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Lugu
Lake is located between Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces and is famous
of Mosuo Minority. A trekking tour from Lijiang to Lugu Lake will
be an experience of forests, minorities and mountains. As this
area is still quite isolated, most aspects of its culture are well
remained. The best time for this tour falls in April, May,
September and October when it is dried season.
Day
01
KUNMING arrival (1894 meters):
Arrive
in Kunming. City tour if time permits.
Dinner at local restaurant.
Overnight at Harbour Plaza***** or Kunming Hotel****.
Day
02
KUNMING/LIJIANG (2500 meters):
Kunming/Lijiang by air in the morning, 40 minutes.
Excursion to Tiger
Leaping Gorge, first
bend of Yangtze River, Stone
Drum. Enjoy Naxi Music
in the evening.
Lunch and Dinner at local restaurants.
Overnight at Sightseeing Hotel**** or Grand Lijiang
Hotel***.
Day
03
LIJIANG:
Visit old town
Lijiang, Black Dragon Pond
Park with Dongba
Museum, Yufeng
Temple,
Baisha Fresco, Longquan
Maxi village, then drive to Spruce
Meadow, visit
Spruce Meadow with chair lift. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants.
Overnight at Snow Flake Hotel*.
Day
04
LIJIANG-BAOSHAN trekking:
Snow Flake Hotel to Guole by bus, 70
kilometers, 3 hours to
drive. Then trekking to Baoshan
(names also Stone Town), 18 kilometers. The whole village
of Baoshan is built on a huge stone. It protects the ancestors of
the village from
attacks of bandits in the history. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants.
Overnight in tent
Day
05
BANSHAN-LIUQING trekking:
Baoshan-Taiziguan-Liuqing, northward Yangzi River along,
trekking, 19 kilometers. Starting from today, the group will leave the motor road
and go the track along. On the
way you will see the original villages and the local people. Lunch and dinner at local restaurant.
Overnight in tent
Day
06
LIUQING-FENGLIAN trekking:
Liuqing-Lianhewan-Fenglian, northward Yangzi gorge along,
trekking 25 kilometers. Lunch and dinner at local restaurant.
Overnight in tent
Day
07
FENGLIAN-MEIGUIDI trekking:
Fenglian-Meigudi, northward Yangzi gorge along, trekking,
10 kilometers. Free in the
afternoon. Lunch and dinner at local restaurant.
Overnight in tent.
Day
08
MEIGUDI-GEWA trekking:
Meigudi-Gewa,
cross Yangzi River to eastern bank, trekking, 18 kilometers.
Lunch and dinner at local restaurant.
Overnight in tent.
Day
09
GEWA-ZHUANGZI trekking:
Gewa-Zhuangzi, go northeast, trekking, 19 kilometers. Lunch and dinner at local restaurant.
Overnight in tent.
Day
10
ZHUANGZI-YONGNING-LUGU LAKE (2700 meters) trekking:
Zhuangzi-Yongning, cross the primeval forest, trekking, 25
kilometers. Yongning to Lugu Lake by bus. Lunch and dinner at local restaurant.
Overnight at Mosuo Hotel**.
Day
11
LUGU LAKE:
Cruise on Lugu Lake to island, visit temple on the island
as well as Mosuo family. Lunch
and dinner at local restaurants.
Overnight at Mosuo Hotel**.
Day
12
LUGU LAKE-LIJIANG:
Lugu Lake to Lijiang by bus, 260 kilometers, 6 hours.
Lunch and dinner at local restaurants.
Overnight at Sightseeing Hotel**** or Grand Lijiang
Hotel***.
Day
13
LIJIANG/KUNMING:
Lijiang/Kunming by air in the morning, 40 minutes. Excursion to Stone Forest.
Lunch and dinner at local restaurants.
Overnight
at Harbour Plaza***** or Kunming Hotel****.
Day
14
KUNMING departure:
Visit Western Hills with Dragon Gate and Huating Temple.
Transfer to airport for departure
flight.
ATTENTIONS:
From
day 04-09 the clients will stay overnight in tent. We will arrange
tents for the clients. This itinerary is very good for trekking
and also for horse riding. For horse-riding tour we will arrange
for each client a horse with a groom, and each two clients will
share a horse for their luggage.
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