HikingThis tour around Shangri-la will take you experience a beautiful land that boasts a wide variety of different ecosystems, including meadows, forests and lakes. Niru Village, a tranquil Tibetan village, is where you can find traditional Tibetan houses scattered in the valley on both sides of Niru River like pearls. Both the natural and cultural environment in Niru are well preserved, earning the title “The World’s First Village”. It is a paradise for tourism, adventure and hiking.
Our guide and driver will pick you up in the airport ,then transfer to the hotel.
Breakfast & lunch
Drive for 5 hours from Zhongdian to Niru village (2700m). On the way, you will pass Lisu and Tibetan minority villages, Guangmen Mountain, the Ying River Waterfall and the nature cave. Overnight in a small guesthouse in Niru.
Virgin Forest from Niru
Tibetan in Niru Village
Breakfast
Hike for 4 hours to Nanbao Yak Meadow (3500m), very close to the border of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Stop for a picnic lunch.
Nanbao Meadow
View on the way of Nanbao Meadow
In the afternoon, hike for a further 3 hours to visit the beautiful panorama of the "Three Lakes": Dingru lake, Nabocuona lake, and Selie lake Overnight in tents on Nanbao Yak Meadow.
Nanbao Yak Meadow
Nanbao Yak Meadow
Lunch & Dinner
Hike for approx 3 hours from Nanbao Yak Meadow back down to Niru Village. In the afternoon visit Niru elementary school and have a good rest ready for tomorrow’s long day of hiking. Overnight at a small guesthouse in Niru.
Niro Village
A timeless and serene La Pure Land is the only virgin, Niru has beautiful original landscape, there are South Po pastures, pasture land Kyrgyzstan, under the swap Court pastures, Colorful Waterfall, Dingru lake, intense color lake, glacier peaks, caves rivers, geological diversity.
-- James Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon"
Breakfast & lunch
Today is a very long, tough day of hiking. You will hike around 12 km from Niru village (2700 m) to the yak pastures near Shudu Lake (3600 m). First, brave the steep 4 hour climb to the "7 coloured waterfalls" (3150 m) where you will stop for a picnic lunch.
Then continue climbing through virgin forests across the Bengalaka Mountain Pass (3980 m), where you will overlook Dalagong Mountain. Arrive in the Dijie Yak Meadow in the late afternoon and set up camp for overnight.
7 coloured waterfalls
Dijie Yak Meadow
Breakfast & lunch
A short one hour hike will take you to Shudu Lake where you will be met by a driver. Visit the Tiansheng Bridge Hot Springs to soak your tired muscles. Return to Shangri-La. Have a final celebratory meal and join in with local Tibetans in the Old town square for some spirited dancing. Overnight in Shangri-La.
Shudu Lake
Departure from Shangri-La
Please Note:
Price may vary according to different seasons. You can extend your stay in Yunnan after this package finished, we will keep the discount hotel rate for you for the extended days.
