Gorge News Flash            update: 2010/06/21

Breaking news: Tiger Leaping Gorge is Not closed. In fact this is a fantastic time to visit as there are not many visitors and no Entrance fee, free enter and not affected Sean's place, not dusty, not same as on the way in ! Contact Sean's Guesthouse for the best way to Enter the gorge.From Sean's GH it is then possible to take the bus to Lijiang or ether Shangri-la is also possible!!  We  welcome you to enjoy your holiday with our warm family !

Tourmaline & infrared Sauna Benefits:

The sauna experience - clear your mind and body,  melt away tensions and extra pounds.

Tourmaline heaters in sauna room emit 5.615VM healthy far infared ray and healthy ion which can be obsorbed effectively by human body, meanwhile, through sweating which can help people burn up calories, improve toxin, smoothen skin color, relieve pain, increase immunity, prevent disease, and anti-aging, sauna room is necessary for family health.

A sauna is a peaceful refuge from the stress of daily living - a soothing, dry heat environment that relaxes and refreshes, to leave you feeling healthy. When you take a sauna, the heat pumps up blood circulation near the skin and stimulates sweating. It helps the body rid itself of toxins and mineral wastes, improve immune system, relax muscles, increase flexibility, and relieve pain. In a sauna, you'll burn hundreds of calories without hours on the exercise bike or treadmill. Saunas deep cleanse the skin.

Infrared Sauna: Using less energy, operating at low temperature and warming up in minutes, Infrared Sauna is fairly new but rapidly gaining popularity.

What is infrared? Infrared is the band of light we perceive as heat. We cannot see this band of light with the naked eye, but we can feel this type of light in the form of heat. Our sun produces most of its energy output in the infrared segment of the spectrum. Infrared rays heat your body without having to heat the air in-between, through a process called conversion.

The infrared is divided into 3 segments by wavelengths, measured in microns: 1.5~5.6 microns - middle infrared

Among these segments, only far infrared penetrates organic substances such as the human body two to three inches so that the warming effect is very uniform. SaunaCare Sauna's far infrared heaters radiate this far infrared to safely and effectively warm your body.

How does it benefit us? Because infrared rays penetrate the body over 1-1/2 inches throughout conversion, there is a deep heating effect in the muscle tissues and internal organs without giving too much burden to our heart. you will get Dry Saunas to take off your tired from long hike and Relaxation your body !! You can always check our website for further information:  http//www.tigerleapinggorge.com  !

Trekking the high trail to our place is no problem, the road is only closed  for city cars. I suggest you to contact us to Organize the Car from Lijiang or Shangri-la all the way to Sean's GH, then doing the day trip with Sean or his Daoghter.Please note that at the moment due to the gorge's building, there is no entrance fee. Once the gorge reopens, there will be a fee charged, which currently is undetermined but could be between 100 to 150 Rmb. If you need any more help just let me know please and I will be happy to help you as much as I can. You can call me directly on 0887 820 2223 or 15894367846! Skype is:  seanspring1

    If you plan to Visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge,, not matter any kind of weather or story talking ! you just call us to pick up you from Lijiang or Zhongdian, we have a 7-seater car that take you down to the Gorge. so when you are in Lijiang, you just need to give us call: 0887-820 2222 and give us your hotel contact phone number, we can arrange a pick-up service to take you directly to Sean's Spring Guest house. By The moment cost from Lijiang to Qiaotou is 30RMB per person.  A group of 7 people can rent the van for 210RMB, if less than 7 people you have to pay contract price 200RMB per van. From Qiaotou to Sean's, over 5 people, cost is 25RMB per person, if less  than 4 people you have to pay contract price of 120RMB per car.  All the way from Lijiang to Sean's place is 60RMB per person for 5-7 people (Please note this service is only applicable to clients of  Sean's GH or tours).  have look other peoples write:

 BASICS: Take some water with you but you can also buy it at little stalls all along the way. 

As for weather - wear trousers even if it's warm (some of the path is a little over grown), take a hat, sunscreen, and some wet weather gear.  You will need hiking boots - don't even consider doing this trek in anything less.  The guest house supplied soap and towels plus some basic bedding which means you can keep your pack fairly light.

Tiger Leaping Gorge Sean’s package tour!

This tour trip covers all Gorge views and it is the quintessential trekking trip for special people.

