includes: kunming, dali, lijiang & lugu lake
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 m 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 drive from lijiang to lugu lake, on the way, the natural scenery is quite good. after dinner, enjoy a bonfire party with the moso people's singing and dancing. overnight in moso home.
d7 take boat cruise on the beautiful lake, visit the islands, after lunch, drive back to lijiang.
d8 take a morning flight back to kunming, sightseeing in the dragon gate which consists of some grottos cut out of the vertical cliff face of the western hill, from where, you can enjoy a bird's eye view of kunming city and the big lake at the foot of the hill. in the afternoon, visit the golden temple which is 330 years old and is the largest bronze-made temple in china.
d9 after a relaxed breakfast in your hotel, go to visit the fascinating flower and bird market, after that, transfer to airport and see you off.