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10 Days Yunnan Travel
Of Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-la, Meili
Snow Mountain
Tour Code: YNT_06
Deatinations: Kunming,
Dali,
Lijiang,
Shangri-la,
Meili
Snow Mountain
Tour Itinerary
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| Day
01 |
Arrival
in Kunming
Upon your arrival,
our guide will pick you up at the airport
and transfer to your hotel. Tour to
the Dragon Gate in Western Hills, then
visit the Grand-view Park.
Western
Hills: Located at the west bank
of the Dianchi
Lake, is set in mountains well
covered by evergreen woods and filled
with sweet songs by lovely birds,
perfect for hiking. Dragon Gate consists
of the Sanqing Temple Complex and
the Dragon Gate Grotto Complex.
Grand-view
Park: A beautiful lake-side park
that was completed in 1690 during
the Qing Dynasty, known for its longest
antithetical couplet in China.
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| Day
02 |
Kunming
- Dali
Take morning
flight to Dali. Have a cruise in the
Erhai Lake, on the boat, you'll enjoy
the unique Three-course-tea of local
ethnic Bai people and their dancing
and singing performance.
In the afternoon, visit Bai people's
Tie Dying Cloth with Wax, villages of
Bai People with traditional architecture
courtyard in Xizhou Township, the Three
Pagodas in the Chong Sheng Temple and
Dali Ancient City. (B+L)
Erhai
Lake: One of the seven biggest
fresh water lakes in China and the
largest highland lake next to Dianchi
Lake (in Kunming). So it was called
"Plateau Pearl". The dimension
is 41.5 km. by 6.9 km. The total storage
capacity is 3 billion cubic metres
and its elevation 1,972 metres.
Bai
people: The Bai people have a
long history and well-developed culture.
80% of the population of 1.39 million
live in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
around the Erhai Lake with exquisite
scenery. The Bai people have their
own spoden language but do not have
a written one.
Three
Pagodas: Between Cangshan Mountain
and Erhai Lake, the Three Pagodas
stand like the legs of a huge tripod.
In the time of Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms,
Chongshengsi Monastery was the largest
monastery in this area and the Three
Pagodas were only a part of it.
Dali
Ancient City: 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".
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| Day
03 |
Dali
- Lijiang
Drive 3.5 hours
to Lijiang. Visit the Black Dragon
Pool in Yuquan Park and Lijiang Ancient
Town. (B+L)
Black
Dragon Pool: As the water is as
green and lucid as jade, the pond
is also entitled "Yuquan"
or Jade Fountain. On the bank of the
pond willows hang their withes like
silk thread. One can see arbours and
pavilions beside the pond, temples
hidden in the trees and variegated
flowers found everywhere.
Lijiang
Ancient Town: The county town
of Lijiang is also called Dayanzhen,
famous for its scientific architectural
layout. Crisscrossed by crystal-clear
rivers and meandering cobbled streets,
it has a high research value and is
a treasure in the field of urban construction
in China.
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| Day
04 |
Lijiang
Visit the Jade
Dragon Snow Mountain, the Baisha Murals
and the Ancient Shuhe Village of Naxi
People. (B+L)
Jade
Dragon Snow Mountain: The much
famed mountain is situated some 15
km. north of Lijiang County, with
thirteen peaks resembling jade pillars
holding the sky, it stands majestically
on the east side of the Jinshajiang
River. The main peak, Mount Fan (Shanzifeng),
is 5,596 m. above sea level, and is
annually snowcapped.
Baisha Murals: Lijiang's murals
are works of the Ming Dynasty, chiefly
created from the Hongwu to the Wanli
eras. They were originally distributed
among the Juexiansi Temple and twelve
others, nine of which fell to ruins.
The remaining four temples have altogether
55 murals, with a total area of 139.22
sq. m.
Naxi
people: Naxi literature is rich
in form and content. Besides works
by Naxi scholars and writers, there
is a repository of oral folk literature.
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| Day
05 |
Lijiang
- Shangri-La
Drive 180Km
to Shangri-la. On the way, visit the
Tiger Leaping Gorge and the First bend
of the Yangtze River. (B+L)
Tiger
Leaping Gorge: One of the longest,
deepest and narrowest gorges in the
world.
First bend of the Yangtze River:
The upper reaches of the Yangtze River
is named the Jinsha River, which originates
from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The
Jinsha River flowed southward along
the Hengduan Mountain ranges and was
forced to the turn to north because
of the Alpine movements which caused
changes in the earth's physiognomy.
