Yading Natural Reserve is located in Daocheng, a county subordinated to the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture on the southwest border of Sichuan Province. It is noted for its mysterious lamasteries, forests, pastures, snowclad peaks, clear lakes and primitive Tibetan villages. During this 10 Days Lijiang and Shangri-La Tour, you will visit the highlights of Lijiang and Shangri-La city, then move on to enjoy the stunning scenery of Meili Snow Mountain and Daocheng Yading Nature Reserve.

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Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Lijiang Arrival
• Day 2: Lijiang
• Day 3: Lijiang – Shangri-La
• Day 4: Shangri-La
• Day 5: Shangri-La – Feilaisi
• Day 6: Feilaisi – Meili Snow Mountain – Derong
• Day 7: Derong – Daocheng – Riwa
• Day 8: Riwa – Yading – Riwa
• Day 9: Riwa – Yading – Riwa – Daocheng
• Day 10: Daocheng Departure

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Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostel
Lijiang	Pullman Hotel	Wangfu Hotel	Liwang Hotel	Baisha Holiday Resort
Shangri-La	Shangrila Hotel	Shangrila Old Town Hotel	Moon City Hotel	Wu Fu South Yunnan Boutique Inn
Feilaisi	Deqin Regalia Resorts & Spa	Songtasm Feilaisi Hotel	Guanjing Tiantang Hotel	Yunling Guesthouse

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

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Originating in the Tanggula Mountain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Jinsha River, Lancang River and Nu River flow parallelly along the Hengduan Mountains for several hundred kilometers. For this tour, you will visit the highlights of Lijiang and Shangri-la. And you will have two trekking experience: Tiger Leaping Gorge(the most famous and must-visit attraction in Yunnan Province) trekking and Yubeng Village( a welcomed fairyland in Shangri-La) trekking.

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Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Lijiang Arrival
• Day 2: Lijiang
• Day 3: Lijiang – Tiger Leaping Gorge
• Day 4: Tiger Leaping Gorge – Baishuitai – Shangri-La
• Day 5: Shangri-La
• Day 6: Shangri-La-Benzilan-Feilaisi
• Day 7: Feilaisi-Xidang-Yubeng
• Day 8: Yubeng
• Day 9: Yubeng-Ninong-Cizhong
• Day 10: Cizhong-Weixi-Tacheng
• Day 11: Tacheng-Shigu-Lijiang
• Day 12: Lijiang
• Day 13: Lijiang Departure

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At 6:00, drive to Qiaotou Town, which will take 2 hours on the trip.  Tiger Leaping Gorge hiking tour is one of the most beautiful trekking tour of Yunnan Province. Your hiking trip starts from Qiaotou. About two hours trekking in the Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge, you will arrive at Naxi Family and have lunch there. It is an easy trekking from Qiaotou to Naxi Family, but with beautiful scenery.

After lunch, a trekking from Naxi Family to 28 zigzagging turns will be a challenge for you. From the top of “28 turns” on the high path further uphill to a place of altitude above 3000 m, you can have a view of the panorama of the entire Gorge.  Then go pass Tea Horse Guest House (5 hours) and arrive at Halfway Guesthouse (2500m) to finish today’s trekking. The total trekking route is 26 km, and it takes about 6-8 hours.

In the morning, visit the Songzanlin monastery, the largest Tibetan monastery in Yunnan. Songzanlin Monastery has another alias – ‘the little Potala Palace ‘, so named because the whole monastery is in the traditional style with mysterious atmosphere.

And afterwards you’ll visit the tranquil Bita Lake & Shudu Lake in Pudacuo National Park. Pudacuo National Park is located in one of the most biologically-diverse regions of the world. While the region comprises only 0.7 percent of China’s land area, it contains more than 20 percent of the country’s plant species, about one-third of its mammal and bird species and almost 100 endangered species.

Today we enjoy breakfast with breathtaking views of Kawagebo Meili Snow Mountain, if weather permits. We then hike to Yubeng waterfall and enjoy picnic lunch on the way (5-6 hours roundtrip, steep hike). Visit sacred sites, such as the local Tibetan Buddhist temple, then return to the village. In late afternoon, sip traditional Dri (a female YAK), butter tea with a farmer in Upper Yubeng village, while chatting about local life.

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostel
Cizhong	Songtsam Cizhong Lodge	Xuelong Meili Yiju Hotel	Kawagebo Hotel	Yubeng impression boutique Inn
Feilaisi	Deqin Regalia Resorts & Spa	Songtasm Feilaisi Hotel	Guanjing Tiantang Hotel	Juesedianxiang Youth Hostel
Lijiang	Pullman Resort	Hexi Hotel	Liwang Hotel	Baisha Holiday Resort
Shangri-La	Paradise Hotel	Zhaxi Dele Hotel	Moon City Hotel	Wu Fu South Yunnan Boutique Inn
Tiger Leaping Gorge	/	/	/	Tina’s Hostel
Yubeng	/	/	/	Longmen Hostel

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private Chinese-speaking tour guide and vehicle for transfers & sightseeing;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
• Two bottles of mineral water each day;
• Horse fee for luggage while Yubeng trekking.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

Travel Tips:

