This 2 Days Lijiang Tour will be a good choice for those who have a passion on mountaions and ethnic villages. Visit the most famous attraction and the holy symbol of Lijiang–Jade Dragon Snow Mountan. Step into a pure Naxi village hiding in the mountain and valley-Baoshan Stone Town to experience the daily lives and ethnic cultures of the local villagers.

Highlights:

Lose yourself into the charming and magnificent Jade Dragon Snow Mountan.
Walk around Lijiang Ancient Town and feel the mysterious Dongba culture.
Step into ethnic village to familiar ethnic people’s life and culture.

Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Lijiang Arrival-Jade Dragon Snow Moutain-Baoshan Stone Town
Day 2: Baoshan Stone Town-Dadong-Lijiang

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Lijiang-Jade Dragon Snow Mountain – Baoshan Stone Town

Sightseeing and Activities:Lijiang-Jade Dragon Snow Mountain – Baoshan Stone Town
Accommodation:Baoshan Stone Town
Meals: Lunch

Pick you up at your hotel in Lijiang downtown. Drive to visit the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain) is the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. Consisting of 13 peaks, among which Shanzidou is the highest with an altitude of 5,600 meters (18,360 feet), the mountain stretches a length of 35 kilometers (22 miles) and a width of 20 kilometers (13 miles). Looking from Lijiang Old Town in the south which is 15 kilometers (nine miles) away, the snow-covered and fog-enlaced mountain resembles a jade dragon lying in the clouds, hence the name.

Then drive to Baoshan Stone Town . Visit local people and stay overnight in guesthouse.

Day 2 Baoshan Stone Town-Dadong-Lijiang

Sightseeing and Activities:Baoshan Stone Town-Dadong-Lijiang
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy your free morning in Baoshan Stone Town which is a Village with real natural barrier, with the cliffs surrounding on three sides, and Jinsha River Protecting the fourth side; it is just two stone doors in the north and south available for access.In fact, it is a stone village where Naxi people live you can do some trekking around the village. Drive back to Lijiang via Dadong Township. Service ends.

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostels
Baoshan Stone Town	/	/	/	Local Guesthouse

Service Included:

Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
Meals as listed in the itinerary;
Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
Private English-speaking tour guide;
Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
Service charge & government taxes;
Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Single room supplement;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
Personal travel accident insurance;
All optional programs.

Haba Snow Mountain stands by the Jinsha River, 120KM southeast of Shangri-La, with its main peak of 5,396m. The glacier on the Haba Snow Mountain is the southmost glacier in China. The highlight of this tour is to hike to the summit of Haba Snow Mountain, which takes 2.5~3 days at pace for ascent and descent and requires spending nights on the mountain. Futhermore, you will also enjoy the top attractions of Lijiang and Shangri-La.

Highlights:

Have a hiking experience at the grand Tiger Leaping Gorge.
Explore the highlights of Lijiang and Shangri-La.
Experience the typical process of climbing a snow mountain.
Pay a visit to Baoshan Stone Town, a Naxi village.

Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Lijiang Arrival
Day 2: Lijiang
Day 3: Lijiang-Baoshan Stone Town
Day 4: Baoshan Stone Town-Daju Town
Day 5: Daju Town-Bendiwan Village
Day 6: Bendiwan Village-Haba Village
Day 7: Haba Village-BC of Haba Snow Mountain
Day 8: BC-Base Camp
Day 9: Base Camp-Camp 2 – Haba Village
Day 10: Haba Village-Shangri-La
Day 11: Shangri-La
Day 12: Departure from Shangri-La

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive in Lijiang

Sightseeing and Activities:Arrive in Lijiang
Accommodation:Lijiang
Meals:None

Upon your arrival at Lijiang, your tour guide and driver will pick you up and then transfer to the hotel for rest.

Day 2 Lijiang

Sightseeing and Activities:Lijiang Old Town, Lion Hill, Wangu Tower, Mu Palace,Shuhe Old Town, Baisha Old Town, Baisha Murals, Yuhu Village, Former Resiedence of Josheph Rock
Accommodation:Lijiang
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch

In the mnorning, you’ll start your memorable Lijiang tour from Lijiang Ancient Town (Dayan Ancient Town). Take a leisure walk up the Lion Hill and climb up the 33-meter-tall Wanggu Tower – the landmark building of Lijiang to enjoy a panoramic view of the whole old town and countryside scenery, as well as overlook the magnificent Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the distance. Later, follow a trip to Ming-dynasty style Mufu Palace, the “Forbidden City” of Lijiang to know Tusi’s ruling history and appreciate Naxi people’s brilliant culture and fine arts. Then, drive to visit Shuhe Old Town. Nestled at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, 6 km northwest of Lijiang old town. Shuhe was once a staging post at ancient Tea & Horse Road. With an altitude of 2440 meters above sea level, it is a tranquil town with a population of about 3000 people. Along with its sister town Lijiang, it is also part of the UNESCO Heritage site. Shuhe is the earliest settlement of Naxi people in Lijiang when their ancestors first moved to this region.

After lunch, drive to visit Baisha Old Town, which is an enchanting traditional Naxi style old town. Visit the Baisha Mural about 600 years old, which is a part of the World Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO 1997. Then, drive to Yuhu Village which is located at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. When walking into this authentic Naxi Village, you’ll see unique stone houses, Naxi ladies dressing in traditional clothes, kids playing, a tranquil Yuhu Lake…Explore leisurely around the village and then get to the Former Residence of Joseph Rock, who was an Austrian-American Botanist came to Lijiang and stayed in Yuhu Village for 27 years and made huge research work on Naxi minority.

Afterwards, drive back to the hotel in the late afternoon. Service ends.

Day 3 Lijiang-Jade Dragon Snow Mountain-Baoshan Stone Town

Sightseeing and Activities:Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Baoshan Stone Town
Accommodation:Baoshan Stone Town
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch

Then drive to Baoshan Stone Town . Visit local people and stay overnight in guesthouse.

