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Yunnan Pioneer Tours
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Day 1. Kunming/Dongchuan (Breakfast, Dinner) |
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Shanju Hotel ( Local Best Boutique House) | ||
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In the morning we embark on a two-hour drive out of town to the famous Stone Forest. Many legends tell the story of the creation of this unique geological phenomenon, but only seeing it for yourself can reveal the entire majestic landscape. It is said that ‘visiting Yunnan without seeing the Stone Forest is like not visiting the province at all’. During our visit to the forest, we meet the people of the Sani, an ethnic group living in the area, who wear colorful embroidered traditional clothing.The Sani are known for their heart-stirring singing and dancing. Leaving there, we drive to Donchuan (4-5hour). | ||
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Day 2. Dongchuan/Jianshui (Breakfast, Dinner) |
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Guilin Baravo Hotel ★★★★ | ||
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In the morning we explore to Dongchuan, a rural area in the northeast of Kunming is believed to have the world's most imposing red earth, even more magnificent than that in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. If there is one word that best captures Dongchuan Red Land, it must be "palette". It is such an amazing spectacle that you can never imagine if you have never been there. God knocked over his palette, dropping the heaven paint, which makes Dongchuan such a stunning masterpiece. Red, green, white and yellow are matched into rolling rainbow ribbons stretching to sky. After exploring that, we continue to drive to Jianshui. | ||
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Day 3. Jianshui/Yuanyang (Breakfast, Dinner) |
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Family Zhu Garden Hotel ★★★★ | ||
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In the morning, we explore the Jianshui old town and visit the 3 main attractions there. First we stop at Zhu Family Garden, and then we visit a place that used to be one of China’s most prominent Confucianism schools, in which some of China’s biggest scholars have learned prior to taking the imperial tests, to become Mandarins at the Imperial Court. Today the vast compound serves as Confucian Temple. Then before leaving Jianshui, we take a look at the Fubo Well. Leaving Jianshui, we will drive towards an amazing cluster of ethnic minorities inhabiting the mountains surrounding Yuanyang prefecture. In the late afternoon, we drive to Laohuzui to enjoy the beautiful and breathtaking sunset over the rice terraces. |
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Day 4. Yuanyang (Breakfast, Dinner) |
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Yunti Hotel New Wing ★★★★ | ||
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Yuanyang is a small mountain town and an administrative center for countless hill-tribe villages in the area. At Duoyshu village area we will begin our day by enjoying the beautiful sunrise terrace. Then we leave the town for a three-hour hike, a welcome change from the long drives of the previous two days. We visit Bada village first and then begin hiking from Bada to Qingkou. In Qingkou village we can see the traditional mushroom-shaped roofs of the Hani people. In the late afternoon, we drive to Longshuba to enjoy the beautiful and breathtaking sunset over the rice terraces. |
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Day 5. Yuanyang/Jinghong (Breakfast, Dinner) |
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Dai Garden Hotel ★★★★ | ||
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In the morning we experience the Local Market in the old town in Yuanyang. Then we will drive to Jinghong, the biggest city of Xishuangbanan. Upon arriving, we will explore the city and its surrounding, including a walk along the Mekong River, which we have left only few days ago at Luang Prabang. |
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Day 6. Jinghong/Menghai/Aini Village (Breakfast, Dinner) |
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Aini local farmer's house ★★★★ | ||
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After breakfast, we take a one hour drive to Menghai, where we will visit the Jingzhen Ocatgonal Pavilion. From here, we will continue to a local market. The locals, from different ethnic groups, gather to trade mostly agricultural produce but also a variety of handicrafts, and to purchase their own supplies. This is a unique opportunity to see in one place a great variety of ethnic groups, some of whom live up in the mountains where it is nearly impossible to visit them. We walk through the bustling market amid the colorful booths, and see the locals as they sit for a cup of tea and exchange information on who has married whom, whose child has left for the city, and other such important items of news. We leave the market, and drive through seemingly endless tea plantations, being a major source of income to the local in this region. We then reach Bulang Village, from which we begin a 3-4 hours trek once again through the jungle, on our way to the remote village of Aini. |
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Day 7. Aini Village/JinghongQDali (Breakfast, Dinner) |
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Landscape Hotel ★★★★ | ||
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Today we will have our breakfast together with our hosting families of Aini. We then depart the village, and take a 2 hours hike, once again through the thick jungle, and all the way to the big lake, where we will meet our car. We take a 3 hours drive back to Jinghong airport for flight to Dali. |
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Day 8. Dali (Breakfast, Dinner) |
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Landscape Hote ★★★★ | ||
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Located at the foot of Cangshan Mountain in Yunnan Province, Dali city is the economic and cultural center of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. The area is surrounded by mountains on the east, west, and south, and has the Erhai Lake, one of the best sights there, in its center. Upon arrival we take the cable car up to Chan Mountain to have an overview of Dali and then hike on the mountain for about 2 hours. Leaving the mountain, we continue to visit the Three White Pagoda, which has history more than 1000 years, used to be the sacred Buddhism temple in the flourishing old dynasty in south part of China. Then we will explore the local authentic villages around Erhai lake by car, In the evening we spend our time to explore Dali Old Town. | ||
