Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking tour

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Tiger Leaping Gorge is one of the deepest gorges on the planet, and it has the best hiking trail in the Lijiang area.But it is very hard work so shouldn't be taken lightly - if you are not fit, do some work before you embark on the trek or you'll struggle to enjoy it.It's reallyvery steep and quite a challenge.

Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking map

Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking map

You will be able to find the path from Qiaotou (ask at the ticket booth if you are unsure), but if you walk along the main tourist road that heads down the gorge you'll find a painted arrow on the left which points up a steep path.From there continue to follow the painted arrows but expect to get lost a couple of times (but not so much that you can't find your way to the real path again).Once you get into the gorge you'll find that any wrong turns really just mean you are either above or below the main path and you should be able to find the right path again fairly quickly.

Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking

You can stop at Halfway House for the night.  Halfway House also has a fabulous open air restaurant with a very cool cloth menu that gets passed around from table to table.If you are fit, it will take you about 6 hours to get to the Halfway House which is longer than some maps suggest so do allow more time than the map.

Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking

Take some water with you but you can also buy it at little stalls all along the way.

Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking

As for weather - wear trousers even if it's warm (some of the path is a little over grown), take a hat, sunscreen, and some wet weather gear.  You will need hiking boots - don't even consider doing this trek in anything less.The guest house supplied soap and towels plus some basic bedding which means you can keep your pack fairly light.

Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking

You can catch a taxi from Lijiang to Qiaotou which cost about AUD70.00.  Significantly more expensive than the bus but is very convenient.You will have the path to yourself and a couple of hours to relax and have a beer or three before heading to bed for an early night.

Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking

This tour combines trekking the famous Tiger Leaping Gorge with walking through remote farm villages to experience village.You will be rewarded with spectacular views, authentic local food, great guides and a real appreciation of life in rural China.

Tiger Leaping Gorge

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Yangtze River Trekking

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Yangtze Three Gorges starts from Fengjie of Chongqing and ends in Yichang, extending some 193KM, passing Wushan, Badong and Zigui Towns. Each of the towns had a history of 2000 years.

Yangtze River Trekking Line

Hiking the Yangtze Three Gorges is one of the top tour routes in China,this area allows you to see the scenery above one of the world's largest artificial lakes.And you can see the colored clouds over the mountain peaks along the Yangtze Gorges, fleets of modern and man-powered boats sailing are just under your feet. Lush growing broad beam, wheat and potato plants of green color in the fields and the hillsides provide you strong sense of nature, while pink peach flowers and yellow rapeseed flower make the villages look like natural gardens.

Yangtze River Trekking

Yangtze River Trekking

Who can resist the temptation of the fantastic scenery? And what is more, here the creative Chinese people are constructing the world biggest Dam of hydra-power plant – you will also witness the “modern Great Wall “erecting in the Yangtze water! the world’s largest dam, and a project that has been dreamed about since the days of dynastic kingdoms.

Yangtze River Trekking

Small village on the way

The trek takes you on an exciting and unique trek through several valleys along the Yangtze River and into the famous Tiger Leaping Gorge. Along the way we visit picturesque villages such as Baoshan Stone Village and enjoy breathtaking views. We spend the nights in guesthouses and private homes of the Lisu and Naxi minority people, who are our friendly and hospitable hosts.

Yangtze River Trekking

Yangtze River Trekking

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Kanas Trekking Tour in Xinjiang

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Closely resembling the climate of southern Siberia, Kanas is home to snow peaks, glaciers, alpine forests and lakes. In fact, winter lasts a total of 7 months, more than half the year!

Kanas Trekking Line

Kanas Trekking

Located in the Burjin county of XinJiang, you will be absolutely blown away by the dazzling birch trees and connifers in autumn. You will also have the opportunity to trek around Kanas Lake, a beautiful crescent-shaped alpine lake, and can be exposed to the culture of traditions of the Kazakh and Tuvans, the cattle-breeding nomads. The latter are said to decendents of Genghis Khan’s army.

