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Day 01: Arrival in Lijiang
Arrive in Lijiang and get prepared. Stay overnight at a local hotel.


Day 02: Lijiang - Yangchan Village - Miao Village
Drive for 20 minutes to Yangchan Village, situated at the foot of mountains. From here, the trek will begin. Following the hoofprints of sheep and goats for 5 hrs, with a bird-eye view of Yangtze River, get to a Miao Village (2100meters high), which is perched on the slope of Yangtze Valley. Stay overnight in shepherds' shacks.


Day 03: Miao Village - Lisu Village
Today walk down along a wiggling shepherd trail and cross the Yangtze River to the other side. Have a picnic lunch with a view of the Yangtze. After 6 hrs of walking, spend the night in a village with Lisu minority people (this minority is also known as "monkeys living on cliffs "), and goats, pigs, and chickens will accompany you as you become a part of the Lisu people's family.


Day 04: Lisu Village - Tiger Leaping Gorge
In the morning, leave the isolated Lisu Village for Tiger Leaping Gorge (another part of Yangtze River), via Lashi Lake, which is inhabited by Naxi communities. The peaceful Naxi Family Guest House (1920 meters high) is the destination, which is surrounded by spectacular sceneries of Tiger Gorge and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.


Day 05: Tiger Leaping Gorge
After breakfast, follow a trail of the ex-Tea-horse caravan along the slopes of Tiger Gorge, for about 7 hours. You will see snow-capped peaks, the roaring Yangtze beneath your feet, the long gorge so deep and steep emerging in front of you. That is Tiger Gorge! Stay overnight in Tina's Guest House (1800m high).


Day 06: Tiger Leaping Gorge
Today continue walking along the Yangtze through Tiger Leaping Gorge for 6 hours, and cross the river by small ferry and continue to a guesthouse in the village of Daju at the northern end of the gorge. From Daju you can see the two majestic snow mountains: Haba and Jade Dragon.


Day 07: Tiger Leaping Gorge - Lanxi Village - Naxi Village
Drive for 4 hrs to Lanxi Village from where you will start the 4 hours steep descent to another Naxi Village. Get a taste of the simple life and spend the night with a Naxi family. Try genuine Naxi cuisine!


Day 08: Naxi Village - Baoshan Stone Village
The final part of the trek, from the village, will take you down a fantastic trail to the Yangtze once more, with Baoshan Stone Village as the destination. Baoshan, which used to be a very important military station against Tibet, was built on a gigantic rock and many things here are made out of stone. For example, some of the villagers' beds! Stay overnight in a simple guesthouse.


Day 09: Baoshan Stone Village - Lijiang
After breakfast transfer back to Lijiang in 8 hours.


Day 10: Departure from Lijiang
Leave Lijiang according to your own schedule.