DAY 1 Kunming – ARRIVAL Meals: (-/-/-)
Upon arrival, meet your guide and transfer to your hotel. If time permits, enjoy a walk around the Green Lake Park; take a first glimpse at the local way of life. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 2 KUNMING - DALI Meals: (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel. In the morning transfer to airport for the flight to Dali. Upon arrival, cross the Erhai Lake to the opposite shore on which you will stroll on at the market of a fishermen's village (depending on days of occurrence) in the morning. After lunch, discover the Bai minority villages of Xizhou, famous for the architecture of its residences and Zhoucheng where you will visit its local temple and a family tie-dye processing workshop. Drive back to Dali old town for a free walk along the old lanes. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 3 DALI - LIJIANG Meals: (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel. Early morning transfer to Lijiang (3h). The city is the center of the Naxi people, a relatively small minority group with a rich culture. Visit Baisha village, once the capital of the Naxi Kingdom, famous for its Buddhist frescoes, and the village of Longquan, still traditional and well preserved. Lunch en route in a local restaurant. At the end of the afternoon, take a walk to the Black Dragon Pond to have a look at the renowned Moon Embracing Pavilion and the Dongba Museum, sanctuary of the culture of Naxi ancient culture. Later go to the Old Town is an intimate mountain town made of stone and tiles, laced with swift canals. In 1997, it was enlisted on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Dinner at local restaurant, followed by a Naxi music concert. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 4 LIJIANG –YONGNING- LUGU LAKE Meals: (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel, drive on a new road to Lugu Lake (7h) which overlaps the Yunnan Sichuan border and is a center for Tibetans, Yi and Mosuo villages. Located in the beautiful Xiaoliangshan Mountains, Lugu Lake is famous in China for being the place of the "female kingdom", one of the last matriarchal societies to exist: men and women are not united by wedlock and are respectively living at their mother's home, yet keeping a casual cohabitation relationship. On the way, stop at Yongning an important trade center for minorities in between Yunnan and Sichuan, to visit the Zha Mei monastery, entirely built in wood and with a building dating back to the 17th century. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel.
Lunch en route and dinner at local restaurant or with local people.
Overnight at Lugu Lake Hotel (the best available)
DAY 5 LUGU LAKE Meals: (B/L/D)
Breakfast at Mosuo Garden. Take a cruise on the Lugu Lake with the local one-tree-boat. Lunch en route and dinner at local restaurant or with local people and continue your discovery of the villages in the surroundings..In the evening, you may join the bonfire by the people in the village.
Lunch and dinner at local Chinese restaurants.
Overnight at Mosuo Garden.
DAY 6 LUGU LAKE - LIJIANG Meals: (B/L/-)
Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, drive back to Lijiang (7h); enjoy the landscape on both sides of the road.
Lunch en route and dinner at your own account. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 7 LIJIANG--JINGHONG Meals: (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel. In the morning drive to the Tiger Leaping Gorge, which is one of the deepest canyons of the world. Wedged tightly between titanic cliffs, the Yangtze River is so narrow here, so legend tells us, that a hunted tiger made his escape to the other side of the river in a single bound. Lunch en route or at local restaurant. In the afternoon, transfer to airport for the flight to Jinghong. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel. Lunch at local restaurant. Dinner on your own account. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 8 JINGHONG (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, drive through the valley of the Flowing Sand River to Menghai. This is one of the greatest tea regions producing the beloved Tuocha and the Pu'er tea. Visit the Octagonal Pavilion, one of the most appreciated architectural sites in the area. Then, visit of Hani villages that you will meet in their naturalness and material simplicity. Lunch en route and Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 9 JINGHONG (XISHUANGBANNA) – MENGLUN--KUNMING Meals: (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel. Early morning transfer to Galanba and visit its colorful minority market. Discover the villages in the surroundings before heading to Menglun to visit the Tropical Botanical Garden hosting one of the richest collections of tropical species in the world. Then transfer to airport for the flight go back to Kunming. Upon arrival, check in your hotel. Lunch en route and dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 10 KUNMING DEPARTURE Meals: (B/L/-)
Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, drive to the Western Hills followed by a 10-minute chair-lift ride up the hill. From the top a path winds down the famous "Dragon Gate". At the foot of the Hill, stop at the Huating Buddhist temple. After lunch at local restaurant, transfer to airport for departure flight.
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Hotel
List for your reference:
Category
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Name of hotel
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Address & phone
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Medium
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Camellia
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96 East Dongfeng Road, Kunming, Yunnan
Tel. (86-871) 316 3000
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Landscape Hotel
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No.96, Yu'er Road, Old City,Dali
86-872-2666318
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Lu gu Lake Hotel
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Shangcun, Luoshui village, Lugu
Lake, Ninglang County
Tel:
86-888 5886488
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Good Chance
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Tourism District Jinghong Xishuangbannan
Tel:86-891-2199999
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Superior
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Kunming Hotel
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52 Dong Feng Dong Road, Kunming 650051
Tel. (86-871) 316 2063
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Asia Star
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Tourism & Vacation Zone, Old Town,
Dali.
Tel:
86-872 2670 009
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Jianchuan Hotel
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No.1 North huangcheng
Road
Tel: 86-872 452 1434
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Tai Garden
Hotel
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8, Nonglin Nan Road,
Xishuangbanna, Yunnan
Tel. (86-691) 212 3888
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Deluxe
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Grand Park Hotel (Former Harbour Plaza)
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20 Hong Hua Qiao, Kunming, Yunnan
650031
Tel. (86-871) 538 6688
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New Tai Garden Hotel
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No.61 Minhang road, Jinghong, Xishuangbanna
Tel: 86-691-2166999
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Treasure Harbour International Hotel
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Shangri-la
Road, Lijiang
Tel: (86-888) 3116688
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Regent
Hotel
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Eastern part of Yu Er Road, Dali
Ancient
86-872-2666666
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Top Deluxe
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Green
Lake Hotel
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No. 6 Cuihu Nan Road, Kunming, China
Tel: 86-871-5158888
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Regent Hotel
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Eastern part of Yu Er Road, Dali Ancient, China.
Tel: 86-872-2666 666
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New Tai Garden Hotel
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No.61 Minhang road, Jinghong, Xishuangbanna
Tel: 86-691-2166999
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Banyan
Tree Lijiang Hotel
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Long Quan
Village, Shu He Town, Lijiang Country
Tel: 86-888-533111
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Our tour prices are inclusive of accommodation in twin shared
room, meals as specified in the program (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner),
transfers and tours with English speaking local guides, all entrance fees,
domestic flight tickets Kuming to Dali, Lijiang to Jihong, Jihong to Kunming
(ECO CLASS) including domestic airport taxes and construction fees, room taxes
and baggage handling.