Kanas Trekking

Scenery along the way

The trekking will take you through forests, rivers, lakes, wooden bridges & grasslands, just to name a few of the natural landscape in this northern part of Xinjiang autonomous region. Kanas is located in the Altai mountains, just off the border with Mongolia & Siberia Russia. Meantime,you can be appreciate the culture and traditions of the Kazakh & Tuvans, the cattle breeding nomads. The Tuvans are Mongolian descendants of Genghis Khan’s elite army.

Kanas Trekking

Scenery along way

The end point of the trek is the fairyland-like village of Horm (HeMu). Home to about 100 households, equally divided between the Kazakhs and Tuvans, HeMu is a paradise that is surrounded by mountains and relatively inaccessible to modern transportation. We will drive you to BaiHaBa, the most northwestern village of China. It is just next to the border with Kazakhstan. From BaiHaBa, you will trek back to Kanas Lake to end your adventure.

Kanas Trekking

Scenery along the way

This tour will lead you to nomad villages like Hemu and Baihaba in the north-western part of Xinjiang,to China’s deepest freshwater lake surrounded by snowcapped mountains and a birdwatcher’s paradise around the alpine Black Lake, Lake Kanas and Lake Baisha and is specially designed for people, who want to explore this quiet, mountainous region with its lakes, mountains and forests on horseback or on foot, observe the local people’s ancient way of life amidst impressive scenery far away from the noise of the big high-tech cities.

Scenery along the way

Kanas Trekking

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Trekking Tour at Medog in Tibet

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Medog is not very famous,it's the only county without highway in China. So, it becomes the paradise for treks. The Medog in Tibetan Buddhism means "hidden lotus". At there, the scenery and customs are very special and it is favorable place for some professional backpackers. This Medog trekking tour starts from Paixiang in Nyingchi, pass by Lage,Ani Bridgem Badengze,Medog, Darmu,and reach the 8000 meters high place,almost goes across the whole Medog. It may need about 9 days to finish the trekking. During your trekking tour, you may experience high altitude sickness, bad weather, hard condition and many other challenges. This tour is a challenge for your physical strength, perseverance and wisdom.

Trekking line

scenery along the way

Necessary Equipments for Trekking in Medog:
Tibet Travel Permit.
Also called Tibet Entry Permit, is one of 3 Tibet permits required for foreign visitors' Tibet tour except the China visa. It is issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau and you need to show this permit before taking a flight or train to Tibet.There are three types of Tibet permits: Tibet Travel Permit (Tibet Entry Permit), Aliens' Travel Permit and Military Permit. Tibet Travel Permit is the document which is the most common-used one.
National Tourism Administration of China prescribes that foreign visitors (residents holding foreign passports, including Taiwan tourists) have to get a Tibet Travel Permit to Tibet. All the people can get Tibet Travel Permit through a professional Tibet tour operator except diplomats, journalists, and government officials.

Tibet Travel Permit

Tibet Travel Permit

Suitable Shoes
A pair of suitable shoes always plays important role in a trekking tour. Tourists planning to trek in Medog are highly advised to choose some professional mountaineering shoes. Generally, tourists will suffer a blister symptom on the foot after 2-3 days trekking on the rugged mountain paths. A pair of suitable shoes will protect you from the possible sufferings.
Besides, to better protect your feet, trekking in Medog are highly advised to take care of your shoes all the way. You should stop to clean your shoes whether you feel there is any scree or grit in your shoes. These little things would always rub your feet if you don't deal with them in time. In addition, skillful bundle would make you feel much relaxing while an improper bundle would be helpless.

Trekking in Medog

Trekking in Medog

Clothes
A water-proof coat is quite necessary for trekking in Medog since for the humid atmosphere and changeable climate in this area, especially in the rainy season. Trekking in Medog should also prepare enough underwears which are good at perspiring. The obvious temperature difference in the mountain area requires tourists to keep warm while resting at your campsite.

Trekking in Medog

Trekking in Medog

Tent and Sleeping Bag
In the consideration of the special climate condition in Medog,trekking in Medog are strongly recommended to prepare a tent characterized by ventilate, water-proof and it is also required to protect you from the fierce mosquitoes. The thermal insulation properties should also be taken into your consideration if you are trekking in Medog in the relatively cold seasons. Regarding the adoption of the sleeping bag, tourists are highly advised to choose the most suitable one according to your own need.

