Zhongdian
Zhongdian area
Visit Shangri-La from Lijiang via the Tiger Leaping Gorge
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Duration:
3 days
Level:
Easy 
Day 1 : Lijiang - Tiger Leaping gorge - Haba village
From Lijiang drives about 5h to Haba village at the foot of Haba snow Mountain with many minorities: Naxi,Yi, Bai, Hui... On the way through the whole gorge.
Night in guesthouse in Haba village
Day 2 : Haba village - Baishui Tai - Putacuo National Park - Shangri-La
Drives about 4h to Shangri-La, on the way visit the Baishui Tai, National Park and Tibetan villages.
Night in shangri-La
Day 3 : Shangri-La - Lijiang
In the morning visit the Songzan Lin Temple, market and old town, then drive about 4h back to Lijiang.
Trek in Tiger Leaping gorge
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Duration:
2 days
Level:
Moderate difficulty 
Day 1 Lijiang - Qiaotou - Yunuo village - Halfway GH
From Lijiang, drive about 2.4hours to Yunuo village, then hiking about 5~6hours to Halfway guesthouse, on the way view the "Up-gorge", trekking through the 28 Bends.
Night in Halfway guesthouse
Day 2 Halfway guesthouse - Tina’s - Walnut Grove - Lijiang
After breakfast hiking about 2~3hours down to Tina’s, if you still have energy and time, continue hiking to middle gorge, until to Walnut Grove where there is Sean’s Guesthouse. Then drives about 3hours back to Lijiang.
After breakfast hiking about 2~3hours down to Tina’s, if you still have energy and time, continue hiking to middle gorge, until to Walnut Grove where there is Sean’s Guesthouse. Then drives about 3hours back to Lijiang.
