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Yulong (Jade Dragon) Snow Mountain lies about 20 kilometers north of the city of Lijiang in the northwest corner of Yunnan Province. The mountain, which covers a total area of some 400 square kilometers, stretches about 32 kilometers in a roughly north-south direction, and about 13 kilometers in a roughly east-west direction. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain faces Haba Snow Mountain, with Tiger Leaping Gorge and at its bottom of the Yangtze River. Usually people just drive to Ganhaizi Meadow and take the cableway up to the mountain, this will very touristy and crowded, nothing special to the cableway. Bu our tour will explore the other side of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. You will hike to Wenhai Lake and visit some Naxi and Yi ethnic villages.
This key highlight of this itinerary is to experience climbing a snow mountain. HaBa Snow Mountain is located about 3hr from LiJiang. Standing at 5396m, HaBa is just above the snow-line and is covered with snow all year round. Due to the forgiving slopes & well-established climbing routes, it is an ideal climb for beginners who wish to experience climbing a 5000+m snow mountain. This trip allows you to experience the typical process of climbing a snow mountain. From trekking to base camp, acclimatisation climb, putting on crampons, using ice-axe, & the final summit push, you will be thrilled by the elements on this mountain.
Dulongjiang, also Dulong River , originates from Tibet, flowing through the northwest corner of Yunnan then into Burma. Dulongjiang Valley is where the 3 ethnic minorities - Dulong, Nu, Lisu, inhabit for ages. It lures adventurous travelers with its isolated natural beauty, original ethnic cultures and a mystical facial tattoo tradition. To outsiders, the valley is often known as the Valley of Death. Due to the heavy snowfall,transport to the valley is blocked for more than six months each year.Its definitely an exciting adventure to trek into this isolated and mysterious valley. The closest Tibetan village is more than three days walk with almost no services of any kind. The destination doesnt offer much more comfort than the trial.
Trekking tour form Lugu Lake to Daocheng and Yading is the grand Shangri-La adventure between Yunnan and Sichuan. Daocheng is located in southwest corner of Sichuan province, it is well-known for the 3 holy peaks named by the 5th Dalai Lama, Shiannairi Peak(6032 m high), Xianuoduoji Peak(5898 m high), Yangmaiyong Peak(5898 m high). Every year, there are many people trek around the 3 holy peaks for increasing their merits and virtues. Lugu Lake is located in northwest part of Yunnan province, it covers 58 square kms, the water is very clear. The unique matriarchal Mosuo people live by the lake, which earned this area another name: the Mysterious Queendom. Trekking from Daocheng to Lugu Lake is surely one of the best trekking route in China.
Originating in the Tanggula Mountain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Jinsha River, Lancang River and Nu River flow parallel along the Hengduan Mountains for several hundred kilometers. It is a very rare phenomenon that the shortest distance between the Lancang River and Jinsha River is only 66 kilometers (about 41 miles) and between the Lancang River and Nu River the distance is less than 19 kilometers (about 12 miles). Interestingly, their entrances to different seas are thousands of kilometers away. This protected area covers Nu Jiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Lijiang District. The Three Parallel Rivers have spectacular scenery that is composed of the rivers, mountains, rare plants, animals and 16 ethnic groups inhabitation.
Meili Snow Mountains (Meili) rise between the Nujiang-Salween River and the Lancang-Mekong River in the extreme edge of Northwest Yunnan Province. The region, still largely wilderness, is part of Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, inscribed on UNESCOs World Heritage Sites in 2003. The holy Kawa Karpo (6740M), the highest peak of Meili, is one of the most sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism. It is recommended to fulfill the circuit of Kawa Karpo during the Year of Sheep. Local pilgrims circumambulate Kawa Karpo every year. In 2003, the Year of Sheep (once every 12 years), pilgrims came from all over Tibet as well as Tibetan regions in Yunnan and Sichuan to worship this holy mountain.
Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture is well known for the Peacock Dance, wild elephants, primeval forest, and the Water-Splashing Festival as the biggest of the year. ts a jungle adventure as well as a way to know the cultures and customs of ethnic groups. You will trek in tropical forests of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Region, deep in south Yunnan. It is warm and green all year round and is most beautiful when you reach the rarely visited villages on our trekking routes. The locals still maintain a slash and burn farming lifestyle. The richer villagers live in wooden huts with tiled roof, while the poorer ones in bamboo huts with thatched roofs. This 7- day-trekking trip offers you a unique opportunity into the tropical part of Yunnan, highlighting the delights of country life of the ethnic minorities.
Tibet and Yunnan are the most beautiful destinations in China. Where is Shangri-La? Some tourists try to find it, because Shangri-La is the paradise for everyone. According to the book “the Lost Horizon” by Jams Hilton from England, Shangri-La is the Three Parallel River Area including Yunnan and Tibet. There are some ways into Tibet, some people drive from Yunnan to Tibet about 7 days, some people drive from Nepal to Tibet; some people take the flight to Tibet. But here we will take you to Nujiang first, you will trek from Nujiang Grand Canyon to Tibet, you will visit the holy mountains and the Three Parallel River Area. This tour will be very hard trekking, if you are good at trekking, that will be very good for you. If no, you can have more choice about Yunnan-Tibet Overland Tour.
The Haba Snow Mountain stands by the Jinsha River, 120km southeast of Zhongdian (Shangri-La), with its main peak of 5,396m. The attraction of the Sanba Tourist Area is attributed to the towering peaks of the Haba Snow Mountain and its alpine moraine lake, endless tracks of azalea flowers and cluster of waterfalls cascading down snow-covered cliffs. The glacier on the Haba Snow Mountain is the southmost glacier in China.
The Three Parallel Rivers, namely the Jinsha, Lancang, and Nujiang, form together in an unmatched natural miracle, a geographical accident of the Himalayan orogeny that began 40 million years ago. Originating on Chinas Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the three rivers are the upper reaches of the well-known Yangtze, Mekong, and Salween rivers. They flow 170 kilometers from north to south, through the high mountains and ranges of Yunnan Province-the Dandanglika, the Gaoligong, the Nushan, and the Yunling-side by side by side without converging. The shortest distance between the Lancang and Jinsha rivers is 66 kilometers; the Lancang and Nujiang rivers come to about 19 kilometers of one another.