Tips of Yubeng Village Trekking Tour

• 1. Ensuring you will have enough time. The round trips from Hot Spring to Yubeng village needs two days at least, three days or four days are better.
• 2. We suggest that you choose trekking as far as possible because you can control your time and your pace and it is more convenient to take pictures. It takes some time to reach your destination by riding horse because horse needs to rest en route either, and riding horse is not cheap.
• 3. About equipment is mainly about clothing and shoes. It is humid in Meili area with plenty of rain, so you should pay attention to rain and moisture. And you have better prepare some insect repellent medicine to protect yourself from Tibetan louse.
• 4. About food, we suggest you to bring some chocolate and processed meat product, for example, you can buy some yak jerky in Lijiang and Zhongdian because it is difficult to eat fresh meat in Yubeng village, and daily foods are potatoes, vegetables and eggs. But physical consumption is high; vegetables cannot meet your needs.
• 5. There is signal from Xidang Hot Spring and Nazongla Pass, but after Nazongla Pass will remain off the hook. Therefore, Nazongla Pass is the last station you can keep contact with outside world.
• 6. Respect the local custom: in some places of Yubeng village, there is polygamy, that is women can be married to more than one people. When you communicate with Tibetans, you must pay attention to their subtle relationship.
• 7. Most of villagers of Yubeng have no regular education, they can’t read in general. And they speak Tibetan language; women and children can’t speak Mandarin in the most situations, so it is easier to talk with men.
• 8. Draw lots for the horse: if there are two people or more wants to ride horse, you need draw lots to decide to ride which horse. No matter what you get, you cannot change your horse by your own; otherwise you possibly rent no horse and cause troubles. This rule made by Tibetans is their own way to ensure fairness and it is useful in many places of Tibet.

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Tips of Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Tour

Photography Tips

• High Path – you can take photos with Haba Snow Mountain and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
• Naxi Family G.H. (纳西雅阁) and Tea-horse G.H. (茶马客栈) – best places to take photos of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
• Note: along the route, some good viewing points will be charged RMB 3 – 5.

Best Time to Hike

• Avoiding Jun to Sept because it is the rainfall season which is dangerous and unsafety of the hiking route.
• Taking enough cool-proof clothes if you hike there after Oct.
• Note: Tiger Leaping Gorge weather can take the one of Lijiang as reference. Lijiang Climate & Weather page for information you need.

Packing List for Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking

• Quick-dry light clothes
• Jacket
• Old antiskid shoes
• A bottle of mineral water
• Alpenstock
• Torch
• Small bag
• Food such as chocolate, sliced dried beef etc.
• Note: along the hiking route there are many guesthouse or small stores to supply and rest.

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For those who are interested in Chinese culture, especially interested in Yunnan culture, this education tour will help you to learn more about Yunnan ethnic culture and daily life of local people. During the 8 days Yunnan Education Tour, you will have some sightseeings and activities at Stone Forest, Nuohei Village, Luxi, Yuanyang, Jianshi, and so on to learn more about Yunnan ethnic culture and daily life of local people.

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Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Kunming Arrival
• Day 2: Kunming – Stone Forest – Luxi
• Day 3: Luxi – Yuanyang
• Day 4: Yuanyang
• Day 5: Yuanyang
• Day 6: Yuanyang – Jianshui
• Day 7: Jianshui – Kunming
• Day 8: Kunming Departure

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07:00-08:00 Breakfast at hostel.
08:00-12:30 Head to Jianshui Old town. Jianshui, an ancient town in Honghe Prefecture of Yunnan Province, is one of the national famous historic and cultural towns of China. With a history of about 1200 years and an abundant distinctive cultural heritage, the Ancient Town enjoys a great reputation as a ‘Museum of Ancient Buildings and Residential Houses’ and attracts a lot of visitors from home and abroad.
12:30-14:00 Local lunch in Jianshui. Classic lunch in Jianshui local style.
14:00-19:00 Take the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway to visit ancient Tuanshan Village.”Tuanshan is the most beautiful village where the architectural style of the 19th century and beyond remains intact and the distinctive way of people’s life is preserved, fully showcasing China’s indigenous cultural characteristics,” said Mr. Stubbs, “We put Tuanshan on our Watch List because we believe it is of world value and is the common heritage of the whole humankind.”
19:00-20:00 Jianshui barbecue. Tasting the delicious local Jianshui food.
20:00 Check in hotel.

08:00-08:30 Breakfast in hotel. 
08:30-12:00 Visit to Zhilin Temple. Zhilin Temple in the west of Jianshui Town was built in 1296. With a longer history than the Jianshui Confucius Temple, it is considered the earliest Buddhist Temple in south Yunnan; thus it is rightfully called ”the Earliest Temple in Lin’ an”. There is also a book written in 1450 and entitled An Inscriptional Reconstruction of the Zhilin Temple, depicting the history of how Zen Buddhism spread into Yunnan.
12：00-13:30 Lunch time–Steam Pot Chicken in Jianshui. Steam pot chicken in Jianshui is well-known because of its steaming boiler, especially the pot of purple pottery pot. Usually, the chicken is render palatable by adding condiments various local herbs such as wolfberry, mushrooms, Chinese angelica, and codonopsis. The dish is rich, mellow and nourishing. 
13:30-17:00 Drive back to Kunming.
17:00-19:30 Ancient Yunnan banquet.
20:00-21:30 After dinner, you will transfer to enjoy the evening show “Dynamic Yunnan” (Regular seat ) , is a magnificent and original song and dance performance organized by the famous Chinese dancer, Ms. Yang Liping. In the show, different types of dances are performed to show the features of various minority tribes in Yunnan province. With the colorful light brightening on the stage, the grand show is both vivid and gorgeous, coordinating with the dancers’ energetically performing their traditional types of dances.
21:30-22:00 After the show,drive back to hotel. A conclusion for this Yunnan trip and taste the classic Yunnan special cuisine.

Recommended Hotels

City	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostel
Kunming	Crown Plaza Kunming City Centre	Wenhui Hotel	Baiyun Hotel	T&T Story Hotel
Luxi	/	Hongmu Hotel	Huangchao Hotel	/
Yuanyang	Duoyishu Landscape Hotel	Yunti Hotel(Shengcun Village)	Yunti Hotel(Xinjie Town)	Guanjing Tiantang Hostel
Jianshui	Linan Hotel	Zhu Family Garden Hotel	Jianshui Hotel	Huiyuanlou Guesthouse

Service Included:

1.Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
2.Meals as listed in the itinerary;
3.Accommodation with breakfast as listed in the itinerary;
4.Private English-speaking tour guide and vehicle for transfers & sightseeing;
5.Service charge & government taxes;
6. Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
7. Two bottles ofmineral watereach day;
8.Travel Agency’s Responsibility Insurance;

Service Excluded:

1.Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
2.Chinese visa fees;
3.Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
4.Single room supplement;
5.Tips to guides and drivers;
6.Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
7.Personal travel accident insurance;
8.All optional programs.

