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Songtsam Meili Lodge
Deqin, Yunnan, China · Songtsam · High Luxury
Every room at Songtsam Meili Lodge faces Kawagarbo, the 6,740-meter high point of the Meili Snow Mountain range and one of Tibetan Buddhism's eight sacred peaks, a mountain no one has ever reached the summit of. The 17-room lodge sits in Gejinong, a five-family herding hamlet at 3,600 meters on the upper Lancang River, built specifically as a way station on the pilgrimage route to the peak.
- 17 rooms
- Opened 2018
- Neighborhood: 飞来寺
- Rooms from 354 sq ft (33 m²)
About Songtsam Meili Lodge
- Kawagarbo remains one of the highest peaks in the world that has never been summited, closed to climbers for religious reasons rather than technical difficulty.
- A 1991 Sino-Japanese expedition of 17 climbers died in a nighttime avalanche attempting Kawagarbo, one of the deadliest mountaineering disasters on record; local Tibetan protest afterward led China to ban further summit attempts.
- Gejinong, the lodge's home village, has only five Tibetan families and sits on the upper Lancang (Mekong) River at 3,600 meters, semi-pastoral and rarely visited by tourists.
- Songtsam partners with the nearby Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve to breed the white eared pheasant, a nationally protected species found in the forests around the lodge.
- Entry-level rooms start at 354 sq ft (33 m²).
Restaurants and bars
- Songtsam Lodge Meili restaurant — Restaurant · Tibetan, highland
- Book Lounge — Bar
Experiences
- Pilgrimage respite to Mt. Kawagebo — Specifically designed as a respite along the spiritual pilgrimage to Mt. Kawagebo, one of the holiest mountains in the Tibetan region.
- Baima chicken incubation base — Cooperation with Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve to establish a base helping the once endangered Baima chicken recover.
- Mingyong Glacier Hike — Biodiverse sightseeing with the best view of Mt. Kawagebo.
- Baima Snow Mountain Hike — Hike through nature reserve virgin forest, with wildlife and photography opportunities.
- Hiking/Cycling Around Feilai Temple — Holy mountain with dramatic altitudes and Tibetan culture.
- Tibetan Prayer Flag Printing — Activity held in a local Tibetan family home, offering insight into Tibetan life and culture.
Amenities
- Hotel booking
- Packages & tours booking
- Activity booking
- Occasions booking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Lobby Bar
- Book Lounge
- Terrace
- Vegetable garden supplying seasonal vegetables to meals
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