Blogs from Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan, China, Asia - page 11

When we were relaxing in Dali, we speculated that we could just spend three months there in comfort and make up the rest of the Blog. Being thoroughly ignorant at that time about the Gorge, the Blog for this bit of travelling would most likely have banged on about being terrified of the tigers and how they were leaping around the place. Well luckily we didn't cop out as Tiger Leaping Gorge is absolutely breathtaking. It is easily the most beautiful natural scenary I've seen anywhere. It doesn't seem to be one of the more well-known tourist spots in China. Indeed many Chinese people I've talked to have no idea about it. But it's been given a romantic name by the Chinese Tourist Board and it's now very much a must-see for travellers in the region. ... read more

8/29 - 8/31 Many travelers, as well as the lonely planet, felt strongly that taking two full days to trek through the Tiger Leaping Gorge was well worth our time. A 2hr bus ride from Lijiang brought us to the start of the gorge, where we soon realized we brought entirely too much crap, despite our best efforts to pack light. Jaime and I have both been spoiled by having backpacks with wheels on them, and to be perfectly honest, we have yet to really carry our bags on our backs at all. We foolishly loaded up our day packs with several changes of clothes, our current books (Jaime's 800 page book soon found it's way into my bag), and even ipod speakers for the hike. The 16km trek proved to be a considerable challenge, especially ... read more