| D1 |
Arrive in
Kunming, which is known as Spring City, meet at airport and
transfer to your hotel. If have time, you could tour Yunnan
Ethnic Village Park and Yunnan Minorities Museum. Welcoming
dinner with Crossing Bridge Rice Noodle. |
Kunming |
D |
| D2 |
After
breakfast, drive to visit Stone Forest, the geological Karst
wonder with the colorful local Sani People living around.
And visit Jiuxiang Caves, the geological Karst underground. |
Kunming |
B+L+D |
| D3 |
Take the
morning flight to Dali.
Option 1: Cruising in Erhai
Lake. Then visit Butterfly Spring, and Temple of Three
Pagodas of Chongshen Monastry built in 836AD, Visit Bai people's Tie-dying cloth with wax, and
their village with the traditional architectural courtyards
at Xizhou Town, and Old Town of Dali.
Option 2: Take cable-car
up to Cangshan Mountain from Zhonghe, having a hiking about
10km along Yudaiyunyou Road among Changshan, then take
cable-car down to Gantong. After lunch, visit Xizhou Town,
then drive back to Dali Old Town and relax at Foreigner
Street. |
Dali |
B+L+D |
| D4 |
A bus
journey to Lijiang city in the morning. Visit Shuhe Ancient
Town and Baisha Naxi Village where you will see the
500-year-old Baisha Fresco. Then back to Lijiang, visit
Lijiang Ancient Town and Mufu (Mu's Mansion). |
Lijiang |
B+L+D |
| D5 |
After
breakfast, drive to Jade Dragon Snow Mt., take cable-car up
to the Yak Meadow and hike for about
1 hour to enjoy the breathtaking view of the main peak (5596
m high), then take cable-car down, drive back to Lijiang. On
the way, visit Ganhaizi Meadow and Baishui River. |
Lijiang |
B+L+D |
| D6 |
Morning
Drive to Lugu Lake, a plateau lake with a total area of 52
square kilometers, 2,685 meters above sea level. Visiting a
Mosuo families, have a bonfire party tonight, dancing with
the pretty and graceful Mosuo girls. Mosuo people have their
own ways and customs, still retain some remnants of the
matriarchal society. Men and women are not bound by marriage
, each living at one's mother's home. Men work at home
during the day and spend their night with the women they
love in their homes. |
Local
Guesthouse |
B+L+D |
| D7 |
Cruising the
lake by "pig trough boats", there are five islands in the
lake, three are in the territory of Yunnan and two in that
of Province Sichuan, dozens of Mosuo families live on these
islands so it is possible for the visitors to experience the
life on the island and, at the same time, enjoy the
beautiful scenery of the lakes. explore Liwubi Island. Back
to Lijiang in the afternoon. |
Lijiang |
B+L+D |
| D8 |
Take the morning flight back to Kunming. Visit Golden Temple, which is
the largest bronze-made temple in China, continue visiting
Jingxing Flowers and Birds Market. Then transfer to airport
for your departure flight. |
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B+L |
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