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11 DAYS / 10 NIGHTS -Kunming / Xishuangbanna / 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

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 3 Kunming ------Xishuangbanna

In the morning,you will tour to the Western Hills ,which is located on the edge of Dianchi Lake in the Western Suburbs of Kunming and called "A Sleeping Beauty".And it consists of some wonders on earth 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.
After supper in kunming ,take an evening flight (0.5hour)to the City of Daybreak------Jinghong,capital of the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture

Day 4 Xishuangbanna

A visit to Menglun Tropical Botanic Garden, the largest botanic garden in China, praised as "the Emerald on the Crown of the Kingdom of Plants", Then ,the next famous scenic spot,Olive plain(Ganlanba) will bring you a pleasant and romantic feeling .

Day 5 Xishuangbanna-----Dali by air

You will go sightseeing the city of Jinghong,enjoying sing and dance of Dai people,attending the Water Sprinkle of Dai people in Mangdou
Take a flight to Dali from Xishuangbanna

Day 6 Dali

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 PagodasTemple -----theancient landmarks and the symbol of Dali

Day 7 Dali ---Lijiang by express

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

Day 8 Lijiang

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

Day 9 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 10 Zhongdian

A visit to Bita Lake Natural Reserv. "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 11 Zhongdian---Kunming by air

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