Breakfast at at hotel.
Today, overland drive of 4.5 hours, to Zhongdian.
En route, we will take stops to visit the First Bend of the Yangzi River and the Tiger Leaping Gorge.
The village of Stone Drum stands at the First Bend of the Yangzi River, some 70 kilometers west of Lijiang. Approaching to Stone Drum offers a dramatic view of the Yangzi's near-180-degree turn, where the wide, swift waters perform a miraculous about-face. The Tiger Leaping Gorge is the Yangzi's best-known gorge after the Three Gorges in Sichuan and Hubei - UNESCO Listed site. Wedged tightly between titanic cliffs, the river is so narrow here, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountains and the Haba Snow Mountains lean close to each other and a large volume of torrent moving between them cutting deeper and deeper into the bottom of the gorge.
Lunch provided at local restaurant. Dinner on your own account. Overnight at Lodge.
Zhongdian (Also named as Shangri-la or Gyalthang in Tibetan ) lies in a landscape of rolling hills, snow-capped peaks, virgin forests of spruce, pine and meadow dotted with wild flowers and tranquil lakes. The old town, still entirely in local Tibetan style, is in the south of Zhongdian.