The whole Tiger Leaping Gorge is divided into three parts: the upper section, middle section, and lower section. In this half day tour you will have a 1.5~2 hours' exploration of the upper part, located at the mouth of the Jinsha River.
You will be picked at Lijiang Train station arrival exit and dropped off at the Lijiang/Shuhe hotel.
Pickup included
Our driver will sign your name and meet you at Lijiang train station arrival exit then transfer to Tiger Leaping Gorge and need 2hrs driving, 80KM. NOTE: The " Self-guided" tour will be no tour guide, only with the private car and Chinese speaking driver for the whole trip. Since you booked the " Self-guided" tour, Your local tour operator(English speaking) will confirm everything with you after booking, like the pickup time, how to travel for each sites and our driver will have pone translate App and it's easy to communicate with you.
When you purchased the entrance ticket then our driver will bring you to the gorge. You will set out for our hiking tour to the upper part of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Take a 15~20 minute walk along the plank road to the viewing platform on the valley floor. Strong currents of Jinsha River roar through the narrow valley, with waves slapping against the rocks. Please have your camera ready to capture this spectacular view. At the narrowest point, you will see a giant rock of 13 meters (43 feet) high seated in the middle of the river, abruptly cutting the torrents into two branches. Meanwhile, the surging waves crash against the rock with a tremendous roar. A special viewing platform was built there for visitors to fully appreciate this impressive scenery and take pictures. You will have 1.5~2 hours taking in the great scenery of the gorge. After that, reverse the trip back to the parking lot.
Afterwards, take the private car back to your hotel at Lijiang/Shuhe. End our services.
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
We pick up Lijiang train station arrival exit