Day 4 Baoshan Stone Town-Mingyin-Daju Town

Sightseeing and Activities:Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Daju Town, Tiger Leaping Gorge
Accommodation:Daju
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch

Visit Baoshan Stone Village in the morning, start the 4 hours hiking tour from Baoshan to Mingyin. You will trek along the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and enjoy the 13 peaks of the mountain from a far. Finish the hiking at noon and drive to Daju Town where is the end of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Enjoy the wonderful view of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from a far.

Day 5 Daju Town-Daju Ferry-Xincun Village-Hetaoyuan Village-Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge-Bendiwan Village

Sightseeing and Activities:Trekking
Accommodation:Halfway Guesthouse
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast in Daju Town, walk down to Jinsha River; take the boat to the other side of Yangtze River from the Daju New Ferry. Hike along the road from Xincun Village of the Lower Tiger Leaping Gorge to the Middle Part and visit the Walnut Grove Garden Village on the way.

Arrive at the Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge at noon and enjoy the lunch in Tina’s Hostel. Continue the hiking tour up to the Haba Snow Mountain, visit the Bamboo Forest, the Flying Cliff, Guanyin Temple; Arrive at Bendiwan Village stay at Halfway Hostel. You also will enjoy a fantastic view of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Tiger Leaping Gorge from Halfway Guesthouse.

Day 6 Bendiwan Village-Nuoyu Village-28 Turns-Naxi Family-Qiaotou-Haba Village

Sightseeing and Activities:Trekking
Accommodation:Haba Village
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, hike from Halfway Guesthouse to Nuoyu Village and then to Qiaotou Town. The whole distance covered on the first day is about 17 kilometers, and you’ll hike for about six hours in total. First, hike for 2 hours to the steep switchback called 28 Zigzag Turns before the next break. The views are unforgettable. After a break, hike another one or two hours, and then we will arrive at Naxi Family for lunch.

Hike another two hours from Naxi Family, we will arrive at Qiaotou Town. Of course,we will have a great view of Yulong Snow Mountain and overlooks the Jinsha (Golden Sands) River Valley during the hiking. Finish the hiking adventure tour when you arrive in Qiaotou Town. Meet our driver and transfer to Haba Village.

Arrive at Haba Snow Mountain Guesthouse in Haba Village. You will prepare for your equipment and acclimatize youselves to the altitude(2600M in Haba Snow Mountain Guesthouse). After lunch, examine your heart rate and blood oxygen content, and learn the knowledge, condition and introduction of the Haba Snow Mountain Climbing. Overnight at Haba Snow Mountain Guesthouse.

Day 7 Haba Village-Base Camp of Haba Snow Mountain

Sightseeing and Activities:Haba Village (2600m)-the Base Camp at the 4200m of Haba Mountain
Accommodation:Camping
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch

Trek up the Haba Mountain for about 15 km to the Base Camp at the 4200m, which will take about 7 hours, with yaks taking your luggage. You will have picnic lunch in Haba Snow Mountain. You only need to take some water, clothes and necessary food, the other equipment will be transferred by the horses to the Basic Camp.

Base camp altitude indications vary depending on who you ask but we found it to be at about 4100 m so this is a rather long day and the path can get very muddy. Use good waterproof boots. The walk will take 4-6 hours and is mostly through the beautiful Yunann forest apart from three meadows that you will cross on the way.

Today you will hike up 1500M of the altitude, arrive at the Base Camp in the afternoon. Because of the high elevation, everyone will suffer the different altitude sickness. You should know how to adjust the situation and adapt to the high elevation. If you really feel not very well, please tell your escort.

Note: It is not allowed to sleep before 9:00 PM.

Overnight at the Base Camp or in the wooden hut(beds and quilts are available in the wooden hut).

Day 8 Base Camp of Haba Snow Mountain-Huanghai Lake-Heihai Lake-Base Camp

Sightseeing and Activities:Base Camp of Haba Snow Mountain-Huanghai Lake-Heihai Lake-Base Camp
Accommodation:Camping
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Base Camp of Haba Snow Mountain-Huanghai Lake-Heihai Lake-Base Camp

Day 9 Base Camp of Haba Snow Mountain-Camp 2 – The Submmit of Haba-Base Camp-Haba Village

Sightseeing and Activities:the Base Camp at the 4200m – the Camp 1 at 4800 of Haba Snow Mountain – the top of Haba Snow Mountain (5396M) – the Base Camp (4200M)

Accommodation: Camping

Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Get up at 3:00 am, prepare for your equipment and have a simple breakfast. Examine your health condition before leaving for the top at 4:00 AM. You will leave most of your luggage at the Camp 1, just need to take your mountaineering tools, such as the rope, ice axe, ice pick, the bag, some solid food, a warm pot of water, clothes, headlight, climbing equipment for the climbing to the summit of Haba Mountain.

–Camp 1 is located just before the 2nd grey slab at about 4800m. Usually people did not stay there but from what you could observe it seems quite uncomfortable due to the very rocky and uneven surface. A small pond nearby provides water.

You will try to climb about 4 km to the top of the Haba Snow Mountain at the 5396m, which will take about 5 hours. It is the ice and snow trail from the camp 1 to the summit, the altitude up 500M, usually, it will take you about 3 hours to the top. Enjoy the wonderful scenery of Haba Snow Mountain and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain with Yangtze River in the middle, take the pictures as souvenir. Here will be an unforgettable station of your life.

After having a picnic lunch, you will trek down to Camp 1 to take your luggage, then continue trek down to Haba Village.

Day 10 Haba Village-Baishuitai Terraces-Shangri-La

Sightseeing and Activities:Baishuitai Terraces, Dukezong Old Town
Accommodation:Shangri-La
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, drive from Haba Village to visit Baishuitai Terraces. Baishuitai is located in Baidi Village, Sanba Township, southeast of Shangri-La City. It is 101 kilometers away from Shangri-La and 2,380 meters above sea level. It is the birthplace of the Dongba Religion of Naxi people. Looking in the distance, Baishuitai hidden in the green hills is really like terraced fields. Under the sunshine, it is like a frozen waterfall in a photograph. A foot on the white stone steps, there is a cool feeling that can not be spoken out.

