Nine Days trip: Yangt-Ze River to Lancang River

Day1 Lijiang---the First Bend of the Yangt-Ze River(Shigu town)---Liming Night in Liming
From Lijiang drive about 3hours to Liming, on the way stop to visit the Shigu township and the First Bend of the Yangt-Ze River, villages, fields…

Day2 Liming---Judian---Tacheng---Qizhong Night in guesthouse by the Yangt-Ze River
In the early morning spend about 3 hours’ hiking to visit the Thousand tortoies Mountain, from the top you can get nice views(big valley, mountains, villages…), then driving about 3hours to Qizhong town. area, on the way visit the First Bridge for the Yangt-Ze River and the Stone gate on the Yangt-Ze river.

Day3 Qizhong---Wai Tacheng---Damo temple Night in Tacheng Hotel
In the morning, after breakfast, hiking about 5~6hours to visit Damo Temple. Then back to hotel to stay.

Day4 Wai Tacheng---Weixi---Yezhi township stay in Yezhi
From Wai Tacheng drive about 5 hours to Yezhi township, on the way follow one of big branch of Yangt-ze River to Wenxi county. Having lunch in the small city, then continue driving about 3 hours to Yezhi, when you just outside of Wenxi county for 1 hour, you can see the Lancang River.

Day5 From Yezhi do one day hiking trip to Tongle Lisu village Night in Yezhi
After breakfast from Yezhi driving about 20 minutes then hiking about 2~3hours to Tongle Lisu village, have simple lunch there. Then hiking another 2~3hours back to Yezhi from different way. On the way down you can view Lancang River, villages,mountains.

Day 6 Yezhi---Badi----Cizhong village Night in guesthouse
From Yezhi driving about 3 hours to Cizhong village, on the way view the Lancang river, gorge, mountains, villages. Check in guesthouse, then visit the Catholicism Church with local people who will introduce the history about church, local school and village. In the evening have big party with the local people.

Day7 Cizhong village----Yanmen---Deqin---Feilai Temple Night in guesthouse
In the morning,talking with the local people how to plant the grapes and make Grapes Wine. After lunch drive about 3 hours to Feilai Temple, most of part follow the Lancang River, different kinds of mountains, villages.From the Feilai Temple to view the sun set down from Meili Snow Mountain.

Day8 Feilai temple---Baimang Snow mountain---Benzi Lai ---Shangri-La Night in Shangri-La
In the early morning, view the sun rises up from the snow mountain. Then drive about 5~6hours back to Shangri-La. On the way stop on the snow mountain, Nixi and Benzi Lan have lunch in Benzi Lan.

Day9 Shangri-La---Tiger Leaping Gorge----Lijiang Night in Lijiang
In the morning walking around the old town of Shangri-La, Songzan Lin Temple. Then back to Lijiang, on the way visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge and view the First Bend of Yangt-Ze River.