Discover the North of Yunnan through a 10 day trekking program.
A hike through minority villages (Naxi, Pusuo, Pumi and Yi) surrounding by a beautiful nature (plain, mountain and valley).
Stay in guest houses in small villages allowing you to witness the simple life of those minorities.
Day 1 - Beijing - Lijiang
This morning take your flight to Lijiang. At your arrival, you will be transferred to the charming guest house Zen garden located at the heart of the old Lijiang. The rest of the day is free. You will have to pay at the hotel reception the compulsory tax of 80RMB/person.
Hotel: Zen Garden
Day 2 - Lijiang - Lugu lake -- 2680m high (B)
After breakfast meet your guide at 08:30am, then hit the road. It will almost take half day by car to reach Lake Lugu. On your arrival, have a small boat tour on the lake to Liwubi island, then keep going till Lige peninsula. Spend the night in a small guest house situated on the border of the lake.
Hotel: Night in a guest house
Day 3 - Lugu lake - Zhuangzi (B, L, D)
Transfer to Yongning city, then walk around 3 hours on a path through minority village of Mosuo then through the Yi one. Keep walking through a lovely forest of azaleas and rhododendrons during 3 more hours. Your culminating point is at 3600m high. Then go down to the Pumi minority village of Zhuangzi.
Dinner and night in a local family (shared shower and toilets)
Hotel: Night in a local family
Day 4 - Zhuangzi - Baojiahe (B, L, D)
After breakfast leave for a 4 to 5 hours hiking through a few Mosuo villages, in a wild countryside to access the Lisu minority village of Baojiahe located in the mountains.
Night in a local family (no shower).
Hotel: Night in a local family
Day 5 - Baojiahe - Fenglian (B, L, D)
Leave early to walk till the Yangtze river where you will take the ferry to cross over. The walk will keep for around 1 hour 30 along the Yantze river until Fenglian.
Tonight you will stay in a small guest house in the center of Fenglian village (shared shower and toilets)
Hotel: Stay in a small guest house
Day 6 - Fenglian - Liuqing - Baoshan (B, L, D)
This morning hike for 4 hours on an upstream trail then a flat one, passing by a few Naxi villages along the Yangtze river. Enjoy your lunch in the inn of Liuqing village. Keep your ascemption to the summit known as the « Prince » (2470m) with a path through 2 tunnels inside the mountain (90m then 60m). Keep your walk through a spectacular path and get down to the village of Baoshan built on a big rock which could remind the Machu Pichu.
You will stay at The Mu family Inn (shared show and toilets), which has probably the best view of Yunnan from its terrace.
Hotel: Stay at Mu Family Inn
Day 7 - Baoshan - Daju (B, L, D)
Small walk in the morning, then transfer by car to the village of Baimei. Then walk downstream for 4 hours to Daju valley. On your way you can admire the views on the Jade's dragon mountain and Haba mountain.
Stay at the charming Daju Inn (nice courtyard with private shower and toilets).
Hotel: Stay at Daju Inn
Day 8 - Daju - Tiger Leaping Gorges (B, L, D)
Small walk to the Yangtze river, then take the ferry to cross over. Hike to the road which goes through the Tiger Leaping Gorges. Then short ride by minivan to the beginning of the trek in the Leaping Gorges to the Halfway guest house that you will reach after 2 hours of walk.
Hotel: Stay at Halfway guest house
Day 9 - Tiger Leaping Gorges - Lijiang (B, L)
Today a 6 hour trek is waiting for you, but on a flat trail then a down one until you reach Qiaotou village (1850m) where your driver will be waiting for you to give you a ride to Lijiang.
Spend the night at Zen Garden hotel.
Hotel: Zen Garden
Day 10 - Lijiang - Beijing (B)
Transfer to the airport for your flight.