Then, drive to Shangri-La. Enjoy the rest time of the day in Dukezong Old Town where you can see a big pray wheel about 10 meters high and the local house. In the evening, people will gather at here to dance Guochuang Tibetan dancing. During Yifeng, Tiaolu periods of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo government established a stockade village here, named “Dukezhong” meaning City of Moonlight, in addition, another stockaded village called “Likezhong” meaning City of Sunlight was built at the edge of opposite Naizi River.

Day 11 Shangri-La

Sightseeing and Activities:Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, Bita Lake & Shudu Lake in Pudacuo National Park, visit a Tibetan’s family

Accommodation:Shangri-La

Meals:Breakfast, Lunch

In the morning, visit the Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, the largest Tibetan monastery in Yunnan. Songzanlin Monastery has another alias – ‘the little Potala Palace ‘, so named because the whole monastery is in the traditional style with mysterious atmosphere.

And afterwards you’ll visit the tranquil Bita Lake & Shudu Lake in Pudacuo National Park. Pudacuo National Park is located in one of the most biologically-diverse regions of the world. While the region comprises only 0.7 percent of China’s land area, it contains more than 20 percent of the country’s plant species, about one-third of its mammal and bird species and almost 100 endangered species.

Finally, you will have an option to visit a Tibetan’s family(Ticket: 150 Yuan not included) to experience the local life in the bonfire party with Tibetan dance and music and you will try Tibetan home-made yak and cheese.

Day 12 Departure from Shangri-La

Sightseeing and Activities:Departure from Shangri-La

Accommodation:None

Meals:Breakfast

Free at leisure before be transferred to airport for the departure flight. Service ends.

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostels
Lijiang	InterContinental Hotels Group	E-outfitting Hotel Group	Liwang Hotel	Lijiang Ecolife Hostel
Shangri-La	Shangri-La Hotel	Zhaxidele Hotel	Shenqu Hotel	Wu Fu South Yunnan Boutique Inn
Baoshan Stone Town	/	/	/	Longhu Hotel
Bendiwan Village	/	/	/	Yunjin Inn
Daju Town	/	/	/	Local Guesthouse
Haba Village	/	/	/	LijiangYoupin Haba Snow Mountain

Service Included:

Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
Meals as listed in the itinerary;
Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
Private English-speaking tour guide;
Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
Service charge & government taxes;
Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Single room supplement;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
Personal travel accident insurance;
All optional programs.

All Haba Snow Mountain Climbing and Hiking Tours

The Most Popular Hiking Tours of Tiger Leaping Gorge

During this tour, visit the famous Tuocha Tea factory, museum and Jizhao Nunnery. Do some trekking in Taoxigu Valley. Pick tea leaves, fry tea and process tea cake on your own. Learn local tea culture.

Highlights:

Experience how to make tea in Xiaguan Tuocha Tea Museum and Taoxigu Valley Tea Plantation.
Be thrilled by mysterious Jizhao Nunnery, where has strong historical and cultural atmosphere of Taoist.
Lose yourself in the charm of Taoxigu Valley and Taoxigu Waterfall.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Dali-Taoxigu Valley-Taoxigu Waterfall-Mocui Tea House-Dali

Sightseeing and Activities:Taoxigu Valley, Taoxigu Waterfall, Taoxigu Tea Plantation, Mocui Tea House
Accommodation:Dali
Meals:Lunch

Pick you up at your hotel in Dali. Transfer to Xiaguan, visit a Tuocha Tea factory and museum.
After lunch, drive to Taoxigu Valley. Trek along trails to the deep valley. On the way, you will see a waterfall.
Arrive at Mocui tea house, taste a cup of tea and have a rest. Then try to pick tea, roast tea, and make tea cake.
In the late afternoon, pay a visit to Jizhao Nunnery.
Afterwards, drive back to Dali Old Town. Service ends.

Service Included:

Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
Meals as listed in the itinerary;
Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
Private English-speaking tour guide;
Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
Service charge & government taxes;
Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
Domestic train tickets of soft sleeper.

Service Excluded:

Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Single room supplement;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
Personal travel accident insurance;
All optional programs.

Xishuangbanna has been reputed to be the Kingdom of rare animals, plants and fruit. This tour will bring you to lear more about plants and animals in the Botanical Garden; step into Local Ethnic Villages to meet the diverse ethnic cultures; visit the Puer Tea Culture Museum to know more about Puer Tea and the highlight of Mojiang County – the Sun square. Go and give yourself an unforgetable tour, now!

Highlights:

Explore enchanting tropical rain forest to feel the wonder of nature.
Have an hiking tour and lose yourself into marvelous scenery.
Step into ethnic village to feel ethnic minority’s culture and mysterious atmosphere.

Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Jinghong Arrival
Day 2: Jinghong – Menglun
Day 3: Menglun
Day 4: Menglun – Dai Ethnic Village
Day 5: Dai Ethnic Village – Jinghong – Pu’er – Mojiang
Day 6: Mojiang – Kunming
Day 7: Departure from Kunming

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive in Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities: Arrive in Jinghong
Accommodation: Jinghong
Meals: None

Upon your arrival, you tour guide and driver will pick you up from the airport and then transfer you to the hotel for relax. You can explore the city on your own and have meals then. Gaozhuang (告庄) night fair is recommended.

Day 2 Jinghong – Menglun

Sightseeing and Activities: Aini Village, rainforest hiking
Accommodation: Menglun Town
Meals:Breakfast and Lunch

In the morning, drive to Aini Village which is located in a mysterious tropical rainforest. Aini people is one branch of Hani people. The village is abundant with vegetables, fruits, birds, flowers and animals. Take part in the rainforest climbing race to challange yourself. Have your lunch in the forest – rainforest feast.

After lunch, start your rainforest hiking tour with local adults lead you the way and protect you from dangers. Along your way, you can catch some crabs and fish in the stream, cut some pineapples and pick some tropical fruits to totally have fun in the rainforest.

Have Aini specialties for dinner.

Day 3 Menglun

Sightseeing and Activities: Menglun Botanical Garden
Accommodation: Menglun Town
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

In the morning, drive to Menglun Botanical Garden for natural research. You can explore the raining “rainy tree”, wormy common nepenthes, crucial strangler, colorful “hanging garden”, taste-changeable fruits, color-changeable flowers, dancing grass and duly flowering flowers, etc. Have peacock feast for your lunch and have a short break.

