Ticket to Tiger Leaping Gorge

The Scenic Area of Tiger Leaping Gorge is located in Hutiaoxia Town, Shangri-La City, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, 98 km away from Shangri-La and 90 km from Lijiang. It is a gorge formed by the Jinsha River going between Haba Snow-covered Mountain and Yulong Snow-covered Mountain at 5,596 m and 5,396 m above sea level, respectively. It is 23 km long, 213 m in drop, only over 20 m at the narrowest point, and 3900 m in elevation difference between the gorge bottom and mountain top. Tiger Leaping Gorge is famous for its majesty, oddness, precipitousness, and cragginess, as the main component of the World Natural Heritage, Three Parallel Rivers, and national 4-A tourist attraction. The scenic area includes the upper, middle, and lower Hutiaos as well as the high hiking route known as “one of the top ten classic hiking routes in the world." It is also the fourth largest gorges in the world, the second largest in China, and one of the ten most beautiful ones in China. According to legend, the tiger down mountain once jumped to the opposite bank with a boulder in the middle of water, after which the Tiger Leaping Gorge is named.

The hiking route of Tiger Leaping Gorge is one of the top ten classic hikes in the world. The impression of complete tour can be described by one sentence: "beautiful scenery and amazing adventure", so many tourists from both home and abroad like this route.

The Tiger Leaping Gorge hike is very worthwhile. Two days is enough. You may take your friends or lovers there. Only hiking can yield the most beautiful scenery

　　香格里拉丶丽江客运站都有发往虎跳峡的班车(记得告诉师傅你在桥头下车)，票价40元，均为两小时左右可到达桥头。

　　如果没有班车了，可以选择包车的方式，尽量多拼几个人AA，很划算，一般一个人50元左右的价格。

　　一般汽车站附近都有很多拉客的面包车，可尝试多询问几个，比价。