8-Day Shangri La and Ethnic Best Tour
Dali - Lijiang
Lijiang - Shangri La
Shangri La
Shangri La
Departure from Shangri La
Songzanlin Lamasery and Pudacuo National Park Tour
Lijiang
Drive to Shangri La, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Guishan Park and Dukezong Ancient Town
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Blue Moon Valley and Dongba Culture Valley & White Water River
Kunming - Dali
Kunming airport pick-up by our guide and driver
Our guide will hold a sign with your name on it after you enter the arrival hall
Our guide and driver will escort you to your hotel, assist you with hotel check-in
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Kunming
Kunming
Kunming Arrival
Erhai Lake, Xizhou Village, Black Dragon Pool Park and Market Square
Fly to Dali , Mt. Cang Hiking Tour and Dali Ancient City
Stone Forest, Jade Lake Park and Yuantong Temple
07:30 AM Pick you up at hotel by our guide and driver
07:30 AM – 08:30 AM Drive to Songzanlin Monastery
08:30 AM – 11:00 PM Songzanlin Monastery
Songzanlin is the largest Tibetan Buddhism monastery in Yunnan Province. Built along the mountains with a magnificent facade, the monastery is a faithful imitation of the Potala Palace.
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Drive to lunch restaurant
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch at local courtyard restaurant
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM Transfer to Pudacuo National Park
01:30 AM – 04:30 PM Pudacuo National Park
The National Park Pudacuo mirror-like alpine lakes, abundance of pasture SweetMe grass, flowers in bloom wetlands, dense forests, Bita is both Lake two beautiful freshwater lake known as the pearl of the plateau.
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM Drive to dinner restaurant
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM Dinner at Tibetan Hot Pot Restaurant
06:30 PM – 07:00 PM Return to hotel by our guide and driver
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08:00 AM Pick you up at hotel by our guide and driver and check out
08:00 AM – 10:00 AM Drive to Tiger Leaping Gorge
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Tiger Leaping Gorge
Hike to the narrowest point and view Tiger Leaping Rock, from where legend has it a tiger leapts across the gorge to escape a hunter
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Drive to lunch restaurant
12:00 AM – 01:00 PM Lunch at Tibetan Cuisine Resurant
01:00 PM – 04:00 PM Drive to Shangri La
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM Guishan Park
Appreciate great bird's-eye views of Dukezong Ancient Town and one of the largest prayer wheels in the world
05:00 PM – 06:00 PM Dukezong Ancient Town
"Dukezhong" meaning City of Moonlight，during the long history, Dukezhong old town formed a unique culture with Tibetan customs, dwelling houses in Tibetan style were built around the Guishan Hill.
06:00 PM – 07:00 PM Dinner at Nepal/Tibetan Cuisine Restaurant
07:00 PM - 07:30 PM Transfer to hotel and check in by our guide and driver
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Shangri La airport drop-off by our guide and driver
Say goodbye to Yunnan. Connect with your departure flight
07:30 AM Pick you up at hotel by our guide and driver
07:30 AM – 08:30 AM Drive to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
08:30 AM – 12:00 PM Jade Dragon Snow Mountain & Glacier Park
Take highest tourist cable into into the clouds and walk around the scenic glacier at Shanzi Peak of 4,680m
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Light lunch on the mountain
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM Transfer to Blue Moon Valley & White Water River
01:30 AM – 04:30 PM Blue Moon Valley & White Water River
Admire the colorful lake and waterfall at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, appreciate the stunning and variant natural beauty, including spruces, meadows, pines, and clouds.
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM Return to hotel by our guide and driver
08:30 AM Pick you up at hotel by our guide and driver and check out
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM Drive to Xizhou Bai Minority Town
09:00 AM – 10:30 AM Xizhou Bai Minority Town
Experience the local life with local food, dresses, architecture and houses
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Horse-drawn carriage to enjoy a relaxing tour along the lakeshore of Erhai
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Drive to lunch restaurant
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM Lunch at local ethic popular restaurant
01:00 PM – 03:30 PM Drive to Lijiang
03:30 PM – 05:00 PM Black Dragon Pool Park
The water source for Lijiang’s canals. Pagodas, bridges with Dragon Snow Mt. in background
05:00 PM – 06:00 PM Market Square
The town center to eat and shop, watching Naxi women at work and dancing
06:00 PM – 07:00 PM Dinner at local Naxi Cuisine Restaurant
07:30 PM - 08:00 PM Transfer to hotel and check in by our guide and driver
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08:00 AM Pick you up at hotel by our guide and driver and check out
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM Drive to Kunming Airport
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM Check in at Kunming Airport
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fly to Dali
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Meet our guide and driver at Dali Airport
12:30 PM – 01:00 PM Drive to lunch restaurant
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Lunch at Bai Cuisine Restauarant
02:00 PM – 02:30 PM Drive to Mt. Cang
02:30 PM – 04:30 PM Mt. Cang Hiking Tour (round ship cable included)
A trip out to the mountain itself is rewarded with?superb views of the surrounding countryside in addition to a number of hiking trails complete with picturesque temples, rushing streams and waterfalls that transport snow run-off to Er Lake far below.
04:30 PM – 06:30 PM Dali Ancient Town
It has historic sites, ancient buildings and temples, nearby beautiful Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake
06:30 PM – 07:30 PM Dinner at Ancient Town Family Restaurant
07:30 PM - 08:00 PM Return to hotel by our guide and driver
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08:00 AM Pick you up at hotel by our guide and driver
08:00 AM – 10:00 AM Drive to Stone Forest
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Stone Forest
A UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site that features an impressive collection of uniquely shaped rock formations
12:30 PM – 01:00 PM Drive to lunch restaurant
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Lunch at Yiliang Sweet Roast Duck Restaurant
02:00 PM – 04:00 PM Drive to Yuantong Temple
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM Yuantong Temple
The largest and most ancient Buddhist temple in Kunming
05:15 PM – 06:45 PM Jade Lake Park
One of the most beautiful and popular park in Kunming to have a leisure walk
07:00 PM – 08:00 PM Dinner at Fuzhaolou Restaurant (steam pot chicken)
08:00 PM - 08:30 PM Return to hotel by our guide and driver
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