Day 1: Lijiang- Zhongidan (Shangrila)
At 07:30am in the morning, our guide pick up at Big Wheel of Lijiang Old Town, then walk to take the shutter bus to Qiaotou Town, it takes 2 hours driving. Tiger Leaping Gorge hiking tour is one of the most beautiful trekking tour of Yunnan Province. Your hiking trip starts from Qiaotou Town. About two hours trekking in the upper Tiger Leaping Gorge, you will arrive at Naxi Family and have lunch there on your own account. It is easy trekking from Qiaotou to Naxi Family, but beautiful scenery. After lunch, it will be a challenge for you around 3hours trekking from Naxi Family to 28 zigzagging turns. From the top of "28 turns" on the high path further uphill to a place of altitude above 3000m, you can have a view of the panorama of the entire Tiger Leaping Gorge and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Then go pass Tea Horse Guest House (5 hours) and arrive at Halfway Guesthouse (2500m) to finish today's trekking. The total trekking route is 26 km, and it takes about 6-8 hours. Dinner at Halfway G.H. on your own account.
Meals Included: None
Accommodation: Halfway Hostel, standard room
Day 2: Half-way Guest House- Lijiang
In the early morning, continue hiking to Tina's Inn (2-4 hours) after another hour walking down the steep cliff to the bank of Jinsha River to the Middle Gorge (Middle Hutiao or Middle Rapids), worship the dangerous shoal of "Starriness", it is the most narrow part of the gorge, where a tiger can easily jump over the Jinsha River. Finally make a round trip walking Tina’s G.H. to Walnut Grove (Woody’s Guesthouse) along the main road. Finish the trekking and take the shutter bus (15:00 from Tina's Hostel) back to Lijiang city. Drop off at downtown of Lijiang.
Departure Dates and Rates
Prices in U.S. dollars are based on per person with double occupancy
Group Code |
Arr. Date in Lijiang |
Dep. Date in Lijiang |
Rates |
Single Supplement |
Z16-G1018 |
Oct 18 |
Oct 19 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z16-G1118 |
Nov 18 |
Nov 19 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z16-G1129 |
Nov 29 |
Nov 30 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z16-G1216 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 17 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z16-G1227 |
Dec 27 |
Dec 28 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0113 |
Jan 13 |
Jan 14 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0124 |
Jan 24 |
Jan 25 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0217 |
Feb 17 |
Feb 18 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0228 |
Feb 28 |
Mar 1 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0310 |
Mar 10 |
Mar 11 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0324 |
Mar 24 |
Mar 25 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0407 |
Apr 7 |
Apr 8 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0414 |
Apr 14 |
Apr 15 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0425 |
Apr 25 |
Apr 26 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0512 |
May 12 |
May 13 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0519 |
May 19 |
May 20 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0526 |
May 26 |
May 27 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0609 |
Jun 9 |
Jun 10 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0616 |
Jun 16 |
Jun 17 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0623 |
Jun 23 |
Jun 24 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0707 |
Jul 7 |
Jul 8 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0714 |
Jul 14 |
Jul 15 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0721 |
Jul 21 |
Jul 22 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0804 |
Aug 4 |
Aug 5 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0818 |
Aug 18 |
Aug 19 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0825 |
Aug 25 |
Aug 26 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0908 |
Sept 8 |
Sept 9 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0915 |
Sept 15 |
Sept 16 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G0922 |
Sept 22 |
Sept 23 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G1013 |
Oct 13 |
Oct 14 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G1020 |
Oct 20 |
Oct 21 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G1027 |
Oct 27 |
Oct 28 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G1110 |
Nov 10 |
Nov 11 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G1124 |
Nov 24 |
Nov 25 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G1208 |
Dec 8 |
Dec 9 |
$188 |
$30 |
Z17-G1222 |
Dec 22 |
Dec 23 |
$188 |
$30 |
Pricing Policy
Infants (under 2 years of age) traveling with parents: free of charge
2-5 years old: 50% of the adult price
6-12 years old: 80% of the adult price
What is Included
• All land transfer and transportation
• Accommodation with breakfast as listed
• Entrance fees as listed in the program
• Skilled driver & Experienced English-speaking guide
• Travel Agency's Responsibility Insurance
• Two bottles of mineral water everyday
What is Not Included
• Any domestic and international flight tickets
• Lunch and dinner
• Single room supplement;
• Personal Travel Accident Insurance
• Any optional programs/activities
• Chinese visa fee
• Personal Consumption
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off service
• Tips for the driver and tour guide(100RMB per day for the driver;150RMB per day for the tour guide in suggestion.)
Important Notice
We suggest reconfirmation in advance if only one person request this tour! In our join-in group tours with fixed departure dates, you will share tour guide and tour bus service with other participants. Our local guide will be speaking English during his/her service.
Bookings
When you book please provide detailed information of your full names, passport numbers, telephone number, etc. The information must be correct, actual and valid. We will check availability for your required departing date. If your required tour is available we will then reply with confirmation details.
Cancellations and Refunds
We will charge you cancellation fee if you would like to cancel your tour after your booking is confirmed. Please see details as below:
Period before starting day of the tour |
Cancellation fee per person |
45 days or more before arrival and air tickets are not issued |
15% of the full payment |
44-16 days before arrival |
25% of the full payment |
15-7 days before arrival |
40% of the full payment |
within 7 days before arrival |
50% of the full payment |
Refund will be by the same means you pay. If you pay online or offline by credit card, refund will take at least one month. You can consult your bank for refund progress details.
Responsibility
We will arrange for you to receive the services that you choose and that we confirm. These services will be provided either directly by us or through independent suppliers contracted by us. We are responsible for making sure that each part of the tour you book with us is provided to a reasonable standard and as was advertised by us, or as changed and accepted by you.
The responsibility of us and its affiliated companies are strictly limited. We shall not be responsible for any wrongful or negligent acts, omissions, or failure to act of any suppliers such as those of surface, air, and water transportation, sightseeing excursions, cruise/hotel accommodations, or of any third party not directly owned or operated by us. If airline or cruise company change or cancel a flight/cruise, we will push the airline and cruise company to work out a solution, to change another flight/cruise for you. In this case we reserve the right to vary the sequence of sightseeing and/or to re-route the order of cities, or adjust the days in related cites but will ensure same arrival date in Beijing and same departing date in Shanghai. In either case, there are no refunds for any unused or unavailable excursions.
By utilizing the travel services of the suppliers, you agree that you will look to such suppliers for any accident, injury, property damage, or personal loss to you or to those traveling with you, and that neither we nor any representative of us shall be liable.
We reserve the right to substitute hotels of similar quality at any time or to make changes in itinerary of similar quality, flights, or cruise ships.
Our local tour guides may arrange some souvenir shop visits during the tour. For every single group, local guide may adjust the shops described in the itinerary to meet the group members’ interest and demand. However, such visits will be strictly limited to only once in each city, unless extra shopping visits are required by group members.
Please understand that not all museums and attractions are open every day of the year. We reserve the right to vary the sequence of sightseeing and/or to re-route the order of cities if that will enable you to visit all listed excursions. In either case, the itinerary content will be maintained to the extent possible and there are no refunds for any unused or unavailable excursions.