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A China Adventure Club route through southern landscapes and local culture. Explore the operator’s itinerary outline, then refine its pace and arrangements for your dates.
Adapted from China Adventure Club’s original regional and national collection. The outline below describes the source route; your written proposal establishes the current order, overnight stops and service arrangements.
Itinerary outline
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1 Lijiang Directions to Baisha
2 Baisha Directions to Wenhai
3 Wenhai Directions to Shaxi
4 Shaxi Directions to Tiger Leaping Gorge
5 Tiger Leaping Gorge Directions to Lijiang
6 Lijiang
SAMPLE ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrive in Lijiang
Arrive in Lijiang by plane or train. Your English-speaking guide and driver will meet you at the airport or station and transfer you to your hotel to rest.
Day 2: Baisha to Wenhai
Spend the day exploring Lijiang’s cultural heritage, beginning in Baisha, an early Naxi settlement. Visit historic buildings dating from the Ming dynasty and walk along streets lined with homes and small shops. Streams run through the village, adding to its peaceful setting.
Visit the Baisha murals, which depict stories from Taoism, Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism. The paintings combine artistic influences from Naxi, Tibetan, Han, and Bai communities. Images of Guanyin and Shakyamuni are among their notable subjects, making the murals an important record of regional art and religious history.
Hike from Baisha toward Wenhai Village, with Jade Dragon Snow Mountain as a backdrop. The route leads to a valley where Naxi farming families live around the lake. At Wenhai Eco-Lodge, learn about a community-run business whose participating families contribute a share of profits to local development.
We will stay overnight at a guesthouse in Wenhai.
Day 3: Shaxi
Hike toward Tiger Leaping Gorge, set between Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Haba Mountain. Steep cliffs and powerful river rapids create a dramatic landscape. The area’s caves, rock paintings, and artifacts also offer insights into its early inhabitants.
Day 4: Hiking to Tiger Leaping Gorge
Hike toward Tiger Leaping Gorge, set between Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Haba Mountain. Steep cliffs and powerful river rapids create a dramatic landscape. The area’s caves, rock paintings, and artifacts also offer insights into its early inhabitants.
Begin your hike early and continue to Tina’s Inn, where you will spend the night. Around midday, explore Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge, where the river narrows to about 20 meters (70 feet). According to local legend, a tiger once leaped across the gorge at this point.
Day 5: Tiger Leaping Gorge
Hike toward Tiger Leaping Gorge, set between Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Haba Mountain. Steep cliffs and powerful river rapids create a dramatic landscape. The area’s caves, rock paintings, and artifacts also offer insights into its early inhabitants.
Begin your hike early and continue to Tina’s Inn, where you will spend the night. Around midday, explore Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge, where the river narrows to about 20 meters (70 feet). According to local legend, a tiger once leaped across the gorge at this point.
Day 6: Tiger Leaping Gorge to Lijiang
Hike for about two hours to Tina’s Inn, then take a one-hour break for a meal. Continue to Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge, where the river narrows to about 20 meters (70 feet). Local legend tells of a tiger leaping across the gorge at its narrowest point.
Hike for about three to four hours from Halfway Guesthouse to Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge. Continue up to Walnut Grove and Woody’s Guesthouse via the Tianti or Yixiantian route, selected with your guide according to your energy level. Take a van to Xincun Village, cross by the Daju Old Ferry to Daju Town, and return to Lijiang via the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain area. Stay overnight in Lijiang.
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This is how you'll Experience The TIGER LEAPing GORGE.
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For a more spacious route, explore the original journey briefs in our national and regional collections. These show overnight allocations, transfer days and the tradeoffs behind each route.