Tour Highlights:*Travel in one of the eight best travel routes in China, heaven like attraction- Shangri-La
* The famous movie ”Tianlongbabu”, romantic memory of the empire of Duan in Dali
*Old town in Snow mount, beautiful and secluded garden in Lijiang
*Guinness World Records, largest dinosaur relic – World Dinosaur Valley
Local Delicacies:
* Kunming: Traditional Steam Pot Chicken, Rice Noodle, Herbal Cuisine, Wild Mushroom Hot Pot, Roasted Duck.
* Dali: Three-Course Tea of Bai Dancing Performance,Fish Cooked in Chinese Style Casserole, Bai Style Cuisine.
* Lijiang: Naxi Style Cuisine, Snow Mountain Cuisine, Shuhe Plateau Salmon Hot Pot
Accommodation / Guide /Transportation
· All 5 stars hotel for your comfort (* Please reconfirm hotel 2 weeks prior to departure)
· Professional guide (Chinese) *This trip may only applicable to Chinese American*
· Airport pick up time: 10:00 – 22:00, Airport delivery time: (8 days trip) 13:00 ; (9 days trip)8:00 – 12:00; Pick up and deliver touristsin groups according to flight time, other time slot require extra fee.
· If tourists leave in the middle of the trip, USD50 / person / day extra fee is needed, other paid fee is no refundable
Amazing show with extra charges ($230 / person, Compulsory) (Please pay along with tour fee):
· Lijiang Guanyin Gorge + Mufu Palace
· Shangri-la Tibetan Home Visit
· Dali World Dinosaur Valley
· Lufeng County Tianlongbabu Film Studio
Kind Reminder: Please wear sport shoes.High altitude locations are included, which may cause high altitude sickness.Therefore, if you have heart disease, high blood pressure or respiratory disease, please consider other attractive tours.
Departure Date: Every Sat
1 Hometown – Kunming
We start our tour by taking international bound flights to Kunming
2 Kunming
Upon arrival, our professional guide will meet you at airport and transfer to the hotel. You can arrange the rest of the day.
Hotel:Kunming Wen Hui Hotel or similar
3 Kunming – Dali – Tianlongbabu Film Studio – Lijiang – Square Street Old City (World heritage) (B/L/D)
Today you will visit Tianlongbabu Film Studio, where many famous TV series and movies were taken in here. Then you will go to Square Street Old City, a square with many building built in Ming and Qing Dynasty.
Hotel:Guan Fang Hotel or similar
4 Lijiang – Shangri-la – Tiger Leaping Gorge – Tibetan Home Visit – GuiShan Park – Moonlight Square – DiQing Zhou museum (B/L/D)
Leaving Lijiang proceed to Shangri-la this morning, a heaven like attraction which is extremely beautiful. Then you will go to Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the deepest gorges in the world. You will also visit Tibetan Home, Guishan Park and Moonlight Square before heading to Diqing Museum.
Hotel: Xiangge Lila Maoyuan Hotel or similar
5 Shangri-la – Lijiang – Guanyin Gorge – Local Market – Shuhe Old Town (B/L/D)
We transfer back to Lijiang today, then we will visit Guanyin Gorge, the 1st view in Lijiang. And then go to Shuhe Old Town, once was a center for fur trading and finally visit Mufu Palace, a HK TV series was taken in here.
Hotel:Guan Fang Hotel B Area or similar
6 Lijiang – Heilongtan Park – Silk Factory – Dali – A Bai Village (Pai Song and Dance Performance) – The Ancient Town Of Dali (B/L/D)
Today you will visit Heilongtan Park; the name was come from a legend about 10 dragons doing bad things to human kind. Stop for silk Factory before heading to Dali. Enjoy Pai Song and Dance Performance in A Bai Village. And also visit The Ancient Town of Dali. Buildings inside the town are built like a chess board.
Hotel:Regent Hotel or similar
7 Dali – Lufeng ( World Dinosaur Valley) – Puli Tea House – Lijiang Mansion – Kunming (B/L/D)
World Dinosaur Valley; it is a national geopark of China as well as the largest dinosaur valley in the world. Enjoy the famous Puli Tea, then we will visit Lijiang Mansion, a Ming Dynasty building with some Tang and Song Dynasty style inside. Tour transfer to Kunming at the end of the day.
Hotel:Kunming Wen Hui Hotel or similar
8 Kunming – Daguan Building Resort – Green Lake – Pearl Centre – Colorful Yunnan Tourism Zone – Foot Massage (Free) (B/L/D)
Today you will visit Daguan Park, it has a really interesting theme – long Chinese history couplet. Then we continue visit to Green Lake and Pearl Center. After lunch, we visit ot Colorful Yunnan Tourism Zone, in here you can experience and understand the culture of Zhuang people. Lastly, we visit Green Lake, which is being regarded as the beryl of Kunming.
Hotel:Kunming Wenhui Hotel or similar
9 Jade Factory – Jinma Biji Historic Site – Nanping Road pedestrian street- Kunming – Stone Forest – Kunming (B/L/D)
Today sightseeing to Jinma Biji Historic site, it is the oldest symbolic building in Yunnan, which already has 400 years history. Free time shopping at Nanping Road Pedestian Stree before lunch. Then you will visit Stone Forest, where many stones in all kind of strange figures inside, you can admire craftsmanship of nature.
Hotel:Kunming Wenhui Hotel or similar
10 Kunming – Hometown (B)
After breakfast, you will be delivered to airport based on appointed time. You can choose either fly back to hometown or stay in places in South East Asia.