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10 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge, Shangri-la Tour |
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- Trip highlights: Enjoy your trekking on Tiger Leaping Gorge, which honored as one of the deepest and most marvelous gorges on the globe. Otherwise, Shangri-La is a haven of peace, snow-capped mountains, dense primeval forests, alpine lakes, and lush grassland are surrounded it.
- Tour price: From
$
950.00
 Price including hotels, tours, meals...
- Destinations:
Beijing, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Zhongdian, Kunming
- Tour code:
SWYN009
Private tour for a van with tour guide and driver, available every day
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| Day 1 Beijing,Kunming |
Today's Activities: |
| Upon arrival at the Kunming airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel. Free time for the rest of the day. Optional activities: Recommend you to visit local Bird and Flower Market. |
| Market of birds and flowers | A part of a series of streets and markets in central Kunming where an attempt has been made to preserve some of the typical architecture of the region. Traditional wooden houses with grass growing from their roofs line the streets where a variety of …… |
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[ Today's Optional ]
Cross-bridge rice noodle soup: a typical Yunnan local flavor， The general ingredients are: monosodium glutamate, pepper powder, boiling chicken broth, raw quail eggs, ham slices, chicken slices, vegetables.
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| Day 2 Kunming,Dali (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Drive 4 hours to Dali, sightseeing around Dali in the afternoon. At night, free time in Dali Old Town. |
| Cangshan Mountain | Its 19 peaks extend 50 kilometers north to south in their column formation like a screen. The peaks, straight and magnificent, are overgrown with primeval forests, and 18 springs and streams filled with crystal-clear waters serpentine among them. Wat…… | | Erhai Lake | It measures 40 kilometers north to south, and 7 to 8 kilometers east to west on average. The vast blue lake is filled with crystal-clear waters and dotted with numerous white sails. When the wind rises, waves are whipped up breaking upon the shores. …… | | Dali Ancient Town | The ancient Dali town: built in 1382 and is one the 24 most famous historical and cultural cities in China. Dali was once a vital communications hub where the population was dense. Many trade caravans gathered here and the markets were prosperous. |
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Catholic Church in Dali: The exterior of the small catholic church is in the style of traditional Chinese architecture, less than 60 believers attend the service on Sunday. The church is located near the free market, a place where locals sell their home-made products. |
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| Day 3 Dali,Lijiang (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Visit Xizhou in the morning, you could enjoy the tea ceremony of Bai Ethnic, take as more pictures of the colorful costumes of Bai Ethics, listening to their stories... Drive 3 hours to Lijiang after your lunch. Visit the Dayan Old Town, escorted tour to Square Street. Then Climb up the Lion Hill, from the wooden structure (called Wangulou), you may enjoy the beautiful sunset (if weather is fine), overlooking the old town of Lijiang and the great Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the distance. |
| Morning market in Xizhou | The Bai minority are much in evidence at Xizhou, 18 kilometres north of Dali. Green mountains, winding creeks and fertile land make for a lyrical and carefree life. | | Bai Ethnic House | Xizhou House is the typical traditional house of Bai Ethnic, here you can enjoy a presentation of SanDaoCha Tea Ceremony and colorful Costume of Bais. | | Danyan Town | Lijiang Old Town, or Dayan Town has a history of over 800 years. It is one of the few places in China with well-preserved old style folk buildings. An important feature of Dayan are the numerous streams and brooks crisscrossing the houses. The people…… |
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Prague Cafe in Lijiang Old Town: a warm place in Lijiang. Light music, quite atmosphere, free internet acess, great book collection, board games. Have a slice of tasty cheese cake, a cup of fresh Yunnan coffee, or great pizza and brownies, watching people outside on the riverside flagging through french windows. or bury yourself in the sofa upstairs, reading a book… |
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| Day 4 Lijiang (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Morning visit to the famous Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, take cable car to Yak Meadow, one of the summit covered by virgin forest. Drive to Yuhu village in the afternoon. |
| Yuhu village | Yuhu Village, a village at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, where Mr. Joseph Rock, a famous Russian Scientist lived for 27 years from 1922 to 1949, enjoy hundreds of photos and articles of the culture in this area. | | Yak Meadow | Yak Meadow got its name because the local people like to pasture their Yak here.
The landscape rises and falls on the meadow. In spring and summer, Yaks with black and white skin wander in grass and all kinds of flowers. In autumn and winter, the…… | | Jade Dragon Snow Mountain | The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain has 13 peaks of which the highest is 18000 feet above sea level. It is a treasure of wild plants and rare animals. Take cable car to the summit at Yunshanping Meadow or Yak Meadow. Trek for one hour around the summit. |
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KeGongFang: originally known as an interesting Dongba Paper Shop, locals and passengers gathering here at night, drink teas in cold winter. There is a workshop on Xinyi Street, a presentation of the traditional procedure of Dongba Paper making is available. |
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| Day 5 Lijiang (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Morning we'll drive to Qiaotou Town (2.5 hours), our trekking trip starts from here through High Trail, 28 zigzaging turns, total is 19km (about 8 hours). Our trekking finishes at Halfway Guest House today. You need to carry 2 days change clothes. The big luggage will be transported by luggage car to Tina's Inn (the hotel we will stay on Day 6), you will not see them tonight. |
| Tiger Leaping Gorge | The Tiger Leaping Gorge is one of the world's four great gorges - The Tiger Leaping Gorge is 17 kilometers long with a drop of 213 meters. The gorge is divided into three sections: Upper, Middle and Lower Hutiao. At the narrowest spot the river is on…… |
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Horse back riding in Tiger Leaping Gorge: If you need the big luggage to go with you all the trekking time, a muel or a horse might help you, the extra cost from Qiaotou to Halfway Guest House is about RMB 200. |
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| Day 6 Zhongdian (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| In the early morning, continue our trekking to Tina's Inn (9KM, 3.5 hours). After lunch break, 1 hour (1.5 KM), walking down the steep cliff to the bank of Jinsha River, worship the dangerours shoal of "Starriness". Spending 1 more hour to climb up the gorge. Stay overnight in Tina's Inn. It is the best hotel located at the foot of Haba Snow Mountain. |
| Starriness | The most narrow part of the Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge. It is a big rock and an area of dangerours shoal. The old people say this is the place where a tiger can easily jump over the Jinsha River. It is the reason why the Tiger Leaping Gorge was orr…… |
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Haba Snow Mountain: The Haba Snow Mountain, its main peak 5,396 metres in height, stands 120 kilometres to the southeast of the seat of Zhongdian County. The attraction of the Sanba Tourist Area is attributed to the towering peaks of the Haba Mountain and its alpine morainal lake, endless tracks of azalea flowers, and cluster of waterfalls cascading down snow-covered cliffs. |
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