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Yunnan, the ideal holiday destination in China, enjoys a perfect combination of amazing natural scenery, diverse ethnic customs, and pleasant climate all year round. Over 25 of China`s ethnic minority groups reside here, providing a colorful salad of China`s mixed culture. This 5-day tour includes the special visiting to local schools in the poverty-stricken mountain area of Kunming. We will have chance to know about the local students’ study life by having classes, games, eating etc. together!

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Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Kunming Arrival
• Day 2: Kunming – Nuohei Village – Shilin County
• Day 3: Shilin County – Kunming
• Day 4: Kunming
• Day 5: Kunming Departure

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Recommended Hotels

City	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostel
Kunming	/	Wenhui Hotel	/	/
Shilin	/	/	/	Shilin Sun Flower Inn

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
• Domestic train tickets of soft sleeper.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

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Yunnan Province is the best place to ride bike. Here is very good for cycling all the year round. Shangri-la, located in the beautiful Northern Yunnan province of China, captures China’s beautiful nature at its best. As we travel to Lijiang from Shangri-la by bike over a period of 7 days we’ll charter through high mountain passes, visit the famous Tiger Leaping Gorge, and bike around beautiful alpine lakes. 

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Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Shangrila Arrival
• Day 2: Shangrila
• Day 3: Shangrila – Baishuitai
• Day 4: Baishuitai – Tiger Leaping Gorge
• Day 5: Tiger Leaping Gorge -Qiaotou  – Shigu
• Day 6: Shigu – Lijiang
• Day 7: Lijiang
• Day 8: Lijiang Departure

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After scanning this beautiful Yunnan view we’ll mount our bikes and will be immediately challenged by two 3900-meters-high mountains in a row. It will be worth it though! On the way we’ll stop and choose a nice spot for a picnic lunch.

Our destination is Baishutai, the backdoor to the Tiger Leaping Gorge area. As we descend, we will pass through large coniferous forest that is famous in Yunnan. There area is very undeveloped as the only sounds we’ll here are the animals and the wind as it passes through the enormous pines that line the roads. After a long day’s journey we’ll check into a local hostel, take a shower, grab some delicious food, and relax!

Road Condition – Paved. Three difficult uphill and downhill section in a row. High altitude elevation
Elevation: 3300m – 4100m
Time: 5-6 hours cycling
Distance: 101 km, about 60 km riding with 40 km vehicle transfer (this section is really a 2-day ride but there is no suitable accommodation half-way and the first part is a very tough, steep, uphill mountainous climb with little scenery. For this reason, we will use vehicle support to transfer the group to the high mountain pass, where the rest of the day is a much more interesting downhill ride)

Before we set out for today’s Yunnan biking journey we’ll first visit the unique Baishui Terraces (“bai shui” means “white water” in Chinese). For thousands of years, mineral-laden spring water has flown down the mountain, leaving crystallized sodium carbonate along its slopes, leaving us now with the awesome view of a series of limestone basins full of water that look like huge marble sculptures! Its a lot cooler when you see it than when we try to describe it!

After an hour or so of visiting and taking photos, we will start on our day’s cycling tour. We’ll start with initial 4k uphill section until we head downhill the rest of the way to the Gorge. Lunch will be in Haba, a small but unique village on the way.

In the late afternoon we will enter the world-famous Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the deepest most dramatic gorges in the world, and still quite wild despite enormous efforts to tame it. We’ll bike another 10km after enter in the gorge until we finally arrive at the “middle” of Tiger Leaping Gorge. Here we will spend the night.

Road Condition: Paved. 4km uphill at the very beginning, then most of the road continues downhill. As we approach Tiger Leaping Gorge, there will be a 3km long gravel section, but its still downhill. After entering Tiger Leaping Gorge itself, we will ride another 10 km on a paved road to reach our destination.
Distance: 73 km
Elevation: 3400 – 1800 m
Time: 6 hours cycling

Recommended Hotels

City	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostel
Shangrila	Shangrila Hotel	/	Moon City Hotel	Wu Fu South Yunnan Boutique Inn
Baishuitai	/	/		Local Hostel
Tiger Leaping Gorge	/	/	/	Local Hostel
Shigu	/	/	/	Local Hostel
Lijiang	Pullman Resort	Wangfu Hotel	Liwang Hotel	Baisha Holiday Resort

Service Included:

• Accommodation with daily breakfast as indicated in the hotel list;
• Chinese lunches as listed in the itinerary;
• All land transfers & transportation with private air-conditioned car;
• All transfers and sightseeing with skilled English-speaking tour guide;
• All entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary;
• All government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between hotels;
• Travel Agency’s Responsibility Insurance coverage

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary.
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff.
• Personal travel accident insurance.
• All optional programs;

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Baoshan Stone Town is not a town made of stone as it is named, but a big village built on a huge stone. The mighty nature mother brought along a heavy stone, and the diligent Naxi People turned it into a wonderland under heaven. This tour combines trekking the famous Tiger Leaping Gorge with walking through remote farm villages to experience village life in China today. You will need to be reasonably fit to walk between 4 and 8 hours each day with some steep climbs. You will also need a sense of adventure as some of the facilities in rural China are basic. You will be rewarded with spectacular views, authentic local food, great guides and a real appreciation of life in rural China. 

