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12 Days Yunnan Meili Snow Mountain Trip |
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- Trip highlights: Meili Snow Mountain is famous for its lofty and mysterious magnificence, Tibetans regard it as sacred and each year in autumn, Tibetan pilgrims come from near and far to soak up the spiritual aura of the Meili Snow Mountain.
- Tour price: From
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1,610.00
 Price including hotels, tours, meals...
- Destinations:
Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Zhongdian, Lijiang, Zhongdian, Deqin, Zhongdian, Kunming
- Tour code:
SWYN002
Private tour for a van with tour guide and driver, available every day
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| Day 1 Kunming |
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| Be met by our English speaking tour guide at Kunming airport and transferred to the hotel for your rest. Recommend you visit the Cuihu Park, it is for free, the extra transfer cost is on your own. |
| Kunming | Kunming is a city to be shared -- its sunshine, blue skies, fragrant flowers, leisure pursuits, relaxed ambience. The night market is the liveliest spot in Kunming, and is where the city's more artistic and eccentric elements gather. |
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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 products are sold, including of course a small alley devoted to flowers and cage birds. |
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| Day 2 Kunming,Dali (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| After your breakfast, transferred to Kunming airport to catch the morning flight to Dali. Be met at Dali airport and drive to visit Three Pagodas, the old town of Dali, the Ancient Wall and South Gate. |
| Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple | Three Pagodas: are located northwest of Dali at the foot Cangshan Mountains. With Qianxun Pagoda, completed in 876 during the Tang dynasty (618-907AD). | | 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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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. Waterfalls and surging rivers emit thunderous roars. |
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| Day 3 Dali,Lijiang (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| During the tour, 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 to Lijiang after your lunch. Visit the Old town of Lijiang, escorted tour to Square Street. Afterwards, drive to visit the Lion Hill, standing on the wooden structure (called Wangulou), you may enjoy the beautiful sunset (if the weather is fine), overlooking the old town and the great Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is 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. | | Lion Hill | Lion Hill Park is overlooking the old town of Lijiang. There is a tower (Wanggu Tower) at the top of the hill where you can enjoy vistas of breathtaking scenery over the rooftops of Lijiang and the great Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the distance. | | Square Market | In Lijiang, the Square Market was built before the construction of the whole town. It might be the only square that had an automatic street-wash system in ancient times. | | 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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Mu Prince Palace : Mu Prince Palace combines the styles of Naxi, Bai, Tibetan and Han architecture. The exquisite carves and paintings on the doors and windows and meticulously designed structures all indicate their status in Lijiang. |
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| Day 4 Lijiang (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Morning we'll drive to Qiaotou Town (2 hours), our trekking trip starts from here through High Trail, 28 zigzaging turns. It is 28km (about 6-8 hours), our trekking finishes at Halfway Guest House. While your trekking, your driver will take your luggages to Tina's Inn. You need to carry 2 days change clothes, washbag, water, camera & chocolate during trekking. If you need someone else to carry your extra luggage, a muel is the only available tool, the extra cost will be paid by yourself. |
| 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 5 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. |
| Heavenly Ladder | From Starriness, there is a shortcut to climb up the cliff. The path was hidden behind the huge rocks and trees. Do walk on a rainly day. It is extremly difficult and slippery. | | 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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Narraw Sky: From Starriness, you might walking on the trail built along the cliff, go downstream to Woody's. The trail goes all the way along the valley, the view is terrific. |
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| Day 6 Lijiang,Zhongdian (B,L,D) |
Today's Activities: |
| We will leave the guest house after breakfast and walk to Haba Village, where we will spend the night. After arrival, we will take a gentle walk along hills around the village, from which you can get a spectacular view of the surrounding snow peaks. The Haba Snow Mountain is in the distance. |
| 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 mor…… |
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Black Sea Lake: From Haba village, hike to Black Sea Lake. We need horses to take our bags and all the camping equipments up to the mountain. We just carry a small bag with some food and drinks, and it takes about five hours and half to hike up to the Lake, through villages, meadows, forests and small rivers. Black Sea Lake, with an elevation of 4170m, is in front of the Haba Mountain. |
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