Day1 Beijing (D)
Upon arrival in Beijing, our professional English speaking guide will meet you with your name sign and escort you to the hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure to recover from jet leg.
Accommodation: Beijing Spring Hotel or the same class
Day2 Beijing (B+L+D)
A full day city tour to Tiananmen Square, the largest square in the world and Forbidden City, the home of 24 emperors built in the Ming Dynasty. In the afternoon go to visit Temple of Heaven where the Ming and Qing emperors worshiped the God for good harvests.
In the evening, you will enjoy the famous Peking Duck then go to watch the fantastic acrobatic show.
Accommodation: Beijing Spring Hotel or the same class
Day3 Beijing (B+L+D)
You will go to visit the awesome Great Wall of China, to view the spectacular man-made project visible from the space and in the afternoon you will stroll along the Ming Tombs. On your way back you will have a chance to see the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) where 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies were held and the National Aquatics Center (the Water Cube) from a distance.
Accommodation: Beijing Spring Hotel or the same class
Day4 Beijing to Kunming (B+L+D)
This morning you will go to visit Hutong to see the authentic life of local people and experience rickshaw in the narrow alley and have lunch with a family then you will take flight to Kunming known as a spring city of China.
Accommodation: Golden Dragon Hotel Kunming or the same class
Day5 Kunming (B+L+D)
You will have a fully day tour to Stone Forest which is a fantastic natural karst landscape with countless bizarre limestone pillars and peaks form due to the millions years erosion of wind and water. It is locateed 90 kilometers southeast of Kumming and is also the home of the Sani people, a branch of the Yi Minority.
Accommodation: Golden Dragon Hotel Kunming or the same class
Day6 Kunming to Dali (B+L+D)
You will take morning flight to Dali and visit the Three Pagodas the symbol of Dali strolling the old town with the stone street then go to see Xizhou unique architecture of Bai people and enjoy the traditional Three-Course Tea with a Bai cultural performance.
Accommodation: Dali Lan Lin Ge Hotel or the same class
Day7 Dali to Lijiang (B+L+D)
Today you will go to Cangshan Mountain to have a panoramic view of the beautiful Erhai Lake by the cable car. Then enjoy a cruise on the Lake, with a visit to a fishing village on one of the island. You will take three hours' bus ride to Lijiang.
Accommodation: Jiannanchun Hotel Lijiang or the same class
Day8 Lijiang (B+L+D)
Take a visit to the Yuhu Village where Naxi minority group live and visit the Black Dragon Pool which is famous for its flowers and pavilions and the Dongba Cultural Institute. Then explore the Lijiang Ancient Town with the attractive wooden structures, small streams and alleys.
Accommodation: Jiannanchun Hotel Lijiang or the same class
Day9 Lijiang (B+L+D)
Drive to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain where you will take a chairlift to the Spruce Plateau and enjoy the breathtaking scenery and pristine glaciers. It consists of 13 peaks resembling jade pillars with a height of 18,000 ft. and you can also view the Baisha Mural Painting and stroll the old Square Street.
Accommodation: Jiannanchun Hotel Lijiang or the same class
Day10 Lijiang to Lugu Lake (B+L+D)
After the breakfast in the hotel, drive to Lugu Lake. Transfer to the hotel. Enjoy a bonfire after dinner.
Accommodation: Lugu Lake Hotel or the same class
Day11 Lugu Lake to Lijiang (B+L+D)
Have breakfast in the hotel. And then visit the Lugu Lake by a local boat (Zhucao Chuan). Visit a local Mosuo family and learn more about Mosuo People and their culture, especially the walking marriage. Drive back to Lijiang.
Accommodation: Jiannanchun Hotel Lijiang or the same class
Day12 Lijiang to Kunming to Shanghai (B+L+D)
You will take the flight to Kunming and continue to your connect flight to Shanghai then enjoy the bustling shopping street-Nanjing Road, and the Bund, famous promenade along the Huangpu River.
Accommodation: Shanghai New Century Hotel or the same class
Day13 Shanghai (B+L+D)
Today you will visit the Jade Buddha Temple, renowned for its precious Buddha statue carved from a huge single piece of white jade then go to visit the Yu Garden, famous for its traditional Chinese gardens, pavilions, halls and ponds. It is located in the heart of Shanghai's old Chinese quarters links to Yuyuan market. You will visit Shanghai Museum which is China's most up-to-date museum with brilliant articles. And then go to enjoy a fantastic acrobatic show after dinner.
Accommodation: Shanghai New Century Hotel or the same class
Day14 Shanghai Departure (B)
After breakfast, our guide will escort you to the airport and your will take your departure flight back home. |