THERE CAN BE few journeys more awe inspiring than ascending from the jungle lowlands of Laos through Yunnan Province (literally translated as South of the Clouds) with its stunning variations in flora, fauna and ethnicity to the spectacular mountains of Tibet dotted with wonderful palaces and ancient monasteries.

These are lands with some of the most important minority peoples in Asia whom over the last few generations have been marginalised into these beautiful mountain and border regions.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Travel through a dense network of rice paddies in Laos to the misty mountains of the Hmong Hill tribes and Dai Minority villages
• Explore the medieval capital city of Lhasa and the sacred Potala Palace, one of Asia’s most glorious buildings
• End the journey with one of the world’s most breathtaking train journeys across the ‘roof of the world’ from Lhasa to Beijing