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Day 9. Dali/Shaxi (Breakfast, Dinner) |
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Laomadian Boutique House | ||
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Today we go to visit the Xizhou Morning Market & Xizhou Old Town. As the birthplace of Dali culture, Xizhou Old Town is a main residential district as well as a famous historic cultural town of Bai Nationality. Leaving Xizhou, we continue to drive to Shaxi. On the way, we pass Liantie and Eryuan County and we are able to enjoy beautiful landscapes and local villages around.We pass Xinzhuang village, Qiao hou village, old bridge road, and arrive at Shaxi around evening. | ||
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Day 10. Shaxi/Lijiang (Breakfast, Dinner) |
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Lijiang Golden Path Hotel ★★★★ | ||
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lijiang is a town combining different cultures, beliefs and architectural styles. We start our day with first visit the Morning Market, where we can see dozens of local mushrooms as well as frogs and things we can’t have opportunity to imagine in the west. Then we go to the Black Dragon Pool with Naxi Museum. Covering an area of about 40 hectares, this huge lake is a natural habitat for all kinds of waterfowl and fish. We take a walk around the lake and to the several temples surrounding it. After that, we continue our visit to Baisha village. Baisha Village is the village in the Lijiang Basin at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Houses there were built of a peculiar rough stone without plaster or painting. From there, we proceed to Yuhu village and Yufeng Temple. Yuhu village was one of the first residential places of Naxi ethnic group. Located at the southern foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Yufeng Temple is a historical witness of the peaceful coexistence and syncretism of multinational cultures and religions and a place that helped the Naxi culture develop and enrich. Leaving there we visit the Shuhe Old Town. In the evening we will have a free time exploring the beautiful Lijiang Old Town. | ||
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Day 11. Lijiang/Liming (Breakfast, Dinner) |
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Liming Nuomadi Boutique House | ||
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Leaving Lijiang, we drive to liming via Shigu village, a local village with beautiful landscapes. Then we explore thousand turtle mountain with round way cable car. It’s China's largest ever found, highest a magical danxia landform area and have many red rock weathering formation on the surface of the beauty of the crack shape. We can enjoy local village and beautiful scenery. After that we visit local village around Liming. | ||
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Day 12. Liming/Shangri-la (Breakfast, Dinner) |
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Shangri-la Kunlun Boutique House | ||
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Leaving Liming, we drive towards the Tibet Autonomous Region and the north of Yunnan Province. En route, we stop at the Yangtze First Bend and the Tiger Leaping Gorge, where the waters of the Yangtze River rushes into this narrow gorge. In the afternoon we reach the town of Zhongdian, which is often referred to as Shangri-La. | ||
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Day 13. Shanghai/Deqin (Breakfast, Dinner) |
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Deqin Guanjingtiantang Hotel ★★★★ | ||
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After breakfast, we drive to Deqin. Deqin, referring to an auspicious place in Tibetan, is situated in Northwest Yunnan. Thanks to its geological location in the southeast part of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and at the center of Three Parallel Rivers Area, Diqing principally exhibits landscapes and sceneries of snowy mountains, grasslands, valleys, alpine lakes, virgin forests and even ethnic cultures, forming a multifunctional tourist destination. Further more, most of major snow-capped mountains of Yunnan distribute in Diqing. It is home to 13 nationalities including Tibetan, Han, Naxi, Yi, Bai, and Hui etc, each of whom is noted for its own ethnic custom and culture. The view along the way is fantastic with different kinds of trees, streams down the valley, prayer flags and stupas, and Tibetan villages. From Deqin County, after one hour driving, you will visit Baimang Snow Mountain Nature Reserve, you will be able to view Baimang Snow Mountain if the weather is clear, pass the top part of today at 4292m altitude at 156km. | ||
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Day 14. Deqin/Shangri-la (Breakfast) |
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Shangri-la Kunlun Resort Boutique House | ||
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In the morning, you will have a nice sunrise view of Meili Snow Mountain from the Sightseeing Platform, where you can see the 13 white pagodas meaning of the 13 peaks of Meili Snow Mountain over 6,000 meters (19,685 feet) above sea level, known as the "Prince's 13 peaks". Drive 6 to 7 hours to Shangrila County (3400m altitude) which is 187km away from Shangri-La. On the way, we will trekking at Mingyong Glacier. Then we are back to Shangri-la. |
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Day 15. Shangri-laQ Kunming (Dinner) |
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Era Hotel ★★★★ | ||
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Today first we visit the Songzanlin Monastery, dating back to 1679, lies at the foot of Foping Mountain and is rich with Buddhist treasures. Leaving the Monastery we drive to Pudacuo Scenic Region including Shudu Lake, Bita Lake resort. Being the highest lake in Yunnan Province at 3500 meters above sea level, this is a great spot to enjoy the beautiful wilderness and landscapes of the region. After that we stop for a traditional tea with a Tibetan family at Xiaji village and hear from them about their daily life. In the evening we transfer to airport for flight to Kunming. | ||
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