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8 Days China Tour
To Yunnan Kunming, Dali, Lijiang And Lugu
Lake
Destinations:
Kunming,
Dali,
Lijiang,
Lugu
Lake
Tour Code: Yunnan_08
Departure: Daily
1. Tour Itinerary
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| Day
01 |
Arrive In
Kunming
Arrive in Kunming,
our guide will meet you at the
airport, visit the Western Hills
by the Dianchi Lake and the
Daguan Park.
Western Hills: Located 15km
west of Kunming, Western Hills
is a range of four mountains
stretching over 40 kilometers
along the western shore of the
Dianchi Lake, looking like
a Sleeping Beauty with long
tresses trailing away to the
south. Totally cut on a natural
precipice, Dragon Gate is the
highlight of Western Hills.
Many inscriptions and steles
are found here and there in
Dragon Gate.
Daguan Park: First built
in 1682 by a monk, is known
for its longest antithetical
couplet in China.
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| Day
02 |
Kunming
- Stone Forest - Dali /
(Breakfast,
Lunch)
After breakfast, drive 1.5 hours
(90 KM) to visit the Stone Forest.
Back to Kunming in the afternoon
and visit the Golden Temple. Take
flight to Dali.
Stone Forest: A massive collection
of grey limestone pillars, split
by rain water and eroded to their
present fanciful forms.
Golden
Temple: Originally built in
1604 during the Ming dynasty.
Built in 1890 with 250 tons of
solid bronze, the present temple,
6.7 meters in height and 7.8 meters
in width, is reputed as the largest
bronze hall in China. |
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03 |
Dali /(Breakfast,
Lunch)
Take a cruise in the Erhai Lake
then visit the Three pagodas.
In the afternoon, we will visit
the Dali Ancient City.
Erhai Lake: A fresh water
lake in the Yunnan Plateau at
an elevation of 1972 metres,
with a length of 42 km and width
of 8 km.
Three pagodas: The Three
Pagodas are representation of
the ancient architectural and
cultural arts of the Bai nationality,
erected during the Wudai Period
(907-979 A.D.) of the Dali Kingdom.
Dali
Ancient City: A famous Chinese
historical and cultural city
and a national scenic zone.
A rich heritage dates back to
the days when the city was the
capital of the kingdoms of Nanzhao
and Dali.
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Dali
- Lijiang /
(Breakfast, Lunch)
Drive to Lijiang. Visit the Black
Dragon Pool in the Heilongtan
Park and Lijiang Ancient Town.
Heilongtan
Park: Inside the park, many
ancient architectures of the Naxi
people scatter amidst the lush
trees, adding unique view to this
park.
Lijiang
Ancient Town: It is situated
on a plateau at an elevation of
2,600m and is impressive because
of its scenery and lush vegetation.
There is no other town in China
like Lijiang which incorporates
the folkways of so many people
and the architectural styles of
both north and south China. |
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Lijiang
/ (Breakfast,
Lunch)
Tour to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
Visit villages of Naxi people,
the Lijiang Murals, the 600 year
old Ten Thousand Blossom Camellia
Tree at the Yufeng Lama Temple.
Enjoy the
Naxi Ancient Music this evening.
Jade
Dragon Snow Mountain: A
holy mountain for the Naxi people
that is located 15km north of
Lijiang city with an altitude
of 5600 meters (18,400 feet)
above sea level. Visit villages
of Naxi people.
Lijiang
Murals: Made in succession
from the early Ming dynasty
to the reign of Emperor Qianlong
in the Qing dynasty. These mural
paintings, with their fine and
smooth lines, bright colors,
vivid pattern and balanced and
harmonious composition are a
wonderful sight.
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Lijiang
- Lugu Lake / (Breakfast,
Lunch)
Drive 6.5 hours to the Lugu Lake.
Visiting the Mosuo families, taste
Mosuo food. Have a bonfire party
tonight, dancing with the pretty
and graceful Mosuo girls.
