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 - Lugu Lake
(BL)
Drive 6.5 hours to the Lugu Lake.
Visit the Mosuo families, enjoy Mosuo food. Have a bonfire
party tonight, dance with the pretty and graceful Mosuo
girls.
Lugu
Lake: A shimmering pearl which is
the native place of "The Females'
Kingdom" composed of the Mosuo people,
a unique matriarchate well-preserved by
the indigenous Mosuo people, who are a
branch of the Naxi ethnic minority group.
Mosuo
People: They are the only people who are keeping
the traditional customs of Matriarchy system. The
most of adults live at the mother's home. The old
sayings is "the men and women never marry anybody".
The men and women only keep the relationship of spending
night occasionally. Called "Azhu" meaning
the close partners.
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| Day 07 |
Lugu Lake - Lijiang
(BL)
Have a cruise in the Lugu lake
by "pig-trough" boats". The water of
the lake is generally clean and green, with different
shades of colour: now turquoise blue, now sapphire blue,
now white-gray, simply beyond one's imagination. Teeming
in the lake are fine-scaled fish, carps and other species.
Visit the Liwubi Island and the Headman's Island. Drive
back to Lijiang in the afternoon. |
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| Day 08 |
Lijiang - 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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| Lugu
Lake
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Corlorful
Tower Hotel
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Corlorful
Tower Hotel
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Corlorful
Tower Hotel
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| 1
pax |
High
Season |
US$
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| Low
Season |
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| 2-5 pax
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High Season |
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| Low Season |
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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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