Then start your flavor tour — Part 1: learn to distinguish differnt plants by their flavors and get to know several kinds of eating and medicinal plant. Part2: choose one kind of plant to write a growth diary. Have your dinner and relax yourselves in the garden at the late afternoon.

Then, explore the garden at night and back to the hotel.

Day 4 Menglun – Dai Ethnic Village

Sightseeing and Activities: Menglun-Dai Ethnic Village
Accommodation: Dai Ethnic Village
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

In the morning, drive to the local morning market to learn about the local food culture by exploring the category and eadible methods of tropical vegetables and fruits. Then, drive to a Dai ethnic village to appreciate its natural sceneries and ethnic culture. You will have your lunch and dinner in the village. There are many activities you can take part in: make new friends under the banyan tree, water-sprinkle, carve palm-leaf manuscript, pottery-making and paper-making. At night, have fun in the evening gala with local natives and maybe you can learn a Dai song from your local friends (this could be cancled if it rians).

Day 5 Dai Ethnic Village – Jinghong – Puer – Mojiang

Sightseeing and Activities: Dai Ethnic Village-Jinghong-Puer-Mojiang
Accommodation: Mojiang
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner

In the morning, drive to visit Puer Tea Culture Museum and Mohei ancient town. You can stroll on the Ancient Tea Horse Road and Wind-Rain Bridge in the Bixi Ancient Town. Have Simao specialty for lunch in a Hani ethnic village.
After lunch, drive to Mojiang County – the host city of the Internatianl Twins Festival. Have a 1.5-hour rest in the hotel after arrived at Mojiang County.

Then, drive to visit the Sun Square and have dinner in the park. You can also visit the twin well and explore the night sky there.

Day 6 Mojiang – Kunming

Sightseeing and Activities: Mojiang-Kunming
Accommodation: Kunming
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

In the morning, drive back to Kunming with the world’ highest bridge on the way. Drive to Ancient Dian Kingdom for lunch and then head for Dounan – the biggest flower market in China. Enjoy a flower class and make a flower gift for your families (we provide the basic material and you can buy some flowers on your own). After that, have the flower feast for dinner and back to the hotel.

Transfer to Dounan Flower Market, which is the largest fresh flower trading market in China. Shopping in the flower market to buy some fresh flowers for the flower art lesson. You can take the flower art craft away as a gift for your family. Enjoy the flower feast.

Day 7 Departure from Kunming

Sightseeing and Activities: Departure from Kunming
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Escort to airport. Please ensure your reserved flight is at a departure time after 15:00 pm for our convenience of escorting you to airport.

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostels
Jinghong	Jinhong Qixi Hotel	Jinghong Ninty-Seven Daiyun Theme Hotel	Fanyin Shuyuan Hotel	Jinghong Daixiang Vocational Hotel
Menglun	Wanglian Hotel	/	/	/
Mojiang	/	Gemini Hotel	Mijng Qiyuan Minority Theme Hotel	/
Kunming	Sofitel Hotel	Wenhui Hotel	Jinhua Hotel	T&T Story Hotel

Service Included:

Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
Meals as listed in the itinerary;
Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
Private English-speaking tour guide;
Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
Service charge & government taxes;
Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Single room supplement;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
Personal travel accident insurance;
All optional programs.

This family tour will bring you to visit the city highlights of Kunming including the “first wonder of the world ” – the Stone Forest; meet the proufound history of Jianshui in Jianshui Old Town; find diverse ethnic cultures in local villages such as Pugao Laozhai and Abang Village; step into Yuanyang Rice Terraces to trully feel the charm of nature. The parent-child relationship will be improved by this special tour.

Highlights:

Step into ethnic village to familiar ethnic people’s life and culture.
Celebrate many triditional festivals with local people.
Be amazed at Mushroom house, Terraced field.
Have fun in countryside: primeval forest, grand valley, waterfalls, harvesting bananas, catching fish.

Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Kunming Arrival
Day 2: Kunming – Yuxi – Tonghai – Mushan Village
Day 3: Mushan Village – Jianshui
Day 4: Jianshui – Gejiu – Yuanyang
Day 5: Pugao Laozhai – Pugao Laozhai
Day 6: Yuanyang – Mandi Town – Butterfly Valley
Day 7: Butterfly Valley in Maandi Town
Day 8: Butterfly Valley in Maandi Town – Mengzi – Shilin
Day 9: Shilin – Nuohei Stony Village – Kunming
Day 10: Kunming Departure

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive in Kunming

Sightseeing and Activities:Arrive in Kunming
Accommodation:Kunming
Meals:None

Pick up from the airport, check in to the hotel.
Placed recommended for free time activities: Yunnan Military Academy, Southwest Associated University, Railway Museum.

Day 2 Kunming-Yuxi-Tonghai-Mushan Village

Sightseeing and Activities:Kunming-Yuxi-Tonghai-Mushan Village
Accommodation:Shiping
Meals:Breakfast and Lunch

[Opening ceremony] Grouping, distributing stuffs, introducing to each other
[Welcomed by Hauyao Yi Women’s Dragon Dance] Leave from Kunming to Mushan Village, welcomed by Hauyao Yi Women’s Dragon Dance. Mushan Village is in Shaochong Town, Shiping County of Honghe Hani Prefecture, Yunnan Province, cradle of Women’s Dragon Dance, shooting place of the movie Huayao Bride. The Hauyao Yi Women’s Dragon Dance was in the performance for the closing ceremony of 2008 Olympic and 2016 Online Spring Festival Gala. Every year, Huayaodai Ethnic People will celebrate the Dragon Worship (Jilong) Festival in Mushan Village, there are a lot of tourists coming here from different corner of the world at that time.
[Forming pairs ]make new friends through the pair-forming ceremony hosted by the inheritor of Huayao Yi Intangible Cultural Heritage.
[Pine Leaf Feast] Welcoming dishes of Yi flavor. Yi people say only by sitting on the pine leaf mat can you feel the festival, the pine leaf mat is indispensable stuff for Spring Festival, implying good willingness for the year around.
Move in to the pair partner’s house Visit the pair partner’s house.
[Picking mushrooms] Pick mushrooms in mountains, there will be an introduction to common sense of mushrooms made on the bus to the mountain
[Huayao Yi ethnic folk art] Learn traditional Yi performances, Yanhe Dance, Hai Cai Accent, Dragon Dance, etc., and play with children live in the village to promote friendship.
Picnic on Tuolonghei Lakeside (shooting place of movie Huayao Bride) under the setting sun, taste local flavors
Rest time Return to Mushan village for rest, then go to village square to learn embroidery and paper cutting.
[Huayao Yi party] villager team and our team members take turns to give performances, Party performance includes Hai Cai Accent, Women’s Dragon Dance, Yanhe Dance,
Rest time Escort the children to their partner’s house for rest.

