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Tiger Leaping Gorge, Lijiang

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Karst and Canyons Near Lijiang

8 sights within 142 km of Lijiang. Pick the ones you want and PreeChina can build a private, custom or tailor-made tour around them.

8 sightsLijiangWithin 142 kmUSD 305 per person, 2 travelers

At a Glance

Quick Facts

City
Lijiang
Sights
8 karst and canyon sights
Range
36 to 141 km from the centre
Closest
Tiger Leaping Gorge
Farthest
Nujiang Grand Canyon
Length
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Price

Price of This Private Tour

Per person, in US dollars. The price covers the guide, the ground service, and the transport, meals and tickets in the itinerary, and it falls as the group grows. What a price includes and leaves out.

Estimated price per person for Karst and Canyons Near Lijiang, by number of travelers
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Day tripUSD 305USD 220USD 185USD 175USD 160USD 155USD 145USD 135

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Why These Sights

Karst and Canyons Within Reach of Lijiang

8 karst and canyon sights lie within 142 km of central Lijiang, from Tiger Leaping Gorge at 36 km to Nujiang Grand Canyon at 141 km. They are: Tiger Leaping Gorge, Mount Laojun (Yunnan), Mount Shibao, Baishuitai Terraces, Xiaozhongdian Grassland, Gesala Eco Area, Cangshan, Nujiang Grand Canyon.

This page lists the sights and how far each one sits from the city centre. It does not set a length for the trip: your private itinerary decides which sights to combine, the order and the number of days.

The Lijiang city guide covers the city itself.

Map

Map of the Sights

The gold marker is central Lijiang. Numbers run from the closest sight to the farthest.

Sight by Sight

The 8 Sights

Within 50 km from Lijiang

Tiger Leaping Gorge, Canyon
1
Canyon

Tiger Leaping Gorge (虎跳峡)

36 km from central Lijiang, straight line

The Jinsha River cuts down between Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Haba Snow Mountain. The gorge is more than 3,000 metres deep. The High Road trek along it is one of the best-known multi-day hikes among foreign backpackers in China.

50 to 150 km from Lijiang

Mount Laojun (Yunnan), Geopark
2
Geopark

Mount Laojun (Yunnan) (老君山景区)

51 km from central Lijiang, straight line

A component of the Three Parallel Rivers heritage site, where Danxia landforms and alpine rhododendron grow together.

Mount Shibao, Danxia Landform
3
Danxia Landform

Mount Shibao (石宝山)

65 km from central Lijiang, straight line

The mountain with the Shizhongshan Grottoes. The Shibaoshan Song Festival, held at the end of the seventh lunar month each year, is a major Bai antiphonal singing event.

Baishuitai Terraces, Geopark
4
Geopark

Baishuitai Terraces (白水台)

73 km from central Lijiang, straight line

Layered white terraces left where spring water deposits calcium carbonate. The Naxi Dongba religion regards this as its birthplace, and worshippers gather here on the eighth day of the second lunar month.

Xiaozhongdian Grassland, Grassland
5
Grassland

Xiaozhongdian Grassland (小中甸草原)

95 km from central Lijiang, straight line

In May and June, wolfsbane and rhododendron cover the grassland, and in autumn the grass turns red.

Gesala Eco Area, Karst
6
Karst

Gesala Eco Area (格萨拉生态旅游区)

107 km from central Lijiang, straight line

A high-altitude karst plateau with sinkholes and stone forests among Yi villages. Summer is a time for escaping the heat, and rhododendrons bloom then.

Cangshan, Geopark
7
Geopark

Cangshan (苍山地质公园)

135 km from central Lijiang, straight line

A World Geopark with a pattern of nineteen peaks and eighteen streams. Cangshan fir and rhododendron grow in bands up the slope, and the Jade Belt Cloud-Travelling Path crosses the mid-slope on foot.

Nujiang Grand Canyon, Canyon
8
Canyon

Nujiang Grand Canyon (怒江大峡谷)

141 km from central Lijiang, straight line

Mountains on both banks rise more than 2,000 metres above the river, and the river at the bottom is only a few dozen metres wide in places. People once crossed by zip-line, sliding people, animals and goods on a cable.

Distances

Distance From Central Lijiang

#SightTypeStraight line
1Tiger Leaping GorgeCanyon36 km
2Mount Laojun (Yunnan)Geopark51 km
3Mount ShibaoDanxia Landform65 km
4Baishuitai TerracesGeopark73 km
5Xiaozhongdian GrasslandGrassland95 km
6Gesala Eco AreaKarst107 km
7CangshanGeopark135 km
8Nujiang Grand CanyonCanyon141 km

Straight-line distances from the centre of Lijiang. Road and rail distances are longer.

Independent Travel

Visiting These Sights Independently

Arranging these 8 stops yourself keeps the budget lower. It also means booking each one and the transfers between them. Compare a private tour with independent travel, or ask PreeChina to plan it.

Custom Tour

Turn This Into a Private, Custom Tour

This route is a starting point: 1 day and 8 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.

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Questions

FAQ

How many karst and canyon sights are near Lijiang?

This page lists 8, all within 142 km of central Lijiang in a straight line.

Which sight is closest to Lijiang?

Tiger Leaping Gorge, at 36 km from the centre in a straight line.

How far is Nujiang Grand Canyon from Lijiang?

141 km in a straight line. The road distance is longer.

How many days do I need?

It depends on which sights you combine. Your private itinerary sets the number of days, the order and the pace with you.

Who is this route not a good fit for?

Anyone who wants a slow day. The route links 8 stops, so each visit is short. Tell PreeChina which stops matter most and the others can go.

Explore More

This route is in Yunnan. The province page lists its city guides, themes, museums and other routes.

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