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Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Lijiang Arrival
• Day 2: Lijiang – Tiger Leaping Gorge
• Day 3: Tiger Leaping Gorge – Daju
• Day 4: Daju – Baoshan
• Day 5: Baoshan – Liuqing
• Day 6: Liuqing – Labo
• Day 7: Labo – Zhuangzi
• Day 8: Zhuangzi – Lugu Lake
• Day 9: Lugu Lake – Lijiang
• Day 10: Lijiang Departure

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In the early morning, continue hiking to Tina’s Inn (4 hours).

Option tour: Trekking down and up to Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge Stone,another hour walking down the steep cliff to the bank of Jinsha River to the Middle Gorge (Middle Hutiao or Middle Rapids), worship the dangerours shoal of “Starriness”, it is the most narrow part of the gorge, where a tiger can easily jump over the Jinsha River. Lunch at the Middle Rapids or where it is more suitable or convenient.

There are 3 roads from the Middle Rapids back up to the Gorge to Walnut Grove. One ends at the left of Woody No.2 (using the main road for tourist coaches, Y15 for “road crossing” fee). Another ends near Teacher Zhang’s Guesthouse (through Tianti which takes 2 hours, Y5 “road crossing” fee), take the third which go through  ends near Chateau Woody where you see a sign advertising Xia Yin Gu’s guide service. Take the third one which goes through Yixiantian but takes 3 hours as the scenery is the most spectacular in the entire Tiger Leaping Gorge. Notice that on this third road close to the rapids there is a very dangerous section of a few dozen meters long called “Tiny Sky” (and you need to pay between Y2-5 depending on the condition to cross that). Note at the rapids itself, there are two places charging “road crossing” fees of 15Y each: one for a small bridge leading to the first road, the other for crossing the wooden plank to the Middle Tiger Leaping Rock.

From Half way Guesthouse to Middle Hutiao or Rapids will take between 3 to 4 hours. Then climb up the gorge to Walnut Grove (Woody’s Guesthouse) using either the Tianti or  Yixiantian route. Depending on how tired, choose the one to suit on the day. So from Middle Hutiao to Walnut Grove will take 2 or 3 hours and hence the total for the day from Halfway Guesthouse to Walnut Grove will be about 5 to 6 hours. Then take a van to Daju Ferry, cross to Daju town. Our driver will meet you there and take you to hotel.

Wake up early in the morning to catch the great sunrise view in the valley. Great views of terrace landscape and Jinsha river along our gradual trail. Pass by the Naxi villages and sometimes with a group of children running around. The village on the other side of the river looks isolated. It is a different ethnic group over there. This area has an obvious small population as we can only find resident in the villages, for most of the time we walk in the forest or open field or just arid slops. After a long trail walk we reach by the ferry site named Genang. Get across the Jinsha River on a very basic boat and reach our today’s overnight spot, a Mosuo village named Labo. (Approx 7 hours)

Last day trek starts by ascending from Zhuangzi in the morning mist or clear sunlight. Pass the primary forest at the mountain pass at an altitude of 3500 meters. This part is an extremely less-touched part of the trek. Stream will be frozen if travel in winter, prayer flags(also called wind horse flags) of Tibetan Buddhism are hung at the pass like at every pass elsewhere in Tibetan Plateau. Across the pass we get open views of the Ninglang area, the Lugu Lake is about to be in sight. It is a green world(only golden in winter) here. We keep descending on the yellow earth, passing a group of villages, forest sometimes until we reach a road, which is also the terminus of our Tiger Leaping Gorge and Lugu Lake combined trek. Ride to the lake check in the hotel in Lige. (Approx 7 hours)

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostel
Lijiang	Pullman Resort	Wangfu Hotel	Baisha Holiday Resort	Baisha Holiday Resort
Lugu Lake	Silver Lake Resort	Angyue Boutique Hotel	Nverguo Hotel	Anyi Guesthouse
Zhuangzi	/	/	/	Local family
Baoshan Stone Town	/	/	/	Mu’s Family
Daju	/	/	/	Daju Hostel
Tiger Leaping Gorge	/	/	/	Tea Horse Hostel
Liuqiu	/	/	/	Local family
Labo	/	/	/	Local family

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

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The Most Popular Tours Packages of Tiger Leaping Gorge

1 Day Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour (Lijiang Part)
1 Day The Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour (Shangri-La Part)
1 Day Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking Group Tour (Finishing in Lijiang or Shangri-La)
1 Day Tiger Leaping Gorge Highlight Hiking Tour from Bendiwan Village to Tina’s Hostel
2 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Group Tour (Back to Lijiang from Hetaoyuan Village)
2 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking Tour with Daju Town and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
3 Days The First Bend of Yangtze River Rafting and Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour
3 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Tour From Qiaotou Town to Haba Village
4 Days Haba Snow Mountain Climbing Adventure with Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour
5 Days Lijiang City Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure
6 Days Lijiang Hiking Tour around Tiger Leaping Gorge and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
7 Days Lijiang and Shangri-La Paradise Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure
9 Days Kunming Dali Lijiang and Shangri-La Classic Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure

This is a hard trekking trail and the most romantic part is the trekking from Baoshan stone town to Lugu lake. We have to take twice ferry across the lake with our donkeys, and pilgram to Lugu lake. Trekking around Lugu lake, worshipping the local Zhamei Temple, and the Matriarchal saint mountain: Gemu, which is named by the Local god, the legend story said she cried for her lover, so the tears following all the way became Lugu lake, and now it became dating center for lovers. The last impressive part of this Yunnan trekking tour is Tiger Leaping Gorge trekking. It is a must-visit site during your tour.

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Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Lijiang Arrival
• Day 2: Lijiang
• Day 3: Lijiang – Lugu Lake
• Day 4: Lugu Lake
• Day 5: Lugu Lake – Zhuangzi
• Day 6:Zhuangzi-Labo
• Day 7: Labo-Fenglian – Liuqing
• Day 8: Liuqing- Baoshan Stone Town
• Day 9: Baoshan Stone Town – Daju
• Day 10: Daju – Tiger Leaping Gorge – Nuoyu Village
• Day 11: Nuoyu Village – Shangri-La
• Day 12: Shangri-La
• Day 13: Shangri-La Departure

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In the morning, drive 4-5 hrs on the spectacle mountain road to visit the mysterious Lugu Lake. On the way, enjoy the beautiful view among the huge mountains and rivers. Do some easy walking to visit the beautiful canyon and Yi ethnic people’s villages when you arrive at Ninglang County.

