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7 Days China Yunnan Ecology Tours:
Viewing Birds In Kunming, Lijiang, Shangri-la
Tour Code: YNT_14
Deatinations: Kunming,
Lijiang,
Shangri-la
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1.
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.
Visit the Bamboo Monastery.
Bamboo
Monastery: A Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) temple known
for its Arhat statues, is the most famous of Kunming's
temples. The present Bamboo temple was rebuilt in the
Guangxu Era (1833 to 1890). |
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| Day 02 |
Kunming - Lijiang (Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
After breakfast, viewing the seagulls
in Green Lake, then visit the Flower & Bird Market
in the old part of Kunming city. Take flight from Kunming
to Lijiang in the afternoon, meet at Lijiang airport and
transfer to the Lashihai Lake, check in the 1 star Bird-viewing
Hotel by the side of the lake.
Green
Lake: A scenically beautiful park inside the city.
Every winter, thousands of red-beaked sea gulls from the
north migrate to the scenically beautiful Green Lake Park.
Lashihai
Lake: A paradise of thousands of birds consisted of
57 species, a place where biodiversity has been effectively
conserved. |
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| Day 03 |
Lijiang (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Morning viewing birds in Lashihai
Lake, you have chance to see more than 50 kinds of birds
here. Afternoon visit the Lijiang Ancient Town which is
a world culture heritage.
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 (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Visit the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain,
Baisha Muras, and the Ancient Shuhe Village of Naxi People.
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
(Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Drive 180Km to Shangri-la. On the
way, visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge and the First bend
of the Yangtze River.
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 bend. |
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| Day 06 |
Shangri-la (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Viewing birds in Napahai Lake nature
reserve, including the black-necked cranes. In winter,
the lake is in fact a wetland, you can rent horses to
ride into the nearly-dried lake to view the countless
birds from a close distance. Afternoon, visit the Songzanlin
Lama Temple which was built under the instruction of the
5th Dalai Lama 300 years ago.
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.
Napahai
Reserve: Napahai Nature Reserve is both an ideal grazing
field for herdsmen and a paradise for many species of
birds. This is, in the true sense, a seasonal lake. |
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| Day 07 |
Shangri-la - Kunming
- Departure (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Take morning flight to Kunming.
Tour to the Dragon Gate in Western Hills, then visit Bird
& Flower market. Transfer to the airport for your
departure, end of service.
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.
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2. Hotels For The Above Trip
| City |
Luxury |
Standard |
| Kunming |
Green Lake Hotel  |
New Era Hotel  |
| Lijiang |
Guan Fang Hotel |
Wang Fu Hotel |
| Shangri-la |
Holy
Palace Hotel |
Holy
Palace Hotel |
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3. Tour Price
Please send us an email and provide
the information below so that we can quote precisely for
the above tour.
1. The number of adults and the number of children in your
party. If there are children under 12 years, they can enjoy
the preferential price.
2. Your approximate travel date.
3. The code of the tour that you are interested in. Each
tour has a code, you can find it above - at the top of the
page where the tour is.
4. Hotel choice for your tour (luxury or standard or comfortable
hotels).
5. If you would like us to tailor make a new tour for you
that is different from the above tour, please let us know
your requests.
4. Quotation Inclusions:
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 or dinner in local Chinese restaurant
as specified in the itinerary.
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.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist Accident / Casualty
Insurance. We highly recommend that you purchase full coverage
travel insurance from you country of origin.
5. Quotation Exclusions:
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
Tips depending on the service of
your guide and driver, entirely voluntary.
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