Meet your local guide and transfer to the hotel.
Explore Kunming City including the Green Lake, Yuantong Temple, Jinma and Biji Archyway

Visit Western Hills, Yunnan Ethnic Villages, Dianchi Lake and Kunming Botanic Garden.
Take the night train to Dali and overnight in the train.

One-day trip in Dali to visit the Cangshan Mountain. We will drive up the hill with some stops to see the flowers of the area. The Cangshan Mountain, also known as Diancangshan, is named after its verdant forests. The Canshan Mountain is a chain of the Yunlin Mountain of the Hengduan Mountains. Starting at Eryuan in the north and ending at Xiaguan in the south, it measures 42 km in length and 25 km in width.
 
Overlooking the Erhai Lake in the east, the Cangshan Mountain is of great splendors and the scenery is unique. The Cangshan Mountain comprises 19 peaks, the highest of which is Malong Peak at an elevation of 4122 meters above sea level. It is snow-capped all the year round with a moraine lake on the summit. There are 18 brooks running down the 19 peaks. The snow-melted water between every two peaks rushes down and converges into the Erhai Lake. Cangshan Mountain boasts of a rich vegetation of numerous rate flowers, trees, and other plants. It is called a national alpine botanical garden. You can find many alpine flowers , of which azaleas are the most famous in the Cangshan Mountain.

Four hours drive to Laojunshan and visit this area. It is a very scenic, and the landscape here is very beautiful. It has virtually been untouched by any urban development. This place covers an area of 2,340 square km and is approximately 93 km west of Lijiang City. This mountain has become a well-known spot in Yunnan for many species of plants like peony, rhododendron and begonia.

In the morning, spend more time in the mountain, and then drive to visit the Tiger Leaping with the drops of the 3900m from the top of the mountain to the Yangtze River.Arrive at Qiaotou Town, the gateway to Tiger Leaping Gorge. stopping on the way in Xionggu for a great view of Haba Mountain and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Hike for two hours uphill to reach the Naxi Family Guesthouse where you will stop for lunch. Then hike for a further 3-4 hours to Teahorse Trade Guesthouse, first braving 900 metre ascent through the ’28 Bends’ then enjoying the panaroma of Yulong Snow Mountains from the summit.

Continue hiking in Tiger Leaping Gorge passing some beautiful cascades on route to the Middle Gorge (3 hours). Have lunch at Tina’s, overlooking the Middle Rapids of the Jinsha River, then brave the 2 hour return journey to the Tiger Leaping Stone. Take a van to Haba village, a multi ethnic village comprising of Naxi, Hui and Yi ethnic minority people. Overnight in Haba in a simple guesthouse.

Today we will embark on a beautiful, but demanding hike from Haba Village (2600m) to base camp (4100m). The trek is approx 15km and will take around 6-8 hours. We will pass by yak pastures and azalea forests and enjoy a picnic lunch on the way . We will reach the base camp in the afternoon.
 
--The Haba Mountain, with its main peak being 5,396 meters in height, stands 120 kilometers to the southeast of the seat of Shangri-La. And its domain of 21,908 hectares, covered with a vertical distribution of forests, is rich in wildlife and plant resources. The nature reserve extends 22 kilometers from south to north and 19 kilometers from east to west. About half of the 13,000 kinds of plants in Yunnan could be found in here. The primeval forest serves as the valuable scientific research base. In addition, there are more than 900 varieties of rare medicinal materials, more than 25 species of protect animals at the national grade and about 50 kinds of azalea.

Set out in the early morning (4:00am) for the 4km (5 hour) hike to the top of Haba Snow Mountain (5396m), passing over two snowy slopes before reaching the top. It is not a technical trek but reqires a lot of energy as the altitude is high and the slopes are long. From the top you will get spectacular views of the Tiger Leaping Gorge 3500 vertical metres below!!! Descend for 3 hours down to the Base Camp for overnight stay.
 

Enjoy the sunrise over Haba Mountain. Spend the morning doing a circular route of approx. 3-4 hours visiting the nearby lakes: Yellow Lake and Black Lake. In the afternoon, have a rest at Base camp to help acclimatise to the altitude. Overnight at the Base Camp.

Six hour trek down to Haba villages via the Base Camp.
Drive to the Baishuitai Terraces and carry on to Shangri-La via some mountain passes at 4000m. We will make some stops to see different kinds of Azaleas and many other flowers on the way.
Note: If the weather does not permit us to climb Haba Mountain on Day 11, we will make a second attempt on Day 12. If you do not want to climb to the top of Haba Snow Mountain, we will cut this day Haba Mountain climbing tour, and trek down to Haba Village in this day.

Drive and trek to Baima Nature Reserve.
Four hours drive to the Baima Mountain Pass, and then five hours trek to Baima Nature Reserve to start with our flower journey here. 

Zhongdian---Deqin Baiman Snow Mountain(by car) transfer to Baiman Snow Mountain 4700M (National Nature Reserve) , observe the Azalea . Overnight in camps
 
We spend four days here to trek up the different mountains nearby and see the flowers of the area. Between the Yangtze River and the Mekong River is the Baima Snow Mountain, with perennial snow-capped peaks. An area of 180,000 hectares around it is designated as the nature reserve, with a perfectly preserved primeval forest vertical landscape and valuable animals and plants. The Yunnan Snub - nosed Monkey, the first class protected animal in China, lives in this area. many species of plants like peony, rhododendron, and begonia that are wild ancestors of our garden plants. The Azalea Forest at Baima Mountain is regarded as one of The Top Ten Most Beautiful Forests in China ranked by China National Geography Magazine.

Trekking 20km for one day , observing the plants flowers in the mountains with an altitude of 4100M above the sea level . Overnight in camps
 

Trekking about 25Km , down the mountain , observing the plants and flowers in the mountains with an altitude of 3800M above the sea level . You might take views of rare wild animals right here .Overnight in camps

Trekking about 20km down the mountain , observing the snub-nosed monkeys , other precious animals including lesser pandas , snow panthers , leopards, observing the rare species of fauna and flora, such as Taxus chinese , tung tree ,spruce , Etc. Overnight in camps

Trekking , return to the start from the back mountain ,observing the multi-altitude climate 's plants in the mountains with an altitude of 3800M, to the entrance of The Baiman mountain.

Transfer to Shangrila Airport for returning.
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