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Hiking with Lijiang Guides - Private Tours

Lijiang Old Town, Lijiang, China
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Ranked #1 of 5 tours in Lijiang
4.5 of 5 stars 75 Reviews
Type: Walking tours
Owner description: Lijiang Guides offers professional, personal tailor-made guiding services in Yunnan province, to non-touristy areas. Based in the ancient town of...... more » Owner description: Lijiang Guides offers professional, personal tailor-made guiding services in Yunnan province, to non-touristy areas. Based in the ancient town of Lijiang, the small tour company and travel agency is the leading eco-tourism and cultural tourism operation in Yunnan, with more than 16 years' experience in the region. Lijiang Guides offers a unique range of journey and trips, exploring the diversity of Yunnan, and taking you to authentic places where you can have meaningful interaction with the REAL China. Lijiang Guides can take you to off-the-beaten-track places, where you can meet some of the local minorities - Naxi, Yi, Tibetan, Bai, Pumi, Mosuo, Hui - and also experience the wonders of nature in Yunnan. Lijiang Guides specialises in day hikes, gourmet tours, photography and writing trips, visiting markets and monasteries - away from the tourist crowds. With experience in the area since 1996, and a staff of English-speaking guides, Lijiang Guides offers guiding services as well as flight/hotel/transport bookings across south-west China. And from 2011, Lijiang Guides can book all your travel arrangements from your home country to China. « less
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San Diego
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 14, 2012
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At risk of repetition, two big thumbs up to Keith Lyons, Franck LeBerger and Wu. Fantastic local knowledge, happy to be flexible and tailor the tours to our needs and all at a reasonable rate. Six stars out of five. More

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Perth, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2012
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We had a day with Keith of Lijiang Guides, and one day with Wu. Both excellent guides. Keith helped us really understand China and also gave us a pleasant introudction to rural life in the villages around Lijiang. We have lovely memories from this day, and from meeting locals. Keith really is awesome. We both recommend Keith and Ljiang Guides,... More

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Hong Kong, China
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 11, 2012
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person found this review helpful

I decided to go with Keith after seeing such good reviews and recommendations on sites like this, and in all honesty have to say it was a good decision, as I really enjoyed his company, his knowledge and insights, as well as his care. He put together a great 2 days for me, taking into account the things I wanted... More

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Bali, Indonesia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 10, 2012
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We spent a couple of days with Keith in and around Lijiang, and we both agree, it was the best part of our China trip. Not only does Keith show you around the places you would never find yourself, he is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to the area and its variety of nationalities. Thoroughly recommended. More

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Sydney, Australia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 31, 2011
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We really enjoyed exploring the Lijiang area with guides Keith and Wu. Both are a lot of fun, knowledgeable and smart. Definately helped us get the most out of our time in Yunnan. More

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Shanghai, China
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 21, 2011
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After reading the many great reviews here, one of the first things I did when planning the family vacation (for 6 adults) to Dali and Lijiang was call Keith and reserve his time for 3 days. He was very patient and accommodating throughout the planning stage despite the multiple changes I had requested to the itinerary and was swift in... More

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hong kong
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 5, 2011
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Our only complaint about using Keith at Lijiang Guides is that we only had him for 3 days. We really should have got him to arrange everything for us from hotel, transport, etc through to restaurants, as when he took us around, everything worked out perfectly. We visited villages around Lijiang, the old towns, and even went into people's houses,... More

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New York
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12 reviews 12 reviews
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 8, 2011
5
people found this review helpful

My wife and I just came back from a trip to Yunnan (lijiang and Shangrila) and I contacted Keith because of his great reviews on tripadvisor. We started in Lijiang where we spent a wonderful day with Wu going to jade dragon snow mountain, lijiang impressions show, lunch at naxi village and then a walk through the old town. The... More

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Chengdu, China
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 2, 2011
5
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In the middle of 2011, with our young children, we toured around Yunnan and into Sichuan with Keith at Lijiang Guides. As anyone who has traveled in China will know, it is not an easy place to travel, and especially if you have a young family. BUT Keith provided guidance and reassurance the whole way, in fact from when we... More

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shangrila
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 18, 2011
6
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We planned a trip of a lifetime to China, and while visiting the cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Xi'an was good, we had our best time in Yunnan, with Keith at Lijiang Guides. Both me and my two friends - all in our 40s - found Keith to be the best guide we'd come across, in all our travels. He... More

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