Taking the kids to Nyingchi for summer vacation is truly amazing!

🌞 Taking the kids to Nyingchi for summer vacation is truly amazing! This guide contains the hard-earned experience of me and my kids, definitely worth saving!

🚗 Travel Preparation
· Documents: Border pass (must-have for Motuo!), ID card, student ID (some attractions offer discounts)
· Clothing: Windbreaker + light down jacket (big temperature difference between morning and night), quick-dry pants, sunglasses, sun hat (UV rays are very strong!)
· Medicine: Ibuprofen, glucose oral solution, oxygen tank (better safe than sorry)
· Others: Kids’ sun-protective clothing, portable folding stool (great for waiting for transport), sealable bags (for organizing small items)

🏞️ Top 5 Must-Visit Attractions
1. Lulang Alpine Pasture (The ultimate family spot!)
· Experience picking matsutake mushrooms (seasonal in August)
· Horse riding through flower fields (the kids rode 3 laps and didn’t want to get off)
· Check in at Zhatang Lu Lake (the reflection is stunning, like a spilled palette)
2. Fozhang Sand Dunes (Desert and snow mountains in one frame!)
· Sandboarding till crazy (board rental 60 RMB/hour)
· Off-road vehicle sand racing (screams all around)
· Fewer people for photos in the early morning, wear bright clothes recommended
3. Nanyi Valley (Natural oxygen bar hiking)
· Listen to legends in the Lhoba cultural village
· Find little squirrels on the primitive forest boardwalk
· Take a sightseeing bus through the misty forest (kids say it’s like a fairy tale world)
4. Benri Sacred Mountain (Hidden gem)
· Boat tour on the Niyang River to see river dolphins
· Photograph Tibetan-style houses in a thousand-year-old village
· Watch the golden light at the confluence of rivers at dusk
5. Cuomu Jiri Lake (Off-the-beaten-path secret spot)
· Hike to find the "Buddha Bead Tree" (1300 years old)
· Ice lake site for glacier knowledge
· Overlook the emerald-colored lake from the mountaintop

🍲 Taste of Nyingchi
✔️ Stone Pot Chicken (a must-eat in Lulang Town!)
· Motuo stone pot slow-cooked Tibetan fragrant chicken
· Add hand-sized ginseng and matsutake for an irresistible flavor
· Perfect with barley cakes dipped in soup
✔️ Roasted Tibetan Fragrant Pork (bonfire party exclusive)
· Freshly slaughtered and roasted with crispy skin
· Sprinkled with Gongbu honey, sweet but not greasy
· Paired with barley wine to experience Tibetan nightlife
✔️ Sweet Tea House (kids’ favorite!)
· Assam milk tea flavor
· Served with Tibetan-style potato sticks, very satisfying
· 8 RMB per pot, perfect for an afternoon sit-down

⚠️ Notes
· Altitude sickness: Avoid strenuous exercise upon arrival, drink butter tea to relieve symptoms
· Weather: Frequent landslides during rainy season, check road conditions in advance
· Environmental protection: Take your trash with you, protect the plateau ecology
· Customs: No photos in temples, spin prayer wheels clockwise

💡 Off-the-beaten-path Activities
· Bomi Red Mansion red education (free guided tours)
· Linze Village feeding wild macaques (over 5,000, very spectacular)
· Galang Lake snow mountain reflections (drone shots are amazing)

🌟 Family Travel Tips
· Prioritize staying at guesthouses on the north bank of the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon (self-driving possible)
· Professional guides explain plants on the South Peak base camp hike
· Plan your itinerary in advance due to Motuo’s double-entry single-exit policy

This summer, let your kids run around in 20℃ Nyingchi, camp under snow mountains, and touch millennia-old culture in ancient villages. Ready for a healing and surprising family trip? Let’s go with the kids!✨