Arrive in Lugu Lake in the afternoon, visit Mosuo Ethnic Museum and Luoshui Village around Lugu Lake.

This stage is a long and weary climb, reserved for keen hikers who are still in good physical shape after the first stage. The orange line in photo 2 marks the trek of this stage.

Ferry: The elevation first drops to 1400m when you reach the ferry.

Labo is the first village on the east shore. You climb through fields, streams, villages. It is difficult to find high trees giving a shade against the burning sun. Sometimes you walk on a tractor road.

Trek from Labo to Fenglian, then continue trekking to Liuqing.

Fenglian: A further descent to Fenglian is a long but gentle hike, with enjoyable views of Jinsha River. Several villages can be found along the path. Local people are friendly. Children would say hello to you. Many travelers would finish their trek at Fenglian as landscapes of the first stage are the most breathtaking. They can take a morning bus going back to Lijiang.

Day 8 Liuqing-Baoshan Stone Town

Sightseeing and Activities:Jinsha River, Taizi Mountain Pass, Baoshan Stone Town, Naxi ethnic people
Accommodation: Baoshan Stone Town
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

In 2.5 hours, you will encounter a tough ascent to the Prince Pass, steeply-incised by Jinsha Jiang. Even horses are not able to climb up here. You will have to cross two tunnels without any illumination. Torches are essential here. The first tunnel is actual the highest point of Prince Pass.

After breakfast in Daju Town, walk down to Jinsha River; take the boat to the other side of Yangtze River from the Daju New Ferry. Hike along the road from Xincun Village of the Lower Tiger Leaping Gorge to the Middle Part and visit the Walnut Grove Garden Village on the way.

Arrive at the Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge at noon and enjoy the lunch in Tina’s Hostel. Continue the hiking tour up to the Haba Snow Mountain, visit the Bamboo Forest, the Flying Cliff, Guanyin Temple; Arrive at Bendiwan Village and take a break at Halfway Hostel. You also will enjoy a fantastic view of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Tiger Leaping Gorge from Halfway Guesthouse.

Continue the hiking to Nuoyu Village and stay in Tea Horse Guesthouse.

After breakfast, hike from Tea Horse Guesthouse to Qiaotou Town. The whole distance covered on the first day is about 15 kilometers, and you’ll hike for about six hours in total. First, hike for 1 hour to the steep switchback called 28 Zigzag Turns before the next break. The views are unforgettable. After a break, hike another one or two hours, and then we will arrive at Naxi Family for lunch.

Hike another two hours from Naxi Family, we will arrive at Qiaotou Town. Of course,we will have a great view of Yulong Snow Mountain and overlooks the Jinsha (Golden Sands) River Valley during the hiking. Finish the hiking adventure tour when you arrive in Qiaotou Town. Meet our driver and transfer 2 hours to Shangrila and stop to visit the Xiaozhongdian Grassland. In Shangri-la, walk around Dukezong Tibetan Ancient Town which was an important town of the Tea-horse Trade Road from Yunnan to Tibet and India for the tea trading.

In the morning, visit the Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, the largest Tibetan monastery in Yunnan. Songzanlin Monastery has another alias – ‘the little Potala Palace ‘, so named because the whole monastery is in the traditional style with mysterious atmosphere. Walk around Songzanlin Monastery,

And afterwards you’ll visit the tranquil Shudu Lake in Pudacuo National Park. Pudacuo National Park is located in one of the most biologically-diverse regions of the world. While the region comprises only 0.7 percent of China’s land area, it contains more than 20 percent of the country’s plant species, about one-third of its mammal and bird species and almost 100 endangered species. Finally, you will visit a Tibetan family to experience the local life in the bonfire party with Tibetan dance and music and you will try Tibetan home-made yak and cheese.

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostel
Lijiang	Pullman Resort	Wangfu Hotel	Liwang Hotel	Baisha Holiday Resort
Lugu Lake	Silver Lake Resort	Angyue Boutique Hotel	Nverguo Hotel	Anyi Guesthouse
Zhuangzi	/	/	/	Local family
Fengke	/	/	/	Local family
Baoshan Stone Town	/	/	/	Mu’s Family
Daju	/	/	/	Daju Hostel
Tiger Leaping Gorge	/	/	/	Tea Horse Hostel
Shangri-La	Shangri-La Hotel	Shangri-La Old Town Hotel	Moon City Hotel	Wu Fu South Yunnan Boutique Inn

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

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Meet the city hightlights of Lijaing and experience a 2-day Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking in this tour. You can enjoy your leisurely time to explore Lijiang Old Town and Baisha Old Town. Also, step into ethnic villages such as Yuhu Village to fully appreciate the daily lives and ethnic cultures of local villagers. The most exciting part is to trekk the Tiger Leaping Gorge and 28 Zigzag Bends will impressed you deeply.

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Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Lijiang Arrival
• Day 2: Lijiang
• Day 3: Lijiang-Qiaotou-Tea Horse Guesthouse
• Day 4: Tea Horse Guesthouse-Tina’s House-Lijiang
• Day 5: Lijiang Departure

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After breakfast, your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel. First, you’ll be transferred out of Lijiang Old Town to Yuhu Village which is located at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. When walking into this authentic Naxi Village, you’ll see unique stone houses, Naxi ladies dressing in traditional clothes, kids playing, a tranquil Yuhu Lake…Explore leisurely around the village and then get to the Former Residence of Joseph Rock, who was an Austrian-American Botanist came to Lijiang and stayed in Yuhu Village for 27 years and made huge research work on Naxi minority.

