China · 2026–27 season
We'd rather run eight routes properly than forty on paper. Every one is walked by us before you walk it, capped at 6 hikers, and led by an English-speaking guide who lives here year-round.
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4 days / 3 nights
The High Trail above the Yangtze, the 28 Bends, and two nights in Naxi villages under Haba Snow Mountain.
25 kmGrade 2 · ModerateMax 2,650 m
Next: Sat 14 Nov · Sat 28 Nov · Sat 19 Dec
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4 days / 3 nights
A Naxi village built on a bare rock above the Yangtze, reached through hand-cut tunnels in the cliff.
32 kmGrade 2 · ModerateMax 2,300 m
Next: Sat 21 Nov · Sat 5 Dec · Sat 9 Jan
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6 days / 5 nights
Into the Ninong Gorge and up to a village with no road. Sacred waterfall, glacier lake, sunrise on a 6,000 m wall.
56 kmGrade 3 · ChallengingMax 3,900 m
Next: Sat 7 Nov · Sat 21 Nov · Sat 17 Apr
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6 days / 5 nights
A high section of the pilgrim circuit around the same sacred peak — ridgelines, pasture camps, prayer flags.
24 kmGrade 3 · ChallengingMax 4,500 m
Next: Sat 14 Nov · Sat 24 Apr · Sat 15 May
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5 days / 4 nights
Rhododendron valleys, a black lake, a night at base camp and sunrise from 4,500 m.
41 kmGrade 3 · ChallengingMax 4,500 m
Next: Sat 7 Nov · Sat 21 Nov · Sat 17 Apr
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5 days / 4 nights
A cliff-carved caravan road still in daily use, and a village with no vehicles at all.
18 kmGrade 1 · EasyMax 2,000 m
Next: Sat 14 Nov · Sat 12 Dec · Sat 9 Jan
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5 days / 4 nights
Stone flagways hollowed by a thousand years of mules, and Tang-dynasty carvings in a red cliff.
39 kmGrade 2 · ModerateMax 2,650 m
Next: Sat 14 Nov · Sat 28 Nov · Sat 19 Dec
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3 days / 2 nights
Naxi stone-built villages, a caravan pass below the glacier, and a night at a high plateau lake.
12 kmGrade 1 · EasyMax 3,100 m
Next: Sat 21 Nov · Sat 5 Dec · Sat 9 Jan
View tour→Prices are indicative — the lowest per-person price, sharing a twin room, in US dollars. Single-room supplement extra. The final price depends on group size, dates and rooming, and is confirmed in writing before you pay. Every departure is capped at maximum 6 hikers.
Tell us your dates, who's coming and how far you want to walk. Route design is half of what we do — a trek built around your group isn't a special request. Private departures run from 2 people.
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| Trek | Days | Start → End | Walking | Grade | Max alt. | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Leaping Gorge High Trail | 4d / 3n | Lijiang → Lijiang | 25 km | 2 · Moderate | 2,650 m | $760 |
| Baoshan Stone City | 4d / 3n | Lijiang → Lijiang | 32 km | 2 · Moderate | 2,300 m | $680 |
| Yubeng & Meili Snow Mountain | 6d / 5n | Lijiang → Lijiang | 56 km | 3 · Challenging | 3,900 m | $1,180 |
| Heart of Kawagarbo | 6d / 5n | Lijiang → Lijiang | 24 km | 3 · Challenging | 4,500 m | $1,450 |
| Haba Snow Mountain Base Camp | 5d / 4n | Lijiang → Lijiang | 41 km | 3 · Challenging | 4,500 m | $1,050 |
| Nujiang Tea Horse Road: Wuli & Qiunatong | 5d / 4n | Gongshan → Gongshan | 18 km | 1 · Easy | 2,000 m | $920 |
| Shaxi Tea Horse Road | 5d / 4n | Dali → Dali | 39 km | 2 · Moderate | 2,650 m | $890 |
| Baisha & Jade Dragon Snow Mountain | 3d / 2n | Lijiang → Lijiang | 12 km | 1 · Easy | 3,100 m | $490 |
Grade 1 = easy, 3 = challenging — how hard the walking is. Altitude is shown separately (Max alt.), because a gentle day can still reach 4,000 m. None of our routes involves technical climbing. Full definitions are on every trek page.
