This NuJiang trek allows you to retrace his footsteps along the ancient tea-route road in BingZhongLuo. The trip will start from the remote region around NuJiang, one of the three parallel river cutting through Yunnan. BingZhongLuo is in the northwestern tip of YunNan province, bordering Myanmar to the west and Tibet to the north. She is located next to the 1st bend of NuJiang (Salween River), separated from the parallel LanCangJiang (Mekong River) by the BiLuo Snow Mountain ranges (via peakcock high-pass)

A sizeable population of Catholic Tibetans reside here and you will find churches and vineyards among monasteries and stupas. You will trek across the BiLuo Snow Mountain, trekking along DiMaLuo village (Nu River) to YongZhi village (Lancang River). Our final stop is the breathtaking sacred MeiLi Snow Mountain, the highest peak in YunNan.

Day02: KunMing / LiuKu (drive 7-8hr)
Drive to LiuKu, a major town alongside Nu River. You will be travelling parallel to the border with Myanmar to your left as we make our way up north towards BingZhongLuo.
(LiuKu hotel)

Day03: LiuKu / BingZhongLuo (drive 7-8hr)
Continue your drive up north to arrive at BingZhongLuo
(guesthouse)

Day04: BingZhongLuo / QiuNaTong (trek 4-5hr)
Start your hike today! From ZhongDing village, follow the dirt road along Nu River to come to SiJiTong village. This part of the trek is flat. You will come to a suspension bridge after about 2hr, get across it and you a signboard saying DeLaMu Tea-Horse Road, make a left turn and follow dirt track. Hike for another 2.5hr to arrive at QiuNaTong.
(guesthouse)

Day05: QiuNaTong village / BingZhongLuo / DiMaLuo village
Wake up to the sounds of nature to have your breakfast, before making our way back to ZhongDing village. Hop on to your chartered vehicle to drive to the start point of the cross-over trek.
(Tibetan guesthouse)

Day06: DiMaLuo village / PuLa village / TongDang village / yak shed (trek 7-8hr)
This trek traverse across part of the BiLuo Snow Mountain range that runs almost parallel with the Nu River, following the border with Myanmar. From DiMaLuo village, the trail rises gently for about 4-5hr, passing through several rustic villages & farms. Today is probably the toughest day of the entire trek as you will need to ascend about 1200m to your campsite (camping tents)

Day07: Yak shed / Peacock pass / YongZhi upper ranch (trek 5-6hr)
This part of the trail, you will trek through some pine & bamboo forest to arrive at the Peacock high-pass. The main peak is on your left & is usually covered in snow. This pass is a big flat area, & can be covered with snow from Dec-Apr. There are several ranches after the high-pass as you descend your way down to YongZhi upper ranch for your campsite (camping tents)

Day08: YongZhi upper ranch / YongZhi village (trek 4-5hr)
This part of the trek is relatively flat. You trek passed several huts & ranches to arrive at YongZhi village. The view here is beautiful, snow-capped mountains with conifers & broadleaved mixed forests.
(Tibetan home-stay)

Day09: YongZhi village / LanCang River / FeiLaiSi (trek 2hr, drive 2hr)
Today is a short trek to the new suspension bridge across LanCang River. There is a dam to divert stream water along the man-made canals. There are several wheat farms & vineyards near the end of the trail, before you take right to the suspension bridge. Cross the bridge & you will come to the highway between DeQin & WeiXi county. This is the end-point of the trek & you will continue onward to FeiLaiSi by vehicle.
(hotel)

Day10: FeiLaiSi / Shangri-la (drive 5hr)
After enjoying the magnificent view of MeiLi Snow Mountain and MingYong Glacier, take your vehicle to Shangri-la. En-route, pass by BaiMa Snow Mountain.
(hotel)

Day11: Shangri-la / KunMing
Airport send-off to Shangri-la airport for your internal flight back to KunMing
(4-star hotel)