Lugu
Lake: A shimmering pearl which
is the native place of "The
Females' Kingdom" composed
of the Mosuo people, a unique
matriarchate well-preserved by
the indigenous Mosuo people, who
are a branch of the Naxi ethnic
minority group. |
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Lugu
Lake - Lijiang /
(Breakfast, Lunch)
A cruise in the Lugu lake by "pig-trough"
boats". The water of the
lake is generally clean and green,
with different shades of colour:
now turquoise blue, now sapphire
blue, now white-gray, simply beyond
one's imagination. Teeming in
the lake are fine-scaled fish,
carps and other species. Visit
the Liwubi Island and the Headman's
Island.
Drive back to Lijiang in the afternoon.
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08 |
Lijiang
- Kunming - Departure /
(Breakfast, Lunch)
Take flight back to Kunming. Visit
the Qiongzhu Temple. Transfer
to the airport and see you off.
Qiongzhu Temple: The first
temple built after Zen Buddhist
had been introduced to Yunnan
early in 1279. |
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2. Hotel Accommodation
| Hotel |
Luxury |
Standard |
Comfortable |
| City |
Kunming |
Horison
Hotel
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Kunming
Hotel
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Camellia
Hotel
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| Dali |
Regent Hotel
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Landscape Hotel
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Golden Dali Hotel
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| Lijiang |
International
Hotel
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Zen
Garden Hotel
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Xin
Na Hotel
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| Lugu
Lake |
Holiday
Hotel
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Holiday
Hotel
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Mosuo
Mountain Villa
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3. Tour Price
Please send us an email
and provide the information below, we
will quote LATEST
FAVORABLE PRICE
for the above tour.
1. Your name and nationality;
2. The number of persons in your party,
if there are childre, please let us know
their age;
3. Your travel date;
4. The code of the tour that you are interested
in (each tour has a code like: CNT_18,
you can find the code of a tour at the
top of the page where the tour is);
5. Please let us know would you like 5-star
luxury hotels or standard 4-star hotels
or comfortable 3-star hotels for your
tour;
6. If you would like us to tailor make
a new tour for you that is different from
above tour, please let us know your requests.
4. Quotation Inclusions For The Above Tour:
1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is based on two persons sharing
one twin or double standard room with
private facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese breakfast at
the hotel, Chinese lunch and dinner in
local Chinese restaurant as specified
in the itinerary.
3. Private Transport
Private transport between airport or railway
station and hotel and all the sights by
air-conditioned vehicle.
4. Transportation
between Cities
The economic class air tickets of the
domestic flight or soft berth/seat train
tickets between cities as specified in
the itinerary.
5. Entrance
tickets
The main entrance tickets for the sights
mentioned.
6. Guiding service
All normal sightseeing tours in each city
with English-speaking guide and admission
fees where applicable. Our guide will
not fly with you from one city to another.
Upon your arrival at each city, a new
local guide and driver will pick you up,
be with you for local tour and see you
off after you finish the itinerary of
each city. The cruise shore excursion
is in-group assigned by the cruise company.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance.
We highly recommend that you purchase
full coverage travel insurance from you
country of origin.
8. Tibet Travel
Permit application fee
The Tibet Travel Permit application fee
if your tour covers Tibet.
5. Quotation Exclusions For The Above Tour:
1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining your visa to enter
China.
2. Charge
of arrival and departure
The international or domestic air / train
charge of arrival and departure.
3. Single Room
Supplement
Should a twin room is needed by a single
guest, supplement of the twin room will
be charged.
What
is single supplement?
The hotel is based on
double occupancy. If the visitor travels
alone or the number of the travelers is
odd (such as 3,5, 7...), who stays in
one single room has to pay the single
room supplement. As the hotel is on double
occupancy.
4. Personal
Expenses
Expenses of a personal nature such as
laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call,
optional activities or sightseeing, overweight
baggage charges or meals not indicated,
ect.
5. Optional
Programs
Optional programs which are not specified
in the above itinerary.
6. Tips to guides
and drivers
Suggested tips: USD10-14 to tour guide
per day, USD 8-10 to driver per day, but
depending on their service, it's up to
you, entirely voluntary.
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