Not only this, you will also visit the inspiring village of Shaxi, a crossway for the tea caravan, blessed by the Buddhist grottoes of Shibaoshan. You will find entertaining activities for the little ones to enjoy the minority cultures along the way (Bai, Naxi).
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Destination
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Trip duration
7 days, 6 nights
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Min/Max travelers
Min. 6
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Transport
Private Van
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Accommodation
Local 4* standard Hotel & Boutique Hotel
We designed this leisure holiday for your family, visiting well-renowned Yunnan gems alongside the stunning landscape, the chilled Dali lake, the mountains, Bai villages, The Dragon Jade Mountain over the horizon of UNESCO Heritage Lijiang.
The itinerary will leave ample time for your own explorations while giving you the right amount of highlights to create lasting memories. Contemporary art, landscapes, entertainment, culture, and much more. In a nutshell, a different world from the cities.
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Travel is an emotional experience, cherishing new corners and venture into unknown landscapes. Respecting this and giving back to society has taken an important role in our endeavours in leaving only footprints and taking only memories. ATRAILS committed to improving the conditions of communities we encounter on our journeys whilst safeguarding and protecting nature and wildlife
Yunnan, China
Day 1
ARRIVE DALI
Take flight to Dali
Upon arrival, you will be met and greeted by your guide at the airport and start your wonderful journey in Yunnan. Visit the iconic Three pagodas (Duration: 1-1.5 hours), also known as Chongsheng Temple, that is located near the town of Dali. The main pagoda is built in 824 AD during the reign of the kings of Nanzhao. Check into the hotel located in Dali’s old town. If you still have energy, you can explore the Dali old town at leisure.
Meals will be on your own (Our guide will recommend restaurant for you)
Food
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Accommodation
DALI LANDSCAPE HOTEL
Day 2
DALI
Transfer to Xizhou town (20km, half hour drive), which used to be a commercial center before 1949 and is famous for its Bai culture. The old houses and streets are well preserved. You will take a carriage to discover the culture of local people and its surrounding scenery of farmlands (4 seats per carriage, Duration: 1 hour).
And then proceed to visit a representative Bai-style residence- Yan Family Compound, where you may learn the architecture style of Bai minority and find traces of past glory. Enjoy a traditional singing and dancing show of Bai minority (Duration: 1 hour). During the performance you will be offered to taste the 3-course tea, a unique way to treat honored guests since ancient.
In the afternoon, transfer to the foot of Cangshan Mountain, where you will follow the local experts to pick up the tea leaves and learn how to make your own green tea (about 2 hours). Then we will drive you along the Erhai lake, enjoy the scenery at your own pace.
Breakfast included, lunch and dinner on your own.
Food
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Accommodation
DALI LANDSCAPE HOTEL
Day 3
DALI – SHAXI – LIJIANG (250KM, 4H)
Set off to Shaxi in the morning (130km,2.5hours), and visit the marvelous Shibao grottos (Duration: 2 hours) on the way. A wide range of subject matters are featured in the grottos, including the political life of the Nanzhao Dynasty (738-902), Buddhist figures and religious beliefs of the Kingdom of Dali. Upon arrival in Shaxi old town, you can visit the center and discover its quaint architecture. Shaxi used to be an important trading post for the Tea-horse caravan road and has been kept away of mass tourism until now. The original culture and constructions are still intact.
Continue to Lijiang (120km, 1.5h), check in hotel.
Breakfast included, lunch and dinner on your own.
Food
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Accommodation
LIJIANG E-OUTFITTING
Day 4
LIJIANG
Today we will see the highlights of Lijiang. Transfer to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and take the cable car to Yunshanping (Altitude:3200 meters, Duration: 1 hour). It is a huge lawn hidden in the original spruce forest, regarded as the entrance to the "Third Jade Dragon Kingdom" in the myths and legends of the Naxi people. Proceed to Blue Moon Valley (Duration: half hour), an extremely blue river meandering through a lush valley of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. It is mainly composed of four large turquoise lakes and dozens of miniature white waterfalls. The incredible scenery in Blue Moon Valley makes the place a perfect spot to delight your eye.
Enjoy the show Impressions of Lijiang (13:30-14:30), a magnificent outdoor singing and dancing performance demonstrating the tradition and lifestyle of the local ethnic people. It is another creation of famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou.
Later transfer to Yuhu village, an ancient village at the foot of Yulong Snow-capped Mountain. Visit the former residence of Joseph F. Rock, a copywriter of National Geographic, who came to China in the 1920s twenties and lived in Lijiang for 27 years successively, working extensively on investigation and exploration.
Food
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Accommodation
LIJIANG E-OUTFITTING
Day 5
LIJIANG – SHANGRILA (210KM, 4H)
Transfer to Shangri-la, visit the Tiger Leaping gorge (80km, 1.5h) en route.
Upon arrival, enjoy leisure walking at Dukezong Old Town. With a history over 1300 years, Dukezong Old Town is the largest and the best preserved Tibetan community in China. Join in the tourists to turn the largest Prayer Wheel in the world in clockwise direction.
