Multi-colored Yunnan Group Tour 2013 ( Closed )
Multi-Colored Yunnan Group TourKunming Dali Lijiang 5 Day Tour
Extension A: 2-day Shangri-la Extension Tour
Extension B: 3-day Shangri-la + Kunming Stone Forest Extension Tour
Duration: 5 days + 2 day extension A or 3 days extension B
Tour Type: Join in group Tour
Tour Code: YNGP-01
Price List
Departure Dates
Day By Day Itinerary ( B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner )
Day 01
(Thu): Kunming Arrival
Day 02
(Fri): Kunming - Dali by flight ( B L )
You are transferred to Kunming airport for early morning flight ( 07:00 – 07:30 ) from Kunming to Dali (35min). Upon arrival, first visit Xizhou Bai minority's village to explore Bai's old residential house and then have a cruise on Erhai Lake to see how locals catch fish with osprey.After lunch, visit the Three Pagodas and the Dali Ancient Town with a history of 1,300 years, the home to Bai minority. With its layout like a chess board having four gates guarding in the directions of east, south, west and north, the town stands between Cangshan Mountains and Erhai Lake, a natural location that seems specially designed for a good eco-life.
Dinner today is on your own with many choices of local flavors. Overnight in Landscape Hotel **** ( located along the so-called foreigners'sstreet in the old town).
Day 03
(Sat) Dali - Lijiang by road ( B L )
Take a 200km overland drive (3 hours) up to Lijiang, a gathering place of the Naxi minority. Lijiang Ancient Town is a mountain town of stone and tile, crisscrossed with canals and lanes, which has been listed as an UNESCO world site.Then visit the Black Dragon Pond with Dongba Culture Museum. The ancient town is in the form of an official ink stone. Different from most of the old towns in China, there is no city wall around Lijiang Old Town due to a superstitious belief of the local ruler whose family name is Mu (tree), who believed that when encircled by walls, people would be Kun (besieged). You will also climb up the Lion Hill for a bird's eye view of the old town.
Overnight in Ljiang Sanhe Hotel **** ( at the very center of the old town).
Day 04
(Sun): Lijiang ( B L )
Today you will explore the Baisha Naxi Village with Baisha Frescos, then visit Yufeng Monastery and Shuhe Old Town. Finally visit the Yuhu Village with the traces of Former Residence of Joseph Rock, the Austro-American botanist and explorer who lived here from 1922 to 1949, introducing innumerable plant species to the West and completing rigorous works on Naxi ethnology.Dinner today will be on your own for a taste of the local flavors. Overnight in Ljiang Sanhe Hotel ****
Day 05
(Mon): Lijiang Departure ( B )
Remark: There are direct flights from Lijiang to Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing & Guangzhou via Kunming.
Or, you may choose one of the two extended tours below:
Extension A: 2-day Shangri-la Extension Tour
Day 05 (Mon): Lijiang - Shangri-la ( B L D )
Take a 200km drive to Shangri-la (4.5 hours). Stop on the way for a great view of the Yangtze River's near-180-degree turn. Then view the Tiger Leaping Gorge. The Jade Dragon Snow Mountains and the Haba Snow Mountains stands close to each other and a large volume of torrent moving between them cutting deeper and deeper into the bottom of the gorge.
Upon arrival in Shangri-la, drive to the ancient town of Shangri-la and check into Shangri-la Zhaxidele Hotel ****. You are at leisure on your own exploration around the town.
Day 06 (Tue): Shangri-la (or Gyalthang in Tibetan) ( B L D )
First visit Geden Songzanglin Monastery with 700 monks and one living Buddha, which was founded in the 17th century during the reign of the Fifth Dalai Lama and is nicknamed by local the Lesser Potala Palace.Continue to have a half day tour of Pudacuo National Park with virgin forests of spruce, pine and meadow dotted with wild flowers and tranquil lakes. After the tour, go back to the town, and visit a Tibetan family.
