Days
1-2 Kunming
Kunming,
the capital city of Yunnan
Province, is named as the
city of eternal spring.
Arrive in Kunming by Thai
Air at 14:05. Met and check
in your hotel. Your guide
will take you a for a walk
to the birds and flower
market. Welcome dinner at
Old House Restaurant. (D)
Day
3 Kunming - Lijiang
Take a
morning flight to
Lijiang(2400m). Met by
your guide and take a breath-taking
road journey past the
upper reaches of the
Yangtze River to one of
the world's deepest
gorges. Yangtze River
thunders through Tiger
Leaping Gorge, which is in
turn framed by 16,400-foot
high mountains. In the
gorge, a sheer cliff face
rises almost two miles
from the raging torrents! We
will continue driving
through the gorge to Haba
Villgae or overnight at a
guesthouse. (B,L,D)
Day 4
Mt. Haba
Haba
is a multi ethnic village
where lives Naxi, Hui, Yi
ethnic groups. We will start
the day hiking for 6 hours
to base camp at 4100m. This
is a beautiful but demanding
mountain hike. We will pass
the pastures of the local
villagers and dense
forest. You will need to
slow your pace as this is
your first day trekking at
high altitude. We will have
a picnic lunch around noon.
In the afternoon we will
reach the base camp. Our
kitchen staff has already
set up the tents and prepare
hot drinks for you. You will
roughly see part of the
climbing route from the base
camp. In the afternoon your
guide will give a
introduction of the climbing
route and basic use of
crampons and ice axes. (B,L,D)
Day 5
Mt. Haba
We
will trek for 6-7 hours
to 4900m and camp at C1. We
will first walk on rocky
terrian then with snow and
rock mixed terrain. On the
way to C1 we will expect to
see other 6000m peaks in
Yunnan and Sichuan if
weather is clear. Your
porter will carry your tents
and sleeping bags to C1 and
set the camp for you. On
this section of the trekking
you don't need crampons. (B,L,D)
Day 6
Mt. Haba
Your
mountain guide will help
fixing your crampons and accompany
you ascending to to the
summit(5396m). It is a strenuous
climb which can take us 3 to
4 hours. You will need to
overcome two snow slopes
before reaching the top. It
is not a technique
trek but reqires a lot of
energy as the altitude is
high and the slopes are
long. Descend to Base
Camp for overnight. (B,L,D)
Day 7
Haba - Lijiang
Trek to
Haba village, meet your
driver and drive to
Lijiang(2400m). Overnight in
the old town of Lijiang. (B,L,D)
Day 8
Lijiang - Kunming
Spend the
whole morning explore the
old town of Lijiang. Take a
flight to Kunming in the
afternoon. Met and check in
the hotel. (B)
Day
9 Kunming
Transfer
to air port. (B)
