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Why Travel with Discover Beijing Tours
Unique Experiences
Enjoy a premium trip that goes beyond the typical tourist attractions.Well-Selected Local Guides
Knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and attentive — your personal local guides will share interesting stories, insider information, and even create unexpected highlights!Your Booking is Risk-Free
Cancel up to 24 hours before the travel date in advance for a full refund
3-Days Private Lijiang Tour:Old towns,Snow mountain,Tiger Leaping Gorge and Show
Spend 3-day to discover the highlights of Lijiang for a private and customizable sightseeing tour instead. This personalized tour is tailored to your needs and allows you to tick off Lijiang city attractions, such as Mu Palace, Lion Hill, Lijiang Old Town, the Dongba Culture Museum, the Black Dragon Pool, Tiger Leaping Gorge and Yangtze River First Bend. Explore Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and enjoy amazing open-air Impression Lijiang Impression Show which performances by non-professional peasant actors who are from local villages, use unique movements and original songs to exemplify their culture, history and customs. If you have other sites in mind to go, just feel free to discuss with your tour guide. This private tour including English speaking tour guide, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle, entrance fee, round trip cable car, lunch, show tickets and door-to-door hotel transfers. Please book your own accommodation in advance.
- Make sure everyone brings their passport
- Full name and passport number are required to book attraction tickets
Quick itinerary view
Day 1
Lijiang City Highlights (L)
Old Town of Lijiang – China
Your English speaking guide will meet you in your Lijiang hotel’s lobby or Lijiang Railway Station at your preferred time. Since this trip can be adjusted flexibly according to your interests, you can freely discuss it with your tour guide after meet. Typically, you will first visit the Old town of Lijiang. The Old Town of Lijiang is a well-preserved old city of ethnic minorities with brilliant culture, the town was first built in the late Song Dynasty (960 – 1279), it has a history of more than 800 years. As a result of the combination of the multinational culture and the progress of Naxi ethnic minority, the buildings here incorporate the best parts of the architectural traits of Han, Bai, and Tibet into a unique Naxi style.
Stroll around the old town with your tour guide, you will stop at Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture, the museum dedicated to the history of the Naxi people and their pictographic language and animist Dongba religion. Explore the museum and learn about the Naxi culture and art.
Next, you will visit the Mufu Palace. The top ruler of Naxi minority Mu Family had been in Lijiang since Yuan Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, totally 470 years with 22 generation rulers. The present Mufu Palace is a representative of ancient central China architectural style in Ming Dynasty. While it also keeps the characters of Tang and Song Dynasties. And inside it, the details show the minority features of Bai and Naxi groups. Besides architecture value, it also can be an outstanding plants museum with ancient trees and extraordinary plants. The garden in a style mixed with imperial one and Suzhou’s style. Explore the palace and get to now its history and stories from your tour guide.
Enjoy lunch in the local restaurant, then move on to Lion Hill Park. The Lion Mountain looks like a sleeping lion from afar, providing a wonderful picture.
Reach the mountaintop, go up to the Wangu Pavilion which is a five-storied all-wooden edifice with five elegant eaves. The tower is regarded as the No.1 Domed-shaped Structure in China. Get ready your camera and enjoy the panoramic view of the surrounding areas(Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the Old Town and the Naxi minority villages).
Move on to Wenchang Palace. The palace was originally built in 1725 and was once the location for holding exams and folk lectures during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Stroll around the area, and then move to Twin-Stone Garden where you can find a large waterwheel and bas-relief to commemorate the civilization of the Naxi nationality.
Your last stop is the Black Dragon Pond Park. Follow your tour guide to explore the ancient monuments such as the Longshen Temple, the Deyue Pavilion, the Suocui Bridge and the Hanyue Stage. Enjoy amazing view of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from the park. After the tour finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Lijiang. (If you have other places want to go in Lijiang just let your tour guide know)
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
Day 2
Lijiang- Jade Dragon Snow Mountain– Impressions Lijiang Show-Blue Moon Valley (L)
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 enjoy amazing Lijiang Impressions Show. The show is performed in daytime, using the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain as its stage background. More than 100 horses and 500 non-professional peasant actors with dark skin who are from 16 local villages and over 10 ethnic minorities give their best performance. They use unique movements and original songs to exemplify their culture, history and customs. When make booking you can choose you preferred tickets for the show
After the show, you will spend some leisure time to explore the 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. After the tour finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Lijiang.
