Yuunan - a few questions
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Yuunan - a few questions
Hello,I'm currently in dali and I want to plan my next few weeks, so I have a few quesions:
1. I would like to do the Tiger Leaping Gorge and I heard about an option of extending the trekk to a 4-day trek to a place called baishtuai (or something like that) - white lime terraces. Does anybody know how does it work? Is it essntial to do it with a guide or make special preperations ahead?
2. I'm planning to spend some time in Deqin, but I couldn't find any real details of trekking in that area. I know of Yubeng village, but it seems this place has much more to offer. Where do i start?
3. Does anyone knows if the 'Back-door' to Sichuan is open? (the litang-daocheng-kanding-whatever) I can find info only about TAR. I know that a few weeks ago it was still closed, but whaut now? is there a way to know when it will be open?
Any answer would help.
Thank you,
Ori
:)
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To answer your second question,you can trek from Xidang (Xidang is bit over an hour from Deqin) to Yubeng village (about 6 hours) , then to Holy Waterfalls (5 hours there and back) or Holy Lake (bit more demanding) or Glacier Lake (maybe 8-10 hours there and back) and back to Xidang through Ninong. Also Mingyong glacier which is just one day (take a car from Feilaisi to Mingyong, walk the glacier and back to Feilaisi).2
For your Q1, I was here in 2007.At TLG, by local bus or on foot will reach Baishtuai (white lime terraces).
By bus, journey time from TLG (Tina's GH) needs 2 hours. From Shangri-La, journey time needs 3 hours.
For trekking, needs 2-days. Along the road, pass the Haba Snow Mountain and stay there. Continues your trekking on next day.
Most likely, you'll tending or stay in a village along the road.
FYI
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