Day 07 (Wed): Shangri-la - Kunming (B)
You are transferred to Shangri-la airport for morning flight to Kunming. End of the tour in Kunming. You may connect your departure flight for your next destination or free on your own in Kunming.Extension B: 3-day Shangri-la + Kunming Stone Forest Extension Tour
Day 05 (Mon): Lijiang - Shangri-la ( B L D )
Take a 200km drive to Shangri-la (4.5 hours). Stop on the way for a great view of the Yangtze River's near-180-degree turn. Then view the Tiger Leaping Gorge. The Jade Dragon Snow Mountains and the Haba Snow Mountains stands close to each other and a large volume of torrent moving between them cutting deeper and deeper into the bottom of the gorge.
Upon arrival in Shangri-la, drive to the ancient town of Shangri-la and check into Shangri-la Zhaxidele Hotel ****. You are at leisure on your own exploration around the town.
Day 06 (Tue): Shangri-la (or Gyalthang in Tibetan) ( B L D )
First visit Geden Songzanglin Monastery with 700 monks and one living Buddha, which was founded in the 17th century during the reign of the Fifth Dalai Lama and is nicknamed by local the Lesser Potala Palace.Continue to have a half day tour of Pudacuo National Park with virgin forests of spruce, pine and meadow dotted with wild flowers and tranquil lakes. After the tour, go back to the town, and visit a Tibetan family.
Day 07 (Wed): Shangri-la - Kunming Stone Forest ( B L D )
You are transfderred to Shangri-la airport and take morning flight for Kunming. Take a 85km drive (1.5h) to the Stone Forest. The Stone Forest is an extremely rare geological phenomenon dating back to 270 million years ago with 80 hectares of karst limestone pillars in fantastic shapes that resemble a forest viewed from a distance.The Stone Forest is also home to the Sani tribe, a branch of the diverse and scattered Yi minority renowned for their diligence, embroidery and dancing.
After the Stone Forest tour, drive back to Kunming, and visit the local Flowers & Birds Market. Then head to a Chinese tea cooking ceremony and taste Yunnan's world famous Pu'er Tea. Dinner: taste local specilty of bridge-crossing Ricenoodle, etc. Overnight in Kunming Long Way Hotel ****
Day 08 (Thu): Kunming Departure ( B )
You are transferred to Kunming airport for your departure flight for your next destination or free on your own. Hotels in Use:
Kunming Long Way Hotel **** or similar
Dali Landscape Hotel **** www.landscapehotel.com or similar
Ljiang Sanhe Hotel **** or similar
Shangri-la Zhaxidele Hotel **** or similar (for extension tour only)
Price List for Kunming Dali Lijiang 5 Day Tour ( Met in Kunming and see off at Lijiang )
| Tour Price ( US$ P/P) | Single Supplement | ||
| Adult (same with extra bed) | $595 | $110 | |
| Children with bed (2-12) | $480 | $110 | |
| Children without bed (2-12) | $400 | / | |
| Remark: | Two sharing stay in our selected best value hotels listed. If one person stays in one room, the single room supplement must be paid. | ||
Rate above includes:
-- English speaking local tour guide (different guides in Kunming, Dali, Lijiang or Shangri-la)
-- Air-con coach
-- Accommodation (on sharing twin basis) with daily breakfast in hotels stated in the itinerary
-- Lunch & dinner listed in the itinerary
-- Entrance fees for the attractions mentioned in the itinerary
-- Kunming - Dali flight (economic class)
-- Two prearranged shopping stops
Rate above excludes:
-- Personal expenses as laundry, mini bar, etc.
