DAY 1
Arrival in Shangri-La — Pre-flight Briefing
Arrive at Diqing Shangri-La Airport, just 20 minutes' drive from Songtsam Linka Shangri-La (lunch at the hotel if you land in the morning). The Linka's hand-built Tibetan watchtower architecture sits in a green valley directly opposite Songzanlin Monastery, the most renowned Gelugpa monastery in Yunnan — outside your window, golden monastery roofs, barley racks and grazing horses unfold like a slowly opening scroll of Tibetan scenery. In the early evening the team holds the helicopter-journey pre-trip briefing, covering the flight plan, weather windows and safety procedures for the days ahead. Dinner is served at the Linka, with the first night spent acclimatizing gently at 3,280 m.
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- Terrain
- arrival + acclimatization + hotel
- Transport
- Private airport transfer, about 20 minutes
- Meals
- Breakfast: not included; Lunch: not included; Dinner: included
- Stay
- Songtsam Linka Shangri-La (3,280 m)

