Forests, blossom and a low-altitude night

Nyingchi Travel Guide ཉིང་ཁྲི

Nyingchi is the green, low-altitude side of Tibet at 2,950 m, with pine forest, peach blossom in spring and the Yarlung Tsangpo canyon.

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Best time
March to April, September to October
Suggested stay
2 to 3 days
Getting there
400 km from Lhasa by road, or fly to Mainling
Base yourself
Bayi valley
Peach blossoms and lake below snow peaks at Gala Village, Nyingchi
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Nyingchi: Tibet at low altitude

Pine forests, peach blossom and a gentler altitude, about 400 km east of Lhasa.

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