13 Days Yunnan and Sichuan Trekking Tour from Lugu Lake to Daocheng and Yading Nature Reserve
Tour Overview
Yunnan and Sichuan both boasts many natural sceneries, which is a feast for our eyes. During this tour, we will start this trekking from Lugu Lake and end at...
Code of Tour: CDT0000000874
Length of Travel: 13 Day
Destinations of Tour: Lijiang-Lugu Lake-Yading-Daocheng-Shangrila
Departure City: Lijiang
Price of Tour: Request
Type of Tour: Private
Features of Tour: Photo Hiking Culture Minority Sunrise Landscape
Yunnan and Sichuan both boasts many natural sceneries, which is a feast for our eyes. During this tour, we will start this trekking from Lugu Lake and end at Daocheng Nature Reserve, along the way, there are mountains, valleys and many minority villages to enjoy.
Highlights:
- Visit Lijiang, Lugu Lake and Shangri-La in Yunnan.
- 7 days’ trekking from Lugu Lake to Daocheng Nature Reserve.
- Pass by some minority villages during the trekking tour.
Brief Itinerary
- Day 1: Lijiang Arrival
- Day 2: Lijiang – Lugu Lake
- Day 3: Lugu Lake – Unknown Grassland
- Day 4: Unknown Grassland – Tongtian River
- Day 5: Tongtian River – Kawa Village
- Day 6: Kawa Village – Lusi Grassland
- Day 7: Lusi Grassland – Kasi Village
- Day 8: Kasi Village – Kasi Yak Farm
- Day 9: Kasi Yak Farm – Chonggu Monastery
- Day 10: Chonggu Monastery – Daocheng
- Day 11: Daocheng – Shangri-La
- Day 12: Shangri-La
- Day 13: Shangri-La Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 Lijiang Arrival
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Lijiang
Meals:
Upon arrival, met by tour guide and transferred to you hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 2 Lijiang – Lugu Lake
Sightseeing and Activities: Lugu Lake
Accommodation: hostel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will drive about 4 hours directly towards Lugu Lake, the highest lake in the Yunnan Province. Lugu Lake is considered as the “mother lake” of the Mosuo people, whose ancient family structure is considered as as “a live fossil for researching the marital development history of Human beings” and “the last quaint Realm of Matriarchy.”
Day 3 Lugu Lake – Camping Site
Sightseeing and Activities: Yeji Mountain Pass, Camping Site
Accommodation: camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today our trekking will start. Drive to Yak Farm, the start point and then pack our luggage on the horse. Walk about 4 hours to the Yeji Mountain Pass(3,600m) and have a nice view of the Lion Mountain near Lugu Lake. After that, walk about 3 hours down the pass among forest and head to the camping site, which is an unknown grassland near the river.
Day 4 Camping Site – Tongtian River
Sightseeing and Activities: minority villages
Accommodation: camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today we will trek about 6-7 hours for 22km. After breakfast, walk outside the forest and along the road accompanied by a river. On the way, pass some minority villages such as Tibetan villages, Yiji and Jiaqu villages. At last, we will arrive at our capming site near Tongtian river.
Day 5 Tongtian River – Kawa Village
Sightseeing and Activities: Hadi Naxi People village
Accommodation: camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today we will trek another 6-7 hours for 16km. Walk up to a mountain top and see the confluence of Tongtian River and Dongyi River. Enjoy the scenery along the way including mountains, valleys and villages. Pass by Hadi Naxi People village and then arrive at our camping site near Kawa Village, where Mongolians live.
Day 6 KawaVillage – Lusi Grassland
Sightseeing and Activities: Keku Village
Accommodation: camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Trek about 6-7 hours once more for 15km from Kawa village down to Keku Village where Tibetan live and then trek up again to our camping site. On the way, we will see many huge cactus growing on the cliffs and also a house built on the cliff.
Day 7 Lusi grassland – Kasi Village
Sightseeing and Activities: Seku village
Accommodation: camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today trek about 6-7 hours for 17km from our camping site to Wangzi village and take the van to Kasi village. On the way, we will pass by Seku village.
Day 8 Kasi Village – Kasi Yak Farm
Sightseeing and Activities: Kasi Gorge
Accommodation: camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today we will trek again. It is hard due to the high altitude. Pass the Kasi Village, Kasi Gorge and and up to Kasi Yak Farm where we will camp for overnight.
Day 9 Kasi Yak Farm – Chonggu Monastery
Sightseeing and Activities: Chenrezi snow mountain, Chenadorje snow mountain, the Milk Lake, Luorong Yak Farm
Accommodation: guesthouse
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today we will trek to the highest mountain pass of this tour and have a view of Chenrezi snow mountain, Chenadorje snow mountain and the Milk Lake. Have a short rest and then trek down. Pass the Luorong Yak Farm and arrived at the guesthouse near Chonggu Monastery.
Day 10 Chonggu Monastery – Daocheng
Sightseeing and Activities: grassland
Accommodation: guesthouse
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast, enjoy the grassland near the monastery. In the afternoon, walk about 1 hour outside the scenic area and the trekking ends. Take the bus to Daocheng and stay in the guesthouse for overnight.
Day 11 Daocheng – Shangri-La
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Shangri-La
Meals: Breakfast
Today we will leave for Shangri-La.
Day 12 Shangri-La
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Shangri-La
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Explore the Shangri-La city at leisure.
Day 13 Shangri-La Departure
Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation:
Meals: Breakfast
Today your wonderful tour will end. Be escorted to the airport for your flight and service ends.
Service Included:
- Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
- Meals as listed in the itinerary;
- Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
- Private English-speaking tour guide;
- Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
- Service charge & government taxes;
- Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
- Domestic train tickets of soft sleeper.
Service Excluded:
- Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
- Chinese visa fees;
- Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
- Single room supplement;
- Tips to guides and drivers;
- Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
- Personal travel accident insurance;
- All optional programs.
