- Pick up from Diqing Shangri-La Airport and drive to Benzilan (1.5- hour drive). If able to arrive early, we will drive to Shangri-La to relax and then visit the Songzanlin Monastery.
- Check into Songtsam Lodge Benzilan.
- Dinner at the lodge.

- After breakfast, hike into Niding Forest experiencing dramatic altitude and climatic change (2-3 hour trek).
- Have a picnic lunch at a scenic spot.
- Return to the lodge for afternoon tea. Free leisure time in the afternoon.
- Dinner at the lodge (if the weather is clear experience the starry night sky after dinner out on the balcony or terrace).

- After breakfast, drive to Meili and stop off at the Moon Bay and Dongzhulin Monastery on the way (2.5-hour drive).
- Arrive at Meili and have lunch at the lodge.
- In the afternoon, explore the surrounding village and visit a local family home to learn how to print traditional Tibetan prayer flags. - Dinner at the lodge.

- Experience the golden sunrise over Mt. Kawagebo.
- After breakfast, take part in a small ceremony to worship Mt.Kawagebo and hang the prayer flags printed yesterday. - Daily activity plan - please choose one from below:
*Plan A (valid from May to Oct): Follow in the footsteps of plant hunters to the alpine pasture and discover the local way of life.
*Plan B: Day hike to the Baima Snow Mountain area for 4-6 hours with a picnic lunch.
*Plan C: Ride a bicycle or walk along the path around Feilaisi viewing platform facing Meili Snow Mountain.
- Dinner at the lodge.

- Experience the golden sunrise over Mt. Kawagebo.
- After breakfast, depart for Shangri-La stopping off at Songtsam Lodge Benzilan for lunch (2-hour drive).
- Continue onto Shangri-La and stop off at Napa Lake on the way (2-hour drive).
- In the evening, visit a local Tibetan family home to sample butter tea, try local delicacies, and enjoy a farewell hotpot dinner together.

- After breakfast, transfer to Diqing Shangri-La Airport.