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1 day trekking on the tea horse road in Shaxi

Taking a public van to the trekking point ,walking on the river bank of the Black muddy river about 2 hours then real trekking start by flowing a steam gap upwards in between 2 massive mountain  ,passing through farm land ,cottage ,honeymaking house .at midday we reach to a Lishu small villa...

Taking a public van to the trekking point ,walking on the river bank of the Black muddy river about 2 hours then real trekking start by flowing a steam gap upwards in between 2 massive mountain  ,passing through farm land ,cottage ,honeymaking house .at midday we reach to a Lishu small village for  a simple home cooked lunch by a local lishu family  or outdoor picnic  .by the end of this one day trekking we will arrive to 2 beautiful peaceful hiden Bai village to visit some local family ,Bai style architecture , old bridge,amazing rice fields  as well as  few local temple located on the hillside across the river .

I also will give you a short  discourse of local herbs ,wild edible vegs ,plants we come across during the day .

Take the same public van to the old town shaxi in the evening .

Pls note this is 8 hours proper trekking  with no joke ,whoever wants to join this tour have to be fit enough as shaxi is about 2100 M above the sea level .

Enjoy your travel!