After breakfast, we set off to explore Nyingchi – a region often described as the “Switzerland of Tibet.” And today, it showed us exactly why.
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Early Morning Departure from Chengdu
Day 2 of our Tibet journey started very early. Morning call today was at 5am, breakfast at 5:15am, and departure at 5:45am. Way too early. We decided to skip breakfast altogether – honestly, how to eat a buffet breakfast at 5:15am?
We met our Chengdu tour guide and our group outside the breakfast area and headed straight to the domestic terminal to catch our flight to Nyingchi.
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Departure Day: Off to Chengdu
Finally, it is the day of departure! Our flight to Chengdu was scheduled for 5pm, and as usual for group travel, we were asked to be at the airport three hours early to meet our tour leader.
For tour groups with more than 20 people, a dedicated tour leader is assigned and coincidentally, our group had exactly 20 paxes. So far, all my trips with Chan Brothers have come with a tour leader, and honestly, it makes a world of difference. They handle logistics, keep everyone on track, and save us from unnecessary headaches so we can just enjoy the trip.
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