Koert Breebaart's video: Hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge in Tibet

If you are thinking of hiking in Tibet China, consider the Tiger Leaping Gorge. We flew from Singapore to Chengdu to Lijiang. We stayed in the Banyan Tree Lijiang for 2 nights. From there it was just a 1.5 hour ride to the entry of the Gorge. The 17km trail through the Tiger Leaping Gorge is considered one of the best hikes in the world. It swirls through a canyon created by the majestic Yangtze River with spectacular views of towering Himalayan peaks with names like Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Haba Snow Mountain. We completed the hike in one day. We started at the Naxi village (2100m) at 09:30am. From there 28 bends took us to the highest point at (2650m). That is a 1 hour walk, which we did at quite a steady pace. It was quite though. It is steep and the height did it's work on our lungs. On the top we had beautiful views over the gorge. Very rewarding. And there was a nice lady selling water and bananas. From there it is another 1.5hour decent to Tea Horse Trade Guest House. And 1.5 hour more to Halfway Guest House. From 13:30 to 14:30 we had lunch at Halfway. The fried eggs were delicious and the Tsingtao topped it off completely on the sun deck overlooking the snowy mountains. From Halfway to Tina's Guest House it is another 1.5 hour. We reached there at 4pm, where our driver was waiting to take us back to the Banyan Tree. This was a wonderful day and the hike comes highly recommended.