2 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Tour by public coach

At 07:30 am, meet your tour guide & driver at the south gate of Lijiang Old Town( in Chinese:丽江古城南门) and head to Qiaotou Town.

On the way, have a distance view of the First Bend of Yangtze River from afar. Arrive at Qiaotou Town, and hike about 2.5 hours from Qiaotou Elementary School to Naxi Family in Nuoyu Village for your lunch and rest. In the afternoon, continue hiking about 1.5 hours to the 28 Zigzag Turns Trail . Have a wonderful view of the upper part of Tiger Leaping Gorge from 28 Turns Trail. After that, hike about 1 hour to Tea & Horse Guesthouse for overnight.

After breakfast, hike 1 hour to Bendiwan Village and take a break at Half-way Guesthouse. Hike along a small train to Guanyin Waterfall, and arrive at Tina’s Hostel at noon. After that, trek from Tina’s Guesthouse down to the Middle Rapids via Teacher Zhang’s Guesthouse. Then you will trek from Thin Strip of Sky(Or:Ray of Sunshine, 一线天）to Walnut Grove Garden. Walk back to Tina’s Guesthouse.

At 3:30 pm, take a bus back to Lijiang or Shangri-la. Drop you off to Shangri-la Moonshine Square(in Chinese:月光广场) or the south gate of Lijiang Old Town(in Chinese:丽江古城南门). Tour ends.