DAY 1: UNITED STATES
We fly from the United States to Hong Kong
DAY 2: HONG KONG
Arriving in Hong Kong in the late afternoon we check into a hotel. (Hong Kong portion not
included in trip cost.)
DAY 3: HONG KONG /
KUNMING
In the early afternoon we transfer to the airport for the flight to Kunming. The afternoon
is free to explore the city. Kunming is beautifully situated on a high fertile plateau
surrounded on three sides by gentle rolling mountains. Referred to as the "city of
eternal spring," this relaxed southern outpost has broad avenues, pastel buildings
and parks filled with flowers and trees, In the evening we have a group dinner and spend
the night at a 4 star hotel.
DAY 4: KUNMING / LIJIANG
This morning we transfer to the airport for the short flight to Lijiang. Arriving in
Lijiang we board a bus for the 3 hour drive to the put in on the Yangtze.
DAY 5: TIGER LEAPING
GORGE
Early this morning we begin a spectacular trek up and intoTiger Leaping Gorge. Here the entire Yangtze River (roughly 6 times the flow
of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon) necks down from nearly half a mile to a few
hundred feet and crashes over massive cataracts between towering walls in an indescribable
display of raw power. The trek is moderately strenuous and covers about 10 miles. From
certain vantage points it is possible to view snow-covered Dragon Shan Snow Mountain
rising a full 12,000 vertical feet from the angry water. In the early afternoon we arrive
at a large beach where we meet the boats and our gear and camp.
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