Activities |
Arrive in Kunming |
You'll begin your journey to diverse and captivating Yunnan Province from the capital city, Kunming. Upon your arrival at the Kunming International Airport, meet your local guide who'll bring you to the hotel by private car. If you like, take a leisurely stroll along the GreenLake, a charming area of tea houses and small boutiques selling handicrafts and beautiful local paintings. If time permits, have a look at the interesting Bird & Flower Market and other sites across the city.
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The Tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in the morning. First you'll be invited to Stone Forest (86km,1.5 hours), and enjoy a local Yunnan lunch before we visit Stone Forest. According to an old saying it is a pity not visiting the Stone Forest while you are in Kunming. After lunch, we will drive back to Kunming to visit to Guandu Ancient Town and Jingang Pagoda.
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Activities |
Three Pagodas,Erhai Cruise,Dali Ancient Town |
In the morning, transfer to airport to board the flight to Dali. Upon arrival, visit the Three Pagodas . Afterwards, visit the Dali Ancient Town, which is like a chess board with four gates guarding in the directions of east, west, south and north. Stroll around this 1300 years old town.
Three pagodas, about 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) northwest of the ancient city of Dali, occupying a scenic location at the foot of Mt. Cangshan facing Erhai Lake, has a history of over 1,800 years. It is a symbol of the history of Dali City, and a record of the development of Buddhism in the area. As its name implies, Three Pagodas are made of three ancient independent pagodas forming a symmetrical triangle. This is unique in China. A visit to the pagodas should not be missed by any visitor to Dali City.
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Activities |
Dali-Yunlong-Nuodeng |
You will start the 4 hours driving to Yunlong County. Drive through Taiyi, Beidou and Tuanjie Yi Ethnic Towns, and arrive in Shimen Town. After checking in Yunlong Hotel, you will drive half an hour more to visit the Ancient Salt Well and Bai ethnic wells in Nuodeng Ancient Village. Visit the Natural Eight-Diagram(Ying and Yang Symbol),While waltzing along the Bi River towards Nuodeng, you’ll walk right past this amazing coincidence of nature and not even realize it, even if you know it’s there, from the ground you can hardly appreciate it.
Visit Tianchi Lake or Heaven Lake at last, walk around the lake and enjoy the fresh air with green pine trees as well as the wild birds. Come back to Yunlong Hotel in the late afternoon, you can walk leisurely to Qingyun Bridhe over the Bi River about 1 kilometer away from the downtown.
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Today is long day driving about 5 hours to Shaxi Ancient Town in Jianchuan County. On the way you will visit some ancient bridges of the Ancient Tea-Horse Trade Caravan, Bai and Lisuethnic villages and farmland, as well you will drive along the Lancang River, the upper part of Mekong River. Arrive in Shaxi Ancient Town in the late afternoon, walk around Shaxi Town, local hourses.
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Activities |
Shaxi-Jianchuan-Shangrila |
Stay few hours in Shaxi Antient Town,then you will drive to Jianchuan County to visit to the Local Market,then you will have lunch at this town.Drive around 4 hours to Shangri-la to visit to Dukezong Ancient Town,Guishan Park and the Largest Wheel.
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In the morning, visit the Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, the largest Tibetan monastery in Yunnan. Songzanlin Monastery has another alias - 'the little Potala Palace ', so named because the whole monastery is in the traditional style with mysterious atmosphere.
And afterwards you'll visit the tranquil Bita Lake & Shudu Lake in Pudacuo National Park Pudacuo National Park is located in one of the most biologically-diverse regions of the world. While the region comprises only 0.7 percent of China's land area, it contains more than 20 percent of the country's plant species, about one-third of its mammal and bird species and almost 100 endangered species.
Visit Dabao Monastery on the way back from Pudacuo National Park. Drive around Napahai Lake and visit some Tibetan villages and families.
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Activities |
Shangrila-Shigu-Lijiang |
From Shangri-la, you'll drive about 60KM to the First Bend on the Yangtze River with imposing gorge scenery, visit the Iron Chain Bridge,the Red Army's Long March Memorial Monument in the Shigu Old Town. The town of Stone Drum got its name from a large, cylindrical, marble tablet shaped like a drum. The scenery is magnificent as the road running through the Lijiang valley which is filled with wheat fields and drying haystacks.
Visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the deepest gorge in the world. With 34 rapids of the Yangtze River, it is called the Jinsha in this area because you can find gold in the river. Afternoon, you'll head for Lijiang.Upon arrival in Lijiang,you will visit to Lijiang Ancient Town and Black Dragon Pool Park.
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Activities |
Lijiang departure |
After breakfast,you will be dropped off at the Lijiang Airport and end your trip in Yunnan.
Service ends.
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High
Season (April 1 - October 31)
Group Size |
Hostel |
Using Economy Hotel
★★★ |
Using Comfortable Hotel
★★★★ |
Using Deluxe Hotel
★★★★★ |
1 person |
$2750 |
$2782 |
$2868 |
$3239 |
2 persons |
$1614 |
$1646 |
$1732 |
$2103 |
3 persons |
$1340 |
$1372 |
$1458 |
$1829 |
4 persons |
$1121 |
$1153 |
$1239 |
$1610 |
5 persons |
$1058 |
$1090 |
$1176 |
$1547 |
6 persons |
$966 |
$998 |
$1084 |
$1455 |
7 persons |
$972 |
$1004 |
$1090 |
$1461 |
8 persons |
$912 |
$944 |
$1030 |
$1401 |
9 persons |
$865 |
$897 |
$983 |
$1354 |
10 persons |
$934 |
$966 |
$1052 |
$1423 |
11 persons & above |
$892 |
$924 |
$1010 |
$1381 |
Single Supplement |
$174 |
$206 |
$292 |
$663 |
Low
Season(December 1 - March 31)
Group Size |
Hostel |
Using Economy Hotel
★★★ |
Using Comfortable Hotel
★★★★ |
Using Deluxe Hotel
★★★★★ |
Single Supplement |
$174 |
$206 |
$292 |
$663 |
Recommended Hotels:
City |
Hotel |
Economy Hotel
★★★ |
Comfortable Hotel
★★★★ |
Deluxe Hotel
★★★★★ |
Dali |
Fairyland Hotel |
Cental Wall Well Hotel |
Landscape Hotel |
The One Resort |
Lijiang |
Qingluxianting Guesthouse |
Qingluxianting Guesthouse |
Wangfu Hotel |
Intercontinental Hotel |
Nuodeng |
Nuoyan Bieyuan Guesthouse |
Yunlong |
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Shangrila |
Tibetan Hotel |
Moonlight Hotel |
Original Density Hotel |
Shangri-la Hotel |
Shaxi |
Tianyuan Guesthouse |
Xiaolazhe Hotel |
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Price
includes:
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- Accommodation with daily breakfast as indicated in the hotel list as below;
7 lunches;
All land transfers & transportation with private air-conditioned coach;
All transfers and sightseeing with skilled English-speaking tour guide;
All entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary;
Luggage transfers between airport and hotels;
Travel Agency's Responsibility Insurance coverage
Price
Excludes:
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- Any arrival and departure l airfares or train tickets;
Any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary.
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Single room supplement;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff.
Personal travel accident insurance.
All optional programs;