1 Season
6 Episode
Himalaya with Michael Palin - Season 1 Episode 5 Leaping Tigers, Naked Nagas
Michael travels down the Yangtze by boat through the famous Tiger Leaping gorge and arrives at the eastern-most point of his journey. He visits a local singing star, a doctor recommended by Terry Jones and attends a Chinese Classical Music concert. He travels through Yunnan province and then visits Nagaland which is on the border between India and Myanmah. This area is inhabited by ex-headhunters. Next, he crosses back into India and visits a coil mine and oil well. Heading deeper into Assam he visits tea gardens, working elephants and then heads down the Brahmaputra River stopping to visit a Hindu monastery of dancing monks. He also visits a national park to see the Rhinos.
- Year: 2004
- Country: United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: BBC One
- Keyword: himalaya mountain range, travel, india
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- Cast: Michael Palin
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