4-Day Hidden Shangri-La, Yunnan (Small Group Tour for 2-6 People + Local Thangka/Pottery Making Experience + Visit Meili Snow Mountain + Foodie Delights)

In six days, I traveled back and forth between Lijiang and Shangri-La. The 270° bend of the Jinsha River on paper suddenly appeared, and the road in the river was full of people. The perfect sunlight and water vapor created a rainbow that lasted for more than ten seconds. I was speechless and didn't know how to praise it. It rained for two days during the period, but it can only snow when it rains. The leader said that we should take a section of the old national road to the White Horse Snow Mountain, so we chose the long way around the mountains and ridges, from the colorful autumn to the pure white winter. In the 1.5-hour explanation at Songzanlin Temple, the monks reiterated several times that the temple should not seek personal desires but should have great love in their hearts, and also talked about the help of Tibetans to the Red Army's Long March. After passing through several Long March roads, the snow-capped mountains and grasslands of the past are now roads and high-speed railways. Fortunately, I met hardworking and kind people. The tour guide who thought it was difficult for us to go out and carefully arranged the route, the black pottery craftsman who said he had been learning for 40 years and was still learning, the enthusiastic but shy boss in the restaurant, the online car-hailing driver who skillfully took the village road to bypass the airport highway, and the companions who worked while playing... Everyone worked hard to cultivate their own one-third acre of land. Thank you Yunnan! Goodbye!

In six days, we traveled back and forth between Lijiang and Shangri-La. The 270° bend of the Jinsha River on paper suddenly appeared, and the road in the middle of the river was full of people. The perfect sunlight and water vapor created a rainbow that lasted for more than ten seconds. I was speechless and didn't know how to praise it. It rained for two days during the period, but it can only snow when it rains. The team leader said that we should take a section of the old national road to Baima Snow Mountain, so we went around the mountains and ridges instead of the near ones, and rose from colorful autumn to pure white winter. During the 1.5-hour explanation at Songzanlin Temple, the monks reiterated several times that the temple should not seek selfish desires but have great love in their hearts, and also talked about the help of Tibetans to the Red Army's Long March. After passing through several Long March roads, the snow-capped mountains and grasslands of the past have now become roads and high-speed railways. Fortunately, we met hardworking and kind people. The team leader who thought it was not easy for us to go out and carefully arranged the route, the black pottery craftsman who said he had been learning for forty years and was still learning, the enthusiastic and shy boss in the restaurant... Everyone worked hard to cultivate their own one acre and three-tenths of land on every inch of land. Thank you Yunnan! Goodbye!

The driver and guide was a warm and capable lady. The whole trip was very relaxing. We visited all the scenic spots that needed to be checked in. It was great to travel in a small group.

It was my first time to go to a high altitude place. Except for the discomfort caused by altitude sickness, everything else was fine. The most enjoyable thing was to see the golden mountain in the sun. This trip was really an eye-opener and shocking to the naked eye! The beautiful natural scenery made people intoxicated. I was also deeply impressed by the professionalism and enthusiastic service of the team leader San Ge. The whole trip was well arranged, safe and comfortable, and I was very satisfied!