Day 3 Mushan Village-Jianshui

Sightseeing and Activities:Mushan Village – Jianshui
Accommodation:Jianshui
Meals:Breakfast and Lunch

[Breakfast in partner’s family] Breakfast in partner’s family, then gather at the village square.
[Ethnic Class] Two classes in the local primary school: one class given by the local school teacher to learn about the local customs and ethnic language, another class is given by our team staff (or parents), the class content is decided by parents and teacher through consultation, and prepare it in advance. Play interactive games with pair partner, and do some parent-child games.
[Feeding livestock] [Climbing Soil Palm House] Feed chickens, pigs, cattle and other livestock, experience close contact with the animals. The soil palm house is important production and living site of local people, and is also an “air lane”.
[Shiping Tofu Feast] Shiping speciality dinner party. Shiping Tofu is reported in CCTV programs with its world-famous fame.
Proceed to Jianshui Proceed to Jianshui by bus
[Ceremony of coming age of children ] Or First Writing Ceremony at Confucius’ Temple Arrive at Confucius’ Temple, dress up in Hanfu (traditional clothes of Han people), attend the ceremony of coming age of children (9-12 years old), or First Writing Ceremony (5-8 years old), express appreciations to parent and let the dream fly.
Rituals: 1 wash hands with water from holy well, pray at Lingxing gate; 2 show respect to Saints; 3 learn to dress properly; 4 learn to be thankful and determined;5 bright the heart for future;6 show respect to patron saint;7 awarding certificate and make conclusion.
After the rituals, members can visit Jianshui Confucius’ Temple – the second largest of China on your own. If the children are too young, only the First Writing Ceremony is arranged.
Reminder: with group members less than 15, the schedule is replaced by visiting the Confucius’ Temple
[Exploration at Jianshui Ancient Town] Dinner on you own Exploring at the living ancient town – Jianshui Ancient Town. Try some specialties on your own.
[Check in to hotel] Check in to Lin An Hotel or Zhu Jia Hua Yuan Inn. Then free time to travel through Jianshui Ancient Town.

Day 4 Jianshui-Gejiu-Yuanyang

Sightseeing and Activities:Gejiu Tin Culture Creative Industry Park.
Accommodation:Yuanyang
Meals:Breakfast and Lunch

Head for Gejiu City which is the capital of Tin culture, pay a visit to Gejiu Tin Culture Creative Industry Park.
[Spot Tin Craft] or Shadian Mosque Listen to a lecture on tin culture to get an overall understanding of its history and use in daily life, and watch the craftsman doing art crafts. Children make the first spot tin craft with help of the craftsman and parents. Visit spot tin craft hall. In case of closing due to holiday off or other reasons, visit the First Largest Mosque in Asia. Shadian Mosque (please respect the minority faith.

Drive along the Red River(Honghe River), we visit Abang Village which is inhabited by Dai Ethnic People listed as one of the Traditional Ethnic Villages by Chinese gorvernment.

Transfer to Yuanyang in the late afternoon and enjoy the sunset view of Laohuzui Rice Terraces. Drive to Duoyishu and stay in Pugao Laozhai Village today.

Enjoy the bonfire party with local Yi and Hani ethnic people in Pugao Laozhai Village.

Day 5 Pugao Laozhai-Xinzhai-Houzizhai-Duoyishu Xiazhai-Azheke-Niuluopu-Pugao Laozhai

Sightseeing and Activities:The sunrise view of Duoyishu Rice Terraces,Pugao Laozhai Village,Xinzhai Village,Houzizhai Village,Duoyishu Xiazhai Village,Azheke Village,Niuluopu Village,Pingan Village
Accommodation:Pugao Laozhai
Meals:Breakfast and Lunch

The hiking route is Pugaolaozhai village-Xinzhai-Houzizhai Village-Duoyishu Xiazhai Village-Azheke Village-Niuluopu Village-Pingan Village. Along the way, enjoy the more than 9,000 acres of Hani Rice Terraces with mushroom-shaped house, sacrifice house, water-powered roller, the sacred forest of the village.

We will learn how to make the embroidery with local Yi ethnic women in Azheke Village.

Duoyishu Village is the best place to enjoy the sunrise of Yuanyang Rice Terrace Fields when the sun appears above the eastern horizon. The terraced fields are ring upon ring and cascade one by one. They go along the hillside up to the sky. You will see the scenery of the terraced fields from the top of the mountains to the bottom. They are all farms under the sunshine and cloud and mist. The landscape is spectacular.

