# Zangbu Badong Waterfalls (藏布巴东瀑布群)

Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region · Southwest, China · Guidebook rating: 5/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free
- **Time needed:** 1–3 hours
- **By car:** Take the Linzhi–Lhasa Highway → Nyingchi Airport Expressway → X401 → Gangpai Road → Y403. The total distance is about 115 km and the drive takes about 3 hours, passing the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon and the Namcha Barwa viewing platform along the way.
- **Good for:** Nature

## About Zangbu Badong Waterfalls

The Badong Waterfalls of Zangbu are in fact two waterfall clusters. Two falls, 35 metres and 33 metres high, follow one another on the riverbed 600 metres apart. The cascades are powerful and spectacular, making them China's most primitive and mysterious waterfall group, known as “the hermit of the Grand Canyon” and “China's most beautiful waterfall.”

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 574. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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