| Day |
Program |
Stay in |
Meals |
| D1 |
Arrive in Kunming, which is known as Spring City, meet at airport and transfer to your hotel. If have time, you could tour Yunnan Ethnic Village Park and Yunnan Minorities Museum. Welcoming dinner with Crossing Bridge Rice Noodle. |
Kunming |
D |
| D2 |
After breakfast, drive to visit Stone Forest, the geological Karst wonder with the colorful local Sani People living around. |
Kunming |
B+L+D |
| D3 |
Take the morning flight to Dali. Cruising in Erhai Lake, enjoy Three course tea of Bai People. Then visit Butterfly Spring, and Temple of Three Pagodas of Chongshen Monastry built in 836AD, Visit Bai people's Tie-dying cloth with wax, and their village with the traditional architectural courtyards at Xizhou Town, and Old Town of Dali. |
Dali |
B+L+D |
| D4 |
A bus journey to Lijiang city in the morning. Visit Shuhe Ancient Town and Baisha Naxi Village where you will see the 500-year-old Baisha Fresco. Then back to Lijiang, visit Lijiang Ancient Town and Mufu (Mu's Mansion). |
Lijiang |
B+L+D |
| D5 |
After breakfast, drive to Jade Dragon Snow Mt., take cable-car up to the glacier (4506 m high), hike in the mountain for about 1 hour to enjoy the breathtaking view of the main peak (5596 m high), then take cable-car down, drive back to Lijiang. On the way, visit Ganhaizi Meadow and Baishui River. |
Lijiang |
B+L+D |
| D6 |
Morning drive to Shangri-la. On the way, Visit Tiger-Leaping Gorge, one of the deepest canyons of world, and First Bend of Yangtze River, when the river reaches Shigu Township of Lijiang County, it makes an abrupt turn and flows northward, forming a great V-shaped bend reputed as First Great Bend of Yangtze River. |
Shangri-la |
B+L+D |
| D7 |
Visit Pudacuo Scenery Spot, which includes Bitahai Lake and Shudu Lake, the most beautiful and highest lakes in Yunnan, The surrounding mountains are densely scattered with azaleas, and each year in late spring and early summer, when the flowers are in full bloom, the hillsides seem to be dyed red. You also can visit Xiaji Folk-custom and Culture Village here.
Then visit Songzanlin Lamasery, it is the largest Tibetan Buddhist Temple in Yunnan Province. and in the evening, take the flight back to Kunming. |
Kunming |
B+L+D |
| D8 |
Visit Golden Temple, which is the largest bronze-made temple in China, continue visiting Jingxing Flowers and Birds Market. Then transfer to airport for your departure flight. |
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B+L | |
