8 days yunnan classic tour

includes: kunming, lijiang & dali

d1 arrive kunming international airport, proceed through immigration, then proceed into the arrival area where you will be met by our guide. known as the city of eternal spring, the provincial capital with a history of over 2000 years, is one of the cities of historical and cultural interest in china. transfer to a 4 star hotel. .

d2 early transfer to airport for morning flight to lijiang. transfer to the grand hotel(3 star), then go to visit the black dragon pond, and the lijiang old town, which has 800 years history and is a world culture heritage.

d3 visit the spruce meadows of the jade dragon snow mountains(round trip by chair lift), and baisha which is a naxi village with a 500 years old fresco, and the beautiful dragon spring village.

d4 drive to dali, via the newly-opened highway with stop and visit of the bai minority village xinhua and its handicrafts workshops. on arrival, visit the famous three elegant pagodas, the outstanding landmark of the region. the rest of the afternoon, explore the dali old town. stay at asia star hotel(4 star) .

d5 take chair lift go up the cangshan mountain and enjoy the bird's eye view of the erhai lake. after lunch, go to visit the tie-dye-cloth workshop at zhoucheng town, and the bai people's town xizhou with their traditional three-course-tea singing and dancing show.

d6 fly back to kunming in the morning. upon arrival, ,drive to the western hill, then take a 10 minutes chairlift up the hill. from the top, follow a path winds down the famous "dragon gate". in the afternoon, visit the golden temple, which is the largest bronze-made temple in china.

d7 one day excursion to stone forest , one of china's most remarkable natural phenomena located 90 km southeast of kunming. the stone forest area is the home of the sani people, a branch of the yi ethnic tribe, which is reputed for their diligence, valour, wisdom, exquisite embroidery and melodious songs and graceful dances.

d8 visit of the flower and bird market in the old part of kunming city, then transfer to the airport for your departure.