"Charming China" City Break @ Kunming & Lijiang (Shangri-La)

*MINIMUM OF 2 PERSONS DEPART DAILY* 

PACKAGE INCLUDED:

-Airport transfer on arrival and departure

-5 Nights hotel accommodation 

-Breakfast

-English speaking guides

-Transportation by private touring buses/vehicle 

-Train tickets 

Arrive in Kunming,is known as 'the City of Eternal Spring' for its pleasant climate and flowers that bloom all year long. Meet and transfer to Cuihu Park.

After breakfast, Full day tour to Stone Forest. Go to Dali after the day tour.

-The Stone Forest was a vast expanse of sea during the Paleozoic era--some 270 million years ago. Later, the movement of tectonic plates altered the earth's crust, causing the sea to recede and its limestone bottom to appear, thereby forming land.  

After breakfast,  visit Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, head to Xizhou to visit " San Fang Yi ZhaoBi (Three workshops a screen wall). 

-Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, located at the foot of Mt. Cang Shan facing Erhai Lake, has a history of over 1,800 years.

 -Xizhou an old quiet town which will give you a chance to experience the Bai minority's local market where traders and merchants gather to do the business. mainly known for the well preserved houses, which has about 200 national heritage listed private houses dating from the Qing Dynasty.

Drive to Tiger Leaping Gorge. Arrive in Lijiang and have a walking tour in Lijiang Ancient Town.

-Tiger Leaping Gorge ê one of the world’s deepest gorges or river canyon in the world. The Yangtze River runs through it below. There is a huge stone in the center of the river, and a tiger once leaped by jumping on it, which contributes to the name of Tiger Leaping Gorge. After continuous expansion, it has become a poetic landscape garden today.  

-Lijiang Ancient Town ê one of the best preserved ancient towns Dayan Old Town,listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The town is a confluence for trade along the "Old Tea Horse Caravan Trail" in more than 1000 years ago, the architecture incorporates the architectural feature of Tibetan ethnic, Bai ethnic and Han people. It was built without a city wall, which made it free and open. 

After breakfast,  full day tour at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

-Jade Dragon Snow Mountain The mountain is the sacred mountains for Naxi people. Up to 3000 meters high, you can both see fascinating view and appreciate gorgeous look of the mountain at the best place. Take a cable car up for the spectacular views of the Snow Mountains with the grasslands in the foreground.  

After breakfast,  Return to Kunming, Transfer to international airport to catch the flight back to home, Bon voyage !  End service. 

(if there is suitable departure flight in Lijiang, needn't back to Kunming)