Renamed “Shangri-La” after the mythical utopia described by James Hilton in Lost Horizon, northwestern Yunnan is home to breathtaking landscapes and picturesque villages.  On this 12-day expedition, you will gain insight into the “real” Shangri-La: you will hike through barley fields to Tibetan communities, meet primary school children in an isolated mountain village, chat with a high lama in the most important Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the region, and, along the way, turn in for the night in boutique lodges – just to name a few of many special experiences.  As you traverse across diverse landscapes and engage with local communities at the edge of the Tibetan plateau, you will come to discover, first-hand, why this land has become known as “Shangri-La”.