How to survive from Tiger Leaping Gorge.
The Tiger Leaping Gorge which is the most popular hiking trek in China,attractive more and more trekkers from all over the world each year.At the same time more and more liives sacrified in this 26km trek. Dangerous could be every where if not prepare properly. Based on my personal experience and knowlege about this area.I'd like to give some advice:
1. Don't hike there in Heavely rain. 80% of the year's rain and most of the landslide comes in the rainy season,from June to September. The rain also makes the narrow trek slipery, falling off the
trek on the cliff is something the same of that dropping from the roof of 20-story building.
2. Don't risk yourself by going out of the trek.
Following a wrong trek may lead to the forest up the mountain or down to the Big road.
Climbing upto the rocks by the trek could also dangerous, they may just fell off from the mountaion
last night,and still moving.
3. Don't take pictures and speak on Mobile when you are moving. A tour guide from SKorea just lost
his life 3 month ago,He dropped while speaking on Mobile . Hiking there is also a challenge for a tour guide.
4. Don't carry too much during the hiking, leave your luggage in a Caffee ahead of the trek. They
may charge you 5 Yuan for eack piece.
5.Don't go there alone. Robbery is rare, but it still happens to single some tims. You may not find
any people during 3 hours in some places away from a village.
6. Young guys at their 20s should be careful there,especially Isreali man who just finished
their university and military service. It's just a trip not a fighting,slow down!
7. Must arrive at a guest House or place of safe accommodation before the sunset,never hike when it's dark.
It's a very importent point !!!
It gets dark before 8:30pm in summer time and 7:00 pm in Winter there.
Most popular 4 guesthouses on the way.
#Naxi familly Guesthouse: 2 hours hiking of moderate Activity level with some clumbing.
very good location just against the Jade Dragon Snow Mountaion, but unfortunatly the beds
there are very hard.
# Tea and Horse Guest house.
4.5hours from Naxi familly Guesthouse.
28bends lie between these 2 guest house,it's the most difficulty part of the whole trek.
Celebrate your survival with a foot massage in Tea and Horse GH is a very good nightlife.
But I just hope they could make their Kitchen more neat and tidy.
# Half way Guest house.
3 hours from Tea and Horse Guesthouse with the easiest activity level of the whole trek.
The Guesthouse is located in a peaceful village on the mountain side,clean and warm welcome host. It's so popular that some day you can't get a dorm sometimes in a busy season.
# Tina's Guest house is at the end of the high trek with 2 hours going down the mountain from
Half way.It's located by the big road and just up to
the Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge. It's a nice place if you don't want to hike so much or your
time is limited,just take a mini van from Qiaotou,the begainning of the treck and follow the
big road ,just 1 hours you will get Tina's.
Do go down to the Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge from Tina's,it's amazing view, but be very careful,
as it's one of the most dangerous point s!
# Bridge Caffee Guesthouse. 250meters down the road from the Tina's and just cross the
bridge,it's there! My favorate place.
This Guesthouse & Caffee is a greatest Wonder in Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge. It's owned by a Japanese Lady and her Naxi familly,clean and tidy,good food!
Either from the Caffee or from the guest room,you will get the best view the Gorge ,the Running
Yangtze and the Huge Mountain both side.