On 2010 june 24-26 has three people booked three days tour  Lijiang via gorge back to Lijiang.July 1-4 has two people booked three days tour from Lijiang via gorge up to Shangri-la. July 18- 21 has two people booked 5 days tour from Lijiang via gorge back to Lijiang.we needs more to keep come join the trip, more people in the group you got more cheap for your trip !

Dear Travellers, welcome to travel with Sean's Eco-tour Real travel, real trekking. The options were carefully planned with you and nature in mind. I believe this is truly a unique and special way to experience the beauty of Yunnan and the Tibetan area whilst supporting the rural economy and culture-exchange with the local minority people in a personal way.  During each Eco-tour, you will be taught to help the local people in protecting nature and keeping the area clean, providing voluntary support to the local schools and sharing your time with young children and people with leprosy too. 

Package 1，Five Day’s Lijiang via Wenhai,Gorge Back to Lijiang.

Day 1- breakfast at Lijiang, hiking about 4-5 hours to wenhai, lunch picnic, diner, sleep in Eco-tour G.H.
Day 2-breakfast at Eco-tour G.H, hiking 5-6 hours down to longpan, lunch picnic, diner, sleep in Qiaotou hotel. Day 3 breakfast, start gorge hiking, lunch with Naxi family, dinner, sleep in guest house
Day 4- breakfast at tea house, walk to Sean's Guest House, lunch, dinner, overnight at Sean's link to see Room
Day 5- breakfast at Sean's G.H, car to Lijiang, lunch, flight from lijiang to Kunming.

Package 2，Two day’s trip from Lijiang via Gorge back to Lijiang.

Day 1,early morning pick up from lijiang hotel, two hours drive by private car to Qiaotou, then half hours  drive from Qiaotou to Sean’s Guest-house, have lunch (original western food). After lunch 2-4 hours trip hike down and back for the middle gorge to feel the gorge power. Over night in Sean’s place (over 4 star room) link to see Room

Day 2,  have breakfast, 3hours hike up to the top back of Sean’s Guest-house Haba mountain hill peak(3000meters, Gorge is beautiful, but this trip is amazing view of all in this area trip), on the way view the local people’s farmer live and souse of walnut Garden, have pack lunch ,look over all Gorge of three sections point and all jade dragon snow mountain range wall. After lunch 2hours trek down back to Sean’s place, Dinner and over night in Sean’s. Have look Sean's location: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/22872041

day 3. early morning private car take to Lijiang or Shangri-la !

　

Package 3, Three day’s trip from Lijiang via Gorge back to Lijiang.

Day 1,early morning pick up from lijiang hotel, two hours drive by private car to Qiaotou, then half hours drive from Qiaotou to Sean’s Guest-house, have lunch (original western food). After lunch 2-4 hours trip hike down and back for the middle gorge to feel the gorge power. Over night in Sean’s place (over 4 star room).link to see Room

Day 2,  have breakfast, 3hours hike up to the top back of Sean’s Guest-house Haba mountain hill peak(3000meters, Gorge is beautiful, but this trip is amazing view of all in this area trip), on the way view the local people’s farmer live and souse of walnut Garden, have pack lunch ,look over all Gorge of three sections point and all jade dragon snow mountain range wall. After lunch 2hours trek down back to Sean’s place, Dinner and over night in Sean’s.

Day 3, trekking around big waterfall with bamboo forest (the view over all the high trail and amazing), 2hours hike up over view all gorge, 2hours trekking cross waterfall and back to Sean’s place, Dinner and over night in Sean’s hotel.

Package 4，Five day’s trip around Sean’s place.

Day 1, pick up from Lijiang, two and half hours drive by private car to Sean’s Guest-house, have food, check time then doing some short walk, over night in Sean’s Inn.link to see Room

Day 2, have breakfast, 3hours hike up to the top back of Sean’s Guest-house Haba mountain hill peak(3000meters, Gorge is beautiful, but this trip is amazing view of all in this area trip), on the way view the local people’s farmer live and souse of walnut Garden, have pack lunch ,look over all Gorge of three sections point and all jade dragon snow mountain range wall. After lunch 2hours trek down to see the river power then back to Sean’s place, Dinner and over night in Sean’s.

