In Yunnan you can challenge the limit of human body. An outdoor adventure tour to Yunnan can let you feel closer to nature.

Recommended Destinations for Adventures 1:

The Tiger Leaping Gorge:

From the top of the gorge you look down the steeply angled (70-90 degrees) mountainsides to the rushing Golden Sands (Jingsha) River with its 18 frothing rapids more than200 meters (about 700 feet) below.

The 17-km-long gorge is divided into three segments with an aggregate fall of 210 meters: the upper, middle and lower tiger jumps. The first section, which is the narrowest and uppermost section, is the mouth of the fast flowing Jingsha River. In the middle of the river's mouth is a large rock that is positioned at the gorge's narrowest section, only 30meters (99 feet) wide. An ancient legend says that a tiger used this rock as its steppingstone so it could leap across from one side of the gorge to the other, which is how the gorge got its name.

As the river enters the middle section, it drops another 100 meters (330 feet) and rushes through with incredible speed. Here the thunderous waters slam into sharp, large rocks and crash down into the river forming swirling whirlpools.

A mountain trail - referred to as the "high path" in contrast with the paved road once known as the "low path" that passes through the gorge - enables visitors to hike the gorge between the towns of Qiaotou and Daju over a total distance of roughly 40 kilometers.

Two touring routes are available for tourists: one of them is to visit it in a vehicle, it's convenient and relaxing; the other is to hike through via either the Haba Snow Mountain road or the gravel road. In this way you feel closer to the Tiger Leaping Gorge. The view of Tiger Leaping Gorge consists of its gorge view and its mountain view, all the scenery mentioned above is gorge view. Tourists can enjoy the gorge view on the gravel road. Mountain view is the view seen from hiking through the Haba Snow Mountain, it can be appreciated on the way from Haba Snow Mountain to Zhongdian Baishuitai.

Grand Canyon of Nujiang River

Recommended Destinations for Adventures 2:

Nujiang is one of the rivers within the Three Rivers Natural Reserve, a world heritage site listed by UNESCO. Nujiang is located throughout southwest China's Yunnan Province and flows into Myanmar, where it joins the Salween River and ends its journey at the India Ocean.

As affected by the southwestern monsoon climate of the Indian Ocean, the Grand Gorge of the Nujiang River forms a special climate that there are four seasons in a same mountain and the weathers are different within five kilometers. It is a common phenomenon that the trees are verdant and green in the river valley that is sweltering as in summer, the flowers are in full bloom, the grasses become yellow on the side hill, and the mountaintop is the world of ice and snow as in winter. 

Biluo Mountain is situated at the east of the Nujiang River and Gaoligong Mountain is standing at its west, with snow peaks around the Grand Gorge. Due to the landform and altitude, it is colder in its northern part and warmer in the south. 

The scenery between Fugong and Gongshan is awe-inspiring with many cliffs, clear green river-water and waterfalls. The first hairpin bend came into sight near Bingzhongluo.

Lying in the longitudinal valley area of Hengduan Mountains in western Yunnan, Nujiang is made up of lofty mountains and roaring rivers, with more than forty peaks in the prefecture over 4,000 (13,123) meters high. Its terrain generally slopes downward from north to south. Other than a small area of flat land on the fringe, Lancang and Dulong rivers, mountainous regions constitute the main part of the area. 

The Nujiang River surges forward between Gaoligong Mountain and Biluo Mountain. The altitudes of all the mountains beside the two banks are over 3,000 meters. As the drop height of the river is high, the river water is rapidly rushing and the wave is high, forming a very spectacular sight. There are many steep cliffs at both banks. Flowing toward the south with an annual water amount of 1.6 times that of the Yellow River, the river is impinging against the banks and thus forms the steep Grand Gorge of the Orient with high mountains and deep valley.

Haba Snow Mountain

Recommended Destinations for Adventures 3:

Haba is a language of Naxi ethnic group which means the flower of gold. The Haba Snow Mountain and the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain are known as two brothers in folklore. The Golden Sands River goes between the two Snow Mountains from which the Tiger Leaping Gorge forms. 

The highest peak of the Haba Snow Mountain is in 5396 meters (3.35 miles) height with ice and snow all the year round. Standing tall and straight with four small apexes around it, the peak of the mountain appears like a shining Royal Coronas. The snow apex is constantly changi