that sounds pretty scary with the bus crashing into the cliff to slow down.
I guess i will drop the idea of going to deqin than.
so during the furthest north I can go would be lijiang i suppose? will the road condition be that scary from lijiang to zhongdian?
I guess i will drop the idea of going to deqin than.
so during the furthest north I can go would be lijiang i suppose? will the road condition be that scary from lijiang to zhongdian?
The locals generally do not travel in winter. All the main passes are usually snowed out. and even in the best of times, the roads can be 'exciting'. I have been on a minibus that had to crash into the cliff face repeatedly to slow down because the road was iced over and of coruse they dont have chains or spikes or salt, the driver could not brake and had to hug the side in order to not go over the cliff. scary stuff.
The Diqing municipality airport is actually located at Shangri La. which is 4 hours from lijiang by bus. and another 2.5-4 hours to the town. Theres no airport.
Deqin itself is a very small town with not much happening. So everyone justs camps and wakes up early to catch the sunrise. then heading off to the glacier.