Kunming Camp
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
7 days, planned by Farthest Field Co.
Kunming is called the spring city because at 1,890 m in the subtropics it barely has seasons.
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| Green Lake |
| Yuantong Temple |
| Kunming |
Dali is the Bai heartland, and the Three Pagodas outside the old town have stood since the ninth century through several earthquakes.
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| Dali old town |
| Three Pagodas |
| Erhai lake |
| Cangshan |
Lijiang is Naxi, has canals instead of drains and has no city wall — the story is that the ruling family's name in a box would have spelled "siege".
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| Lijiang old town |
| Black Dragon Pool |
| Naxi music |
| Mu Palace |
The gorge runs between two 5,000 m ranges and is close to 3,900 m deep. The 28 bends are the hard hour and they come on day one.
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| 28 Bends |
| Naxi Family Guesthouse |
| Jade Dragon Snow Mountain |
Shangri-La was called Zhongdian until 2001, when the county renamed itself after the novel. It is genuinely Tibetan and it is at 3,160 m.
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| Tina's Guesthouse |
| Middle Gorge |
| Shangri-La old town |
Songzanlin is modelled on the Potala and holds several hundred monks.
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| Songzanlin Monastery |
| Napa Lake |
| Dukezong old town |
Lijiang flies to Kunming, Chengdu and Shanghai for onward connections.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
6 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners across 7 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.
10 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Long-haul group trips for people with two weeks and no plan”
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. The campsites were well chosen — sheltered, and close enough to water. Worth every rupee.
Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Would book with them again.
Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. The campsites were well chosen — sheltered, and close enough to water. Solid operator.
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Worth every rupee.
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Good value for what's included.
The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Good value for what's included.
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Tents were warmer than expected and the camp was set up before we arrived.
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Tents were warmer than expected and the camp was set up before we arrived. No hesitation recommending them.
Two days, about twenty-two kilometres, with the 28 bends — around six hundred metres of switchback climbing — on the first morning. It is a well-marked guesthouse-to-guesthouse trail and it is genuinely a trek, not a walk.
One other operator runs this trail. See all 2 side by side →