Day 6 Yuanyang-Mandi Town-Butterfly Valley in Maandi Town

Sightseeing and Activities:Yuanyang-Mandi Town-Butterfly Valley in Maandi Town
Accommodation:Maandi Town
Meals:Breakfast and Lunch

Transfer from Yuanyang to Jinping County which is the border county of China and Vietnam.
Proceed to Butterfly Valley Proceeding along the river surrounded by mountains, with beautiful scenery on the way.
[Hani Terraced Field Culture, Climbing the Terraced Field, Visit Biaoshuiyan Waterfall, Paint Eggshell Join sacrifice ceremony, travel through villages, visit mushroom house, climb the terraced field], visit waterfall and paint eggshell, with the guide of little native friend.
The terraced filed is masterpiece of Hani people. The waterfalls 200 meter. There are many “Mushroom Houses” on the hillside.
[Hani Long Street Banquet]As a custom of Hani people in October, the Long Street Banquet is a feast for blessing purpose. The foods at the banquet all represent good blessing to each other.4

Day 7 Butterfly Valley in Maandi Town

Sightseeing and Activities:Butterfly Valley in Maandi Town
Accommodation:Maandi Town
Meals:Breakfast and Lunch

[Charity class] Visit local primary school, have a class together the local students, and exchange gifts with them. Your donation of books,stationery and sporting goods is appreciated.
[Flora and Fauna Class] Climb Ladenghe Waterfall to experience the tropical rain forest and give a hands-on lesson about the plants in the forest.
[Leaf Feast of Yao], Harvesting Bananas, Catching Fish Taste the Leaf Feast of Yao nationality. Field work in harvesting bananas or have fun in catching fish.
[Butterfly Class], Make Butterfly Specimen Lecture on butterfly, learn to make butterfly specimen and butterfly meal.
[Butterfly Feast] Taste mysterious butterfly feast. No annotation, get to know it when you come at site.
[Butterfly Exhibition Hall] Get an understanding of the valley, and learn the difference between butterfly and moth.
Rest time Back to Mushroom house for a rest or free time at the village.

Day 8 Butterfly Valley in Maandi Town-Mengzi-Shilin

Sightseeing and Activities:Butterfly Valley in Maandi Town-Mengzi-Shilin
Accommodation:Shilin
Meals:Breakfast and Lunch

[Getting through trench] The trench built for the war resisting Vietnam still tells the histories.
[China-Vietnam border]Take photos with the Vietnam boundary tablet, you can buy some special Vietnam commodities if it happens to be market day.
[Yi Flavor Feast in Butterfly Valley] Enjoy Yi flavor dishes with Yi people in the valley, with surrounding of stream, beach and forest.
Proceed to Mengzi Proceed to the strategic town on Yunnan-Vietnam railway – Bise Village, have a rest on bus.
[Afternoon Tea of Yunnan-Vietnam Style] Visit Bise Village, listen to the stories happened long time ago, taste afternoon tea of Mengzi flavor
[Closing Ceremony] Taste local food

Day 9 Shilin-Nuohei Stony Village-Kunming

Sightseeing and Activities:Shilin-Nuohei Stony Village-Kunming
Accommodation:Kunming
Meals:Breakfast and Lunch

08:30-10:00: Visit the Stone Forest.
10:00-11:00: Drive to the Nuonei Village.
11:00-12:00: Upon arrival, welcome ceremony by the local Yi people.
12:00-12:30:

have a discussion meeting with the local villagers to know about the history of this village, the traditional culture of the Yi people , the daily life status of the local villagers;
have a visit of the stone tiles-roof house of Yi People and the local Farm museum in the village;

12:30-13:30: Have the special Yi style lunch.
13:30-15:00: Help the local people to do the farm work such as how to ferment the fertilize for sowing, dinning, and how to planting tobacco or corn.
15:00-15:30: Enjoy the performance “Drilling wood to make fire”.

Return to Kunming in the afternoon.

Day 10 Departure from Kunming

Sightseeing and Activities:Dounan Flower Market
Accommodation:None
Meals:Breakfast

Transfer to Dounan Flowers Market, which is the largest fresh flower trading market in China.
[Flower art class] Shopping in the flower market to buy some fresh flowers for the flower art lesson. You can take the flower art craft away as a gift for your family
[Dounan Flower Feast] Enjoy the flower feast
Escort to airport Please ensure your reserved flight is at a departure time after 15:00 pm for our convenience of escorting you to airport.

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostels
Kunming	Kunming Junle Hotel	Kunming Jinjiang Hotel	Kunming Baiyun Hotel	Kunming Yijia Hostel
Pugao Laozhai	/	/	/	Local Guesthouse
Yuanyang	Yuanyang No.12 Manor	Yunti Hotel	Cloud Hotel	Yuanyang Chayuan Hostel
Shilin	Shilin Bolian Hotel	Yew Lake Spa Hotel	A Shi Ma Business Hotel	Shilin Yimei Hostel
Maandi Town	/	/	/	Local Guesthouse

Service Included:

Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
Meals as listed in the itinerary;
Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
Private English-speaking tour guide;
Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
Service charge & government taxes;
Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Single room supplement;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
Personal travel accident insurance;
All optional programs.

Travel and Tours Packages of Honghe and Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces

There are two green lungs existing in the whole world: one in Amazon while another in Xishuangbanna. This rainforest and tea mountain hiking tour in Xishuangbannan will bring you to trekk through the Original Forest Park to find the charm of rainforest, hike along the Ancient Tea Mountain to meet profound tea cultures and step into Local Ethnic Villages to meet the diverse ethnic cultures. Go and find the beauty of Xishuangbanna on your feet, now!

Highlights:

Explore enchanting tropical rainforest to feel the wonder of nature.
Familiar how to make tea and visit Jingmai Tea Mountain.
Try hiking tour and lose yourself into marvelous scenery.
Step into ethnic village to feel ethnic minority’s culture and mysterious atmosphere.

Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Jinghong Arrival
Day 2: Jinghong – Mengla – Nanlahe River
Day 3: Nanlahei River – Jinghong
Day 4: Jinghong – Menghai – Jingmai
Day 5: Jingmai Tea Mountain
Day 6: Jinghong Departure

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive in Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities: Arrive in Jinghong
Accommodation: Jinghong Boutique Theme Hotel/Inn
Meals: Dinner( welcoming dinner)

Upon your arrival, your guide will meet you at arrival hall in the airport. Transfer to your hotel to check in and relax.

18:00—19:00: Welcoming special Dai food. Shalini (沙哩哩) says hello to you.

19:00—21:00: Free time to explore the beautiful scenery and southeast-style night market of Gaozhuangxishuangjing(name in Dai language means nine towers and twelve villages in Chinese), also known as small Chiangmai.

21:00—22:00: Back to hotel.

