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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| Low
Season |
US$
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| 2-5 pax
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High Season |
US$ |
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| Low Season |
US$ |
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| single room supplement |
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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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