Transportation In and Out
 
NOTICE: FROM NOVEMBER 1, 2020 TO APRIL 30, 2021, TREKKING ON HABA SNOW MOUNTAIN IS RESTRICTED DUE TO ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN TIGER LEAPING GORGE. ALL ROAD ACCESS, TOURISM, LODGING AND TREKKING IS SHUT DOWN IN THE GORGE DURING THAT TIME. IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO ACCESS HABA VILLAGE FROM SHANGRI-LA. FOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS CALL A GUEST HOUSE IN HABA (see the Lodging in the Valley page)

Tiger Leaping Gorge (虎跳峡) Transportation
 
For transport in and out of Tiger Leaping Gorge, see Dan Siekman’s informative guide.

Haba Village (哈巴村) Transportation
 
Good paved roads lead from Lijiang (丽江) and Shangri-La (香格里拉) to Haba Village. Travel time from either city is around 3½ hours. Current road construction promises to reduce the time even further.
 
You can either arrange your own transport or take a 40 RMB morning bus from Lijiang to Baishuitai (白水台), getting off at Haba mid-afternoon. The bus stops at the entrance gate to Tiger Leaping Gorge (虎跳峡), where you pay an entrance fee of 45 RMB.
 
From Shangri-La, a 35 RMB public bus takes you as far as Baishuitai. From Baishuitai to Haba takes 45 minutes. Private minivan drivers can take you for 150 RMB. Inquire in Shangri-La for minivans that make the trip all the way to Haba.

For the return trip to Lijiang or Shangri-La, minivans provide a reliable means of transport. Guest houses in Haba Village will have all the details. The trip south to Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge (Tina's Guest House) takes an hour, the trip north to Baishuitai 45 minutes. The cost is 150 RMB to either destination. From Tina’s there is a daily bus service to Lijiang and Shangri-La.

Ennu Village (恩努村) Transportation
 
Yang Guomao (杨国茂) runs a taxi service in addition to home-stay lodging. Phone 139-8878-4981 (Chinese only). The trip from Ennu to Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge (Tina’s Guest House) takes 45 minutes and costs 150 RMB. From Ennu to Haba Village takes around 25 minutes and costs 50 RMB. Going further north to Baishuitai takes an hour and costs 150 RMB. Other destinations: Qiaotou (桥头镇) 280 RMB. Lijiang or Shangri-La 500 RMB.