Day 2 Jinghong – Mengla – Wangtianshu – Nanlahe River

Sightseeing and Activities: Jinghong-Mengla-Wangtianshu-Hiking through the Rainforest-Nanlahe River
Accommodation: Riverside Theme Inn
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

07:00—08:00: get up for breakfast and meet together in the hall.

08:00—10:30: drive through the national nature reserve to Wangtianshu Scenic Area in Mengla County.

10:30—12:00: treck through the Philip path about 3 hours to experience the mysterious rainforest with some sightseeing of trees and birds and some collections of animals’ and plants’ specimen. The path in the rainforest, with enormous trees and sounding stream alongside, is long and winding which will make you truly feel the magic and beauty of the nature. Wangtianshu is more than 80 meters in height and you can walk through the flexible and frightening air corridors which were hung in the air.

12:00—14:00: lunch at Avatar scenic spot(Dai food——glutinous rice).

14:00—14:30: transfer to Yequ ( 野趣 means have fun in the wild) Campsite in Nanla.

14:30—16:30: visit Manglongle village (曼龙勒) of Dai people, visit their folk houses; look for tropical fruits such as dragonfruit, carabola, jackfruit, pawpaw, banana, bullock’s-heart, tamarind fruit, coconut and mango, etc; play Gaosheng (a kind of firework usually played at the New Year of Dai people); visit traditional weaving and visit a Dai family.

16:30—19:00: have a short break and eat dinner(a self-help barbecue along the river).

19:00—21:00: study on the night habits of animals and plants, have a free discuss about unfamiliar animals and plants.

21:00: back to hotel.

Day 3 Nanlahei River – Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities: Nanlahei River-Jinghong
Accommodation: Jinghong Boutique Hotel/Inn
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

07:00—08:00: get up for breakfast and meet together in the hall

08:00—11:00: learn about canoeing technique, safety instruction, rafting, diving, get skilled at canoeing and Water Sports.

11:00—12:00: land, take a shower and change clothes to prevent from cold.

12:00—14:00: drive back to Jinghong.

14:00—17:00: visit Zongfosi Temple(总佛寺) which is the headquarters of Xishuangbanna Theravada Buddhism, take part in the blessing of bolt line ritual and chant sutras to get a better understanding of the relationship between the Zongfosi and the people of Xishuangbanna.

17:00—18:00: Dinner (Dai food–hotpot).

18:00—19:00: back to hotel.

Day 4 Jinghong – Menghai – Jingmai

Sightseeing and Activities: Jinghong-Menghai-Jingmai
Accommodation: the Princess Brown Inn
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Nannuo Tea Mountain in Menghai County, XishuangBanna

08:00—09:00: get up for breakfast and check-out, then meet together in the hall

09:00—10:30: drve to the local Hani ethnic market of Nannuoshan Mountain (南糯山), you can have a look of their saling products which all come from the mountain–tea cream, dendrobe, wild mushroom, olives, bamboo shoots and sour bamboo shoots, etc. You can see their life styles and cultures through the market.

10:30—12:00: drive to Huimin Ecology Village, the residence of Lahu people. You can see the differences between Lahu people with Hani, Bulang and Wa people in the terms of culture and building.

12:00—13:00: lunch (in the Ecology Village). Then, pick some eggs in the tea plantation and pick fresh fruits and vegetables to get ready for cooking the dinner by yourselves.

13:00—15:00: drive to the residence of Bulang people and check in the Princess Brown Inn. You can chat with the Bulangs with a cup of tea and they may tell you the story of Bulang people and Puer Tea.

16:30—20:00: drive to the ancient village of Bulang people–Wengji (翁基) Ancient Village, stroll around the village and visit a local family. You can cook your delicious dinner in their traditional kitchen while the kids can go to feed their pigs with your guide, play with local children and visit other families. After dinner, go to a local tea house for a cup of tea and watch the sunset.

20:00—21:00: back to the Princess Brown Inn, have a nice chat about the customs, history and culture of Bulang people, you can also get to know some thing about their Nver Tea (Nver means daughter in Chinese).

21:00—22:00: back to relax.

Day 5 Jingmai Tea Mountain

Sightseeing and Activities: Jingmai Tea Mountain, Aileng Mountain Hiking, Wengji Ancient Village
Accommodation: Mid-hill Villa of Kangxin Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Laodabao Village in Lancang County, Puer

08:30—09:30: get up and have a breakfast.

09:30—11:00: enjoy a hike in the ancient tea plantation of Aileng Mountain (艾冷山) to know the old story about the platation and the relationship between Bulang people and Puer Tea. The Aileng Mountain is named by the leader of Bulang People and you can get a better understanding of the origination of Puer Tea by this hiking tour.

11:00—12:30: drive to a local family of Jingmai.

12:30—13:30: enjoy the specialty of Jingmai Mountain–the tea meal.

13:30—15:00: leave for Kangxin Hotel.

16:00—21:00: drive to a Lahu village–Laodabao Village (老达保拉祜族村寨). It is the only believer of Christian among Lahu villages in China owing to the industrious preacher. The preacher also brought latin letters, music and church to them. Laodabao village is also the only Lahu village which owns their own writing language. You can appreciate their primitive wooden houses and solemn church in the village.

After that, have dinner ( chicken porridge and barbecue of Lahu style). After dinner, lean some Lahu songs and dances, watch a Lusheng dance show performed by Lahu people around a campfire.

21:00: back to hotel.

Day 6 Jingmai – Jinghong and Departure

Sightseeing and Activities: Jingmai-Jinghong and Departure
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

09:00—09:30: get up and have a breakfast.

09:30—11:30: drive to Bolian Puer Manor, you can watch the making process of Puer Tea and kids can make a tea cake as a souvenir.

11:30—12:30: lunch (Lahu specialty).

12:30—15:30: drive to airport for departure.

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostels
Jinghong	Jinhong Qixi Hotel	Jinghong Ninty-Seven Daiyun Theme Hotel	Fanyin Shuyuan Hotel	Jinghong Daixiang Vocational Hotel

Service Included:

Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
Meals as listed in the itinerary;
Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
Private English-speaking tour guide;
Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
Service charge & government taxes;
Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Single room supplement;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
Personal travel accident insurance;
All optional programs.