(Optional Experience: If you are interested in the Thangka painting, you can follow the locals to make your own Thangka, need about 2 hours, price is around RMB180-200 per painting, you may pay onsite)
Breakfast included, lunch and dinner on your own.
Food
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Accommodation
SHANGRI-LA ARRO KHIMTSANG
Day 6
SHANGRILA
After breakfast, you'll be transferred to visit Songzanlin Monastery (Ganden Sumtseling Gompa).Then, drive about 27 kilometers to Pudacuo National Park. This 1,300-square-kilometer national park is notable as the first national park in China to meet International Union for Conservation of Nature standards. It is renowned for well-preserved primitive landscape, which is endowed with lakes, wetlands, forests, meadows, streams, brooks, rare plants and animals.
After the merry time in the park, pay a visit to a local Tibetan family to experience the highly-praised hospitality of Tibetan people and taste some special Tibetan snacks and butter tea. (Optional Experience: If you are interested in the Tibetan people's daily drinks, you can follow the locals to involve in the process of making butter tea. No extra charge)
Breakfast included, lunch and dinner on your own.
Food
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Accommodation
SHANGRI-LA ARRO KHIMTSANG
Day 7
DEP SHANGRILA
This morning, climb up to the top of Guishan Hill (or Tortoise Hill) to have a panoramic view of both the endless snow-capped mountains surrounded the pure land and the large scale of the old town with countless Tibetan dwellings.
Transfer to Shangrila airport for flight back
home.
Food
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Travel is an emotional experience, cherishing new corners and venture into unknown landscapes.
Respecting this and giving back to society has taken an important role in our endeavours in leaving only footprints and taking only memories.
To Know More
Dali Landscape Hotel
Dali Landscape Hotel is located in the core area of the ancient city of Dali. Hotel highlights the essence of Bai architectural culture. The hotel consists of 6 courtyards with a total of 283 rooms.
Lijiang E-outfitting Boutique Hotel
Featuring a private garden and a sun terrace, E-Outfitting Hostel offers natural-style accommodation with mountain and garden views in Lijiang. Free Wi-Fi is accessible in the entire property. Hotel E-Outfitting is a 10-minute drive from Shuhe Ancient Town, a 20-minute drive from Lijiang Railway Station and a 30-minute drive from Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Lijiang Sanyi Airport is 30 km away.
SHANGRI-LA ARRO KHIMTSANG
Travel is an emotional experience, cherishing new corners and venture into unknown landscapes.
Respecting this and giving back to society has taken an important role in our endeavours in leaving only footprints and taking only memories.
To Know More
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Make your own trailIncluded
- Accommodation with meals as indicated in the programme
- Meals as described in program, (Meal Symbols: B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner)
- Transfers, tours by A/C vehicle and entrance fees as indicated with services of an English-speaking guide in each city
- Insurance: travel agency liability insurance and overseas personal travel accident insurance;
Not Included
- Ticket(s) for international and domestic flights / trains
- Drinks (soda, mineral water, local beer) with the meals
- Single supplement
- Excess baggage fee: the cost of keeping luggage and checked baggage exceeds the prescribed excess weight fee (subject to the specific requirements of the airline);
- Expenditures of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs and laundry etc.
- Other tours & meals than mentioned in the program
- Any personal expenses.
- Voluntary carbon emission compensation for Gold Standard Project: USD 1.50 per person per day.
- Voluntary contribution to plastic reduction: 4 usd per person (ATRAILS trek bottle will remain as memory of this action.
Payment and Cancellations
- Deposit: 25% of total pacakage to confirm the booking.
- Full payment is due 4 weeks before departure. We reserve the right to release all services in case of payment overdue
- Cancellation policy:
• Between 60 and 30 days prior to arrival : 25% of total amount
• Between 30 and 15 days prior to arrival : 50% of total amount
• Less than 15 days : 100% of total amount
Important notes
Few important details to frame the experience:
- Please note that the itinerary and the order of the visits as described above is subject to change depending on local conditions
- Itinerary is subject to change depending on the confirmed flights, road conditions, and rooms availability. We reserve the right to replace above hotels by other hotels of similar or superior category
- Peak season supplements may apply during trade fair, public holiday or special events
- Prices are subject to change in case of VAT or other tax increases
- As of 2020 Asian Trails has introduced a voluntary carbon offsetting initiative for our travellers to compensate for unavoidable emissions during their tours with us. Emissions during multi-day package tours (not including international flights to our destinations) are pegged at a cost of $1.50 per traveller per day. This amount is based on average daily emissions of travellers across our eight destinations. Contributions from clients to our carbon offsetting initiative will go into a destination-specific fund to support climate protection projects certified to Gold Standard in that country. Certification to Gold Standard assures that the projects supported through our carbon offsetting initiative not only reduce harmful emissions but also positively contribute to sustainable development. Our contributions to projects in a country will be relative to the CO2 emitted by our travelers in that destination. To know more about this project: https://marketplace.goldstandard.org/collections/projects/products/more-efficient-cooking-and-heating-china
- Please note the price reported is based on 6 pax in dbl room traveling together. Kindly enquiry for your ad hoc quotation