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The best season for visiting Mt.Kawagebo(6,740m/22,107ft) is in the fall time and it must be clear day. The snow-capped Mountains, whose every peak is the subject of an enchanting tale. The glacier at the foot of the peak extends 11,000 feet downward to a surprisingly low level, seeming to plunge into the Lancang (Mekong ) River. Tucked away at the foot of Mt. Kawagebo, one of Tibet's most sacred mountains, is the stunningly beautiful and isolated village of Yubeng. With the exception of the occasional mountain climbing expedition and Buddhists on a pilgrimage to the mountain and sacred waterfall a half-day's walk away, Yubeng is rarely visited by outsiders. The villagers' timeless way of life - herding yak, plowing the fields and fetching water from the nearby glacier stream - has changed little over the centuries. This trip will start from Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, and take us to the northwestern part of the province on the Tibetan Plateau. We will follow the same trail that pilgrims take on their way to Mt. Kawagebo.


Day1 Kunming/Zhongdian(Shangri-la)(3,300m/10,824ft).

Day2 Zhongdian(Shangri-la)/ Temple Flown From Afar (200km/7h drive 3,400m/11,464ft,BLD).

Day3 Temple Flown From Afar /Xidang Hot Spring(15km/7h trekking 2,650m/8,692ft,BLD).

Day4 Xidang Village/Yubeng Village(14km/6h trekking 3,050m/10,004ft,BLD).

Day5 Yubeng Village/Base Camp/Yubeng(18km/7h trekking be and back,BLD).

Day6 Yubeng Village/Sacred Waterfall/Yubeng(14km/4h trekking be and back,BLD).

Day7 Yubeng Village/ Yanmen Town(25km/8h trekking, 25km/1h drive 2,000m/6,560ft,BLD).

Day8 Yanmen Town/Shigu Town(240km/7h drive, 1850m/6068ft,BLD).

Day9 Shigu Town/Lijiang(67km/2h drive,B).

For more details, please refer to our website:
http://www.cnadventure.com/docc/Meili-snow-mountain-Mt.Kawagebo-trekking.asp.