Songzanlin Monastery, Shangri-la

Discover Yading-  " the last pure land on the blue plant !  " 

The land road trip will start in Lijiang, then Shangrila, then to Yading natural reserve.

Day 1, Arrive Lijiang Private pick up at Lijiang airport and transfer to Lijiang hotel. Check in and relax.   

Day 2,  Jade dargon mountain tour, over night at Lijiang.

-Visit Jade dragon mountain by cable car, Blue moon valley and Lijiang old town.   

Day 3,  Lijiang to Shangrila Via tiger leaping gorge , over night at shangrila.

-Drive to Tiger leaping gorge, visit one of the deepest gorge the world. Drive to shangrila check in hotel at Shangrila old town. Enjoy the cozy time explore shangrila old town. Turtle hill park and the biggest prayer wheel in the world. 

Day 4, Drive from Shangrila to Riwa

-Enjoy view of Napa lake, and snow mountain on the way to Riwa. Total driving time today is ~8hours.     

Day 5, Tour Yading nature reserve

-Tour Pearl lake and Chonggu moastery. Night at Yading.   

Day 6, Tour Yading nature reserve 

-5 color lake, milk lake and Luorong pasture, Stay at Yading . 

Day 7,  Yading to Benzilan,   Enjoy scenery on the way to Benzilan,   Check in hotel and relax.

Day 8,  Benzilan- Shangrila,  over night at Shangrila.

-Visit Songzanlin monastery,  Tibetan home visit,  Shika snow mountain.   

Day 9, Departure from Shangrila airport 

Day1 pick up at Kunming airport ,transfer to the hotel, check in and rest, if time permit go to visit green lake , birds and flower markets in Kunming , stay in Kunming .

  Day 1 Arrive in Kunming, and tour around Kunming city if time allows.

  Day 2 Visit the Stone Forest, which is about 2 hrs drive from Kunming

city. Then can enjoy the amazing Ethnique Performance called Dynamic

Yunnan in the Grand Yunnann Theatre, at 8-9:30pm.

  Day 3 Fly to Dali. Then Dali Old Town, hike to the Tea Plantation on

Cangshan Mt., then bike along part of the Erhai Lake if interested.

  Day 4 Visit Xizhou morning market, then drive 2 hrs to Shaxi, and

visit the Hnaging Temple and grotos in the Shibao Mt., Shaxi old town

in the evening.

  Day 5 Drive 1.5-2 hrs from Shaxi to Lijiang. Can check out the horse

riding and boating activities around Lashi Lake if interested. Then

visit Lijiang old town and Black Dragon Pool Park.

  Day 6 Explore the interesting villages around Lijiang. Visit a hidden

village where has the best view over Lijiang Basin, with cows and goats

wondering around. Can also visit a local Naxi family here if

interested. Then Baisha Village and Shuhe old town.

  Day 7 Visit Jade Dragon Snow Mt., take cable car up to the Spruce

Meadow, where has the best view of the main peaks of the snow mountain,

and you can take beautiful walks through the forest to the meadow,

where has horses and sheep around. Then Blue Moon Valley where the

glacier water is naturally blue and green. Can also enjoy the show at

the foot of the snow mountain, called Impression Lijiang.

  Day 8 Drive 1.5 hrs to Tiger Leaping Gorge, visit the upper gorge

where most tourists go but also very grand and beautiful. Then hire a

local mini van up to somewhere near Tea Horse G.H., and hike about 1.5

-2 hrs to Halfway G.H., then take the minivan down to visit the tourist

part of the Upper Tiger Gorge, if interested. Then 2 hrs further up to

Shangrila, with a stop for beautiful mountain views.

  Day 9 Visit the interesting villages and temples around Shangrila.

First drive to Dabaoji Palace Temple, where local people still go and

pray even it is a quite small and hidden temple. We can also pay a

visit to some local Tibetan family around here. Then the famous

Songzanlin Lamasery. Then Napa Lake area where has lots of yaks,,

horse, piggs wondering, with lovely Tibetan villages around.

  Day 10 Departure flight from Shangrila (Diqing Airport).

Planning  unique private tour to Yunnan ?     In this trip, We will show you the real Yunnan where is home town of different ethnic minorities and  is famous for beautiful mountain and rivers.

This trip covering highlight of Yunnan mixed with sights of the off the beauten tracks,  join us to explore Yunnan !

Day 1,  Arrive Kunming in the early morning

-   Driver’s Private pick up service from airport and check in hotel In Dali

Day 2, Dali- Shaxi

-          3 Pagoda park, Xizhou town by horse carriage

-          Enjoy 3 course tea and Bai people’s dancing

-          Enjoy peaceful time at shaxi town

Day 3, 10 Nov,  Shaxi- Lijiang

-          Visit shibaoshan mountain and buddhsim temple

-          Monkey forest

-          Lijiang old town

Day 4, Tour of Jade dragon snow mountain

-  watch impression show directed by Zhangyimou

-  Cable car to glacier park(4506m above sea level)

-  visit Blue moon valley

Day 5, Lijiang- Tiger leaping gorge- Shangrila

-  Visit Tiger leaping gorge

-  Enjoy the cozy time at shangrila old town

-  Visit The turtle hill and big prayer wheel

-  Join dancing at the moonlit square 

Day 6, Tour around Shangrila

-   Songzanlin monastery

-   Visit Napa grassland and Tibetan village

-   Home visit to Tibetan family 

-   over night at Shangrila

Day 7,  Shangrila -Kunming by afternoon flihgt

-    Tour around Shangrila

-    Private pick up service to Shangrila airport

-    Pick up from airport check in hotel and relax 

Day 8, Tour around Kunming, fly back to home by evening flight

-           Day tour of stone forest and Jiuxiang cave

-           Private transport to Kunming airport

--Tour van, tourguide, hotel/Guesthouse, return domestic flight and entrance fee is included in the quote, Minimum tourist :  5 person

Contact me to tailor made the trip for you if you have different flight schedule..

Haba mountain is 5396m above sea level, a popular hiking destionaton for hikers around the world.  hiker can climb to the top if the weather is good. best season to hike to haba mountain is middle of March to middle of November.  Please  contact me for  planning to to hike on Haba mountain .  here is a rough daily schedule ：

Day 1, Arrive Lijiang, tour around Lijiang

Pick up from Lijiang airport/train station,  Visit Black dragon pool park, Shuhe old town, Lijiang old town ,  over night at Lijiang.

Day 2. Lijiang- Tiger leaping gorge- Haba village

Drive to tiger leaping gorge , Visit Tiger leaping gorge and drive to Haba village

Day 3. Haba village-Base camp

Hike to base camp from Haba village , over night at Base camp(4100m)

Day 4. Hike haba mountain-Haba village

Hike to Haba mountain from base camp then back to Haba village , Over night at Haba village 

Day 5.   Haba village-White water village-Shangrila

Drive from Haba village to Shangrila ,  Visit White water terrace， Shangrila old town

Day 6. Shangrila tour and departure from Shangrila

Songzanlin monastery ,  Tibetan family visit , transfer to Shangrila airport.