Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon

Tibet Autonomous Region · China

Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, China
Photo: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
spring and autumn
Budget
$$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
Open in maps

One of the deepest and longest canyons on Earth, where the Tsangpo River cuts a colossal gorge around a Himalayan peak in eastern Tibet. Its depths shelter forests ranging from subtropical to alpine within a short span.

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