Yunnan & Tiger Leaping Gorge
Trip Details
- Duration: 11 day(s) days
- Visited Areas: Asia
Starting and ending in Kunming, our Yunnan tour takes us on an adventure which offers busy markets, history and culture, along with an exciting trek though one of the deepest gorges in the world ? Tiger Leaping Gorge. From Kunming we explore the astonishing lime pillars and pinnacles of the Shi Li Stone Forest. Then it?s on to Dali and an optional boat trip on the Erhai Lake and visit to the Ancient City. We head down to the depths of the Tiger Leaping Gorge, 16 km long and 3,900m deep. We trek through stunning scenery to Daju, with beautiful views of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and sheer cliffs dropping into the upper Yangtze River. In Lijiang and Tibetan influenced Zhongdian, there is time to wander the streets, and explore the markets and monasteries, learning more about the cultures and customs with a local Tibetan family.
Itinerary
Day 1
Join Kunming
Day 2
Kunming - Stone Forest. Overnight Train Dali
Day 3
Dali - Optional visits to Three Pagodas, Dali Ancient City and Erhai Lake
Day 4
Drive Qiaotou, Trekking Tiger Leaping Gorge
Day 5
Trekking Tiger Leaping Gorge, Views of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Yangtze River
Day 6
Trek to Daju, Tour Yulong Snow Mountain. Drive Lijiang
Day 7
Lijiang World Heritage Site - Free Day
Day 8
Drive Zhongdian - Ancient Town
Day 9
Zhongdian ? Song Zan Lin Monastery, Visit Local Tibetan Family
Day 10
Fly to Kunming
Day 11
Kunming - Tour Ends After Breakfast