-- Tips to guide, driver or luggage porter
-- Insurance
Price List for Extension A: 2-day Shangri-la Extension Tour ( see off at Shangri-la Airport )
| Tour Price ( US$ P/P) | Single Supplement | ||
| Adult (same with extra bed) | $550 | $75 | |
| Children with bed (2-12) | $470 | $75 | |
| Children without bed (2-12) | $405 | / | |
| Remark: | Two sharing stay in our selected best value hotels listed. If one person stays in one room, the single room supplement must be paid. | ||
Rate above includes:
-- English speaking local tour guide (different guides in Kunming, Dali, Lijiang or Shangri-la)
-- Air-con coach
-- Accommodation (on sharing twin basis) with daily breakfast in hotels stated in the itinerary
-- Lunch & dinner listed in the itinerary
-- Entrance fees for the attractions mentioned in the itinerary
-- Shangri-la - Kunming flight (economic class)
Rate above excludes:
-- Personal expenses as laundry, mini bar, etc.
-- Tips to guide, driver or luggage porter
-- Insurance
Price List for Extension B: 3-day Shangri-la + Kunming Stone Forest Extension Tour( see off at Kunming airport )
| Tour Price ( US$ P/P) | Single Supplement | ||
| Adult (same with extra bed) | $695 | $100 | |
| Children with bed (2-12) | $580 | $100 | |
| Children without bed (2-12) | $500 | $ - | |
| Remark: | Two sharing stay in our selected best value hotels listed. If one person stays in one room, the single room supplement must be paid. | ||
Rate above includes:
-- English speaking local tour guide (different guides in Kunming, Dali, Lijiang or Shangri-la)
-- Air-con coach
-- Accommodation (on sharing twin basis) with daily breakfast in hotels stated in the itinerary
-- Lunch & dinner listed in the itinerary
-- Entrance fees for the attractions mentioned in the itinerary
-- Shangri-la - Kunming flight (economic class)
Rate above excludes:
-- Personal expenses as laundry, mini bar, etc.
-- Tips to guide, driver or luggage porter
-- Insurance
Guaranteed Departures with 2 Persons!
Departure Dates 2013
| Group Code | Arrrival Dates(Kunming) | Departure Dates (Leave Lijiang) |
Departure Dates (Extension Tour A) (Leave Shangri-la) |
Departure Dates (Extension Tour B) (Leave Kunming) |
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| 13- YN01 | March 29 (Fri) | April 02 (Tue) | April 04 (Thu) | April 05 (Fri) |  |
| 13-YN02 | April 05 (Fri) | April 09 (Tue) | April 11 (Thu) | April 12 (Fri) | |
| 13-YN03 | April 12 (Fri) | April 16 (Tue) | April 18 (Thu) | April 19 (Fri) | |
| 13-YN04 | April 19 (Fri) | April 23 (Tue) | April 25 (Thu) | April 26 (Fri) | |
| 13-YN05 | May 10 (Fri) | May 14 (Tue) | May 16 (Thu) | May 17 (Fri) | |
| 13-YN06 | May 17 (Fri) | May 21 (Tue) | May 23 (Thu) | May 24 (Fri) | |
| 13-YN07 | May 24 (Fri) | May 28 (Tue) | May 30 (Thu) | May 31 (Fri) | |
| 13-YN08 | May 31 (Fri) | June 04 (Tue) | June 06 (Thu) | June 07 (Fri) | |
| 13-YN09 | September 06 (Fri) | September 10 (Tue) | September 12 (Thu) | September 13 (Fri) | |
| 13-YN10 | September 13 (Fri) | September 17 (Tue) | September 19 (Thu) | September 20 (Fri) | |
| 13-YN11 | September 20 (Fri) | September 24 (Tue) | September 26 (Thu) | September 27 (Fri) | |
| 13-YN12 | October 11 (Fri) | October 15 (Tue) | October 17 (Thu) | October 18 (Fri) | |
| 13-YN13 | October 18 (Fri) | October 22 (Tue) | October 24 (Thu) | October 25 (Fri) | |
| 13-YN14 | October 25 (Fri) | October 29 (Tue) | October 31 (Thu) | October 01 (Fri) | |
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