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8 Days Private Yunnan Highlight Tour
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15 Nov
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Highlights
This 8 days Yunnan tour is a perfert choice for travelers pursuing an in-depth exploration of Yunnan, covering amazing stone forest, thousand-year-old ancient towns, peaceful Erhai Lake, breathtaking Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, hospitable local minorites...Join this tour to create a fond memory of your China holiday and have once-in -a-lifetime traveling experice.
Itinerary
Kunming Arrival
Kunming
Admission Ticket FreeUpon your arrival at Kunming airport, you will be greeted by a local driver who will hold a sign with your name on it and then transferred to your hotel for check in. The rest of day is free time on your own disposal.- AccommodationsKunming local 4 star hotel (2 pax sharing 1 room, 3 pax with an additional bed or triple room)
Kunming Day Tour
Yunnan Stone Forest Geological Park
3 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedGet picked up in the morning from your hotel lobby and then transferred to the famous Stone Forest after about 2 hours’ driving. The Stone forest is one of the most special Karst landform on the earth, earning the same great fame together with Beijing Forbidden City, Xian Terracotta Warriors and Guilin’s hills & waters, and attracting endless visitors home and abroad.Green Lake (Cui Hu)
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedAfter lunch, drive back to Kunming downtown to visit the Green Lake which is the most beautiful park in Kunming. From there, you will walk leisurely about 20 mins to visit Flowers and Birds Market to get a close observation to local life. Finally, you will be dropped off to your hotel.- AccommodationsKunming local 4 star hotel (2 pax sharing 1 room, 3 pax with an additional bed or triple room)
Kunming-Dali by High Speed Train
Chongsheng Three Pagodas
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedMeet the local driver in the early morning and take a bullet train to Dali with about 2 hours’ train riding. When you arrive to Dali Train Station, you will find your local guide waiting for you at the exit with a name board in hands. Start today’s visit at the Three Pagodas in Chongshen Monastery. It locates at northwest of Dali Ancient Town, facing Cangshan Mountain at west and Erhai Lake at east. The pagodas were built thousands of years ago for the purpose of preach Buddhism and have important value to research the past history and culture.Erhai Lake
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedThe next stop is today’s highlight: Erhai Lake. You will take a boat cruise to the Jinsuo Islet, appreciating the peaceful and amazing scenery along the way, such as Cangshan Mountain and Three Pagodas from distance. There are here are 200 Bai ethnic families around 1000 people living Jinsuo Island where you will learn the local folk culture from tour guide.Dali Town
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeIn the late afternoon, come to Dali Old Town, you will take a walk there, immerse yourself in the free, leisure, busy atmosphere of this town. Finally, check in at a local hotel in the old town.- AccommodationsDali local 4 star hotel (2 pax sharing 1 room, 3 pax with an additional bed or triple room)
Dali-Lijiang
Xizhou Town
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedMeet your tour guide in the morning and then head to the first stop today: Xizhou Town. It’s a beautiful old town filled with Bai-style elements specially architectures, folk customs and culture. You will visit some courtyards and taste their fragrant Three-Course Tea there.Zhoucheng Village
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedThen move to Zhoucheng Village and visit the local Bai people’s Tie-dying cloth workshop which is a distinct feature of this minority. It’s a good place to buy some souvenir with the Bai ethnic elements if you are interested in that.Old Town of Lijiang - China
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedAfter lunch, you will come to Lijiang Old Town. This old town wins its name nationwide with its unique historical, cultural and tourist value and listed as one of World Cultural Heritage. It’s home of Naxi Ethnic Minority, located on the plateau with 2400 meters above the sea level. With the well-preserved unique architectures, layout of the town, distinct traditional customs and folk culture, you will find the ever achievement of Chinese ancient city. Besides these shining titles, Lijiang is “Utopia” in China especially for the youth trying to escape from the pressure of modern life. Check in your local hotel finally.- AccommodationsLijiang local 4 star hotel (2 pax sharing 1 room, 3 pax with an additional bed or triple room)
Lijiang
Yulong (Jade Dragon) Mountain
