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CS-18 Trekking in Lugu Area, Yunnan (15D14N) |
| Day 1 Arrive in Kunming then take flight to Dali. Meet the local guide and visit Erhai lake, Dali old town, Zhouchen village and Three Pagoda Temple. |
(L/D) Overnight in Dali
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| Day 2 Bus to Lijiang. Visit the Lijiang Old City. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lijiang
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| Day 3 Visit around Lijiang by bike, half hour ride to BaiSha village ,visit mural and Doctor he, then 30Min to Shuhe Naxi village then back to Lijiang. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lijiang
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| Day 4 Lijiang old town, black dragon pool. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lijiang
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| Day 5 Trek to walnut gorge village. In the morning, we drive two hours to Qiaotou ( means Bridge End in Chinese). After crossing over the Yangtze River, we trek for approximately six to seven hours to the village of Wulnut gorge .We have magnificent scenery of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. To see the Yangtze river surges eastward in billowing waves, we trek along the local path to walnut village. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Qiaotou
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| Day 6 Trek to Daju. Not far from the Lower Section of gorge while at the other side of river, Daju seems so close to us, as it is said there is only 60m wide in the narrowest section of the river. We descent to ferry and trek to Daju, whose in habitants are mostly Nakhi. |
(B/L/D)Overnight in Daju
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| Day 7 Drive to Guoluo and trek to Baoshan. Today we have a break from walking and drive to a Ethnical Nakhi village--GuoLuo. We will hold fire gala with Nakhi in the evening. Baoshan is small adobe village perched on a giant rock in a deep valley. All around are the sweeping curves of green and yellow terraces that gracefully spill down to the side of the hill, often planted with rice at different stages of its cycle. In the afternoon we spend time exploring the village and surrounding area. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Baoshan
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| Day 8 Trek to Liucheng . We trek to Liucheng for five hours as we descent from 1935m to 2300m, and then ascend to the village location Leaving Baoshan behind us, we continue to trek for approximately five to six hours to Liucheng, a small Nakhi village. The beautiful Crown Gorge containing the Yangtze River now looks much thinner and more quiet. It??s exciting to walk through two tunnels with bending down. Instead of crossing two stiff rock mountains, the tunnels was manually dug long years before. We walk into and move one step that bring us more close to the light. We find the blue sky much lovely after coming out from the tunnels, then we will pass the through tranquil forest to Liucheng. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Liucheng
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| Day 9 Trek to FengLian. Today we trek for approximately six to seven hours to Fenglian, a ethnical Moso and Nakhi village. The Yangtze River lies at the foot of mountains. The village is scattered along the route. We will meet friendly and smiling villagers. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Fenglian
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| Day 10 Trekking to Gewa. Today we trekking for six hours to Gewa. Today we crossing wooden irrigation canals and terraced fields, the last Nakhi village in our trek. There we will cross over the Yangtze River by boat again, and continue to walk toward Gewa, a nice Moso village. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Gewa
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| Day 11 Trek to Zhuangzi. Today we trek for approximately five hours, passing through beautiful Moso village, sometimes we jammed in a short time while local farmers drive off cattle. In the forest full of pine and oak trees, sometimes we heard the sounds of horse bell and horseman??s before they come in sight. We will reach the Moso village--Zhuanzi. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Zhuanzi
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| Day 12 Trek to Lugu Lake. Leaving Zhuanzi behind us, we continue to trek for approximately five to six to the Lugu Lake. Through the tranquil scenery and memorable views, we trek to Yoning and rejoin our bus, driving one hour to the Lugu Lake. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in LuguLake
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| Day 13 Explore in Lugu Lake.Our final day is free to personal exploring around Lugu Lake. You can have a horse ride by the lake, boat to a small island in the lake or climbing some hill to have a splendid view of Lugu. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lugu Lake
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| Day 14 Drive to Lijiang .We drive for seven hours to Lijiang. Crossing over the Yangtze River, the photo opportunity en route. Arriving at Lijang and the town seems rather large after the isolated of the mountains and villages of our extraordinary trek. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lijiang
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| Day 15 After breakfast take flight back to Kunming. Then take flight for leaving. |
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Peak Season ( Apr. – Nov. ) |
Slack Season ( Dec. – Mar. ) |
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* 3 domestic flights in the economic class with tax ( Beijing/Xi’an/Chongqing, Yichang/Shanghai )
* 4 or 5 star hotel, twin-bed room with private shower and WC
* English speaking local guide
* Daily meals ( exclude the special flavor food )
* Admission charges where applicable as shown in the tour description
* Private car in the program
* Service charges for baggage handling between hotel and airport
* Domestic travel insurance
* Victoria Cruise | |
| NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE |
* International flights and tax
* Personal consumption
* Visa fee
* Tips for guides and drivers | |
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