Later, head to Baisha Old Town and appreciate the ancient Baisha Mural Paintings. Visit Dabaoji Palace and Liuli Temple to view murals painted over 1000 years ago which is a combination of Tibetan Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. Then, it is followed by a trip to Shuhe Ancient Town– one of the earliest settlements of Naxi people as well as the well-preserved stop of the Ancient Tea Horse Route. 

After that, transfer to Dongba Culture Museum where more than 10,000 Dongba cultural relics show mysterious Dongba culture of the Naxi people. Take a gentle walk to Black Dragon Pool Park to enjoy gorgeous view and peaceful surroundings. If weather permits, get to the best spot to overlook the snow-capped Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and shoot some amazing pictures.

In the morning, drive for 2 hours from Lijiang to Qiaotou. Stop on the way for a dramatic view of the First Bends of Yangtze River.

Departing from Qiaotou (Hutiaoxia Town), buy the ticket, then walk a few minutes to the High Road which refers the hiking paths on the upper region of mountains. You will hike about 1.5 hours to Naxi Family Guest House. Keep hiking from Naxi Family Guest House, then you need to climb up some steep narrow paths, such as the challenging hiking section of Tiger Leaping Gorge – the 28 Bends for distant view of gushing river deep below and Jade Dagon Snow Mountain. Keep hiking until you reach Tea & Horse Guest House.

If possible, you can try to get up early to enjoy the breathtaking view of sunrise, then go to have a breakfast. Today, you will hike from Tea & Horse Guest House to the Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge.

Firstly, take a 2-hour hiking to get to Halfway. Then start to hike downhill to the Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge, which will take about 3 hours. Many hikers regard this part as the best highlight of all hiking in the gorge during which you can get vivid views of the sweep deep gorges, furious Jinshanjiang River, huge rocks, etc.

Climb up the hiking paths back to the highway where your driver will pick you up, and drive to back to Lijiang.

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostels
Lijiang	InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort	E-outfitting Boutique Hotel	Liwang Hotel	Flowers Hall Inn

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

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The Most Popular Tours Packages of Tiger Leaping Gorge

1 Day Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour (Lijiang Part)
1 Day The Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour (Shangri-La Part)
1 Day Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking Group Tour (Finishing in Lijiang or Shangri-La)
1 Day Tiger Leaping Gorge Highlight Hiking Tour from Bendiwan Village to Tina’s Hostel
2 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Group Tour (Back to Lijiang from Hetaoyuan Village)
2 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking Tour with Daju Town and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
3 Days The First Bend of Yangtze River Rafting and Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour
3 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Tour From Qiaotou Town to Haba Village
4 Days Haba Snow Mountain Climbing Adventure with Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour
5 Days Lijiang City Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure
6 Days Lijiang Hiking Tour around Tiger Leaping Gorge and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
7 Days Lijiang and Shangri-La Paradise Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure
9 Days Kunming Dali Lijiang and Shangri-La Classic Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure

This 2-day tour is a primary difficult trekking tour. You can reach the highest point of this trekking: 28 Zigzag Bends to see how steep and thrilling the Tiger leaping Gorge is. You could also witness an incredibly loud, churning, foaming river relentlessly pounding giant boulders in its path and visit the must-visit hiking place. After trekking, you will visit the landmark of Lijiang city – the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and visit the Yak Meadow. 

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Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Lijiang – Qiaotou – Halfway Guesthouse
• Day 2: Halfway Guesthouse – Daju – Lijiang

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Lijiang- Qiaotou – Halfway Guesthouse

Sightseeing and Activities:Nuoyu Village, 28 Turns Trail, the upper Tiger Leaping Gorge, Haba Snow Mountain
Accommodation: Halfway Guesthouse
Meals: Lunch

At 6:00 am, drive to Qiaotou Town, which takes 2 hours on the trip.  Tiger Leaping Gorge hike tour is one of the most beautiful trekking tour of Yunnan Province. Your hiking trip starts from Qiaotou. About two hours trekking in the upper Tiger Leaping Gorge, you will arrive at Naxi Family and have lunch there. It is easy trekking from Qiaotou to Naxi Family, but beautiful scenery.
 
After lunch, a trekking from Naxi Family to 28 zigzagging turns will be a challenge for you .From the top of “28 turns” on the high path further uphill to a place of altitude above 3000m, you can have a view of the panorama of the entire Gorge.  The go pass Tea Horse Guest House (5 hours) and arrive at Halfway Guesthouse (2500m) to finish today’s trekking. The total trekking route is 26 km, and it takes about 6-8 hours.

Day 2 Halfway Guesthouse – Daju – Lijiang

Sightseeing and Activities:Waterfalls and Streams, Tina’s Guesthouse(middle section of Tiger Leaping Gorge), Walnut Grove,Daju Town,Yak Meadow, Baishuihe River,Blue Moon Valley, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

Travel Tips:

• Take some lightweight clothes with you and wear comfortable walking shoes for tired trekking and overnight staying at Tiger Leaping Gorge. If possible, knee pads are necessary to avoid any bump.
• If trekking in winter or rainy season, the windbreaker, gloves, anti-skid shoes and waterproof coat will be needed in case of temperature drop and get wet in the rain.
• If you are easy to be hungry and tired during the trekking, bring some high caloric snacks with you, such as chocolate and beef jerky. If not, you can buy food at local guesthouses along the route. Our tour guide will provide you two bottles of water for each person every day. But we suggest you to bring more by yourself.

• For the strong ultraviolet ray there, we suggest you to wear sun bonnet or take sunsceen with you.
• Do not trek too fast, because the Tiger Leaping Gorge is located at high altitude area, or altitude sickness may happen to you.

