Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
One request we had with our tour planner months ago was to minimize – as far as possible – the number of times we’d be changing accommodations. That was a pretty tall request given that the two provinces we’re touring
Day 08: we checked out of our accommodation in Dukezong Town early morning and left Yunnan for Sichuan province. This was going to be a long butt-hurting 8 hour/320km drive northwards. Our local driver was super skilled as he took
The short version: if you only had a day to spend in Shangri-La, visit Balagezong National Park first. And if you have a second free day, allocate it to Tiger Leaping Gorge, horse riding at Napa Lake – and squeeze
Our heads still bopping a bit from riding on horses, we next continued onto Pudacuo National Park. This park is famous for its two high altitude lakes: Shudu Lake, and Bita Lake. I didn’t take many pictures inside the park
We had just two activities for Day 06 in Shangri-La county today: visiting Napa Lake (also known as Napahai Nature Reserve) in the morning, and Pudacuo National Park in the afternoon. The Napa Lake is a vast grassland with surronuding
It took us another 2 hours drive to get from Tiger Leaping Gorge to Dukezong, and the drive up was gradually increasing in elevation: from elevation 1,900 meters where the Gorge is, to Dukezong’s 3,200m. Dukezong is a Tibetan town
Our itinerary for Day 06 today was light: we said goodbye to the lovely and very warm hospitality of our stay in Lijiang at 9:15AM, and was picked up our next driver for the Shangri-La segment of the trip. The
Our place of stay in the city of Lijiang was the E-Outfitting Boutique Hotel, a small establishment that has maybe 8 or so rooms. Our notes and comments from the two nights we stayed at this property! Windhourse Tours initially
We stayed two nights at Z Garden in Dali. Random notes and comments! Z Garden is a small boutique hotel located just outside Dali Ancient Town’s south gate. It’s a walkable 10 minutes from the hotel to that south gate
Our last stop of the day: to ascend Jade Dragon Snow Mountain! We’d been thoroughly briefed by our guide the day before that this was not going to be an easy trek, given the sheer height of the mountain. Basically,
The famed show at the mountain was initially not on our itinerary in view of how packed our day was going to be visiting the natural scenery in the area. But our assigned local tour guide managed to squeeze time
One thing I miss about our trips to South Korea and Japan are the English maps and guides that are often found in their places of interest and attractions. In comparison I haven’t been able to find English brochures or
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