Dates:
December 20-26
December 27-January 2nd
January 31-Feb 6 (Chinese New Year)
April 1-7 (Qingming holiday)
April 30-May 6 (May holiday)
*THE HIGHLIGHTS*
* Fun activities: cycling, horse riding, trekking
* Visit the biggest Tibetan monastery in Yunnan
* See diverse minority culture
* Be amazed by the beauty of nature in Shangri-la!
Itinerary at a glance:
D1 – Arrive from Dali
D2 – Dali: Erhai Lake cycling, Xizhou Old Town, Zhoucheng Village, Dali Ancient Town
D3- Shangri-la: Dukezong Old Town, Songzanlin Monastery, Napa lake
D4 – Tiger leaping gorge trekking part 1
D5 – Tiger leaping gorge trekking part 2
D6 – Jade Buddha snow mountain and Blue Moon valley
D7 – Lijiang: Baisha village and mural. Departure from Lijiang
December and April: 5999 rmb/person, single supplement – 1400
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Suggested flights (please book your flight in advance at ctrip.com or qunar.com) – the flight is around 3000 rmb
PLEASE NOTE: if you sign up for the trip alone, we can try but cannot guarantee to find another participant to share room with, please be ready to add extra 1400 rmb for a single room. Thank you for understanding (you can check availability with us before booking)
Book ASAP, limited spots!
How to book:
1) Fill up the booking form on our website: www.wannatravelshanghai.com/book-now/
2) Secure YOUR SEAT by transferring 2000 RMB deposit
3) Send us the picture of the transaction and receive the confirmation
Please note: the full amount should be transferred 10 days before the trip
Cancelation policy: in case of cancelation, the deposit is not refundable and cannot be used for another trip unless the replacement has been provided.
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Additional information
| Dates | Oct 1st – 7th |
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| Duration | 7 days |
Day 1
Day 2
Cycle from Dali old town to Erhailake. In the afternoon head for Xizhou Town to fully appreciate Bai-style traditional architectural courtyards, taste their fragrant Three-Course Tea and explore their distinctive culture. Xizhou is our home. This little village has been called ‘a living art museum’ due to its unusual concentration of nationally protected heritagesites, mostly including architecture that spans the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) until the creation of New China in 1949, but also includes centuries old trees, parks, and wildlife preserves. Strolling through the morning marketand main walking street will reveal a vibrant town with a healthy mix of traditional Bai culture and modern influence from Eastern China and abroad. It is the balance of development and forward thinking that exists in Xizhou that makes it special.
Day 3
In the morning drive to Shangrila (195 KM, 5 hours)
Visit the Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, the largest Tibetan monastery in Yunnan. Songzanlin Monastery has another alias – ‘the little Potala Palace ‘, so named because the whole monastery is in the traditional style with mysterious atmosphere.
Later, drive to the Napa lake – “the lake besides the forest”, beautiful nature reserve.
Later explore Dukezong Old Town by climbing up to the top of Guishan Hill (or Tortoise Hill) to have a panoramic view of the old town and Shangri-La County and join in the tourists to turn the largest Prayer Wheel in the world.
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Day 4
In the morning, drive about 100 KM to Qiaotou Town (Tiger Leaping gorge Town). You will start the trekking of Tiger Leaping Gorge, as one of the world’s four great gorges, is honored as one of the deepest and most marvelous gorges with 3900 meters in depth. Start the trekking form the Qiaotou Primary School, after half an hour, arrive in Changsheng Village, pay a visit to Changsheng Hope Primary School. Arrive in Zhong Nuoyu village at noon and have lunch at Naxi Family Guesthouse. After lunch, you will start the mostdifficult part trekking to the 28 Zigzag Bends trail and reach the top peak at the elevation of 2670m. You will arrive at Tea & Horse Guesthouse to finish today’s trekking. This is basically the halfway point of the journey.
Day 5
Get up in the early morning, you will trek to Tina’ Guesthouse. Then drive to Lijiang. Free time to explore Lijiang old town in the evening.
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Day 6
A whole day exploring Jade Buddha snow mountain.
This morning, your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel and escort you to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. The 13 peaks in this mountain area are the sacred mountains among the Naxi people. Take the tramway to the Spruce Meadow at 3000 meters high, and you can both see the fascinating view and appreciate the gorgeous look of the whole snow mountain at the best place. Around 1 pm, you can enjoy the Impression Lijiang Show performed by 500 local people under the white snow and blue sky with the background of white Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, which lasts for about 70 min. Then we will visit Blue Moon Valley to see the beautiful lake!
After the visit, we will drive back to Lijiang city.
Stay in Lijiang
Day 7
In the morning head to Baisha Village and appreciate the ancient Baisha Mural Paintings.
Visit Dabaoji Palace and Liuli Temple to view murals painted over 1000 years ago which is a combination of Tibetan Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.
Lijiang – Shanghai 15:50-19:30( or other cities you are from).
Flight Lijiang – Shanghai 15:20-19:05 JD5665
