Yunnan Experience - 8 days
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Highlights
- Kunming - Western Hills, Dragon Gate Grotto, Stone Forest
- Dali - Lake Er Hai
- Ancient temples and local villages en route
- Butterfly Springs and Three Pagodas
- Lijiang - UNESCO-listed Dayan Old Town, Naxi Music Show, Tiger Leaping Gorge - trekking/walking
- Yulong Xue Shan (Jade Dragon Snow Mountain)
- Yufeng Si Monastery
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Trip includes
- 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 6 dinners
- 5 nights superior hotels (deluxe upgrade available on request)
- 1 overnight train: Kunming - Dali (hard sleeper cabin)
- 1 overnight train: Lijiang - Kunming (soft sleeper cabin)
- Lijiang - Naxi Music show
- Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (chairlift ride)
- Airport arrival and departure transfer day 1 and day 8
- Excursions and touring of Kunming, Dali and Lijiang
- English speaking specialist guides at local sights
- All relevant transfers and transportation
- Entrance fees to all included sites
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Itinerary
Welcome to China and the start of your holiday! Enjoy an arrival transfer to our hotel. The capital of Yunnan Province, Kunming rests at 2000m above sea level! Its gentle weather and floral wealth have earned it the nickname ‘City of Eternal Spring’. Later today, you’ll visit the picturesque Western Hills and the Dragon Gate Grotto.
Kunming - Dali. Excursion to Stone Forest. Celebrated as a natural wonder, it’s Yunnan’s most visited sight. As you stroll along the winding paths and lookout points, you’ll be in awe of the bizaare, tightly packed formations of almost ‘petrified’ stone that forms this unusual attraction 120 km from Kunming. Tonight catch the overnight (hard) sleeper train to Dali.
Picturesquely situated on Lake Erhai with a backdrop formed by the peaks of the 50km long Cang Shang range, Dali is a great place for some gentle-paced exploration and a little relaxation. Covering only about 4 sq km, much of Dali is contained by the remains of its Mi...
Dali - Lijiang. Leaving Dali on day 4, you’ll travel north to UNESCO-listed Lijiang - a Naxi stronghold, enjoy free time in the labyrinthine streets of Dayan Old Town. Evening Naxi music show. On day 5 we head to the thrillingly named Tiger leaping gorge on the Yan...
Lijiang - Kunming via Dali. Enjoy an excursion to the stunning Jade Dragon Snow Mountain; its landscape includes one of the southernmost glaciers in the world. Access to the mountain is provided by a cable lift to Dragon Spruce Meadow, halfway to the glacier peak. Visit also Yufeng Si Monastery. This evening we take the overnight soft sleeper train to Kunming.
Today enjoy an excursion to Kunming Flower and Bird market. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure, maybe buy some last minute souvenirs and gifts.
Hotel check-out and included onward transfer to airport.
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