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Six days in northwest Yunnan built around a trek. The tour opens in Lijiang with the Ancient Town, Black Dragon Pool and the Dongba Culture Museum, then rises to Yuhu village and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The centrepiece is the high trail over Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the deepest river canyons in the world, before the route ends in Shangri-la with Songzanlin Lamasery and Potatso National Park. A private guide and transfers are included from arrival in Lijiang to departure from Shangri-la.
Duration: 6 Days 5 Nights
Attractions(Cities):
Lijiang Ancient Town, Black Dragon Pool, Dongba Culture Museum, Yuhu Naxi minority Village, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Bendiwan Village
Pick-up point:
Lijiang train station or Lijiang airport
Finishing point:
Shangri-la Airport
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Pick-up is arranged at Lijiang train station or Lijiang airport, where your local guide meets you at the exit with a welcome sign reading "Lijiang Private Tour".
Then transfer to Lijiang downtown to check in to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to explore the old town at your own pace or rest in your room.
After breakfast, visit Lijiang Ancient Town, set on the outskirts of the present-day city of Lijiang. The old village is laid out around a network of canals that once carried water to every household. The water rises from Black Dragon Pool, a natural spring that feeds three small streams known as the East, West and Middle rivers.
Continue to Black Dragon Pool, where the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is reflected in the water.
Lunch is arranged at a local restaurant popular with residents rather than with tourist groups.
In the afternoon, visit the Dongba Culture Museum in Lijiang, which presents the Dongba culture of the Naxi people. The term covers mainly the language and scriptures, and the museum holds more than 10,000 Dongba relics alongside other historical objects in its Dongba Culture Exhibition.
After the tour, you are taken back to your hotel in Lijiang.
After breakfast, drive to Yuhu, a Naxi minority village at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, about 15 kilometres from Lijiang. It is one of the few traditional villages below the mountain and keeps the culture and customs of its people. The houses are built from dressed stone and mud, a style known locally as monkey head, and the lanes are lined with simply carved house gates. Village life here remains quiet and traditional, and the Naxi residents welcome visitors to their homes.
Then ride a horse to the hillside and trek up to the top. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is home to many rare animals and plants. About one quarter of all plant species in China grow here, and 20 primeval forest communities shelter some 400 kinds of trees and 30 kinds of state-protected animals. Lunch is included.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is now a well-known area for sightseeing, mountaineering, skiing, and scientific study. The legends and myths of the Naxi people, and the unclimbed peak of Shanzidou, draw many visitors to the mountain.
After the tour, you are taken back to your hotel in Lijiang.
Today, drive about 100 kilometres to Qiaotou, the town that fronts Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the deepest river canyons in the world. The gorge measures 16 kilometres in length, and the drop from the waters of the Jinsha River to the summits of Haba Snow Mountain and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is about 3,900 metres. Walk roughly 1,000 steps along the plank road from the entrance to the Tiger Leaping Rock and look out over the gorge and the moving water below.
The trek begins at Qiaotou Primary School. After about half an hour you reach Changsheng Village and visit Changsheng Hope Primary School, then arrive in Zhong Nuoyu village around midday for lunch in a Naxi family guesthouse. After lunch you take on the hardest section, the 28 Zigzag Bends trail, climbing to the highest point at an elevation of 2,670 metres. When the trek ends, transfer to your hotel in Shangri-la.
After breakfast, visit the Songzanlin Lamasery, the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan. Built during the Qing Dynasty and established by the Fifth Dalai Lama in 1679, it is one of the thirteen famous Lamaist monasteries in Tibetan regions. The monastery climbs a hillside from its base to the summit and follows the layout of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, earning it the nickname the Small Potala Palace.
Lunch is arranged at a local restaurant popular with residents rather than with tourist groups.
In the afternoon, continue to Potatso National Park in Shangri-La County. Opened on June 25, 2007, it was the first national park in China to meet the standards of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The park brings together the Bita Lake Nature Reserve and the Duhu Scenic Area in the Hongshan region, and forms part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site.
After the sightseeing, drive back to your hotel in Shangri-la.
Check out of your hotel, then transfer to Shangri-la airport for your flight onward to your next destination. Your trekking tour service ends here.
It covers Lijiang Ancient Town, Black Dragon Pool and the Dongba Culture Museum, Yuhu village and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the high-trail trek over Tiger Leaping Gorge, and Songzanlin Lamasery and Potatso National Park in Shangri-la, with a private guide and transfers throughout.
The high trail starts at Qiaotou Primary School and passes Changsheng and Zhong Nuoyu villages before climbing the 28 Zigzag Bends to about 2,670 metres. It is a steady day walk rather than a technical climb, and a reasonable level of fitness is enough.
Sturdy walking shoes with grip, sun protection, and a warm layer for the exposed sections and the cooler evenings in Shangri-la are the basics. Carry water and a light jacket for the higher ground around Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
Shangri-la sits near 3,200 metres and the areas around Jade Dragon Snow Mountain are also high. Most travellers adjust well by keeping a steady pace and resting on arrival, and guests with heart or breathing conditions should consult a doctor before the trek.
Yes. Because the tour is arranged for your own party, you can add nights in Lijiang or Shangri-la, or replace the high trail with the lower plank-road walk at Tiger Leaping Gorge. Send your dates and the guide and vehicle arrangements can be revised before departure.
Spring and autumn bring the driest weather and the clearest views of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the gorge. Summer is greener but wetter underfoot, and winter is the coldest and quietest period at Shangri-la.
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