Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Scenic Train + Glacier and Spruce Cableway

10 hours

Easy

Ride on the new scenic sightseeing train to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and visit the Glacier Park, Spruce Meadows and Blue Moon Valley

Enjoy a scenic train ride to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The 20.7-kilometer route is located on the southern foothills of the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang city. It starts at the new tourist service center of Yulong Snow Mountain (Tourist Center Station) and ends at Ganhaizi Xuechuan Tourist Port (Yulong Snow Mountain Station), passing through major tourist attractions and hubs such as Baisha Ancient Town, Yushui Village, and Dongba Valley. The sightseeing train features a panoramic design offering passengers breathtaking views of the majestic Yulong Snow Mountain, crystal-clear lakes, and stunning gorges.

The Jade Dragon (Yulong) Snow Mountain is noted as the southernmost snow mountain in Northern Hemisphere. As a must-see attraction in Lijiang City, Yulong Snow Mountain is made up of 13 peaks with the highest one, Shanzidou, rising 5596 meters above sea level. The mountain range stretches 35 kilometers from north to south and 15 kilometers from west to east. The snowy and fog-shrouded mountain looks like a giant jade dragon seen from Lijiang Old Town, hence the name ''Jade Dragon Snow Mountain''.

Take the Glacier Park cableway to the summit of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

Glacier Park is located on the Shanzidou Peak. There are totally 19 oceanic glaciers on the peak, including hanging glaciers and cirque glaciers. The cableway to the glacier park is the one of the highest elevation in Asia with a length of 2914 meters and a vertical drop of 1150 meters. After walking out of the cableway, tourists can walk to the highest viewing platform of the mountain at 4580 meter above sea level.

Take a shuttle to the Yunshanping Cableway to visit the Spruce Meadows. Spruce Meadow is a huge lawn hidden in the original spruce forest, with an elevation of 3,240 meters.

Watch the beautiful scenery. The colors of the lawn change in four seasons and the forest on the edge of the meadow form a natural barrier with the snow-capped Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

Enjoy folk dances around the Spruce Meadow, you will see some girls dressed in bright ethnic clothing, they dance on the meadows and in the forests.

Those wear sheepskin capes are Naxi girls, while the ones wear hats made of colored threads are Dai girls.

Blue Moon Valley has the shape of crescent moon and when it is sunny the water looks blue. Seen from a distance, the valley is like a blue moon at the bottom of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

Take the scenic sightseeing train back to Lijiang City.

Was ist inbegriffen?

    Scenic Sightseeing train return tickets

    Glacier Cableway Tickets

    Spruce Cableway Tickets

    Blue Moon Valley Shuttle service

    Tour Guide (option)


    Ausschlüsse

      Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Admission Ticket (CNY100/person)

      Hotel Pickup/Dropoff

      Tips and Gratuities

      Meals & Beverages

      Personal Expenses

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