2 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Group Tour
Upper & Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge, Naxi Family
Tour Code: TCT-Lijiang-SIC-02
Tour Type: Seat-in-Coach
Price from $ 207
Tour Details:
Departure: Every Saturday
Pick-up point and time: The South Gate of Lijiang Old Town at 7:15am
Finishing point and time: The South Gate of Lijiang Old Town or The Moonshine Square in Shangri-la between 5:00pm and 5:30pm
Accommodation: A sharing twin bedroom with breakfast(Exclude: Single room supplement is USD23p.p.)
Transfer: Sharing shuttle bus
Language: English
Group size: Min 2-Max 16
Itinerary:
Day 1Lijiang Qiaotou
Tea & horse Guesthouse
Meals: No Meals
Accommodation: Tea & Horse Guesthouse
At 07:15 am, meet your tour guide & driver at the South Gate of Lijiang Old Town (in Chinese:丽江古城南门). Drive to Qiaotou Town. On the way, we would have a photo stop to enjoy a panoramic view of the First Bend of Yangtze River in the distance.
On arrival at Qiaotou Town, we start the 2.5-hour-hiking tour from the Qiaotou Elementary School. We will visit a traditional Naxi Family in Nuoyu Village. Enjoy your leisure lunch time there too (Lunch is on your own expense).
In the afternoon, we continue hiking about 1.5hrs to the 28 bends from where we could enjoy a wonderful view of the upper part of Tiger Leaping Gorge. After that, we hike about 1hr to Tea & Horse Guesthouse where you could enjoy a great view of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
Tea & Horse Guesthouse View
Day 2 Tea & Horse Guesthouse Tina’s Guesthouse
Lijiang/Shangri-la
Meals: Breakfast
After a leisure breakfast, we hike 1hr to Bendiwan Village and take a relaxing break at the Half-way Guesthouse. Continue hiking along a small scenic trail to the lovely Guanyin Waterfall, we will arrive at the Tina’s Guesthouse by mid-day.
After that, we trek from Tina’s Guesthouse down to the Middle Rapids via Teacher Zhang’s Guesthouse. Keep trekking from Thin Strip of Sky (or Ray of Sunshine) to Walnut Grove Garden, then we will walk back to Tina’s Guesthouse.
We will take a public shuttle bus back to Lijiang or head to Shangri-la at 3:30pm. The tour ends by a drop off at the South Gate of Lijiang Old Town or the Moonshine Square in Shangri-la (in Chinese: 月光广场).
Note: Please check Tiger leaping Gorge Hiking Tips and Map for more details.
Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking View