Lijiang Private Essentials Tour to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain including Cable Car
Description
Discover Jade Dragon Snow Mountain-Yunnan’s most wild and beautiful mountain scenery on this full-day, private tour from Lijiang. After morning pickup from your hotel, use the convenient shuttle bus and cable car to reach the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain for stunning views of its glacier and peaks. See highlights like the Glacier Park, Ganhaizi, Baishui River and Blue Moon Valley. Tour offer the option to take the cable car to explore Spruce Plateau or Yak Meadow. This private tour including English speaking tour guide, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle, entrance fee, round trip cable car, lunch and door-to-door hotel transfers.
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Itinerary
Meet your private guide in hotel's lobby in Lijiang, heading directly to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain which takes about 1 hour. Sit back and enjoy the sceneries along the way. Consisting of 13 peaks, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. Looking from Lijiang Old Town, the snow-covered and fog-enlaced mountain resembles a jade dragon lying in the clouds, hence, the name Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. About half of China's plant species originated in Yunnan province, and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is home to about half of these, including trees, flowers, and medicinal herbs and plants. The mountain's many ravines, creeks, cliffs, and meadows all have Naxi names and provide settings for the myths and legends of the people who have made the plain their homeland for 1,000 years. Get the information and learn its legendary stories from your tour guide. Upon arrival, take the convenient cable car to the scenic viewing point (4506 meters), marvel at the spectacular glacier and mountain views. You can choose to hike up to 4680 meters by wooden stairs. When you are ready to leave, descend by cable car.
Enjoy lunch in the local restaurant, then heading to Blue Moon Valley. Blue Moon Valley actually is an extremely blue river meandering through a lush valley of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Spend some time to stroll round the area, get ready your camera for amazing shots.
Finally, spend some time to explore Ganhaizi Area. Ganhaizi, literally meaning Dry Sea, is a vast meadow with an altitude of 3,100 meters (10,171 feet). Surrounded on all three sides by the superb mountains, here is the closest and also the best place to get a panorama of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. After the tour finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Lijiang.
You can choose the option to visit Spruce Plateau instead. Then, you will take the cable car to he Spruce Plateau where you will enjoy large meadow hiding behind a primeval forest. It lies at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and is encircled by lofty spruces. The plateau is regarded by the Naxi people as an entrance to the heaven that is rooted in their hearts. Learn about Naxi culture and people from your tour guide, gets to know the romantic story about Spruce and why it attracts numerous lovers coming here together to enjoy romantic hours.
You also can choose to take the cable car to Yak Meadow. Yak Meadow got its name because the local people like to pasture their Yak here. There are many scenic spots on the meadow, such as the Snowy Valley, the special Yak Glacier, the colorful Meadow and primitive Pine Tree Forest. High latitude and wide meadow give you a board view. Follow the trekking trail and walk around the forest to enjoy the beautiful and peaceful scenery.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Your tour guide will hold your name sign waiting in the lobby of your hotel
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(2)
The experience is a must, go for the moon lake definitely. We had rain and the landscape was cloudy but that didn’t mean it was not amazing. The guide was attentive and took us to a beautiful village. 10 out of 10
The tour was nice and well organized. We also had great weather and a very nice guide. We enjoyed the trip. The month of August is not recommended as it is holiday time in China and there are too many people (long waiting times for the buses and cable cars).