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The Most Popular Tours Packages of Tiger Leaping Gorge

1 Day Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour (Lijiang Part)
1 Day The Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour (Shangri-La Part)
1 Day Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking Group Tour (Finishing in Lijiang or Shangri-La)
1 Day Tiger Leaping Gorge Highlight Hiking Tour from Bendiwan Village to Tina’s Hostel
2 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Group Tour (Back to Lijiang from Hetaoyuan Village)
2 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking Tour with Daju Town and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
3 Days The First Bend of Yangtze River Rafting and Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour
3 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Tour From Qiaotou Town to Haba Village
4 Days Haba Snow Mountain Climbing Adventure with Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour
5 Days Lijiang City Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure
6 Days Lijiang Hiking Tour around Tiger Leaping Gorge and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
7 Days Lijiang and Shangri-La Paradise Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure
9 Days Kunming Dali Lijiang and Shangri-La Classic Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure

Tiger Leaping Gorge is recognized as one of the most famous scenic attractions for trekking in the world and one of the must-visit places in Yunnan recommended by ‘Lonely Planet’. This 2-day tour is a primary difficulty trekking tour.  You can reach the highest point of this trekking: 28 Zigzag Bends to see how steep and thrilling the Tiger leaping Gorge is. You could also witness an incredibly loud, churning, foaming river relentlessly pounding giant boulders in its path.

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Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Lijiang – Qiaotou – Tea & Horse Guesthouse
• Day 2: Tea & Horse Guesthouse – Tina’s House – Lijiang

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Lijiang-Qiaotou Town-Tea & Horse Guesthouse

Sightseeing and Activities:Qiaotou Town, the First Bend of Yangtze River, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Nuoyu Village, 28 Zigzag Bends, Tea&horse Guesthouse
Accommodation: Tea & Horse Guesthouse
Meals: Lunch

In the morning, drive about 100 KM to Qiaotou Town (Tiger Leaping gorge Town). Drive along the Naxi ethnic villages and the upper Yangtze River, with a panoramic view of the First Bend of Yangtze River on the way. You will start the trekking of Tiger Leaping Gorge, as one of the world’s four great gorges, is honored as one of the deepest and most marvelous gorges with 3900 meters in depth.

Start the trekking form the Qiaotou Primary School, after half an hour, arrive in Changsheng Village, pay a visit to Changsheng Hope Primary School. Arrive in Zhong Nuoyu village at noon and have lunch at Naxi Family Guesthouse. After lunch, you will start the most difficult part trekking to the 28 Zigzag Bends trail and reach the top peak at the elevation of 2670m.

You will arrive at Tea&Horse Guesthouse to finish today’s trekking. This is basically the halfway point of the journey.

Day 2 Tea&Horse Guesthouse-Tina’s Guesthouse-Lijiang

Sightseeing and Activities:waterfall, Tina’s Guesthouse /Middle Rapids, Thin Strip of Sky(Ray of Sunshine,一线天), Walnut Grove Garden
Accommodation:None
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Get up in the early morning, you will trek to Tina’ Guesthouse. Then drive back to Lijiang. Service ends.

(Another option: if you are in good physical condition, you can trek further. You will firstly trek from Tina’s Guesthouse down to Teacher Zhang’s Guesthouse, where you can have a nice view of the middle gorge looks like a big gate.It is quite steep trail from Teacher Zhang’s Guesthouse down to the Middle Rapids. Then you will trek from Thin Strip of Sky (Or:Ray of Sunshine, 一线天）to Walnut Grove Garden. Then drive back to Lijiang, service ends.

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star
Tiger Leaping Gorge	/	/	Tea & Horse Guesthouse

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

Travel Tips:

• Take some lightweight clothes with you and wear comfortable walking shoes for tired trekking and overnight staying at Tiger Leaping Gorge. If possible, knee pads are necessary to avoid any bump.
• If trekking in winter or rainy season, the windbreaker, gloves, anti-skid shoes and waterproof coat will be needed in case of temperature drop and get wet in the rain.
• If you are easy to be hungry and tired during the trekking, bring some high caloric snacks with you, such as chocolate and beef jerky. If not, you can buy food at local guesthouses along the route.
• Our tour guide will provide you two bottles of water for each person every day. But we suggest you to bring more by yourself.
• For the strong ultraviolet ray there, we suggest you to wear sun bonnet or take sunsceen with you.
• Do not trek too fast, because the Tiger Leaping Gorge is located at high altitude area, or altitude sickness may happen to you.

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The Most Popular Tours Packages of Tiger Leaping Gorge

1 Day Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour (Lijiang Part)
1 Day The Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour (Shangri-La Part)
1 Day Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking Group Tour (Finishing in Lijiang or Shangri-La)
1 Day Tiger Leaping Gorge Highlight Hiking Tour from Bendiwan Village to Tina’s Hostel
2 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Group Tour (Back to Lijiang from Hetaoyuan Village)
2 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking Tour with Daju Town and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
3 Days The First Bend of Yangtze River Rafting and Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour
3 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Tour From Qiaotou Town to Haba Village
4 Days Haba Snow Mountain Climbing Adventure with Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour
5 Days Lijiang City Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure
6 Days Lijiang Hiking Tour around Tiger Leaping Gorge and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
7 Days Lijiang and Shangri-La Paradise Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure
9 Days Kunming Dali Lijiang and Shangri-La Classic Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure

Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge trekking is the most perilous part than other parts of Tiger Leaping Gorge trekking. There are two ways connecting upper place to lower place. One is called “Tianti Ladder”, another one is called “Yixiantian”( A Tread of Sky). Get down to the river side, you will see the Jinsha River shrinking and getting blocked by several huge stones in a narrow valley. Listen to the deafening voice of water flapping at the stones, and explore the nearby. 

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Detailed Itinerary

Arrive at Tina’s Hostel in the middle gorge, hike down to the Middle Rapids of Yangtze River which is the narrowest part of Tiger Leaping Gorge. Hike along the Yangtze River from Middle Rapids and arrive at Walnut Garden Village. (Note: The trail from Tina’s Hostel to the Middle Rapids is very steep, you can choose the hiking according to your ability. )

After the hiking, drive back to Lijiang. Service ends.

