Tour Code:BJH-YT-08Duration:8 days + 7 nightsDeparture:You Choose!Pickup:about 8:30am at your hotel dailyFinish:about 5:30pm at your hotel dailyService:Entrance fees + flavor meals + private tour guide, driver & vehicle
Trip at a Glance
Day 1:Kunming Arrival;Day 2:Stone Forest;Day 3:Three Pagodas, Erhai Lake, Dali Old Town;Day 4:Shaxi Ancient Town;Day 5:Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture;Day 6:Tiger Leaping Gorge;Day 7:Songzanlin Lamasery, Bitahai and Shudu Lakes;Day 8:Shangri-La Departure
Itinerary Details Day by Day
Day 1 Kunming Arrival
Welcome to Kunming, the Spring City of China! Upon arrival at the Kunming airport/train station, You will meet our local tour guide and driver in the arrival hall and they will escort you to the hotel. The rest of the day will be free for you to take a rest or have a stroll in the streets.
Day 2 Kunming ( B, L )
Today you will visit the renowned Stone Forest, the 'First Wonder of the World'. It is amazing for the stones formed like that which makes you feel like come into a “stone world”.
In the afternoon, head to a minority village of Sani People, to dance and chat with local people and learn the colorful tradition cultures.
Stone Forest
Day 3 Kunming flight to Dali ( B, L )
Take flight to Dali in the morning. Renowned for its historical interest and Bai ethnic culture, Dali is a special city to discover. This day, you will visit the three famous attractions in Dali - Three Pagodas, Erhai Lake and Dali Old Town.
Three Pagodas: Located at the foot of Cangshan Mountain facing to the Erhai Lake for 1,800 years, Three Pagodas are made of three ancient independent pagodas forming a symmetrical triangle.
Erhai Lake: Take cruise in Erhai Lake by the small boat to the Jinsuo Islet in the east Erhai Lake. There are 200 Bai ethnic families around 1000 people in Jinsuo Island. In Erhai Lake cruise, you will enjoy the green Cangshan Mountain and the Three Pagodas from a far as well as lots of birds and seagulls flying over the lake.
Dali Old Town: In Xizhou Town, appreciate Bai-style traditional architectural courtyards, taste their fragrant Three-Course Tea and explore their distinctive culture. In Dali Old Town, walk around the Foreigner Street and enjoy the relax time with local people. After climbing up to the City Wall of Dali, you will have panoramic view of the Erhai Lake.
Dali Ancient Town
Day 4 Dali - Lijiang ( B, L )
After breakfast, you will drive to Jianchuan to pay a visit to Shaxi Ancient Town. After the tour, drive to Lijiang Ancient Town .
Shaxi Old Town
Day 5 Lijiang ( B, L )
Today you will visit the renowned Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the holy mountain for Naxi people. You can take the cable car to the top of this mountain and enjoy the happiness of the height.
After that, head to Baisha village to visit the ancient Baisha Mural Paintings, which combine the cultures of Han, Tibetan and Naxi people.
Then you will head for the Black Fragon Pool Park and the Naxi Dongba Culture Museum where you can learn Naxi pictograph character and explore the rich Naxi minority culture.
Jade-Dragon-Snow-Mountain
Day 6 Lijiang - Shangri-La ( B, L )
After breakfast, on the way to Shangri-La, you will have a chance to view the First Bend of the Yangtze River with breathtaking sight of the gorge and the Iron Chain Bridge in the Shigu Town. After that, you will visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the deepest gorge in the world. In there, you will walk through three marble tunnels.
Tiger Leaping Gorge
Day 7 Shangri-La ( B, L )
Today, you will visit the Songzanlin Lamasery. Located in the region with an altitude of 3,300 meters high, Songzanlin Lamasery is the largest Tibetan Buddhist lamasery in Yunnan Province and one of the 13 famous monasteries of Tibetan Kham. Then you can take a walk along the Bitahai and Shudu Lakes. After that, pay a visit to a local Tibetan family and have a nice chat with local people and get some understanding about local lifestyle.
In the afternoon, head for Dukezong Old Town. Climb up to the top of Guishan Hill or tortoise Hill, you will see the largest Prayer Wheel of the world and have a panoramic view of Shangri-La County and Dukezong Ancient Town.
Songzanlin Monastery
Day 8 Shangri-La Departure ( B )
On this day you will be free until your tour guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to your next destination.