Day 1: Be met at Kunming Airport and transferred to your hotel. Leisure for the rest of the day.
Program:
Arrive in Kunming, be welcome at Kunming airport and transfer to the hotel. Leisure for the rest of the day in Kunming.
Meals: N/A
Accommodation: Kunming Jinjiang Hotel or similar
Day 2: Be drive from Kunming downtown to Dongchuan Red Land Scenic Area. Photo as you like on the way.
Program:
After breakfast, drive to Dongchuan (200 km, about 3.5 hours driving) to enjoy the beautiful
Dongchuan Red Land, known as the “Color Palette of the Earth”. Drive along the sky way, you can take photos as you like on the way. Arrive at the Red Land, enjoy the sunset if the weather allows.
Recommended photography sites: Yueliang Tian, Luoxiagou, Jinxiu Yuan, Damakan, Qiannian Gushu and so on.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Red Land Renjia Hotel or similar
Notes: the altitude in Dongchuan is from 1800 - 2600 meters.

Day 3: Get up early in the morning, enjoy sunrise at Damakan. After breakfast, keep on our photo program in Dongchuan.
Program:
In the early morning, enjoy the sunrise at
Damakan. After breakfast, go to the colorful
Qicai Po, visit
Red Land Daguan, Luosi Wan, Yuepu Ao and Wafang Liangzi, ect in Dongchuan. If the weather allows, you can overlook the Jiaozi Snow Mountain.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Red Land Renjia Hotel or similar
Day 4: After breakfast, drive from Dongchuan to Luoping. and leisure for the rest of the day.
Program:
After breakfast drive from Dongchuan Red Land to Luoping (375 km, about 6 hours driving); after arrive in Luoping, leisure for yourself because tomorrow's program will star early.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Luoping Zhongyuan Hotel or similar
Day 5: Today we will photo beautiful Luoping scenery include sunrise in Jinji Peak for peak foest around, Jiulong Waterfalls and Luosi Tian.
Program:
Get up eaily in the morning, drive to
Jinji Peak to high-angle shot sunrise; and then enjoy the largest natural garden in the world—the sea of canola (if on the canola season, Feb to Mar). After thatk, drive to shoot the famous
Jiulong Waterfalls, when you climb to the peak by the side of the waterfalls, you will have a bird's view of the water falls and villages and canolas around. After lunch we will have a rest and then go to photo small waterfall groups and fields such as Shenlong Waterfall, Sandie Water, ect. Before the dusk, arrive at Jiulong Town; enjoy the sunset at
Luosi Tian (Snail Field).
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Luoping Zhongyuan Hotel or similar
Day 6: After breakfast, drive from Luoping to Stone Forest. In the afternoon, photo the Stone Forest.
Program:
After breakfast, drive from to Shilin (
Stone Forest, 150 km, about 2 hours driving). In the afternoon, photo the Karst Stone Forest.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accomodation: Shilin Ashimar Hotel or similar
Day 7: After breakfast, we drive from Stone Forest to Yuanyang Terraces Scenic Area. Go to Bada Terrace after arrive Yuanyang.
Program:
After breakfast, start for Stone Forest to Yuanyang on sky way (285 km, about 3.5 hours driving). When arrive Yuanyang, go to
Bada Terrace (one of scenic spot in Yuanyang Terraces) to shoot sunset, with more than 12,700 Ha Hani Minority terraces under your feet.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accomodation: Yuanyang Yunti Hotel or similar
Day 8: Today we will enjoy full day photo program in Yuanyang include: Duoyishu Terrace, Huangcaoling Terrace, Luomadian, Mengping Terrace and Laohuzui.
Program:
Today’s highlights for photography will be the well-known
Duoyishu Sunrise, Sea of Clouds,
Huangcaoling Terrace and Luomadian. After lunch, you can take a break for two hours. In the afternoon, heading to
Mengping Terrace to catch the fantastic Sunset in Laohuzui. Back to your hostel in the late afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accomodation: Yuanyang Yunti Hotel or similar
Note:
1. Please do take the tripod as the lights changed frequently on Rice Terrace, especially in the dawn and dusk.
2. Yuanyang locates at an altitude of 1600 meters with large temperature difference between day and night,brings some thick cloths and nice sunscreen.
3. You may meet some local kids; you can bring some snacks or stationery for them.

Day 9: Today we will keep on our terrace program in Yuanyang. After visiting the terrace, we will go to a Hani Minority village.
Program:
Get up early this morning, you will take a photo-tour to Qingkoutian Terrance, and then visit the Qingkoutian Village, where inhabited the friendly Hani Minority People.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accomodation: Yuanyang Yunti Hotel or similar
Day 10: After breakfast, we will depart Yuanyang to Jianshui. Photo Chaoyang Gate, Zhujia Garden and Shuanglong Bridge.
Program:
Drive from Yuanyang to
Jianshui Ancient Town(125 km, about 2 hours driving) where is an ancient town on Ancient South Silk Road, keep lots of well- protected architectures, and people living here peace and happy. Photo The Chaoyang Gate, Shuanglong Bridge, Zhujia Garden and old streets, ect.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: New Linan Hotel or similar
Day 11: Leisure in the morning in Jianshui. After lunch, drive back to Kunming.
Program:
Leisure in the morning, photo the ancient town freely. After lunch, drive from Yuanyang back to Kunming (200 km, about 2.5 hours driving).
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Kunming Jinjiang Hotel or similar
Day 12: Transfer you to Kunming Airport for your flight to your next destination. End of service.
Program:
Transfer to Kunming Airport for departure.
Meals: Breakfast
Service includes:
*Hotel accommodations with breakfast as specified (but hotels are
subject to change to the same category before finally confirmed).
*All meals as specified in the itinerary.
*Transfers among airports & hotels as specified in the itinerary by
private car or coach with driver & English-speaking guide.
*Entrance fees for sightseeing as outlined in the itinerary with English speaking guide.
*Travel insurance in mainland China during the above travel period.
*Arrangements for the planning, handling, operational and communication charges.