| Day 1 Arrive in Lijiang |
| Airport pickup service with private English speaking guide and private car. Free time in the Liang Old Town. |
| Lijiang Old Town: |
An important feature of Lijiang Old Town is the numerous streams and brooks crisscrossing the houses. Enjoy local Naxi ethnic people's peace life. |
| Day 2 Lijiang (B,L,D) |
| Full day excursion to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, visit 3,700 meters high Yak Meadow (by ropeway), White Water River, Jade Water Village, Dongba Gods Garden and the Jade Summit Lamasery. Then travel northwards to Daju village located beside Yangtze River. |
| Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: |
18,000 feet above sea level, looks like a gigantic dragon clad in white snow all year round. It is a sanctuary for rare animals and wild plants. |
| Yak Meadow: |
As a part of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, it is the paradise for the yak. We take the cable car to see the Yak Meadow, and stay there about 1 and half hour. |
| Day 3 Tiger Leaping Gorge (B,L,D) |
| Walk to the river side then ferry cross Yangtze and hike to Mild section of Tiger Leaping Gorge via Walnut Grove village, stay overnight at Tina's Inn. |
| Tiger Leaping Gorge: |
As deepest gorge in the world, this is a view that inspires a sense of adventure and satisfies the deepest yearnings for magnificent scenery. |
| Day 4 Tiger Leaping Gorge (B,L,D) |
| In the early morning, continue our trekking to Tina's Inn. After lunch break, 1 hour walking down the steep cliff to the bank of Jinsha River, worship the dangerours shoal of "Starriness", which is the most narrow part of the gorge, where a tiger can easily jump over the Jinsha River. Spend 1 more hour to climb up the gorge. Stay overnight in Half Way Guest House.. |
| Starriness: |
It is the narrowest part of the gorge, where a tiger can easily jump over the Jinsha River. |
| Jinsha River: |
Flowing for 447 km in Lijiang with natural drop of 700 m and average discharge rate of 49.1 billion cubic meters, it formed "the First Bend in Yangzi River" and the deepest gorge in the world. |
| Day 5 Tiger Leaping Gorge (B,L,D) |
| Leave Half-way Guest House and trek along High Trail on Haba Snow Mountain while appreciating the 13 peaks of snowcapped Jade Dragon Mountain over the gorge. Picked up by private vehicle and transferred to Lijiang |
| Day 6 Depart Lijiang (B) |
| Free time and transfer to airport for next destination. |
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