The First bend of Yantze River

1, Driving Time: 4 hours

2, What we can see: Yangtse Valley at the Shigu Town and in the sharp Tiger Leaping Gorge.

3, Timing table: 9;00 Set-off

                             10;30 Visiting the First Bend of Yangtes River and Shigu Town(Stone Dram Town)

                             12:30 Lunch

                              13:30 Visiting Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge

                               15:30 Driving back to Lijiang

Got tired with the regular  packaged tour schedule?

Want to travel as a local ?

Traveling with me to explore the wonders of Nature and minority cuture on the mountain and Mekong river region in the north west part of Yunnan province.  discovering the hiden shangrila with me! 

Tour schedule

Day 1.  Lijiang to shangrila via tiger leaping gorge

Day 2. shangrila to Feilasi via Yangtze river and Tibetan village

Day 3. Enjoying sunrise of Meili snow mountain,  hike to Yubeng village

Day 4. Hike to the holy water fall

Day 5. Drive to weixi ,visit Primitive minority on the way

Day 6. Weixi to tacheng, visit Golden monkey national park.

Day 7. Tacheng to Liming, climb to the turtle's montain

Day 8. Liming to Lijang via first bend of Yangtze river

Day 1 Arrive and Rest

Day 2
After having breakfast, we check out from the guesthouse. Then we still go hiking for 4 hours to reach our destanation-the end of hiking trail.
Then we will visit the first bend of Yangtze river.Taking pictures with your friends.
We will return to lijiang after lunch. Then drive 2 hours back to lijiang. And overnight at lijiang.

Day 3
After breakfast, we will head to Yi village on the mountain and hike through the forest.
After arriving, we will enjoy the fun with local people. Communicate with them and dance with them. And enjoy a local meal at a Yi family.
In the afternoon, we drive back. And our tour ends.

Day 4 Rest and Departure

D1: Lijiang to Tiger leaping gorge (3-4hs by car.5-6hs hike) Over night Tea horse GH. include: L.D
Pick up from your hotel start our trip toward T.L.G. on our way we'll visit the first bend of Yantze river and then drive up to Qiaotou start hike.
D2: Tea horse guest to middle gorge (7-8hs by hike) Over night Walnut GH. B. L.D
Hiking from the gusthouse to Tina's have lunch. after good rest visit middle Tiger leaping gorge.
D3: Walnut to Haba base camp (2hs by car 6-7hs by hike) Over night Base camp B.L.D
Viewing the low part of gorge with car and up to Haba village. meet horse man rearrange our luggage Then start hiking through villages,forest up to base camp.
D4: Tour around base camp (5-6hs by hike) Over night Base camp B.L.D
Today we'll make tour around base camp to visit alpine lake, plants... adapting the altitude and ready for next day
D5:Base camp to Top of Haba snow mountain and down to Haba village. (8-9hs by hike) Over night at Haba family GH. B.L.D
We'll start early to reach top 5396m before Sun rise.get an bird's eye view of the region and hike down to Haba village.
D6: Haba village to Shangri-la (2hs hike 6h by car) Over night at Old town Tibetan GH B.L.D
Driving through villages and on our way we'll visit White water terrace and do some short hike to interesting village before reached Shangri-la.
D7: Day tour around Shangri-la (optional by car or by bike 7-8h tour) Over night at Old town Tibetan GH B.L.D
Today we'll visit the Small Potala palace (Sontsamlin monastery). Napa lake.And visit a Tibetan Family.
D8: Tour end
Bring you to airport Or bus station