Day 1. Kunming Arrival
Meal: None
Upon arrival Kunming by bullet train/flight, our Chinese-speaking driver picks you up at Kunming station/airport. Transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day 2. Kunming-Dali by Bullet Train
Meal: breakfast
At 08:30 am, meet your tour guide at the hotel and then drive about 85km to the Stone Forest.
In the afternoon, drive back to Kunming and visit Birds and Flowers Market. Then stroll around the Green Lake.
In the evening, take a bullet train to Dali. Meet your local guide and driver, then transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day 3. Dali
Meal: breakfast
In the morning, explore Dali Old Town including the Foreigners’ Street, the Ancient City Wall of Dali and The Gate Tower. Then drive to visit Three Pagodas in Chongsheng Monastery.
In the afternoon, transfer to Xizhou Old Town. Walk around this old town to see Bai ethnic traditional archetecture. Taste local three-course tea in Xizhou.
Afterwards, drive to Haishe Park to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Erhai Lake.
After that, drive to Zhoucheng Village. Pay a visit to local Tie-Dyeing workshop.
Transfer back to hotel.
Day 4. Dali - Lijiang
Meal: breakfast
In the morning, drive 3 hours to Lijiang. Upon arrival, visit Black Dragon Pool and Dongba Culture Musuem. Then enjoy your free time in Lijiang Old Town.
At 5:00 pm, meet your guide again at Big Waterwheel spot(大水车) in Lijiang Old Town and transfer to hotel.
Day 5. Lijiang
Meal: breakfast
In the morning at 09:00 am, visit Baisha Old Town and Baisha Murals. Afterwards, drive to visit Yuhu Village and Former Residence of Joseph Rock. In the afternoon, transfer to visit Shuhe Old Town.
Day 6. Lijiang – Tiger Leaping Gorge-Shangri-La
Meal: breakfast
In the morning, drive to Qiaotou Town. On the way, have a view of the First Bend of Yangtze River from afar and drive to Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge and stop for 5 minutes for photograph.
Then go on driving to Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge for hiking (about 3 hours). Hike from a place named “14km” to Tina’s Guesthouse.
In the afternoon at 3:30 pm, drive to Shangri-la. Upon arrival, stroll around Dukezong Ancient Town and walk up to the top of Guishan Hill to see the Grand Prayer Wheel and have a panoramic view of Shangri-La city.
Transfer to the hotel.
Day 7. Shangri-La
Meal: breakfast
Pick you up at the hotel. Then drive to visit Songzanlin Monastery and then pay a visit to a local Tibetan village—Xiaojiezi Village and family around the monastery. In the afternoon, transfer to visit Napahai Lake.
In the late afternoon, drive back to Shangri-La downtown.
Please note: Small deviations in the tour program are sometimes necessary, depending on weather, road conditions, flight schedules and room availability.
Day 8. Departure from Shangri-La
Meal: breakfast
Transfer you to Shangri-La airport where you will fly to your next destination, where the wonderful tour concludes.
