Trip Cost:

You will be charged a deposit of $500 USD per person to secure your spot. To see the total price for your specific trip, select the date in the calendar. Balances (total price - deposit) will be collected 14 days prior to trip start.

Prices are based on two guests per room. Single travelers will be charged an additional single occupancy fee when your balance is due.

Trip Details:

Spend 6 days traveling throughout Yunnan’s Tibetan region wine tasting, feasting on incredible Tibetan and local minority cuisine, visiting small ethnic minority villages, and enjoying the incredible high-altitude landscape.

Duration: 6 days, 5 nights
Group Size: Small groups of 4-10 guests per trip
Inclusions:

• 5 nights accommodations.
• All meals, including beer (and wine when available) for dinner. Food will be plentiful and varied!
• Ticket/entrance fees at attractions.
• Our own private ground transportation, provided each day, stocked with mineral water.
• English-speaking Lost Plate trip leader.
• Airport pick-up in Lijiang on day 1.
• Airport drop-off in Shangrila on day 6.
• Shopping is available during your free time, but this is a no-shopping tour and is not part of our itinerary.
• Online pre-trip briefing and Q&A by Lost Plate one week prior to departure.

Highlights

• The local cuisine throughout Yunnan is just as varied and special as the minorities that make it. Try a huge variety of homemade dishes in small villages and homes, like this cured pork and bean stew.
• Visit villages far off the tourist track filled with local minority groups that live as they have for generations.
• Explore stunning local wineries to taste a variety of locally produced red and white wines and learn about the history behind the winemakers.
• Spin the world's largest Tibetan prayer wheel three times for a lifetime of good luck, and explore Shangrila old-town's cobblestone streets and pagoda-filled squares.
• Climb up to see the largest Tibetan Monastery in Yunnan at the top of a pedestrian-only village outside of Shangrila that dates back to 1679.
• Meet a local Tibetan family in the grasslands outside Shangrila to try Tibetan butter tea, homemade yogurt, and highland barley bread.

This itinerary is subject to changes and adjustments based on seasonality and local operations.