Bayi

Bayi can be accessed via public and private transportation from Lhasa's public bus station. Large buses will make the trip in nine hours for around ¥80, whereas private cars will do the trip in six hours for around ¥150. Buses and cars do not run on a set schedule, but rather leave when full. An Alien Travel Permit is required to visit the region, but there are no checkpoints on Highway 319 to Bayi or in Bayi.

Taxis will take one around the city for a flat ¥10, to the World Cypress King Park for ¥20, and to the Yalung Zangbo Canyon for ¥300 roundtrip.

There are three main sightseeing attractions in Bayi and surrounding regions:

• Yalung Zangbo Canyon and Mt. NanjiabawaThe world's deepest canyon, can be accessed without a permit via a boat tour up the Yalung Zangbo River and a land tour to Mt. Nanjiabawa base, which costs ¥590.

• Linzhi Forest SeaOn a clear day the peak of Mt. Nanjiabawa can be seen from here.

• The World Cypress King ParkHome of a 2,600-year-old cypress tree.

• Linzhi Dukou Youth Hostel

  phone: +86 894 5831567
  address: 西藏林芝地区八一镇八一大街人民保险公司对面
  YHA hostel. Jump off point to trekking the Yalung Zangbo Canyon.