Touring along Muli-Lugu Lake-Lijiang Route

Touring Duration：8days

Main Attractions： Jinli Ancient Town in Chengdu、Leshan Mountain Buddha、Jingkouhe River Gorge、Qionghai Lake、Muli County、Muli Monastery、Lugu Lake、Lige Island、Lijiang

Optimum time to travel：January——November

1. Route

D 1: reception and boarding in Jiali Hotel

D 2：Chengdu --（152km)—Leshan --（81km）-- Jingkouhe（233km in total) board：Jinkouhe Hotel（altitude：1000m)

D 3： Jingkouhe --（117km）-- Ganluo--（182km）-- Zhaojue--（100km）-- Xichang（399km in total)

 board： Xichang Hotel（altitude：1000m)

D 4： Xichang--(150km)—Yanyuan --（103km）--Muli（253km in total）board： Muli Hotel（altitude：2800m)

D 5： Muli--(128km)—Wachang--（85km）--Shuiluo Village Country（213km in total）

board：Local residence or camp（altitude：3100m)

D 6：Shuiluo Village Country --（85km）--Wachang --（40km）-- Wujiao--（40km）-- Lugu Lake（165km in total)

 board： local residence（altitude：2700m)

D 7：Lugu Lake

D 8：Lugu Lake --(99km)—Ninglang --（196km）--Lijiang（295km in total）board： local residence（altitude：2600m)

D 9：Lijiang

D10： seeing you off at the airport

2. Itinerary

D 1：Reception: After picking you up from the airport or railway station, we may send you to the hotel reserved for you previously; If time permits and you are available, we can tour around the Jinli ancient town just in Chengdu ,where we can appreciate the historic atmosphere of the ancient Shu kingdom ( one of the Chinese Ancient Three Kingdoms) and have a taste of the local snacks

D 2：After breakfast, we set out from Chengdu to Leshan where we will visit Leshan Buddha. Then we go to Jinkouhe River Gorge in Jinkouhe Town, where we will trek to appreciate the gorge wonders.

D3：Starting off from Jinkouhe, we go to Xichang by the way of Ganluo and Zhaojue, on the way to which we can visit local resident of Yi minority. And in the evening, we reach Qionghai.

D 4；Departing from Xichang County, we go to Muli Long Lake in Muli County, by the way of Dayuan. Then we go back to Muli County.

D 5： We drive from Muli to Wachang. After visiting Muli Great Monastery, we reach Shuiluo Village Country.

D 6：Setting out from Shuiluo Village Country, we get to Lugu Lake by the way of Wachang, on the way to which we can sightsee the most primitive scenery. We board in Luowa Village Country where we can experience the Moso Tribe Culture (maternal culture) and visit the last Queen of the maternal society. After supper ,we can take part in local party called “Jiacuoti”.

D 7：After breakfast, we trek along Lugu Lake to enjoy beauties all the way till we get to Aokua. Then we drive to Lige Island in Yunnan Lugu Lake Scenic Area, where we can visit Naxi Scripture Hall and the home of a celebrity , Yangerchenam, who comes from the “Maternal Kingdom”, Moso Tribe. We will spend our night in the local residence.

D8：We take canoe touring around Lige Island and then drive to Lijiang in Yunnan.

D 9: After breakfast,  we can rent bikes to ride to Shuhe Ancient Town

D 10: seeing you off in Lijiang Airport