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TT-11 Kunming-Lijiang-Shangri-la-Lhasa-Shigatse-Lhasa (14D13N) |
| Day 01 Arrive in Kunming airport, meet the local guide and transfer to the hotel. This afternoon visit West Hill which lying 15 km west of Kunming City, the Dragon Gate in the Western Hills is close to the west shore of the Dianchi Lake. It consists of the Sanqing Temple Complex and the Dragon Gate Grotto Complex. The buildings of the Sanqing Taoist Temple are arranged in nine tiers: They are the Lingguan Hall, the Yuhuang Temple, the Taiqing Palace, the Zhenwu Hall, the LuzuTemple, the Qisheng Temple ,Lingxiao Pavilion, the Laojun Pavilion and the Taiji Palace. The Dragon Gate Grotto Complex, on the other hand, includes Lanhaichu, the Ciyun Cave, the Yunhua Cave and the Datian Pavilion. Bamboo Temple where you can see "the sculpture treasure of Orient" ?C 500 colorful clay Buddhas. |
(L/D) Overnight in kunming
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| Day 02 After breakfast, take drive to Stone Forest which a typical Karst formation, the Stone Forest covers an area of more than three hundred square kilometers. Scientific research has shown that what is now the Stone Forest was 270 million years ago an immense expanse of water with a vast stretch of limestone sediment formed over the years on the seafloor. As a result ofthe crustal movement, the seabed rose gradually and a large piece of land thus came into being. Exposed to rains and winds, eroded by the elements, the strange-looking limestone ranges were shaped by time. About 200 million years ago numerous stone peaks, pillars, and stalagmites rose abruptly from the ground and towered into the sky, extending now as far as the eye can see, looking like a vast forest of stone, hence the name "the Stone Forest' . |
(B/L/D) Overnight in kunming
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| Day 03 In the morning take flight to Lijiang. Arrive in Lijiang, meet the local guide and transfer to the hotel. Then visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (cable car trip) which is 5,596 meters above sea level. visit Baisha Ancient Mural. Baisha (White Sand) is located in the north of Lijiang. It is named this because of the large amount of white sand on the earth' s surface there. According to history Baisha is the earliest place for the settlement of Naxi nationality after they entered Lijiang basin. The present murals are all kept in Dabaoji Palace and Liuli Temple in Baisha. All of the 55 murals were masterpieces in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The biggest one is stored in Dabaoji Palace. In total, there are 100 vivid figures visible in it. Their facial expressions are vivid enough to show their happiness, anger, sadness and joys. All of the Baisha murals are about religion. However their uniqueness comes from the fact that they are the combination of Buddhism, Taoism and Lamaism, which is a very rare phenomenon. Then Lijiang Old Town, which is one of the best-preserved ancient towns of the minority ethnic people of China. Lijiang old town belongs to the World Culture Heritage of UNESCO. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lijiang
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| Day 04 After breakfast, drive to Zhongdian. On the way, visit Tiger Leaping Gorge which is believed to be one of the deepest gorge in the world. From the top of the gorge you look down the steeply angled ( 70-90 degrees ) mountain sides to the rushing Golden Sands River ( up reach of Yangtze River ) with its 18 frothing rapids more than 200 meters ( about 700 feet ) below. Arrive in Zhongdian, visit Songzanlin Tibetan Buddhism monastery, which is 5 km from the seat of Shangri-la County. Construction began in 1679 and was completed in 1681. It is said that the Fifth Dalai Lama chose the site of the monastery through divination and named it "Gedan Songzanlin Monastery ". In 1724, during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, the monastery was renamed the "Guihua Monastery". During its time of greatest prosperity, there were more than 3,000 monks in the temple, now there are still 700 monks inside. In the afternoon take about 2 hours drive through mountain scenery & Yangzi River to the mountain village. In the evening, visit Zhongdian Old Town and Revolving Prayer Tower. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Zhongdian
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| Day 05 After breakfast, drive to Deqin, visit Dong Zhu Lin Monastery, 105 km away from Zhongdian. The monastery originally known as Chongchongcuogang, meaning a monastery along the lakeside of cranes. Dong Zhu Lin Monastery was first built in 1667, the 6th year during the reign of Emperor Kang Xi of Qing Dynasty. It was where the Monlam Festival of the Prayer for the Emperor's birthday was held. Now the monastery was rebuilt in 1985. The newly erected monastery is well arranged. The main hall in the center is a four-story wood and earth structure, surrounded by 82 tall trees. The hall on the 1st floor is for reciting Buddhist Scriptures, where enshrines the statues of Tsongkhapa, founder of the Ge-lug-pa sect, together with Damarenqen, one of Tsongkhapa's disciples, and Khedrub Je, the 1st Panchen Lama, and other Buddhist statues of Sakyamuni, and Guanyin, a Bodhisattva. The monastery also enshrines a 6.8 meter high, gilded bronze, statue of seated Buddha of Qiangba (Maitreya), and a 10.5 meter tall statue of Sakyamuni, gifts from the Sera Monastery in Lhasa. The monastery also collects an 8.5 meter long, 5.2 meter wide image of Buddha, which is sunned once a year when the Monlam Festival of Prayer is held. Visit Banmang Snow Mountain. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Deqin
