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1 Arrive in Lijiang |
| Upon arrival, our tour guide will transfer you to the hotel for a fresh up. In the afternoon, explore the world famous Old Town of Lijiang. Then visit impressive landmark the Black Dragon Pool. Additionally, inside this picturesque park, you will have an opportunity to learn about Dongba Cultural. |
| Lijiang Old Town: |
As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the town enjoys a long history of
over 800 years and is probably the best-preserved old town in China with a deep background of multi-culture. |
| Black Dragon Pool : |
Inside this picturesque park, you will have an opportunity to learn about the Dongba religion & its distinctive pictographic characters at the Dongba Cultural Research Institute. |
| Day
2 Lijiang (B,L) |
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. During the tour at the vast Sweet Sea Meadow, watch grand open-air show"Impression of Lijiang"
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| 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. |
| Impression of Lijiang: |
It is a grand open-air show that direct by Zhang Yimou with the natural background of the snow mountain. |
| Day
3 Lijiang (B,L,D) |
Drive to Qiaotou Town, and start trekking through high trail. Take the challenge of the famous 28 zigzag turns (7KM) around 3 hours, and reach the summit of the road. After having a picnic, we go on hiking for 2 hours to reach Half Way Guset House and stay in it. While your trekking, your driver will take your luggage to Tina's Inn. |
| Half Way Guest House: |
It is a hostel run by a Swiss woman whom married to local Naxi people. At the hostel, you can taste beer with other travelers and the food she cooked. |
| Day
4 Lijiang (B,L,D) |
| In the morning, continue our trekking before 10 am to reach Tina's Inn (9KM, 3.5 hours). After lunch break, 1 hour (1.5 KM) walking down the steep cliff to the bank of Jinsha River, worship the dangerous shoal of "Starriness" and could see the "One Line Sky". Spending one more hour to climb up the gorge. Then continue hiking to the Walnut Grove, stay overnight in Woody Guesthouse. |
| Walnut Grove: |
Best place to see Tiger Leaping Gorges, you can hear the roaring rapid of Yangtze River. |
| Starriness: |
It is the narrowest part of the gorge, where a tiger can easily jump over the Jinsha River. |
| 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
5 Lijiang to Shangri-La (Zhongdian) (B,L) Transfer by car |
After breakfast, we get on our coach and drive us round the Haba Snow Mountain to reach Baishui Terrace (White Water Terrace). After our lunch, we visit the Baishui Terrace where the Dongba culture originated. Afterwards, transferred to Shangri-La (Zhongdian).
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| Baishuitai: |
The terrace is covered by a layer of white deposits of calcium carbonate crystallized in the spring water. |
| Day
6 Shangri-La (Zhongdian) (B,L) Transfer by flight |
Greeted by the rays of sunrise, we're on the way to Songzanglin
Monastery, then we head for Gyalthang Ancient Town.
Afternoon enjoy an excursion to the wonderland Pudaco National
Park. Visits including Plateau Lake Shuodu, Alpine Meadow
Vegetation Nature Reserve, Rare Birds' Wetland Protected Area
and the fabulous Lake Bita. On the way back, explore a local
village and be a guest in a Tibetan family with a taste of Tibetan
specialities such as yak butter tea, yogurt & Tibetan barley.
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| Songzanlin Monastery: |
As one of the largest lamaseries in the Kangzang (tri-province area of Tibet, Sichuan, and Yunnan) region, they are both Tibetan-style watchtowers and are surrounded by eight sub-lamaseries and the dormitories or the lamas. |
| Gyalthang Ancient Town |
As an
interesting contrast to Potala Palace & Barkhor Bazaar in Lhasa, at
Shangri-la city, you can witness the authentic Tibetan culture in this remote area bordering the eastern part of Tibet Plateau. |
| Bita Lake: |
It is an emerald color all year round. The local Tibetans believe that it appeared when a fairy lady dropped her miracle mirror. In the novel "The Lost Horizon" James Hills depicts it as a "Blue Lake", an essential part of "Shangri-La". |
| Shudu Lake: |
Around the lake, there are dense forests of fir spruce and birch. These are filled with wild animals such as musk deer, bears, leopards, golden cats, and pheasants etc. |
| Day
7 Depart Shangri-La (Zhongdian)
(B) |
After breakfast, transfer to airport for your departure flight. Say goodbye to Shangri-la and fly to next destination.
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