Top 8 Lijiang Tours

1.Lijiang Naxi Cuisine Cooking Class & Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $59Our pick

Meet Fancy at 9:15 am near Xiangshan Market, browse Lijiang’s largest Naxi market, then cook three dishes at a family-run studio. This roughly 3.5-hour experience includes food, drinks, tea, lunch, snacks, an individual station, and English guidance in a group of fewer than 10.

“1 million miles travelling the world to all sorts of places and i can tell you tourists and fellow viators this is worth every penny. Fancy is an amazing woman with an amazing bakery. She is doing this out of passion and it is one of the highlightRead more”

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3.Lijiang to Shangri-La HuXiang Road Private Scenic Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 10 hours · from $118

Travel by private vehicle from Lijiang toward Shangri-La with an English or Chinese guide, stopping at Tiger Leaping Gorge, Haba Village, Baishui Terrace, Napahai Grassland, and Dukezong Ancient Town. Return to Lijiang or stay in Shangri-La. Ask exactly which optional stops and entrance fees are included.

“It was an amazing scenic road trip. We had time to comfortably visit the selected spots. Our dedicated driver (Mr. Lai) was kind with us, taking care of all route details. We start at Lijiang and ended at Shangri-la. Highly recommended itinerary to visit both lovely places.”

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4.4 Days Haba Snow Mountain Climbing Tour (Lijiang-Shangri-La)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $999

You’ll travel from Lijiang to Haba Village, visit Tiger Leaping Gorge, hike 15 km to a 4,200-meter camp, then make a pre-dawn summit attempt on Haba Snow Mountain. The route suits fit hikers with high-altitude experience. Groups are limited to 10, and guides such as Jasmine are praised for careful, friendly support.

“Jasmin, our organizer, was absolutely outstanding. Her meticulous attention to detail ensured that our trip was seamless and truly unforgettable. By going above and beyond, she arranged an exclusive dinner to celebrate our company’s 40th Read more”

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5.Jade Dragon Snow Mountain for Foreign Tourists

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 5 reviews · 10 hours · from $51Best value

Spend up to 10 hours at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain on a self-guided day tour with online English or Chinese support. Choose Glacier, Spruce, or Yak cableways, add Impression Lijiang, visit Blue Moon Valley, and select hotel pickup and drop-off options.

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6.Jade Dragon Snow Mountain + Impression Lijiang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 10 hours · from $106

Spend a full day at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain with private transport, optional Glacier or Spruce cableways, Blue Moon Valley, and Impression Lijiang. Choose a guide or self-guided plan, then add Black Dragon Pool or Baisha Ancient Town if time allows. Guides include Jimmy and Andrew.

“we enjoyed all the activities and the way the guide showed us. it was flexible and up to our pace.”

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7.Tiger Leaping Gorge with Lijiang Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · 8 hours · from $114

Travel from Lijiang with a private driver and optional English-speaking guide, then choose a short gorge visit or a longer hike toward Halfway and the waterfall. On the return, add Black Dragon Pool Park or Baisha Village. Guide Andrew has helped shape smooth, flexible trips.

“This was an incredible tour that was customised to my needs. My tour guide and driver were both so helpful and ensured plenty of extra stops at view points so I could fully experience the wonderful area. The company even arranged an earlier start time and dropped me to the airport afterwards, they were so obliging. 10/10 recommend!”

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8.Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Blue Moon Valley Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $229

Travel from Lijiang to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain with a private transfer and live guide. Ride the cable car to Glacier Park at 4,680 meters, then visit Blue Moon Valley. English and Traditional Chinese guiding is available, with groups limited to 15 people. Louise is one named guide praised for helpful photo and travel advice.

“Our guide Louise is fantastic. She brought around smoothly and gave her advise on various photo area. she even advise us where to sit during the impression of lijiang where we can use an umbrella freely to avoid the hot sun. She also gave us advise on how to proceed to Kunming when we told her there are almost no more tickets from Lijiang. She advised us to go to Dali (as there are more tickets avail to kunming from there) to transfer to kunming instead which is a really great idea. overall me and my wife had a wonderful time :)”

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