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
Day 3
Lijiang-Yangtze River First Bend– Tiger Leaping Gorge (L)
Meet your private guide in hotel’s lobby in Lijiang, heading directly to Tiger Leaping Gorge which takes about 2 hour. Sit back and enjoy the sceneries along the way. On the way, you will stop at The First Bend of the Yangtze. Rushing down from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau–“the roof of the world”, the Yangtze surges into Yunnan from its northwest, where it meets Lancang River and Nu River. Then, they go together through the high mountains and deep gorges of Hengduan Mountains. Enjoy the eye-catching scenery and stop for photos.
Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hutiao Xia)
Continue to Tiger Leaping Gorge which is one of the deepest gorges in the world. Tiger Leaping Gorge can be divided into three parts based upon its hypsography characteristics: the upper gorge, the middle gorge and the lower gorge. The most famous scenic spots are the Mouth of the Gorge and the Tiger Leaping Pebble, both of which are on the upper gorge. Today, you will explore the upper Tiger Leaping Gorge. Upon arrival, follow your tour guide to learn the legendary stories about the gorge, then walk about 1.5 miles (2.6 km) to the Tiger Leaping Rock. On the way, you will enjoy amazing view of the gorge, feel free to stop for photos. Enjoy lunch in the local restaurant, then you will be transferred back to your hotel in Lijiang.
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
| group size | Adult (11-80 years old) price/person | Children (4-10 years old) price/person | Infant (0-3 years old) price/person |
| 1 person | $ 1,198.41 | $ 359.10 | Free but no seats |
| 2 adults | $ 752.20 | / | / |
| 3 adults | $ 667.20 | / | / |
| 4 adults | $ 592.83 | / | / |
| 5 adults | $ 560.96 | / | / |
| 6 adults | $ 539.71 | / | / |
| 7 adults | $ 518.46 | / | / |
| 8 adults | $ 497.22 | / | / |
| 9 adults | $ 475.97 | / | / |
| 10-15 adults | $ 475.97 | / | / |
| group size | Adult (11-80 years old) price/person | Children (4-10 years old) price/person | Infant (0-3 years old) price/person |
| 1 person | $ 1,134.67 | $295.36 | Free but no seats |
| 2 adults | $ 688.45 | / | / |
| 3 adults | $ 603.46 | / | / |
| 4 adults | $ 529.09 | / | / |
| 5 adults | $ 497.22 | / | / |
| 6 adults | $ 475.97 | / | / |
| 7 adults | $ 454.72 | / | / |
| 8 adults | $ 433.47 | / | / |
| 9 adults | $ 422.85 | / | / |
| 10-15 adults | $ 422.85 | / | / |
3 DayTour+Middle Seats Tickets
| group size | Adult (11-80 years old) price/person | Children (4-10 years old) price/person | Infant (0-3 years old) price/person |
| 1 person | $ 1,145.29 | $ 305.98 | Free but no seats |
| 2 adults | $ 699.08 | / | / |
| 3 adults | $ 614.08 | / | / |
| 4 adults | $ 539.71 | / | / |
| 5 adults | $ 529.09 | / | / |
| 6 adults | $ 518.46 | / | / |
| 7 adults | $ 507.84 | / | / |
| 8 adults | $ 497.22 | / | / |
| 9 adults | $ 486.59 | / | / |
| 10-15 adults | $ 486.59 | / | / |
There are discounts in the off-season, please call us!
Free cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours before your travel date and get a full refund
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DepartureOur driver will hold a sign with your name on and meet you in the lobby of your Lijiang Downtown hotel
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Departure Time7:30am--12:00pm
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Return TimeTour is about 8 hours each day
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IncludedEnglish-speaking guideEntrance FeeCable car round trip to Glacier ParkHotel pickup and drop-offShuttle bus at Jade Dragon Snow MountainTransport by private air-conditioned vehicleBottled waterShow TicketsLunch (3)
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Not IncludedGratuities to tour guide and driver(recommended)Accommodation
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