Day1 - Arrive in Lijiang

Arrive at Lijiang airport, pick up by our English speaking tour guide and transfer to hotel.Visit the Ancient town of Lijiang, escorted tour to Square Street. Walk upstream along the Yuhe River from Lijiang Ancient Town Water Wheel to Black Dragon Pool, enjoy the wonderful reflection view of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the pool. Visit the Dongba Ethnic Museum and explore the Naxi ethnic culture.

Day2 - Lijiang

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 sightseeing bus for a short visiting through the Baishuihe River, take the chairlift up to visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The cable way will be arranged according to the condition of the mountain. You will hike around 1 hours in the original forest in Spruce Meadow (3200M).

After lunch, you will enjoy the Impression Lijang Ethnic Show directed in Ganhaizi Meadow(3100M). A cultural show demonstrating the traditions and lifestyles of the Naxi, Yi and Bai peoples of the area. The show takes place inside Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Park at 3500m in an outdoor theater specifically designed to showcase the mountain which is used as a backdrop. The production itself was designed by Zhang Yimou, Fan Yue and Wang Chaoge, a cast of over 500 people, and a number of horses.

In the afternoon, you'll stroll through Baisha Village, which is an enchanting traditional Yunnan village. Visit the Baisha Mural about 600 years old, which is one part of the World Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO 1997.

Day3 - Lijiang-Tiger Leaping Gorge-Tea horse guesthouse

In the morning, you will be greeted by our professional guide and driver at the lobby of your hotel at the appointed time. After picking you up, we will have a comfortable ride to Qiaotou Town to start this hiking tour . During the journey, our guide will give you a brief introduction about the Tiger Leaping Gorge lying between the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Haba Snow Mountain. Famous as one of the deepest canyons in China, this gorge attracts a lot of hikers every year. 

Upon arrival, the guide will lead you to trek along the mountain road uphill. En route, you can not only see lofty mountains and high ranges covered with lush verdant trees, but also have a panoramic view of the spectacular landscape of the precipitous Tiger Leaping Gorge. After 2.5 hours’ hiking, we will reach at a local family of Naxi nationality. Located on the hillside, it is a good place for tourists to take a little break.

After having lunch with the Naxi family, we will continue to the Tea Horse Guesthouse. During the next 4-hour hiking, you will be guided to pass through the 28 Bends, the views there are remarkable. The top here is 2670 meters above sea level. It would be challenging to trek through because mountain road of this section is very narrow and of a steep slope. We will also pass by the upper section of the Tiger Leaping Gorge on the way. After arriving at the summit, we will go along a gentle path to the Tea Horse Guesthouse. You can shower, have a replenishing dinner of the local cuisine, and get a good night's sleep.Check in the hostel and then have your dinner.

Day4 - Tea Horse Guesthouse - Half-way-Tinas's Hostel(5-6 hours of hiking) 

Today, after further exploring the village, we will begin hiking to Half Way Guest House(2.5hours hiking ) and hike down to Tina's Guest House (about 2 Hours) passing through Guanyin waterfall and canyons on the way. The path between the two hostels is relatively gentle so that you can have a nice glimpse of the enchanting scenery and hear the roaring river slapping against both sides of gorge on the way.

After having lunch at the Halfway Guesthouse, we will go on to trek for 1.5 hours or so downhill to Tina’s Guesthouse. Along the way, we will go through some forests and villages and see streams and waterfalls shaded by unknown beautiful flowers and plants. We will get on the highway from Tina’s Guesthouse and transfer back to Qiaotou Town.

Then you will be escorted back to your hotel in downtown Lijiang.

Day5 - Departure from Lijiang

You will be picked up from the hotel to the Lijiang airport,starting the next journey.

Service ends.