Dangerous elephants, hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge

Tiger Leaping Gorge, with the "risk" in the name of the world. The canyon is 17 kilometers long. On the south bank, the main peak of the Yulong Snow Mountain is 5596 meters above sea level. On the north bank, the snow-capped mountains in the middle Haba is 5,396 meters above sea level. The width of the middle river is only 30-60 meters. The upper gorge of the Tiger Leaping Gorge is 1,800 meters above sea level, the lower Xiakou is 1,630 meters above sea level, and the mountains and rivers on the two banks are 2,500-3,000 meters apart. The valley slope is steep and spectacular.


The river flow continued to fall within the canyon with seven steep ridges and a short distance of 216 meters. With the surging waters, it is one of the deepest canyons in the world.



Tiger Leaping Gorge is divided into Shangri-La and Lijiang sections, while Shangri-La’s Tiger Leaping Gorge is a national AAAA scenic spot. It includes the Upper, Middle and Lower Tiger Leaping Gorge, and the Hi-Walking trail. Among them: Tiger Leaping Gorge walking line, known as "one of the world's ten classic hiking routes", mainly by the "High Road hiking line" and "China Tiger Leaping Gorge walking line" two major components.



Tiger jump

China Tiger Leaping Gorge has never been developed by the government because it is too dangerous. Please do what you can.


Tiger Leaping Gorge High Road

Canyon Highway

Road 28

Walking across the Tiger Leaping Gorge, you can hike the Haba Snow Mountain Trail on foot, or walk the gravel road on foot and enjoy the beauty of the Tiger Leaping Gorge.


Opening hours:

Off-season (January - April, December): 07:30-18:00,

High season (May-November): 07:00-19:00;


ticket price:

All votes 65 yuan student ticket 32.5 yuan (see online shopping, there are discounts)


Hiking reminder

Every year from June to September is the rainy season of Diqing Plateau. The Tiger Leaping Gorge is prone to mudslides and rockfalls between mountains. It is best not to go there;

Tiger Leaping Gorge is located at a high altitude, and even in August it is possible to fall a few snowflakes. Due to the Hengduan Mountains, the terrain is complex and changeable. There is a large temperature difference between day and night. It is recommended to wear a jacket, down jacket, gloves, anti-skid boots. Coupled with a dry climate and strong UV radiation, women should prepare sunscreens, sunhats and sunglasses. In particular, visits after October should bring warm clothing.


Hiking route

D1: Lijiang (Shangri-La) - Tiger Leaping Gorge (2h) - Qiaotou (Package) - Naxi Accord (2h) - 28 Road Guai (Dianyanfang, about 1.5h) - Tea Horse Inn (1.5h) - Accommodation (3h )

D2: Halfway - Dragon Cave Waterfall (1.2h) - China Tigers Jump (1.5h) - Skyline - Ladder - Canyon Road - Tiger Jumping - Bridgehead - Shangri-La (Lijiang)


Travel information

bus

Lijiang has two trains (8:00, 8:30) daily to reach Tiger Leaping Gorge Town with a fare of 20-23 yuan. You can also take a shuttle to Shangri-La County and get off at Tiger Leaping Gorge.

Shangri-La County has several classes of shuttles to Lijiang every day. Get off at Tiger Leaping Gorge. The fare is about 20 yuan.


Car rental / chartered car from Lijiang can also be car or chartered to the Tiger Leaping Gorge, carpooling each person about 35-50 yuan, chartered vehicles depending on the price of different models between 150-300 yuan.

(Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia; images from the Internet)

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