When the river reaches Shigu Township,
it makes an abrupt turn and flows further
northward, forming the rare V-shape
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| Day 06 |
Shangri-la
- Deqen
Drive from Shangri-la
to Deqen, 110km, visit the Flying temple
on the way. (B+L+D) |
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| Day
07 |
Deqen
Visit the Mingyong
Glacier at Meili Snow Mountain. (B+L+D)
Meili
Snow Mountain: Towering like a pyramid
is located about 10km west of Deqing
City in Diqing Prefecture. As the sun
rises in the east, the snow-mountain
looks splendid, draped in gold. Low
altitude modern glaciers, can be found
in this area, of particular interest
to those engaged in geological research.
Under Kawageber Peak, Mingyuchia Glacier
and Sichia Glacier stretch down to the
forest at an elevation of 2,700 meters;
this area is accessible. However, the
highest peak, Kawageber Peak some 6,740
meters above sea level, is still a "virgin
peak", untouched till now. Mountaineers
from China, Great Britain, the US, and
Japan have failed to conquer the peak
over the years. In 1991, 17 mountaineers
from China and Japan trying to conquer
the peak lost their lives on the snow-mountain.
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| Day
08 |
Deqen
- Shangri-la
Drive from Deqen
to Shangri-la. Visit the Bitahai Lake,
the Songzanlin Lama Temple and a Tibetan
family. (B+L)
Bitahai
Lake: A fault lake, is an intact
natural attraction with various species
of flora and fauna and, of course, picturesque
landscapes.
Songzanlin
Lama Temple: A typical Lama monastery.
Located at the foot of Mt. Foping, four
kilometers north of Zhongdian County,
a monastery was first built here in
1679 and has been rebuilt many times.
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09 |
Shangri-la
- Kunming - Stone Forest
Take morning
flight to Kunming. Drive 90 KM to Lunan
county to visit the Stone Forest. Back
to Kunming in the afternoon. Visit the
Golden Temple. (B+L)
Stone
Forest: The most remarkable natural
phenomena. It consists of innumerable
bizarre shaped ancient limestone cliffs
and peaks created by wind and water
erosion some 270 million years ago.
Golden
Temple: A Daoist temple, the main
building of which is cast entirely
in bronze weighing about 280 tons.
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Departure
from Kunming
Transfer to
the airport for your departure, end
of service. (B+L) |
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Quotation and Hotels
(please email us
for an enquiry, we'll quote the price according
to your travel date and the number of people
in your group.)
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Luxury |
Standard |
| City |
Kunming |
Kaihwa
Plaza Hotel  |
Golden
Dragon Hotel  |
| Dali |
Asia
Star Hotel |
Asia
Star Hotel |
| Lijiang |
Guan
Fang Hotel |
Adange
Hotel |
| Shangri-la |
Sightseeing
Hotel |
Sightseeing
Hotel |
| Deqen |
Rainbow
Hotel  |
Rainbow
Hotel |
| Quotation |
high
season |
US$ per
pax |
US$ per
pax |
| low
season |
US$
per pax |
US$
per pax |
| single
room suppl |
US$
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US$
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| Note:
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 Inclusions:
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1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is
based on two persons sharing one twin
or double standard room with private
facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American
or Chinese breakfast at the hotel,
Chinese lunch and dinner in local
Chinese restaurant as specified in
the itinerary. B - Breakfast, L -
Lunch, D - Dinner.
3. Private Transport
Private transport
between airport or railway station
and hotel and all the sights by air-conditioned
vehicle.
4. Transportation
between Cities
The economic
class air tickets of the domestic
flight or soft berth/seat train tickets
between cities as specified in the
itinerary.
5. Entrance tickets
The main entrance
tickets for the sights mentioned.
6. Guiding service
Excellent tour
Guiding. All normal sightseeing tours
in each city with English-speaking
guide and admission fees where applicable.
Our guide will not fly with you from
one city to another. Upon your arrival
at each city, a new local guide and
driver will pick you up, be with you
for local tour and see you off after
you finish the itinerary of each city.
The cruise shore excursion is in-group
assigned by the cruise company.
7. Insurance
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 Exclusions:
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1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining
your visa to enter China.
2. Charge of arrival
and departure
The international
or domestic air / train charge of arrival
and departure.
3. Single Room Supplement
Should a twin
room is needed by a single guest, supplement
of the twin room will be charged.
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.
4. Personal Expenses
Expenses of a
personal nature such as laundry, drinks,
fax, telephone call, optional activities
or sightseeing, overweight baggage charges
or meals not indicated, ect.
5. Optional Programs
Optional programs
which are not specified in the above
itinerary.
6. Tips to guides
and drivers
Suggested tips:
USD12-14 to tour guide per day, USD
8-12 to driver per day, but depending
on their service, it's up to you, entirely
voluntary. |
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