Jade Dragon Snow Mountain towers over the winding Jinsha river to the East, mirrored by the equally enormous Haba Snow Mountain to the West.
Rushing turquoise waters, limestone cliffs, snow-peaked mountains, fluffy clouds and glorious light combine to make your jaw drop for the majority of this trek.
China’s Tiger Leaping Gorge is hailed as one of the world’s best hikes. Join us on this 4-day trip to the world’s deepest gorge and watch unrivalled views of China’s most dramatic landscape.
Shanghai / Your preferred location
Take a flight driect to Lijiang, get picked up by your MoreFunAsia tour guide and driver and transfer to your hotel.
Rest of the day is for your free discovery.
Accommodation: 4-star hotel in Lijiang 丽江古城王府饭店
Drive about 1.5 hours from Lijiang to Qiaotou, which means heads of the bridge. From here your trek starts. The trail rises alternating between forest and cultivated farmland.
After 2 hours, arrive in Naxi Family Guesthouse where is the place for a short rest and your lunch.
After lunch, you will meet up the most challenging part of the trek as the trail rises steeply with “28 bends” to the top of the ride. From here on, you hike high up the valley along the gorge with the gushing river deep below.
The view of the gorge and the Jade Dragon Mountain is stupendous from here on. Arrive at Old Tea Horse Guesthouse, your accommodation for the night.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Tiger Leaping Gorge Old Tea Horse Guest House 虎跳峡茶马客栈
Continue along the gorge enjoying more beautiful for another 2 hours until Half-way Guesthouse. Start your descent through lovely cultivation and villages for another 2 hours to Tina Guesthouse.
After lunch, continue to hike from Mr. Zhang’s Guesthouse to the Middle Part of Tiger Leaping gorge, After 3 hours hike, arrive in your one night stay guesthouse- Shaw’s Guesthouse.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Tiger Leaping Gorge Shaw’s Guest house虎跳峡夏山泉客栈
After breakfast in your hotel, hike around in Hetaoyuan for another 1.5 Hours. Then get back to your hotel, MoreFunAsia representatives will take you to Lijiang airport.