i want to get to Tiger Leaping Gorge, do travellers usually need to back pack to hike or they normally leave it somewhere at the start and come back to collect it after the 2 days hike?

Dear JK,

Greetings from Sophie, Top China Travel!
Thank you very much for your questions about hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge as below,

i want to get to Tiger Leaping Gorge, do travelers usually need to back pack to hike or they normally leave it somewhere at the start and come back to collect it after the 2 days hike?

Generally speaking, for those travelers who take hiking by themselves, they often have to back pack all their luggage when they are hiking. If they will back to Lijiang after the 2 days hiking, they could leave some luggage in the hotel in Lijiang, but only take something necessary and valuable with them.

If the clients who book the tour with travel agency with private transfer. The traveler could put their most of their luggage on the car, then take some necessary and valuable things with them during the 2 days hiking. Please read the above map. The traveler will start hiking from Qiaotou to Half Way Guest House for about 7-8 hours on the 1st day. Overnight at Half Way Guest House.
Next day start from Half Way Guest House to Wlnut Village, then take ferry to Daju Parking lot for about 6.5 hours. The hiking is finished. If the traveler keep traveling to Shangri-la, the travel agency will arrange the transfer to Shangri-la directly.

Therefore, no matter how much luggage you will have, you have to back pack some luggage while you are hiking.

I wonder when you will travel to Lijiang and how many of you will travel together. What kind of hotels you hope to stay so that we could offer you the tour program and arrange the tour for you.