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| Day 06 Visit Flying Temple, and have the view of the sun-raise ( if it is fine ) from Meili Snow Mountain. In the afternoon visit Minyong Glacier. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Deqin
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| Day 07 Drive back to Zhongdian. Check in the hotel. |
(B/L) Overnight in Zhongdian
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| Day 08 Free time. |
(B) Overnight in Zhongdian
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| Day 09 Take morning flight to Lhasa. Arrive in Lhasa, meet the local guide and transfer to the hotel. Have a rest in the hotel, then visit Norbulingka, which means the garden of treasures in Tibetan language. Located in the west suburbs of Lhasa, this palace complex was built in the 18th century and served as the summer residence of the Dalai Lamas. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 10 If Tibet is the "roof of the world", then its capital, Lhasa, is certainly the "city of the sun". Standing on a plain over 13,000 feet above sea level, surrounded by towering mountains, Lhasa is a town bathed in sunlight. Today visit Jokhang monastery, the center of the Tibetan Buddhism and the sacred land of Buddhist followers where innumerable pilgrims come for worship everyday. The temple, built in 647, is the earliest wood-and-masonry structure still existing in Tibet. Walk on the Barkhor street nearby Jokhang, a big free market with its prolific stalls for selling local specialties. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 11 In the morning visit Potala Palace, which was constructed in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of the united Tibet and later served as the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas Then drive to Drepung monastery the sacred land of Gelukpa sect., which was created in 1416 and the second, third and fourth Dalai Lama once resided in. After that visit Sera monastery, which was created in 1419 and has always been an important Buddhist seminary. As rose are planted everywhere in the monastery, it is also called "the court of wild rose". Today still 200 lamas live in there. Sometimes, we may see the lamas do Scripture Debating in Sera Monastery. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 12 Today leaving for Shigatse. Pass by the Yamdrok-Tso Lake, the third-biggest holy lake in Tibet and a good place for taking photos. Then cross over Kangpa-La Pass (5000 m) to arrive in Gyantse in the afternoon where visit Kumbum Pagoda also called 100-thousand-Bouddha's-pagoda as well as Pelkor Monastery famed with its splendid Buddhist Tibetan art, both of them were built in the 15th century. Afterwards drive to Shigatse, the second largest city with 40,000 inhabitants in Tibet. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Shaigatse
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| Day 13 In the morning visit Tashilunpo monastery of Gelukpa sect, the seat of the Panchan Lamas and one of the six grand monasteries in Tibet region. In the monastery the biggest gilded statue of Maitreya (Bouddha of the future) in China is enshrined. In Tibet Buddhism, Panchen Lama is just the embodiment of Maitreya Buddha. After this sightseeing return to Lhasa. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 14 After breakfast, transfer to Gongga Airport. End of service. ( B )
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Quotation
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Peak Season ( Apr. – Nov. ) |
Slack Season ( Dec. – Mar. ) |
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Standard |
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| 2-5 pax |
2385 |
2616 |
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2339 |
2566 |
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| 6-9 pax |
1838 |
1906 |
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1788 |
1855 |
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| Single Room Supplement |
628 |
729 |
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599 |
698 |
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| 10 pax up |
1359 |
1475 |
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1309 |
1426 |
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| Single Room Supplement |
499 |
565 |
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472 |
536 |
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| INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE |
* 2 domestic flights in the economic class with tax ( Kunming/Lijiang, Shangri-la/Lhasa )
* 3* hotel ( budget ), 4* hotel ( standard ), twin-bed room with private
shower and WC
* English speaking local guide
* Daily meals ( exclude the special flavor food )
* Admission charges where applicable as shown in the tour description
* Transportation in the program
* Service charges for baggage handling between hotel and airport
* Domestic travel insurance
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| NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE |
* International flights and tax
* Personal consumption
* Visa fee
* Tips for guide, driver and porter | |
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