Day-To-Day Itinerary
Day 01: TBA - Kunming
Upon arrival, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. Kunming is home to a mix of ethnic groups and endowed with a remarkable traditional folk culture. The rest of the day is at your own free.
 Day 02: Kunming - Lijiang(B+L)
After breakfast you will drive about 120 kilometers to the Stone Forest showing you a natural wonder of limestone karst formation formed 270 million years ago. The Stone Forest occupies an area of 400 square kilometers and consists of a whole range of karst formations. Then you make a beeline for the airport to Lijiang. Upon arrival in Lijiang, be met and transferred to the hotel.
Day 03: Lijiang (B+L)
You will visit Ganhaizi Meadow, Baishui (White Water), take a chairlift to visit the Yak Meadow (3700 M) in the Yulong Snow Mountain. Yulong Snow Mountain stretches a length of 35 kilometers (22 miles ) and a width of 20 kilometers (13 miles ). Looking from Lijiang Old Town in the south which is 15 kilometers (nine miles) away, the snow-covered and fog-enlaced mountain resembles a jade dragon laying in the clouds, hence, the name Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The highest peak named Fan Peak (Shanzidou in Chinese) which is about 5596 meters above sea level. There are three cable cars in the mountain, the first to Glacier Park (4500 M), the second to Spruce Meadow (3200 M), the third to Yak Meadow (3700 M).
In the afternoon pay a visit to Baisha Frescos. These frescoes are both essential to the research of Chinese painting and important cultural heritage relics too.
 Day 04: Lijiang (B+L)
From Lijiang, you will drive about 60 Km to the First Bend on the Yangtze River with imposing gorge scenery, and the Iron Chain Bridge in the Stone Drum town. The town of Stone Drum got its name from a large, cylindrical, marble tablet shaped like a drum. The scenery is magnificent as the road running through the Lijiang valley which is filled with wheat field and drying haystacks.
Continue the driving 40 Km more to visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the deepest gorge in the world. With 34 rapids of the Yangtze River, it is called the Jinsha in this area because you can find gold in the river. Drive back to Lijiang in the late afternoon.
Day 05: Lijiang - Kunming (B)
The morning is left free for you to explore the old town. Take the afternoon return flight to Kunming. The rest of the day is at your won free.
Day 06: Kunming - TBA (B)
The tour guide will transfer you to the airport and help you board the plane to your next destination with wonderful memories.
Included Features:
1.Entrance fees as listed in the itinerary
2.Hotel accommodations with breakfast as specified (If there is no Western breakfast available, we have to arrange Chinese one instead)
3.All meals as specified in the itinerary. B=Western or Chinese breakfast, L=Chinese lunch, D=Chinese dinner
4.Internal flights including taxes and fuel fee and train/bus tickets as listed in the itinerary
5.Professional local guides and drivers in each destination city
6.Private Transfers between airports, docks, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in each destination city by the private air conditioned vehicle
7.Service charge and Government taxes.
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