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Tour Itinerary
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| Day 01 |
Arrival - Kunming
Upon your arrival in Kunming, our tour guide will pick
you up at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Visit
the Dragon Gate in Western Hills by the Dianchi Lake.
Dragon
Gate: It consists of the Sanqing Temple Complex
and the Dragon Gate Grotto Complex, located in the Western
Hills, it's 15 km west of Kunming City, close to the
west shore of the Dianchi
Lake. The scene is well noted for its dangerousness
and uniqueness. |
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| Day 02 |
Kunming (BL)
Tour to Lunan county to visit
the Stone Forest. In the afternoon, drive back to Kunming
and visit the Golden Temple.
Stone
Forest: A typical Karst landform, it is 350 square
kilometers in area, groups of gray-black stone peaks,
and stone pillars rise abruptly, pointing to the sky,
like a very dense forest just as its name infers.
Golden
Temple: A Daoist temple made of copper. The temple
was at last founded in the year Wanli 30th of Ming Dynasty,
1602 A.D., it is the largest and heaviest copper temple
in China weighing about 280 tons. |
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| Day 03 |
Kunming - Dali (BL)
Take flight to Dali in the morning.
Today we will have a cruise on Lake Erhai, visit the
old town of Dali, villages of local Bai
People and their typical building in Xizhou Town,
then visit the local Tie-dying in Zhoucheng and the
Three pagodas in Chongshen Temple.
Erhai
Lake: The second largest lake in Yunnan Province,
a fresh water lake in the Yunnan Plateau at an elevation
of 1972 metres, with a length of 42 km and width of
8 km.
Xizhou:
Historically, it was a military fortress of Nanzhao
Kingdom and a temporary palace of the King of Nanzhao.
Because of its favourable geographical situation, the
town used to be a commercial centre.
Dali
Old Town: A historically and culturally famous city
of China, is renowned for her historical interest, and
an important pass of the ancient "Silk Route of
the South".
Three
pagodas: Wonders of Dali, consists of three pagodas
erected during the Wudai Period (907-979 A.D.) of the
Dali Kingdom. The Three Pagodas are representation of
the ancient architectural and cultural arts of the Bai
nationality. |
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| Day 04 |
Dali - Lijiang (BL)
Drive to Lijiang. On the way
stop at Xinhua village where the Bai Ethnic People are
famous for making silver articles. Arrive Lijiang, visit
Lijiang Old Town, Sifangjie Street and Black Dragon
Pool in Jade Spring Park.
Lijiang
Old Town: Built in the late Song dynasty (960-1279
A.D.) and the early Yuan dynasty (1206-1368 A.D.), Lijiang
is a Historical and Cultural Heritage in China and it
has been included in the World Cultural Heritage. Lijiang
is also the center of the Naxi people, a relatively
small minority group with a rich culture.
Jade
Spring Park: A beautiful park with elegant ancient
Pavilions and Bridges in. |
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| Day 05 |
Lijiang (BL)
Visit the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain,
Ganhaizi, Yufeng Temple, Baisha Fresco, the Ancient
Shuhe Village of Naxi people.
Jade
Dragon Snow Mountain: It's 4,000 meters above sea
level, the highest peak Shanzidou, 5,569 meters high,
together with the other 13 peaks which run 35 kilometers
from the south to the north, look like a giant crystal
jade dragon and thus get the name.
Yufeng
Temple: Built in the last year of the Kangxi Period
of the Qing dynasty, it is one of the five important
Lamaist temples in Lijiang.
Baisha
Fresco: It was made from 1385 to 1619, employing
the eclectic artist energies of Chines Daoist , Tibetan
and Naxi Buddhists and local dongba shamans.
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| Day 06 |
Lijiang - Shangri-la
(Zhongdian) (BL)
Drive 180Km to Shangri-la. On
the way, visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge and the First
bend of the Yangtze River.
The
First Bend of the Yangtze River: The Jinsha River,
the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, rises in the
Qinghai Tibet Plateau and flows southward. 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 the First Great Bend of the
Yangtze River.
Tiger-Leaping
Gorge: One of the deepest canyons of the world,
the Tiger Leaping Gorge is famous in the world for its
majesty and grotesquery. |
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| Day 07 |
Shangri-la (BL)
Visit Songzanlin Lamasery, the
Pudacuo Scenic region (including Shudu Lake, Bita Lake
resort and Xiaji Resort.), and visit a Tibetan family
near Napahai Reserve.
Bitahai Lake: Surrounded by wooded mountains and
resembles a beryl inlaid among them, Bitahai is the
most beautiful and highest lake in Yunnan, covers an
area of 166 hectares. 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.
Songzanlin
Lamasery: It is the largest Tibetan Buddhist Temple
in Yunnan Province, built in 1679 under Emperor Kang
Xi's authorization after the fifth Dalai Lama sent a
report to him, also one of the famous monasteries in
the Tibetan area. It now has over 700 Buddhist monks.
