Yunnan: Tiger Leaping Gorge Trek (14 days, 4 days trek)

Code Id NAVO-T-YN-002
Title Yunnan: Tiger Leaping Gorge Trek
P.S. Lugu Lake and Tiger Leaping Gorge Trek
Duration 14 days;13 days 12 nights in China.Including 4 days’trek.
Areas Yunnan
Itinerary Kunming/Dali/Lijiang/Lugu Lake/ Zhong dian/ Kunming
Season Jan-Dec.
Difficulty Medium
Map
Highlights Lunan: Stone Forest Dali: Three Pogodas in Chongsheng Temple, Ancient town Lijiang: Lijiang Ancient Town, Mufu Mansion, HeiLongtan(Black Dragon Pool) Lugu Lake:Lige peninsula,Mosuo Villiage, Boating on the lake. Tiger Leaping Gorge: Trek Zhongdian:Dukezong ancient city, Monastery Songzanlin etc.
Introduction of the itinerary

Itinerary day by day

01 – Setting off
02 – Kunming Hotel
Arrive at Kunming, airport pickup. Arrange some visit (such as old city area, flower and birds markets etc) according to the flight and time.
03 Kunming/Dali On train
Visit the significant stone forest at Lunan. Take an evening train to Dali which is a close contact with Chinese.
04 Dali Hotel
Visit the Three Pogodas in the Chongsheng Temple, boating on Erhai Lake, the Jinshuo Island and the Bai ethnic villiage. Walk around in the Dali ancient town area.
05 Dali/ Lijiang Hotel
Visit the market in Shanping. Leave for Lijiang ancient city. Visit the Lijiang ancient town area, Mufu Mansion, Black Dragon Pool etc. Naxi ethnic’ Dongba musi consert in the evening.
06 Lijiang/ Lugu Lake Hotel
Drive to Lugu Lake, visit the Lige peninsula and the Mosuo Villiage etc.
07 Lugu Lake/ Lijiang Hotel
Boating on teh Lugu Lake in the morning, the feelinginthe heaven. Visit the Lama Monastery near. Back Lijiang.
08-11: 4 days’ Tiger Leaping Trek
08 Lijiang/Wenhai Hotel
Leave Lijiang 9:30 in the morning. Over 3 hours’ trek from the Yushui Stockaded village (2750m) to Yulong Snowmountain Pass(3250m). Another 1 hour’s trek to Wenhai Villiage (3100m).Visit the Wenhai swamp.(Big luggage of clients are kept on the bus that day)
09 Wenhai/ Tiger Leaping Gorge town Hotel
5hours’ trek from Wenhai to Longpan villiage, visiting the snow flower villiage, changsongping on the way. Bus pick up at Longpan, and drive to Tiger Leaping Gorge town.
10 Tiger Leaping Gorge/Beidiwan/Zhongtu Guesthouse
8 hours’trek from Tiger Leaping Gorge to Bendiwan viaGaoxian. (Big luggage of clients are kept on the bus that day)
11 Zhongtu/ Hetao Garden Guesthouse
6-7 hours’trek from Zhongtu to Hetao Garden
12 Hetao Garden/Zhongdian Hotel
Drive from Hetao Garden to Zhongdian. Visit he Baishuitai Scenic Spot on the way and stroll at the old city area of Zhongdian, also named the Dukezong ancient city where the biggest scripture wheel in the world located.
13 Zhongdian Hotel
3-4 hours’trek to Dabao Temple and visit the grassland, the minority ethnic here.After the simple lunch at the local tibetan’s home,go to visit the Songzanlin Temple. Fly back Kunming in the evening.
14 Kunming/—
Fly back home. NAVO’s service ends.

Price

Pax 2 3-5 6-9 Over 10
Price
Extra for the single room

The price includes

Transport
By minibus Train: Kunming/Dali Plane: Zhongdian/Kunming
Accommodation
Hotels with 2 or 3 stars or the best local hotels or hostels.
Tour guide
We could arrange the guide according to the client’s language requirement. But for the French or German group, we could guarantee you the French or Germany speaking guide, only if there’re more than 8 people in your group.
Meals
BLD
Tickets
All the entrance fees are included.

NAVO Offers (in trekking period):

The bus will take the luggage to the hotels we stay during all the trekking period, except the Day 8 and Day 10. For that 2nights, the big luggage will be kept on the bus. The clients need to bring their small bag and necessity with them.

Guest provides (in trekking period):

Sleeping bag, Personal clothes, trekking equipment, cameras, sunglasses, crutch, canteen, raincoats etc.

The price doesn’t include

International air tickets Tips Drinks and personal expense

The price is not available for:

The National Celebration Day (Oct.01-07)

Remark

A: NAVO is one of the first tour agencies, which organized the European and American trek group in Yunnan. NAVO’s first trek group in Yunnan is in 1993.

B: NAVO run this Tiger Leaping Gorge trek firstly in 2003, French group.