3 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedBegin today’s tour with the highlight Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Located at the north of Lijiang city, it’s the biggest snow mountain at the Northern Hemisphere with altitude over 4,00 meters. You will reach Ganhaizi Meadow firstly. Then take a sightseeing bus to have a visit through the Baishuihe River. Afterwards, take cable care to Spruce Meadow, hike about 30 minutes in the forest and then take a battery cart to Blue Moon Valley where you will see pearl-like lakes scattering on the land and marvel at the great scenery here.Lijiang Impressions Show
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedAfter lunch, you will enjoy the Impression Lijiang Ethnic Show directed by Zhang Yimou. It is held in Ganhaizi Meadow about 3100M above the sea level.Baisha Ancient Town
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedLater on, come to visit Baisha Old Town, an beautiful traditional Naxi style old town. Baisha Murals here are the must-see sites which has been enrolled on the World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1997. Drop off to your Lijiang hotel after the tour.- AccommodationsLijiang local 4 star hotel (2 pax sharing 1 room, 3 pax with an additional bed or triple room)
Lijiang-Tiger Leaping Gorge-Shangri-La
Yangtze River First Bend
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedIt’s a full day today with top highlights. Drive about 60 km from Lijiang in the morning to the First Bend of the Yangtze River with breath-taking gorge scenery. Walk through the Iron Chain Bridge on the river, which is a thrilling experience.Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hutiao Xia)
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedNext come to the Tiger Leaping Gorge which is the deepest gorge in the world, famous for “steep and dangerous”. Jinsha River flows softly from Qinhai Plateau but starts to run rapidly like a roaring tiger when meeting the narrow and deep gorge, thus it gets the name of Tiger Leaping Gorge.Dukezong Ancient Town
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedAfterwards, head to enter the Tibetan area and come to Dukezong Ancient Town exactly. It’s the largest and best-preserved Tibetan population in China and also a very important station along the Ancient Tea Horse Road. Besides, walking up to the top of Guishan Hill to appreciate the typical Tibetan style view---Prayer Wheel. From there, you will have a bird-view of Shangri-La county and Duzekong Ancient Town. Get to your Shangri-La hotel to check in.- AccommodationsShangri-la local 4 star hotel (2 pax sharing 1 room, 3 pax with an additional bed or triple room)
Shangri-La
Songzanlin Scenic Area
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedShangri-La has a totally different appearance of the past places where you will start to meet Tibetan element. The first site today is Songzanlin Monastery which is the largest Tibetan monastery in Yunnan area and famed as “Small Potala Palace”. It was built along hillside, looking like an old castle, showing the brilliant construction technology of Tibetan.Shudu Lake
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedAfterwards, come to a Tibetan family and enjoy a local Yak Butter lunch there. In the afternoon, you will head to visit Shudu Lake. It is embraced by beautiful mountains all around where primitive forest and many precious animals are well protected.Potatso National Park
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedNext is the Pudacuo National Park, a main highlight of Shangri-La. The park is definitely a priceless gift from nature: with altitude between 3,500 meter and 4,159 meter, it does collect rich natural resources including geology and landform, lake wetland, meadow, river and valley, rare plants and animals. The amazing scenery here will make you can’t stop the camera in your hands and marvel at this wonderland. Transferred back to hotel after the tour.- AccommodationsShangri-la ocal 4 star hotel (2 pax sharing 1 room, 3 pax with an additional bed or triple room)
Shangri-La Departure
Shangri-La County
Admission Ticket FreeIt’s time to say goodbye. You will be transferred to Shangri-La airport by your diver. Service ends here.
What's included
INCLUDED
7 breakfasts included by hotels
Entrance tickets mentioned in the itinerary
English speaking tour guides
Private transfer with air-conditioned vehicle
Tolls, fuels and parking fees
Kunming-Dali high speed train (2nd class seat)
7 nights comfortable hotels (4 star/ 2 pax sharing 1 room)
NOT INCLUDED
Personal expense
Gratuities (highly recommended)
Guide service on the train
Any service beyond the “Price includes”
Any Meals
Customer reviews
Additional information
Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
You will receive a confirm email from local operator about the tour details within 48 hours after booking.
Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Please leave a note when booking if you have any special requirement about the tour, such as diet.
You will be contacted at least one day ahead of the travel day via email to advise the pickup info. The tour guide will also call you or leave you a message through your hotel room the night before tour about pickup time.
You are suggested to wear comfortable shoes on tour day.
Location
Address
Kunming, Yunnan, China
Provider
China Travel Service