Trekking in Medog

Medicines
The preparation of the necessary medicines is quite closely related to the length of your trekking tour in Medog. Generally, the medicines should be prepared according to your own physical condition. Besides, tourists trekking in Medog are also required to prepare some medicines to deal with the possible injury during the journey. Medicines effective in curing the insect bites should be prepared in advance. The essential balm would help you when you are in need.

Trekking in Medog

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Beijing to Ulan Batou Trans-Siberian Railway Tour

Beijing to Ulan Batou Trans-Siberian Railway Tour
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Trans-Siberian Railway 

The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan.It is the longest railway line in the world. There are connecting branch lines into Mongolia, China and North Korea. It has connected Moscow with Vladivostok since 1916 and is still being expanded.

Trans-Siberian Railway 

Trans-Siberian Railway 

One of the world's epic rail journeys, the Trans-Siberian is the gateway to Lake Baikal, the earth's oldest and deepest lake; Mongolia, land of traditional nomads; Vladivostok, Russia's strategic Pacific Rim port;Beijing,the oldest capital city of China.

Vladivostok,Russia

Moscow to Beijing via Mongolia (7,621km/4,735 miles). This is considered by many to be the most interesting of the routes, yet there is only one train a week, taking six nights. Leaving Siberia, the train of Chinese coaches, with first and second class only, crosses Mongolia via the Gobi Desert to enter China.

Trans-Siberian Railway Line Map

Trans-Siberian Railway China Line Map

The favoured places to break this section of the journey are:the empty undulating grassy steppes of the Gobi desert are the main attraction, occasionally enlivened by herds of Mongolian horses or camels and clusters of yurts.Rolling steppes are a feature of the trans-Manchurian route, but the highlight along the way is passing through the Great Wall of China, where the restoration work carried ou on the wall is considered more sympathetic than on other stretches, where it has been too much rebuilt.

Trans-Siberian Railway line

Country Along the Way

Express a penchant for train travel and the next question is almost invariably, “Have you done the Trans-Siberian?” It’s the journey nearly everyone wants to do, perhaps because it’s commonly said to be the longest you can make on a single train.To enjoy the longest hours of daylight and the chance of fine weather, it’s best to go between May and September, though it’s cheaper during winter.

Worker for the Train

Train stops

Start your epic Trans-Mongolian discovery from Asia and travel from mysterious China, through endless Mongolian steppes into Siberia and then European part of Russia all the way to St. Petersburg - one of the most beautiful cities in the world with its majestic palaces and extravagant mansions. Your unforgettable rail journey will acquaint you with great world cultures and natural beauties.

On the Way

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Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Train Tour

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High-speed Train

The Bullet Train

The Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway (or Jinghu High-Speed Railway or the bullet-train) is a 1,318-kilometre (819 mi) long high-speed railway that connects two major economic zones China, the Bohai Economic Rim-Beijing and the Yangtze River Delta-Shanghai.

Beijing-Shanghai Bullet Train

It is pretty excited to try this and would definitely recommend it as one of the best ways to travel between these two cities.Running between Beijing South Railway Station and Shanghai HongQiao, the fastest service takes roughly 4 hours and 45 minutes, with a top speed of 190 miles per hour (300+ km/h). China is a land of contrasts, and you see this clearly as the landscape zips by outside your window.

Constructions along the way

Cities along the way

One of the main benefits of taking the train is that you get to see something as you travel.While not particularly scenic, the Beijing to Shanghai route offers a fascinating look at the country. Crazy construction and monstrous apartment blocks interchange with traditional hutong-style housing and farmers laboring away on rice fields. There’s a certain frenetic pace to the construction you see everywhere, and the scale of the housing developments is truly mind-boggling.

Farms along the way

Rivers and Bridges along the way

Above the compartment door is a speedometer to tell you exactly how fast you’re hurtling through the landscape. Doing 190 mph explains the blurriness of some of the pictures; our camera couldn't quite keep up with it.Maybe it's not more beautiful than Lhasa or Xi'an scenery on the way,but it's so amazed that how quickly to develop in China.

Cornfields along the way

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