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Estelle's House - Tulu Lodge

Review of Paul, our expert agent

- Review updated on 12 février 2025

Presentation of Tulu Lodge

Description of Tulu Lodge

Ideal Tibetan stopover located in Benzilan at an altitude of 2000m, on the banks of the Yangtze, 1h40 drive from Shangri La, and 1h30 from Feilaisi (panorama of the Meili and Kawagebo mountains), Estelle’s house or the Tulu Lodge is a traditional Tibetan house tastefully renovated, in earth and lime, and furnished with many antique pieces of furniture found over the years. It is located just below the Songtsam Benzilan, in the middle of the fields, on the banks of a small mountain river, in a small green valley away from the new town of Benzilan. Estelle welcomes you there as if you were at home, accompanied by her two little Tibetan dogs who are very cuddly with children. The rooms are spacious and bright, comfortable, with traditional wooden floors and ceilings, comfortable bathrooms (round stone floor showers, very hot hot water, stone basins, separate dry toilets: wooden bowl with lid and ventilation, flushed with sawdust, emptied every day), soap, shampoo, mineral water and towels provided, toothbrushes and hair dryers available. There are many indoor and outdoor common areas, a large roof terrace, and a pretty enclosed garden.

Rooms

4 bedrooms: 3 doubles and 1 twin, including 2 communicating for families. The communicating double has an additional single bed (families with 3 children) 3 showers + 1 pretty wooden bathtub See further down on this page the presentation of the rooms in 360° photos

Restoration

Dinner is included, French table d’hôtes (3 courses: starter, main course, dessert), you will find the taste of healthy food with local Provençal-inspired cuisine, to be enjoyed under the cherry tree or in one of the two dining rooms. The fruits and vegetables come mainly from the organic garden, the wine is homemade, the aperitif is offered. The French breakfast with homemade bread or madeleines is delicious, accompanied by delicious homemade jams. Muesli, yogurt, fruit, local tea and freshly ground Yunnan coffee, hot chocolate for the children… We really feel at home!

Walks and activities possible from Tulu Lodge / La Maison d’Estelle

– tour of the village & local stupa with views of the valley (about 1 hour, free time)

– day at the meadows of Niding, the last village at the top of the valley, flat walk about 2 hours in a loop, picnic at the mountain pasture with superb views of the Balagezong mountains. Elderly people and small children ok, meeting with local breeders, possibility of having tea in a Tibetan house with the family …

– day of visiting the Dongzhulin monastery then swimming in the hot springs (20-30rmb)

– for the more active, mini trek at 4500m altitude with views of the Baima and Meili massifs. We drive about 100km during the day, as follows: we pass in front of the Dongzhulin monastery (possibility to visit according to desires and schedules), we have lunch in a local Tibetan restaurant with a view of the valley and the Balagezong mountains, then we start the climb to the passes at 4000 meters, first pass with discovery of the Baima summit and the high mountain pastures, then second pass at 4292m, from which we climb along a summit with colored stones, then we leave the vehicle to start the walk of about 1 hour towards a viewpoint on the Kawagebo massif (Meili Mountain), on stone paths, in the middle of free-roaming yaks. We find some fossils on the way, testifying to the marine past of the Tibetan plateau.

Return to Benzilan at the end of the day and well-deserved relaxation at the lodge at 2000 meters above sea level, in the mild microclimate of the small valley.

360° Photos of Estelle’s House

Find below a complete presentation of the Tulu Lodge in Benzilan via 360° photos, allowing you to take a virtual tour of the hotel as if you were there!

Entrance to Tulu Lodge

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Dining room

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Chinese room

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Tibetan room

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Twin room

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Location of Estelle’s House, Tulu Lodge, Benzilan

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