel, 5:00pm.      Duration: 3 Days.

Itinerary: (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner)
Day 01: Arrive in Shangri-La
Today, our sincere tour guide will meet you with a greeting board at the airport. Upon your arrival, you will be taken to your hotel. The rest of the day will be yours to rest or explore the city on your own. Hotel: Holy Palace Hotel 4 star (or similar class)
Day 02: Shangri-La (B/L/D)
This morning, the tour guide will meet you in the lobby of your hotel and then take you to visit  Napa Lake, boasting grasslands and beautiful lakes which attract many species of birds including the endangered Black-necked cranes. After spending a few hours enjoying the beautiful view of the lake and the grassland around, you will be driven to Song Zanglin Temple at the heart of the Hengduan Mountain range. It was built in 1679 as one of the thirteen Lama Temple which were built under the order of the Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. Then transfer to the hotel in Shangri-La. Hotel: Holy Palace Hotel 4 star (or similar class)
Day 03: Depart from Shangri-La (B)
After breakfast, you will leave Shangri-La for your next destination. (Service End)

Attraction Description
Napa Lake
Napahai is the main wintering spot. If you travel there in winter or spring time, you will see the scared view of the lake filled up a valley surrounded on three sides by mountains which are covered in snow. There are nine caves in the northwest peak. During the rainy season, the lake expands and the water will rush through the nine holes and empty into the Jinsha River. The local guide suggest the best time to visit Napa Lake are summer and autumn. During the rainy season, the lake expands and the water will rush through the nine holes and...
Song Zanglin Temple
When you travel to the end of the grassland on the north of Zhongdian county, you will see a building complex afar, the gilded roof of the highest building is shining under the sunshine, which is the Songzanglin Lama Temple. It is said when they built the temple, they chosen the site with some springs according to the apocalypse from the God. Until now, you can also find the springs in the temple, flowing throughout the year. Zhachang and Jikang are the main temples, located in the highest point in the complex. These two temples face to south, in the Tibetan building style, about 5 floors. But the decrated animals on the roof of the building reflect the architecture features in...