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Arrive in Lijiang,guide and driver transfer to the hotel |
Arrive in Lijiang,our guide and driver transfer you to the hotel .
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Jade Dragon Snow Mountain ,Spruce Meadow ,Baisha Village |
Enjoy the sunrise of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Lijiang Ancient Town in the morning, drive about 30KM to Ganhaizi Meadow(3100M), you will take the sightseeig bus for a short visiting through the Baishuihe River, take the chairlift up to visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The cableway will be arranged according to the condition of the mountain. You will hike around1 hours in the original forest in Spruce Meadow (3200M).
After lunch, you you'll visit Yuhu Village and the Former Residence of Joseph Rock who was an Austria-American botanist and explorer, lived in Yuhu village and other places in that region from 1922 to 1949. He was also a naturalist and Photographer, and the first foreign scholar to introduce Lijiang ethnic culture to the western world.
Visit Yufeng Monastery, located at the southern foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, stands about 13 kilometers to the north of Lijiang City. Yufeng Temple is one of the Scarlet Sect lamaseries in Lijiang. The beautiful sceneries around Yufeng Temple are special gifts from the deity. The temple backs onto a snow mountain and faces a meadow. It is surrounded by the flourishing forest and a never-dried river. All this makes it a really good place to visit.
Stroll through Baisha Old Town, which is an enchanting traditional Naxi style old town. Visit the Baisha Mural about 600 years old, which is one part of the World Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO 1997.
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Tiger Leaping Gorge |
At 6:00, drive to Qiaotou Town, it takes 2 hours on the trip. Tiger Leaping Gorge hike tour is one of the most beautiful trekking tour of Yunnan Province. Your hiking trip starts from Qiaotou.About two hours trekking in the upper Tiger Leaping Gorge, you will arrive at Naxi Family and have lunch there.It is easy trekking from Qiaotou to Naxi Family, but beautiful scenery.
After lunch, a trekking from Naxi Family to 28 zigzagging turns will be a challenge for you .From the top of "28 turns" on the high path further uphill to a place of altitude above 3000m, you can have a view of the panorama of the entire Gorge. The go pass Tea Horse Guest House (5 hours) and arrive at Halfway Guesthouse (2500m) to finish today's trekking. The total trekking route is 26 km, and it takes about 6-8 hours.
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Bashuitai Terrace,Shangrila Old Town |
In the early morning, continue hiking to Tina's Inn (2 hours) after another hour walking down the steep cliff to the bank of Jinsha River to the Middle Gorge (Middle Hutiao or Middle Rapids), worship the dangerours shoal of "Starriness", it is the most narrow part of the gorge, where a tiger can easily jump over the Jinsha River.Drive to Baishuitai to see the beautiful terrace,then drive to Shangrila .After arrive Shangrila ,you`ll visit Shangrila old town and Guishan park.
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Songzanlin monastery ,Pudacuo National Park ,Napa Lake |
In the morning, visit the Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, the largest Tibetan monastery in Yunnan. Songzanlin Monastery has another alias - 'the little Potala Palace ', so named because the whole monastery is in the traditional style with mysterious atmosphere.
And afterwards you'll visit the tranquil Bita Lake & Shudu Lake in Pudacuo National Park Pudacuo National Park is located in one of the most biologically-diverse regions of the world. While the region comprises only 0.7 percent of China's land area, it contains more than 20 percent of the country's plant species, about one-third of its mammal and bird species and almost 100 endangered species.
Visit Dabao Monastery on the way back from Pudacuo National Park. Drive around Napahai Lake and visit some Tibetan villages and families.
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Benzilan Town, Dongzhulin Monastery |
On the first day, we drive toward Feilaisi (5-6 hours, including lunch and stops); en route, over you will be able to see The First curved of YangTse River, Which looks like a flying dragon down the wast and deep valley of Wakha region. we have a local lunch in Benzilan Town; visit Dongzhulin Monastery-a Gelupa sect; we drive through the Baima Snow Mountain range and through Deqin Town; arrive and overnight in Feilaisi.
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Trek in Yubeng Village |
Early in the morning , we could enjoy the golden mountain ,on top of which the sunrise touches its snow capped peak. weather permitting; after breakfast, we drive along Mekong River to reach trail head; we hike up to and over a mountain pass to Yubeng, with picnic lunch (5-7 hours, with several steep sections); we arrive in Yubeng village; dinner in a traditional Tibetan living room, followed by lively singing and dancing with local villagers; overnight in Yubeng.
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Trek in Yubeng Village |
Today we enjoy breakfast with breathtaking views of Mt. Kawagebo, if weather permits. We then hike to Yubeng waterfall and enjoy picnic lunch on the way (5-6 hours roundtrip, steep hike); we visit sacred sites, such as the local Tibetan Buddhist temple; return to village; in late afternoon, sip traditional Dri( a female YAK) butter tea with a farmer in Upper Yubeng village, while chatting about local life.
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Trek along the Ninong Grand Canyon |
Trek along the Ninong Grand Canyon from Yubeng Village to Mekong River,then drive to Cizhong .
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Catholic church in Cizhong |
Visit Cizhong Catholic church and the villages around ,drive to Tacheng .
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Shigu Town ,Lijiang old town |
In the morning explore wild Yunnan golden monkeys, one of the most endangered primates in China.Then drive to Shigu town ,visit the first bend of Yangze river ,Stone Drum,then drive to Lijiang .
Visit Lijiang old town.which is perfectly adapted to the uneven topography of this key commercial and strategic site, has retained a historic townscape of high quality and authenticity. Its architecture is noteworthy for the blending of elements from several cultures that have come together over many centuries. Lijiang also possesses an ancient water-supply system of great complexity and ingenuity that still functions effectively today.
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Departure from Lijiang |
Departure from Lijiang,see you off in the airport .
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