Day 1/2 Arrive in Kunming, visit Bamboo Temple, Stone Forest. Welcome dinner. 2 N in Kunming.
Day 3 Morning flight to Dali. Three Pagodas and stroll in Dali Old Town, the capital city of Nanzhao Kingdom 1000 years ago. 1 N in Dali.
Day 4 Xizhou morning market, Bai village Zhouchen, drive to Shaxi Old Town. 1 N in Shaxi.
Day 5/6 Drive to Lijiang. Then walking in the Lijiang Old Town which belongs to the World Culture Heritage of UNESCO. Black Dragon Pool, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Baisha Ancient Mural. 2 N in Lijiang.
Day 7/8 Drive to Shangri-la. Visit Tiger Leaping Gorge on the up reach of Yangtze. Visit Songzanlin Tibetan Buddhism Monastery. Drive along Yunnan-Tibet Road to visit Dongzhulin Monastery, a photo stop for The First Bend of Golden Sand River. 2 N in Shangri-la.
Day 9 Fly to Kunming and drive to Jianshui, visit Chaoyang Tower the second largest Confucian Temple in China. 1 N in Jianshui.
Day 10 Visit Tuanshan Village, drive to Yuanyang for the first wonder in the world: Endless Terraced Rice Fields on the mountains, made by local Hani people for thousands of years. 1 N in Yuanyang.
Day 11 Morning see the beautiful cloud sea on the way and drive to Jiangcheng via Luchun county. 1 N in Jiangcheng.
Day 12 Drive to Menglun for the biggest Botanic Garden in China and have a very peaceful night in the garden. 1 N in Menglun.
Day 13/14 Drive to Jinghong. Visit Ganlanba, Burmese Temple, Dai Village and local market on the way. Explore Wild Elephant Valley by cable car through the primitive rainforest. Farewell dinner. 2 N in Jinghong.
Day 15 Morning get on board of speedboat at Jinghong port to cruise on Mekong. Evening arrive in Chiang Saen (Golden Triangle). End of the tour.
Note 1: Please see page 50/51 for the boat detail on upper Mekong.
Note 2: If the speedboat between Jinghong and Chiang Saen is not available due to certain unexpected reasons,we will use the overland transfer via Laos,which will take 6 - 8 hours with smooth express way,A/C coach,Laotian village stops and interesting tropical scenery.
Option: Hanoi/Halong Bay/Saba in Vietnam, Chiang Saen/Chiang Rai/Chiang Mai in Thailand, plus 9 days by road, Min. 2 pax.
Highlights: Yunnan Hani Terrace,Jianshui ancient village,Lijiang Old Town,Tibetan culture in Shangri-la,Mekong cruise & Golden Triangle
Travel season: year round
Travel grade: comfortable & medium
Price(USD)per person:
2/5 pax:3865 10 pax up: 2498
6/9 pax:2918 Single supplement:618
Private tour departure: any date in travel season
Group departure (10 pax up,starts Kunming, ends Chiang Saen):
depart monthly on 6th,2013-2014
Note: please kindly understand the scheduled departure dates may be changed or cancelled due to fewer bookings & other unexpected reasons which are out of our control
PLEASE CONTACT US FOR DETAILS OF OPTION TOUR