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CM-09 Kunming-Lhasa-Shangri-la-Lijiang-Dali-Kunming (11D10N) |
| Day 1 Arriving Kunming, meet the local guide and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon visit the famous Bamboo Temple dates back Tang dynasty with 500 colorful clay Budhas & also a Taoist temple, Golden Temple. |
(D) Overnight in Kunming
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| Day 2 In the morning visit Stone Forest. A typical Karst formation, the Stone Forest covers an area of more than three hundred square kilometres. 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 of the 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 fromthe 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". Lunch at local restaurant with the local dish of Yiliang duck. Return to Kunming with city tour of Gold Horse & Green Cock Archway. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Kunming
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| Day 3 Transfer to airport for your flight to Lhasa, Tibet. Meet the local guide and transfer to your hotel. On the way visit the Nietang Buddha. After lunch at local restaurant in market square, we visit Sera Monastery. This monastery was founded in 1419. The debating & teaching among the monks that takes place in the courtyard garden between 3:30 to 5:00pm everyday is the highlight of the visit. Afterward you
will return to the market square, Barkhor and visited Jokhang Temple. This temple is 1300 years old & is Tibet’s holiest shrine. Evening dinner at local restaurant. |
(B/L/D)Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 4 Today visit the magnificent Potala Palace, Tibet’s best known landmark. It was once the winter residence of Dalai Lamas. Afterward we drove 7km west of Lhasa to visit the 15th century Drepung Monastery in its rural environment. After lunch, visit the Norbulingka Park. This is the Summer Palace of Dalai Lamas. This is a parkland with golden colour of palaces, lovely & peaceful pavilion in lake & gardens. Dinner at local restaurant with Tibetan songs & dance culture show. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 5 This morning transfer to airport for your flight to Shangri-La. Meet the local guide and transfer to hotel. After lunch at local restaurant, you will visit the famous 300 years old Songzanlin Monastery where the Yello Hat School of Tibetan Buddhism is practiced. We returned to town & visited the old town of Zhongdian. After dinner at local restaurant, we visit to the central square for local people nightly music & dance. |
(B/L/D)Overnight in Shangri-la
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| Day 6 Visit Dongzhulin Monastery, 105 km away from Zhongdian. 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. 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, gildedbronze, 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. Beside that take photo for the wonder of upper Yangtze River --- The first bend of Golden Sand River ( the upper reach of Yangtze ). Visit Zhongdian local market, strolling in the Zhongdian Old Town and have dinner in the old town. In the evening go to the central square in the old town toenjoy local people nightly dance. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Shangri-la
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| Day 7 This morning drive to Lijiang. On the way visit Tiger Leaping Gorges which is believed to be the deepest gorge in the world. Upon arriving Lijiang transfer to your hotel. After lunch we begin the tour of the famous ancient town in Lijiang. Dinner at ancient house Chinese restaurant. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lijiang
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| Day 8 After breakfast visit Baisha Naxi Village and 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. In the afternoon visit Black Dragon Pool, somewhat idiosyncratically known as Black Dragon Pool, the Jade Spring Park to the north of Lijiang derives its name from the waters which sparkle like jade and are as clear as spring water. The entire park is green with grass and shaded by swaying willow trees. Under the Shuocui Bridge, a waterfall creates a constant roar as it cascades downstream. Visit 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 9 After breakfast drive to Dali. In the afternoon visit old Three Pagodas, which known as the Chongsheng Santa and situated on top of the ruins of Chongsheng Monastery, the Three Pagodas lie one kilometer northwest of Dali and located on the slope of Mount Cangshan. You could take a pleasant stroll in Dali Old Town which was the capital city of Nanzhao Kingdom 1000 years ago. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Dali
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| Day 10 In the morning cruise on the Erhai Lake. In the afternoon drive to Kunming. Meet the local guide and transfer to the hotel. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Kunming
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| Day 11 Transfer to airport for your return flight to your destination. |
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| Quotation |
Peak Season ( Apr. – Nov. ) |
Slack Season ( Dec. – Mar. ) |
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| ( USD p/p ) |
Budget |
Standard |
Luxury |
Budget |
Standard |
Luxury |
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| 2 – 5 pax |
2295 |
2410 |
2671 |
2209 |
2327 |
2586 |
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| 6 – 9 pax |
1832 |
1947 |
2208 |
1747 |
1862 |
2123 |
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| Single Room Supplement |
406 |
511 |
748 |
329 |
435 |
672 |
| 10 pax up |
1599 |
1686 |
1918 |
1516 |
1603 |
1835 |
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| Single Room Supplement |
322 |
400 |
610 |
253 |
331 |
542 | |
| INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE |
* 2 domestic flights in the economic class with tax ( Kunming/Lhasa/Shangri-la )
* 3* hotel ( budget ), 4* hotel ( standard ) or 5* hotel ( luxury ), 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
* Private car 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 guides and drivers | |
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