Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces Trekking 27 Days Tour

After breakfast, our guide will transfer you to the train station and you will take a train to Dali. Upon your arrival at Dali, our guide will bring you to the hotel for check in. After that, you are free leisure and exploration at  Dali Ancient City.

Dali Ancient City is located about 13 kilometers from Xiguan in Dali City. Built during the Ming Dynasty, Dali Ancient City has a long history. With Cangshan Mountain to the west and Erhai Lake to the east, Dali Ancient City has beautiful surroundings and pleasant scenery. At Dali Ancient City, you will not only enjoy its peaceful environment, see the ancient temples, architectures and local traditional Bai Ethnic minority folk houses, also you will get to get to know the unique local culture and custom of Bai ethnic, and shopping various exquisite souvenirs and handcrafts at local shops. Dali Ancient City is a good place to feel the ancient things and have a great leisure time.
 

Today you will go on the great sightseeing at Lijiang and our guide will bring you to visit the  majestic Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is a famous and popular site near Lijiang. The mountain is made up of 13 peaks with the mountain range stretching 35 kilometers. It is considered as the holy mountain by local Naxi People. As a famous scenic spot for sightseeing, mountaineering, skiing, exploration and scientific research, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain attracts many tourists all the year round.

Afterwards, our guide will bring you back to Lijiang Old Town and drop you at the hostel.

This morning you will take bus to Lugu Lake for the admiration of its enchanting beauty.

Lugu Lake is located between Yanyuan County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province and Ninglang Yi Autonomous County, Lijiang city, Yunnan' Province. Lugu Lake is known as “The pearl of Plateau” with an area of 50 square kilometers, altitude of 2690 meters and a maximum visibility of 12 meters. The lake is surrounded by verdant mountains and lush forests. In addition to the fresh air and crystal clue water, Lugu Lake has tranquil and beautiful scenery. Also Lugu Lake is noted for the mysterious Mosuo people living around. People living alongside Lugu Lake are mainly Mosuo people, who are known as the “Country of Women” and are one of the few remaining matriarchal societies left in the world. Their primitive customs and religion are attractions to tourists.

Today our guide will transfer you back to Lijiang. You will have some tome for leisure and exploration at Lijiang Old Town. Then we will drive to Shangri-La and stay overnight there.

Located in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, Shangri-La is 200 kilometers away from Lijiang. It is the hidden paradise described by James Hilton in his novel Lost Horizon. The numerous natural landscapes with charming views and those unique Tibetan cultures and customs have made Shangri-la a fairyland under heaven.

In the morning, we will walk from our hostel to the Base Camp which has an altitude of 3,700 meters. First we will trek about three hours to the Mountain pass (3,500 meters) in the virgin forests. On the way we may see many remains of the dead woods. Another one hour trekking down along the horse-road from the mountain pass then we will reach the arrive at the Base Camp.This is the former base camp of the joint Sino-Japanese mountain-climbing expedition that ended in tragedy in 1991. And it is the highest point at Yubeng Village. There you will have time to enjoy the beautiful surrounding scenery. Afterwards, we will trek back to Yubeng Village.

This morning we will walk down to Yubeng Valley and there we will meet Yubeng River. The Yubeng River flows all the way into Meikong River. As the altitude of the valley declines to 1,900 meters, you will enjoy quite different landscapes during the way. We will have lunch at Ninong Village(1,900 meters). Then we will go across Meikong River and trek another two hours to arrive at Jiabi Village. Today's trekking will be quite adventurous and challengeable, but the thrilling experience is really worth it. After that we will transfer to a van and go back to Deqin County. Stay overnight at Deqin.

Today we will drive to Litang, which has an altitude of 4,000 meters. We will arrive at Litang in the afternoon, and our guide will bring you to visit Litang Monastery. We will stay overnight at Litang Village.

Litang Monastery, also known as Ganden Thubchen Choekhorling Monastery, is the largest Gelupa Tibetan Buddhism monastery in Kham Area. The monastery was constructed by Sonam Gyatso, the 3rd Dalai Lama in 1580. It is the monastery that has the longest history in Kham Area.

This morning you will take bus from Litang Village to Seda County. Then our guide will take you to visit Wuming Buddhist Academy.

Seda Wuming Buddhist Academy is located at Ganmu Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Sichuan Province. The monastery lies at the side of a valley called Larong Valley which is about 20 kilometers away from Seda County. Wuming Buddhist Academy was established for inheriting and developing Tibetan Buddhism and Traditional Buddhist culture. The school was built in 1980. It was designed by Jigme Phuntsok, the most influential lama of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism in contemporary Tibet. In 1993, the daily Le Monde deemed the monastery the biggest Buddhism school in the world.

Today you will be transferred to Kangding and we will stay overnight at lcoal hostel in Kangding.

Kangding County is located in the western side of Sichuan province in China. It is a small mountain city that is at the altitude of 2,600 meters above sea level. For centuries, Kangding has been the meeting place of many cultures and therefore is home to memorial to the Tea Horse Road. It serves as kind of last outpost before the wild Tibetan mountains and passes of the Chengdu-Lhasa highway and the historical Tibetan region of Khamba. At Kangding you will not only see primitive Tibetan villages to get to know Tibetan traditions and cultures, also you will enjoy the spectacular scenery of alpine peaks, valleys, grasslands, and lakes.

This morning, our guide will drive you Mount Siguniang and we will have the exploration at Changping Valley. As only part of the valley is open to traffic, you need to walk or ride a horse for the sightseeing and exploration. We will stay overnight at the hostel inside the mountain.

Changping Valley is a beautiful place to visit inside Mount Siguniang, which is also a relic of ancient battlefield. There are a lot to see at this gully. When riding a horse along the path deep in the primitive forest with ancient trees of various species, strange rocks, springs and waterfalls. What’s more interesting is to enjoy those beautiful and bright groups pf flowers at different season.

Today you will have time for your own exploration at Chengdu City. You may visit some of its highlighted tourist attractions like Kuan Zhai Alley and Jinli Street, shopping at Chunxi Road, and taste local delicious food and snacks.