10 days yunnan classic tour-a

includes: kunming, dali, lijiang & xishuangbanna

d1 arrive in kunming, the capital of yunnan province, meet at airport and transfer to your hotel.

d2 sightseeing in stone forest, which is one of the great nature wonders of china, and is also the largest stone forest in the world.

d3 take a morning flight from kunming to dali, transfer to your hotel, then go to visit the fascinating dali old town, and the three pagodas, which is more than 1000 years old, survived about 400 earthquakes recorded in the history books, and still standing today. after lunch, take a boat cruise on the erhai lake, relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the mountain and the lake.

d4 drive 2 hours from dali to lijiang, a beautiful old town which is a world culture heritage, sightseeing in the fascinating old town, and the black dragon pool which is an ideal place to view the snow mountain.

d5 sightseeing in the jade dragon snow mt. which is 5596 meter high and covered by snow all year round, on the way back, visit baisha, a typical naxi village which is famous for its 500 years old fresco and the classical music.

d6 take a morning flight from lijiang to jinghong, the capital of xishuangbanna dai autonomous prefecture, which borders burma and laos. afternoon city tour.

d7 explore the wild elephant valley which is a nature reserve for elephants, overnight at the up-tree hotel inside the reserve from where you can see wild elephants if you are lucky.

d8 visit the tropicalbotanical garden in menglun, which is the largest and the best botanical garden in china, on the way back, visit dai villages and temples in olive basin.

d9 take a morning flight back to kunming, visit the dragon gate which consist of some grottos cut out of the vertical cliff face of the western hill, from there, you can have a bird's eye view of kunming and the big lake beside it.

d10 after a relaxed breakfast in your hotel, go to visit the flower and bird market, after that, you will be transferred to the airport for your departure.