Napahai Lake: A provincial nature reserve, which
is located 8 km northwest of Zhongdian County, with
a total area of 2,400 hectares, surrounded by mountains
on three sides, which are capped with deep snow during
winter and spring. |
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| Day 08 |
Shangri-la - Deqen
(BLD)
Drive from Shangri-la to Deqen,
110km, visit the Flying temple on the way. |
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| Day 09 |
Deqen - Shangri-la
(BLD)
Visit the Mingyong Glacier at
Meili Snow Mountain. Drive from Deqen to Shangri-la.
Meili
Snow Mountain: Towering like a pyramid is located
about 10km west of Deqing City in Diqing Prefecture.
As the sun rises in the east, the snow-mountain looks
splendid, draped in gold. Low altitude modern glaciers,
can be found in this area, of particular interest to
those engaged in geological research. Under Kawageber
Peak, Mingyuchia Glacier and Sichia Glacier stretch
down to the forest at an elevation of 2,700 meters;
this area is accessible. However, the highest peak,
Kawageber Peak some 6,740 meters above sea level, is
still a "virgin peak", untouched till now.
Mountaineers from China, Great Britain, the US, and
Japan have failed to conquer the peak over the years.
In 1991, 17 mountaineers from China and Japan trying
to conquer the peak lost their lives on the snow-mountain.
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| Day 10 |
Shangri-la - Kunming
- Departure (BL)
After breakfast, take flight to Kunming. Visit the Qiongzhu
Temple and the Flower and Bird Market. Transfer to the
airport and fly to your next desitination, end of service.
Qiongzhu
Temple: The most impressive features in this temple
are the 500 Arhat sculptures. Compared with Bodhisattvas,
Arhats look more like human beings than Gods, and therefore
they are popular among the common people and monks. |
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Tour Quotation
(please email us, we'll quote the price
according to your travel date and the number of persons in
your group.)
| Hotel |
Luxury |
Standard |
Comfortable |
| City |
Kunming |
Green Lake
Hotel
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New Era Hotel
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camellia
Hotel
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| Dali
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Regent
Hotel Dali
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Asia
Star Hotel
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San Ta Yuan
Hotel
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| Lijiang |
Guan Fang Hotel
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Lijiang Wangfu Hotel
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Sanhe Hotel
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| Shangri-la |
Guanguang
Hotel
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Guanguang
Hotel
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Corlorful
Tower Hotel
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| Deqen |
Rainbow
Hotel
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Rainbow
Hotel
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Rainbow
Hotel
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| 1
pax |
High
Season |
US$
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US$
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US$
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| Low
Season |
US$
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US$
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US$
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| 2-5 pax
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High Season |
US$ |
US$ |
US$ |
| Low Season |
US$ |
US$ |
US$ |
| single room supplement |
US$ |
US$ |
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Note:
The above price is not
valid during the public holidays: 1-7th May, 1-7th October
and during the first week of Chinese Lunar New Year which
takes place in late January or early February. The private
guided tour is tailored for you exclusively. No other participants
will be in your group and you will not take part into any
tours of others on land services. |
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Quotation Includes
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1.
The economy-class air charges of the domestic flight or soft
sleeper/seat train charge between cities as specified in the
itinerary.
2.
The hotel accommodation is based on two persons sharing one
standard twin room with private facilities in all relevant
locations. If a single client requests a twin room alone,
the single room supplement will be charged.
3.
For the land tour in each city, daily American breakfast is
served in the hotel, and Chinese lunch and/or dinner will
be served with two cups of soft drink outside the hotel. All
meal arrangements are served as the itinerary specifies.
4.
Private transfers for you and your party as a group between
airports, train stations, hotels and all sightseeing spots.
Separate arrivals and departures will incur extra charges.
5.
One private English-speaking guide and driver will accompany
you on all normal sightseeing tours in each city.
6.
Entrance fees to the tourist sites.
7. Should
your tour include a cruise, then the shore excursion in groups
and activities will be subject to the arrangements made by
the cruise company.
8. China
Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance. We highly recommend
that you purchase full coverage travel insurance from you
country of origin. |
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Quotation Excludes
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1.
The international or domestic air/train charge of arrival
and departure.
2.
Expenses of a personal nature such as laundry, drink, telex,
telephone calls or overweight baggage charges.
3. Charge
of obtaining your visa to enter China.
4.
Optional programs which are not specified in the above itinerary.
5. Tips
to Guide and driver. Suggested tips: USD10-14 to guide per
day, USD 8-10 to driver per day, but depending on their service,
it's up to you, entirely voluntary.
6. Single
Room Supplement.
What is single
supplement? - The hotel
is based on double occupancy. If the visitor travels alone
or the number of the travelers is odd (such as 3, 5, 7...),
who stays in one single room has to pay the single room supplement.
As the hotel is on double occupancy. |
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