Day 3, trekking around big waterfall with bamboo forest, 2hours hike up, 2hours trekking cross waterfall and back to Sean’s place, Dinner and over night in Sean’s hotel.

Day 4, have breakfast, half hour car drive 10km way, then doing the 5hours Gorge high trail trekking backwards to Sean’s place. On the way pass by Yacha village, Bendiwan village and 8 waterfalls, lunch in high trail, Dinner and over night in Sean’s hotel.

Day 5, Have breakfast, private car one and half hour drive to Haba village, two and half hours drive up to bai shui tai (white water terrace), we could choose for hike three hours up and down to see the traditional Naxi and Yi; Hui minority people with work in the fields terrace, have lunch At Yi farmily. Then two hours drive back to Sean’s place, Dinner and over night in Sean’s

Day 6, Have breakfast, trekking down to the Gorge river to fell the river power ,then come back about two hours trip, private car drive out to Lijiang ,Shangri-la or the other place !! 

do the cheaper way, to beat the 50 RMB payment to the devils building the dam you better enter gorge in the evening.

“Strenuous but stunning and exciting. Go with Sean."

My wife and I hiked the high trial along the Gorge in October with Sean, the best guide in the Gorge. Tiger Leaping Gorge is spectacular! It is best experienced from the high trial instead of by tour bus along the lower road by the river. This hundreds-of-years-old trial passes through beautiful remote villages and along steep scenery with stunning 5,000 meter peaks across the Gorge and the Yangtze River roiling 2,000 meters below. Beautiful and exhilirating. You must be pretty fit to take the whole trail to Walnut Garden in one 7 to 9 hour day, and must start before 10 AM. The trial is the steepest up and down I've taken in years of hiking the Sierras and Rockies in the US West. My wife decided wisely to rent a horse up the famous-for-its-
difficulty steep '28 switchbacks.' You can hike lightly: you don't need to take any gear except a rain jacket, small water bottle, and sun protection in a small pack because there are guest houses and places to get water and food and to stay along the way. Don't be worried by reports of treacherous sections of traiis to the Middle Gorge: death defying treks down into that part of the river are optional side trips that even some experienced local guides won't take.
    By all means, try to get Sean (Sean Spring) to be your guide. He is a 5th generation resident of the Gorge. He is the most experienced guide in the Gorge, famous in China for his defense of the Gorge against Chinese plans to dam it. And he speaks English very well. He leads people along the trial maybe a hundred times a year. He intimately knows the local people, the history, the geography, and the stories of the region. Contact him directly at: tigerleapinggorges@gmail.com  He also has a website:  http://www.tigerleapinggorge.com  that has the most reliable information about the Gorge. Other guides and groups distribute the map he has drawn and that is available on his website:  http://www.tigerleapinggorge.com/Gorge map1.html
We hired him for 2 days. He met us early AM in Lijiang and his driver took us to the start of the trail where Sean's charming wife (Australian) fixed us an early cup of tea and Muesli in her uniquely rustic cafe and meeting place before Sean led us up the trial whose entrance is nearly impossible to find without a guide.
Sean's guest house is a great place to stay at the end of the hike. His recent college graduated daughters fixed delicious meals and it is a very authentic, and comfortable, place to hang out. He just built a few very nice all wood and stone guest rooms. There are other modern 'hotel-like' places to stay without the personality you'll find with Sean.

if you want to know how is our Food ,Just link Food MENU . then you will see !

By the moment, Tiger Leaping Gorge is really high light hiking trail in china, top weather, trail and road both safe and beautiful !! Tibet trouble not interfering  to travel Tiger Leaping Gorge and all this Shangri-la, just fly to Shangri-la is closet , it will be open up by may first to Tibet !!

GUIDE HIRE AND ESCORTED TOURS TRIPS

By Sean's Eco-tour Travel 

Guaranteed to depart with a minimum of two people.

  Sean is your seasoned Mountain guide !! if you want to have a long distance and   exciting trip. Better going with Sean 5 or 8 hours a day hiking around mountain and gorge!! a Specially going up to 5406m of Haba Mt .For further details about any of the trips below please email Sean at : tigerleapinggorges@gmail.com, tigerleapinggorge@yahoo.com.

Any more information what you need to know, just link  left side of be lower Position Vacant menu list !!

Telephone : +86 (0) 887 820 2223 , Cell phone: (0) 158 9436 7846

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