Day 1: Be met at Kunming Airport and Transferred to Hotel in Dongchuan Red Land.
Program:
Be met at Kunming Airport and Transferred to Dongchuan Red Land (200 km, about 3.5 hours driving). Check-in and leisure for the rest of the day.
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Hong Tu Ying Xiang Hotel or similar
Day 2: Get up early for Damakan sunrise. After breakfast, Further visit Dongchuan; then enjoy sunset at Luoxiagou.
Program:
In the early morning, enjoy the sunrise at
Damakan. After breakfast, go to the
colorful Qicai Po, visit Red Land Daguan, Luosi Wan, Yuepu Ao and Wafang Liangzi, ect in Dongchuan. If the weather allows, you can overlook the Jiaozi Snow Mountain. Enjoy sunset at
Luoxiagou then drive back to hotel for dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hong Tu Ying Xiang Hotel or similar
Day 3: Drive to Kunming Airport for the flight to Lijiang. After arrive Lijiang, visit Lijiang Old Town and Sifangjie Street.
Program:
Be drived to Kunming Airport after breakfast for the flight to Lijiang (MU5716 13:00 - 14:05 for reference). After arrive Lijiang, be met and transferred to your hotel for a short rest, then go to
Lijiang Old Town and Sifangjie Street.
Sifangjie is the center of Lijiang Old Town. Walk in the old town, just like time goes back to Nanzhao Ancient Kingdom.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 3-5 star hotel in Lijiang
Day 4: Today we will go to Yak Palteau on the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Baisha Murals and Naxi Village.
Program:
After breakfast, we will enjoy our highlight -
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. We will not climb the mountain, but enjoy the pretty view in
Yak Palteau which is on the foot of the snow mountain. After that, we will enjoy
Baisha Murals Paintings which is a mixture of artists of Chinese Taoist, Tibetan and Naxi Buddhists and local dongba shamans and discover a special Minority Naxi by visiting
Naxi Village. In Naxi Village you will learn something about Naxi cooking and Naxi Ancient Music.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: 3-5 star hotel in Lijiang
Day 5: Today we will drive from Lijinag to Shangri-la, on the way, visit Tiger Leaping Gorge and the First Bend of the Yangtze River.
Program:
Today we will drive from Lijinag to Shangri-la (180 km). We will visit
the First Bend of the Yangtze River on our way: it is where the Yangtze River, following a northwest course , plunges head-on into a high and cragged cliff and takes a sharp U-turn. Then after about 1 hours driving, we will visit
Tiger Leaping Gorge which is a contender for the world's deepest river canyon. After arrive Shangri-la, if time permit, we will visit a Tibetan family.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: 3-5 star hotel in Shangri-La
Day 6: Today we will visit Potatso National Park and Songzanlin Monastery.
Program:
Today we will visit
Potatso National Park and Songzanlin Monastery. Potatso National Park's highlights are Bita Lake and Napa Lake, the mirror-like lake lies peacefully in the vast grassland.Here you can sometimes spot birds (including the endangered Black Necked Crane) from November to April. And Songzanlin Monastery is the most important Lamasery of Tibetan Buddhism in Yunnan Province.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: 3-5 star hotel in Shangri-La
Day 7: Be drive to Shangri-la Airport as your flight schedule for your next destination. End of service.
Program:
Leisure until your flight time and be drived to Shangri-La Airport. Please note that the check-out time is before 12:00 at noon.
Meals: Breakfast
Service includes:
*Hotel accommodations with breakfast as specified (but hotels are
subject to change to the same category before finally confirmed).
*Transportations between cities (air or train)
*All meals as specified in the itinerary.
*Transfers among airports & hotels as specified in the itinerary by
private car or coach with driver & English-speaking guide.
*Entrance fees for sightseeing as outlined in the itinerary with English speaking guide.
*Travel insurance in mainland China during the above travel period.
*Arrangements for the planning, handling, operational and communication charges.