Service Included:

• Chinese lunch as listed in the itinerary;
• All land transfers & transportation with private air-conditioned car;
• All transfers and sightseeing with skilled English-speaking tour guide;
• All entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary;
• All government taxes;
• Travel Agency’s Responsibility Insurance coverage

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff.
• Personal travel accident insurance.
• All optional programs.

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The Most Popular Tours Packages of Tiger Leaping Gorge

1 Day Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour (Lijiang Part)
1 Day The Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour (Shangri-La Part)
1 Day Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking Group Tour (Finishing in Lijiang or Shangri-La)
1 Day Tiger Leaping Gorge Highlight Hiking Tour from Bendiwan Village to Tina’s Hostel
2 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Group Tour (Back to Lijiang from Hetaoyuan Village)
2 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking Tour with Daju Town and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
3 Days The First Bend of Yangtze River Rafting and Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour
3 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Tour From Qiaotou Town to Haba Village
4 Days Haba Snow Mountain Climbing Adventure with Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour
5 Days Lijiang City Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure
6 Days Lijiang Hiking Tour around Tiger Leaping Gorge and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
7 Days Lijiang and Shangri-La Paradise Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure
9 Days Kunming Dali Lijiang and Shangri-La Classic Tour with Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Adventure

This tour focuses on most famous cities and classic attractions in Yunnan Province and it also provides a chance to experience the winter of Yunnan–Meili Snow Mountain tour. Moreover, Lugu Lake tour, another discovery of mysterious Muosuo minority which combines matrilineal society with matrilocal society.

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Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Kunming Arrival
• Day 2: Kunming
• Day 3: Kunming – Dali
• Day 4: Dali – Lijiang
• Day 5: Lijiang
• Day 6: Lijiang – Lugu Lake
• Day 7: Lugu Lake – Lijiang
• Day 8: Lijiang – Tiger Leaping Gorge – Shangri-La
• Day 9: Shangri-La
• Day 10: Shangri-La – Deqin – Feilaisi
• Day 11: Feilaisi – Meili Snow Mountain – Shangri-La
• Day 12: Shangrila-La Departure

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Detailed Itinerary

You’ll begin your journey to the diverse and captivating province of Yunnan from the capital city, Kunming. Upon arrival at the Kunming International Airport, meet your local guide and transfer to the hotel.
 
You will take a leisurely stroll along the Green Lake, a charming area of teahouses and small boutiques selling handicrafts and beautiful local paintings. If time permits, you will have a Kunming city tour. 

In the morning, drive 4-5 hrs on the spectacle mountain road to visit the mysterious Lugu Lake. On the way, enjoy the beautiful view among the huge mountains and rivers. We plan to start your walking from Jin’anqiao Bridge to Shudi along the road at the bank of Yangtze River. You will see the beautiful canon and Yi ethnic people’s villages in the steep mountains. After 1 hour walking in the canon, we will continue the driving and we can stop in many Yi villages.

In the late afternoon, you will take the canoes to visit Liwubi Island and Heiwawu Island in Lugu Lake. Pay a visit to Mosuo Culture Museum and learn the Mosuo ethnic custom in the museum. Enjoy the sunset wonder of Luguhu Lake in Luoshui Village. In the evening, take part in Mosuo Bonfire Party with ethnic dance and singing performance.You will dance and sing with Mosuo boys and girls around a big bonfire in the outdoors theatre.

From Lijiang, you’ll drive about 60KM to the First Bend on the Yangtze River with imposing gorge scenery, visit the Iron Chain Bridge, the Red Army’s Long March Memorial Monument in the Shigu town. The town of Stone Drum got its name from a large, cylindrical, marble tablet shaped like a drum. The scenery is magnificent as the road running through the Lijiang valley which is filled with wheat fields and drying haystacks.
 
Visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the deepest gorge in the world. With 34 rapids of the Yangtze River, it is called the Jinsha in this area because you can find gold in the river. Afternoon, you’ll head for Shangri La, the former Zhongdian which is well-known as the paradise destination for every tourist. Upon arrival in Shangri-La, you will have entered the Tibetan cultural area and a landscape of barley fields and yaks scattered in the valleys. Walk around Dukezong Ancient Town, an important town of the Ancient Tea-horse Trade Caravan from Yunnan to Tibet and India.

In the morning, drive 4 to 5 hours to Deqin County (3400m altitude) which is 187km away from Zhongdian via Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve, where you will be able to view Baima Snow Mountain if the weather is clear, pass the top part of today at 4292m altitude at 156km. 
 
After traversing mountain ranges, you will make a short stop and have lunch at Benzilan town, take some shots on the first bend of Jinsha(Yangtze) River, Dongzhulin monastery and Baima (white horse) Snow Mountain. The view along the way is fantastic with different kinds of trees, streams down the valley, prayer flags and stupas, and Tibetan villages.

Stay at Feilaisi.

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostel
Kunming	Crown Plaza Kunming City Centre	Wenhui Hotel	Baiyun Hotel	T&T Story Hotel
Dali	Hilton Dali Resort And Spa	Landscape Hotel	Gnosis Hotel	Dali Fengxue Gucheng
Lijiang	Hilton Garden Inn	Wangfu Hotel	Louwailou Hotel	Baisha Holiday Resort
Shangri-La	Shangrila Hotel	Zhaxidele Hotel	Shenqu Hotel	Wu Fu South Yunnan Boutique Inn
Lugu Lake	Silver Lake Island Hotel	Shilili Hotel	Nverguo Hotel	Anyi Guesthouse

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide and vehicle for transfers & sightseeing;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
• Free-bottled mineral water;

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff.
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs;
• Domestic air tickets fares with airport tax and fuel extra fee based on economy class mentioned in the program.

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