10 Days Shangri-La Hiking Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge and Niru Alpine Pasture

Pick you up at Lijiang airport. Transfer to hotel for checking in. Relax yourself in Lijiang Old Town.

-Lijiang Old Town,  a well-preserved old city of ethnic minorities with brilliant culture, is a central town of the Lijiang Autonomous County of the Naxi Ethnic Minority in Yunnan Province. Located on the plateau which is 2,400 meters above the sea level and embraced by the tree-covered Lion Mountain in the west, Elephant and Golden Row Mountains in the north, vast fertile fields in the southeast and crystal clear water running through, the old town looks like a big jade ink slab, therefore got the alias the Town of Big Ink Slab (Dayanzhen).

Drive about 30KM to Ganhaizi Meadow(3100M), you will take the sightseeig bus for a short visiting through the Baishuihe River, take the chairlift up to visit the Spruce meadowof  Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Then take a battery cart to Blue Moon Valley.

After lunch, you will enjoy the Impression Lijiang Ethnic Show directed by Zhang Yimou. It is held in Ganhazi Meadow about 3100M above the sea level.

And then, you can stroll through Baisha Old Town, which is an enchanting traditional Naxi style old town.  Visit the Baisha Mural about 600 years old, which is one part of the World Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO 1997.

Early in the morning, guide will pick up you from hotel. Then you willtransfer to visit Tiger Leaping Gorge via Qiaotou Town ( 2.5hrs) along the Yunnan- Tibet Road. Take a stop on the way, have a bird view of the First Bend of the Yangtze River, a world-famous geological phenomenon of a V-shape bend and an extraordinary panoramic scene whose vistas you will long remember with great pleasure.
After arrival at the tickets office of Qiaotou Town, you will start the 2 hours trekking up to Naxi Family Guesthouse by the high trail. Take a break to have lunch at the beautiful guesthouse. Afterward,continue to the trekking (3-4hrs) from Naxi Family G.H. to Tea horse Guesthouse via 28 zigzagging turns. The trekking of this section is a challenge for you as the trail is difficult however once you have seen the splendid view view from an altitude about 3000m, you will know that is worthy. Then you will arrive at the sleep place of tonight --Tea horse Guesthouse. Have dinner and accommodation at here.
Trekking time: 5-6hrs

After breakfast,continue the trekking to Halfway Guesthouse ( 1.5-2hrs ) by a flat walk. Enjoy the most beautiful view section of the high train. Take a short break at Halfway G.H. Later process another 2 hours trekking to arrive at Tina’s Guesthouse. You will see several waterfall on the trail and view of the middle gorge with switchbacks of the Low Road. There is a small climb leading you to a ridge at 2480m. Then the trail descends gradually to Tina's Guesthouse. Have lunch at Tina’s G.H.
After lunch, transfer toWhite Water Terraces (2.5hrs ), upon arrival , take a tour of White Water Terrace. After tour, check in your hotel.
Trekking time:3.5-4hrs

After breakfast, you will transfer to Niru Village of Shangri-La ( 5hours ) via Luoji Town. Take a stop at Baishui Terrace (white water terrace) The three - square - kilometre Baishui Terrace lies snugly on a mountain slope 2,380 metres above sea level in Baidi Village, Sanba Township, 101 kilometres southeast of the seat of Zhongdian County. The variegated karst landform of the tableland is an outcome of the continuous piling up of Tosco (calcite sediments), resulting from the disintegration of calcium bicarbonate contained in the water.
Upon arrival, check in your guesthouse. Overnight at local guesthouse of Niru.

Today , you will firstly make a Hike for4 hours to Nanbao Yak Meadow (3500m), very close to the border of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Afterward further your trekkingabout 1.5-2hours to Dingru Lake.
Trekking time : 6-7hrs
Overnight camping near to Dingru Lake.

Today is another challenge for you since it is a very long, tough day of Trekking.  Morning,firstly you take 1-1.5hrs trekking to Selie Lake, after a nice walk around the lake area, followed another 3.5 hours trekking back to Niru Village . After later lunch at Niru Village, you will continue trekking 3.5hours (about 9km) to arrive at Xiadiaoge Meadow
Trekking time : 7-8 hours
Overnight Camping in the tent at Xiadiaoge Meadow near to Qicai Waterfall.

Departure at 7:30am in the morning, trekking to visit Qicai Waterfall , after the visiting, you will return back toXiadiaoge Yak Meadow,then followed by another trekking about 6hrs for 25km to Shudu Lake where is now one part of Pudaocuo National Park. During the trekking you will through virgin forests to view of Bengalaka Mountain Pass (3980 m), then continue to passing Dijie Yak Meadow.
After arrival Shudu Lake,  you will take the green coach of the park to the main entrance to meet your driver. Then transfer to your hotel in downtown of Shangri-La. Have a good rest before dinner.
Trekking time : 6-7 hours
Overnight at Shangri-La

This morning you will clime up to visit Songzanlin Monastery, or 'Little Potala' as it is affectionately known, is a spiritual place that invites you to discover the mystery and traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Since the 5th Dalai Lama chose the site through divination in 1679, the monastery has grown into the most important community of its kind in Yunnan.
Then you will make a visiting a local Tibetan Family to charting with the local people to know about their local life and at try to drink a cup of Yak Butter Tea. Enjoy the rest time of the day in Dukezong Old Town where you can see a big pray wheel about 10 meters high and the local house. In the evening, people will gather at here to dance Guochuang Tibetan dancing. During Yifeng, Tiaolu periods of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo government established a stockade village here, named "Dukezhong" meaning City of Moonlight, in addition, another stockaded village called "Likezhong" meaning City of Sunlight was built at the edge of opposite Naizi River. 

Departure from Shangri-La.