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9 DAYS / 8 NIGHTS ---Kunming / Dali / Lijiang / Shangri-La

Day 1 Arrive in Kunming

Welcome to The Spring City-- Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province in China. On your arrival, our YITS guide will deliberately come to meet you at Kunming International Airport . And then, take you to your hotel.

Day 2 Kunming

In the morning,you will tour the Western Hills ,which is located on the edge of Dianchi Lake in the western Suburbs of Kunming and is called "A Sleeping Beauty". It consists of some wonders such as Nie'er Tomb, Sanqing Pavilion and Dragon Gate. After lunch , you will sightsee in '99 International Horticultural Exposition Garden. Up to now ,it is the largest garden in China and shows the great gardening achievements of the Human Beings.

Day 3 Kunming

A Full day excursion to the Stone Forest, you can walk through it and enjoy the Sani minority's singing and dancing. After that, you are driven back to Kunming.

Day 4 Dali

A Morning flight (about 0.5hour) to Dali, the home town of the Bai minority,which is widely acclaimed as "the Oriental Switzerland", "the Chinese Geneva" and "the Pearl on the Yunnan Plateau" On this day ,your sightseeing includes viewing Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake on board,and visiting Butterfly Spring, Dali Ancient City ,Xizhou Town, and Three Pagodas Temple -----the ancient landmarks and the symbol of Dali

Day 5 Dali ---Lijiang by express

Take a morning express to Lijiang .After lunch ,you will Visit the Black Dragon Pool and the Ancient Town of Lijiang-------the World Cultural Heritage, which is famous in the world for its old and simple architectural style and the elegant art for the lay-out of the town. The old Naxi music , the living fossil of the Chinese classical music ,will be enjoyed in the evening.

Day 6 Lijiang

A full day visit includes the Yulong Snow Mountains-----the southernmost modern marine glaciers in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. And "Ten-Thousand-Flower Camellia" in YufengTemple£¬ will give you a pleasant feeling.

Day 7 Lijiang----Zhongdian (Shangri-La) by bus

You'll take a morning bus to Zhongdian ----- a piece of mysterious, beautiful and auspicious land known as "Shangri-La". After lunch , you'll have a visit to GadanSongzanlin Lamasery---- the largest Tibetan Buddhist Temple in Yunnan.It is said that the location of this temple was chosen and the name was given by Dalai V in person.

Day 8 Zhongdian

A visit to Bita Lake Natural Reserve. "Bita" means the place carpeted with oak trees. in the Tibetan language .Here a tourist can view what is called "the Fish Drunk with Azaleas", and Napa Lake. Being a guest at Tibetan house in the evening

Day 9 Zhongdian---Kunming by air

Take a morning flight to return to Kunming, After lunch ,we'll send you off at the airport.