6-Day Tour of Shangri-La, Yunnan & Yading, Daocheng
Departing from Lijiang City
Yading Nature Reserve, Daocheng
- 🌿【Songtsam-style Mountain Exploration & Special Experience】:
- Explore the hidden gem of the Bottomless Lake, a fairyland forest for a light aerobic hike.
- Gallop through the secret realm of Napa Lake, experiencing the mountains, waters, and meadows of a paradise on earth.
- Stroll through Moonlight Ancient City and explore the 300-year-old Songtsam Linka Monastery.
- Light hike in Daocheng Yading, sleeping in a village beneath the three sacred snow-capped mountains.
- 🌄【Luxury Hotel Selection】High-altitude areas are equipped with oxygen-enriched hotels to ensure a good rest during your plateau journey!
- Lijiang Jinmao Hyatt: Blends Chinese pavilions and bridges with flowing water, offering beautiful views of the snow-capped mountains.
- Moonlight City Indigo: Located at the highest point of Dukezong Ancient City, providing panoramic views of the entire ancient city.
- Stay in Yading Village at the foot of the sacred mountains. Songtsam Yading Retreat: You can book the exclusive "Songtsam Trail" tour at the front desk at your own expense, OR the Daocheng Yading BORE Prajna Secret Realm Hotel, which won the "Annual Paradise Hotel" award at the 16th Bund Design Hotel Awards by The Bund Media Group, OR Azara Black Barley Nomadic Hotel (including butler pick-up service from the visitor center to the hotel). Choose one of the three.
- Arro Khampa Dukezong Ancient City Store: With Tibetan style as its brush, it paints a comfortable living picture on the plateau, embedding Tibetan life within the ancient city.
- 🔶【Service Guide】
- Direct sourcing of local resources, first-hand service, first-hand prices.
- Private customization, one order one group, independent private car, pure play with no shopping, no recommended self-funded activities.
- All itinerary arrangements are subject to the confirmed departure notice and formal travel contract agreed upon by both parties!
What to expect
① Introduction to exciting attractions on the itinerary
Daocheng Yading | At an altitude of 4700 meters, encounter an unforgettable blue and white ✔️ Walking from Luorong Pasture to Milk Lake, the wind along the way carries the scent of pine needles. The moment you see the lake, you’ll be speechless – that shade of blue is clearer than the sky, and the sunlight on it sparkles like shattered diamonds. Bottomless Lake 📸 Shangri-La’s Bottomless Lake! At 3800 meters, even the wind of this blue lake is healing! The lake reflects the snow-capped mountains, like stepping into a fairyland. Shangri-La 🌊 Visit Tiger Leaping Gorge, recommended by National Geographic, explore Songzanlin Monastery, the ‘Little Potala Palace,’ and stroll through Dukezong Ancient Town, the ‘Moonlight Ancient City.’
②【Kind Reminder】
- 🌿 In high-altitude areas, we specially select oxygen-enriched hotels to ensure you have ample rest and sleep while enjoying nature, reducing the impact of altitude sickness.
③ Itinerary:
- D1 Lijiang airport pickup to Shuhe Ancient Town/Lijiang Ancient City (around 2200m altitude) 30KM/1H
- D2 Lijiang to Baishuitai/Tiger Leaping Gorge (choose one) to Dukezong Ancient Town (around 3300m altitude) 250KM/5H
- D3 Dukezong Ancient Town to Xiangdao Highway to Bottomless Lake Scenic Area to Yading Village (around 3900m altitude) 260KM/5H
- D4 Yading Village to full-day tour of Daocheng Yading Scenic Area (long or short route can be chosen freely based on physical strength) to Shangri-La Town (around 2800m altitude) 40KM/1H
- D5 Shangri-La Town to Napa Lake car tour to check into Napa Lake (around 3000m altitude) 250KM/5H
- D6 Visit Songzanlin Monastery to Shangri-La or Lijiang for airport drop-off based on flight time (200KM/2.5H)
- Kind Reminder: The itinerary includes a Chinese driver and guide service. Room arrangements are for basic hotel room types. If you need to upgrade for a fee, please contact customer service in advance!

D1 Lijiang Airport Pickup - Shuhe Ancient Town/Lijiang Ancient Town (about 2200 meters above sea level)
Accommodation: Lijiang LUX Hotel, Lijiang Jinmao Hyatt Select Hotel, Lijiang Hefu InterContinental Resort Hotel, Lijiang Indigo Hotel
Shuhe was first b

D2 Lijiang - Tiger Leaping Gorge Light Hike - Baishuitai - Dukezong Ancient Town (about 3300 meters above sea level)
Check-in: Diqing Indigo Hotel/Shangri-La LUX Hotel
Then drive to Tiger Leaping Gorge, located at the junction of Shangri-La City, Diqing T

Then we went to Baishuitai. Baishuitai covers an area of about 3 square kilometers and was formed by calcium carbonate deposition. The spring water rich in calcium bicarbonate evaporates after being exposed to sunlight, and white calcium carbonate precipi

Arrive at Dukezong Ancient Town in the evening. Dukezong Ancient Town is located in Shangri-La City, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, at an altitude of about 3,300 meters. It is one of the best-preserved and largest Tibetan residenti

D3 Dukezong Ancient City - Bottomless Lake - Yading Village (about 3900 meters above sea level)
Stay at: Songzan Yading Mountain Residence, Craftsmanship · Qianqiuxue (Daocheng Yading Scenic Area Branch)
Shangri-La Bottomless Lake (called "Wodi Co" in Tib

In the afternoon, we took the Daocheng Yading Scenic Area bus and arrived at Yading Village, which is located in Shangri-La Town (formerly known as Riwa Township), Daocheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. It is the co

D4 Yading Village - Chonggu Grassland - Luorong Cow Farm - Gonggacuo (you can hike to Gonggacuo) (about 4200 meters above sea level)
Check-in: Crowne Plaza Yading Risong Gongbu
Get up early and take the scenic bus to hike. Daocheng Yading is located in Sh

It is composed of three snow-capped mountains, Xiannairi, Yangmaiyong and Xianuoduoji, which respectively represent the body, speech and mind of the Buddha in Buddhism, and are also the three kinds of support for the body, speech, thought and soul. The th

D5 Shangri-La Town - Napa Lake - Check in at Songtsam (about 3200 meters above sea level)
Check in: Songtsam Linka Hotel Shangri-La/Songtsam Green Valley Hotel Shangri-La
Get up early and head to Shangri-La City and arrive at Napa Lake. Napa Lake (also kn

D6 Visit Songzanlin Temple - Airport transfer according to flight schedule
Songzanlin Temple (full name: Ganden Songzanlin Temple) is located in Shangri-La City, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, with an altitude of 3,380 meters. It i
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