Step into the Ancient Zhanglang Village, located in Xiding Town of Menghai County and 48KM away from Menghai, is an Ancient village with a history of more than 1000 years. Ancient tea plantation can be seen in every Bulang Villages, however, the most popular attraction of Bulang is not tea as their plantation is merely 500 mu, but their culture which inherited throughout their long history.

Highlights:

Take a visit of Shengshui Pond and One Tree Forest.
Explore enchanting tropical rain forest to feel the wonder of nature.
Step into ethnic village to feel ethnic minority’s culture and mysterious atmosphere.

Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Jinghong Arrival
Day 2: Jinghong – Bada – Manwa
Day 3: Manwa – Zhanglang
Day 4: Zhanglang – Xiding
Day 5: Xiding – Nannuo Mountain – Jinghong
Day 6: Jinghong Departure

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive in Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities: Arrive in Jinghong
Accommodation: Jinghong
Meals: None

Better to arrive at Jinghong–the central city of Xishuangbanna at/before 21:00. You can do some free exploration of its ethnic culture or eat some Dai barbecue.

Day 2 Jinghong – Bada – Manwa

Sightseeing and Activities: Manwa Village Hiking
Accommodation: A Bulang Family
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

In the 8:00 of morning, get up and have breakfast. Drive to Menghai County to transfer for a local bus to Manwa Village (about 4 hours due to a length of gravel road). Then begin your hiking tour of the day (about 7 KM) and you can have a nice view of Burma’ mountains and primitive forests during your hiking.

Day 3 Manwa – Zhanglang

Sightseeing and Activities: Shengshui Pond, One Tree Forest, Bulang Ancient Town
Accommodation: Bulang Eco-museum or A Bulang Family
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Get up in the sound of crow in early morning and have breakfast, then begin to trek through the primitive forest. You can see the Shengshui Pond (圣水塘) and One Tree Forest on the way. The treking is a littel bit hard because it is about 18KM and you have to climb over two mountains and go through a river. Better to bring lunch by yourselves and have your lunch on the way. You will arrive at Zhanglang – the ancient Bulang village which was surrounded by enormous ancient trees. After dinner (Bulang specialty), enjoy some Bulang music, appreciate stars upon the sky and have a nice chat with Bulang people to get a better understanding of Bulang culture and tea culture.

Day 4 Zhanglang-Xiding

Sightseeing and Activities: Ancient Tea Plantation, Bulang Village, Hani Village
Accommodation: Ordinary hotel on Xiding Street
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast, visit Bulang Eco-museum, then hike through the ancient tea plantation which was inside of the primitive forest. Along the way, you will come across the Elephant Well, a mysterious Bulang Village, two Hani villages, rice terraces and cane fields, etc. Have a rest in local families and enjoy a cup of tea they made for you. Finally, after hiking through a modern tea plantation you will arrive at Xiding. The total hike of today is about 16KM, easier than the day before.

Day 5 Xiding – Nannuo Mountain – Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities: Xiding-Nannuo Mountain-Jinghong
Accommodation: Jinghong
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

One Day Nannuo Mountain Tea Culture Tour in XishuangBanna

8:30: After breakfast, pay a visit to Xiding Street where you can join a local market (the local market is on every Thursday) and many ethnic minorities come together for their trades, such as Dai, Wa, Bulang and Hani people. It is very popular among Chinese and foreighners, sometimes Burmese also come to the market.
Then, visit Nannuoshan Tea Mountain.
After lunch, drive back to Jinghong.

Day 6 Departure from Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities: Departure from Jinghong
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast

Departure from Jinghong.

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostels
Jinghong	Jinhong Qixi Hotel	Jinghong Ninty-Seven Daiyun Theme Hotel	Fanyin Shuyuan Hotel	Jinghong Daixiang Vocational Hotel

Service Included:

Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
Meals as listed in the itinerary;
Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
Private English-speaking tour guide;
Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
Service charge & government taxes;
Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Single room supplement;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
Personal travel accident insurance;
All optional programs.

Xishuangbanna, borders on Laos and Myanmar, is located at the extreme south of Yunnan. It is world renowned for abundant natural wonders, rich species, profound historical culture and diverse ethnic culture, etc. It has attracted both nature and culture lovers coming for visit every year. In this tour, you will enjoy your leisure time in the Botanical Garden, step into Ethnic Villages and a Dai Ethnic Park – Ganlanba to fully appreciate the charm of Xishuangbanna.

Highlights:

Step into ethnic village to experience Hani Culture and their authentic life.
Lose yourself into enchanting tropical rain forest to feel the wonder of nature.
Explore Tea Garden tour and familiar how to make tea in Taiping Ancient Tea Plantation.

Google Map

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive in Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities: Arrive in Jinghong
Accommodation: Jinghong
Meals: None

Arrive in Jinghong, after meeting with your guide at airport, transfer to hotel for check in.

Day 2 Jinghong – Ganlanba – Menglun – Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities: Jinghong-Ganlanba-Menglun-Jinghong
Accommodation: Jinghong
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

In the morning, drive along the Lancang River to Ganlanba to visit local morning market and local families. Visit Dai Ethnicity Park. Ganlanba(Dai Ethnicity Park), with Langcang River on the south, owns 5 natural villages. The flowing rivers have bred the strong and beautiful lives in the villages. The peacock is the symbol of Dai people while the Ganlanba is the most beautiful and glaring plume of the peacock. The Dai people will show you their dwellings, gardens and customs which would make you experience the interests of being one of them. There is an area which Dai people used for their important festivals and activities near the river where you can experience more, such as setting off fireworks, launching Kongming lanterns, watching a cockfighting bout and enjoining a tea ceremony. There is also a bazaar which you can have some Dai barbecue food and buy some souvenirs like weaving, folk handiwork, manual bags and wood carvings. Furthermore, there is a large outdoor square with a capacity of more than 100 persons taking part in the Water-Splashing Festival on it. You are very welcomed to join them or you can involve yourself in papermaking and pottery as you like. The Water-Splashing Festival is celebrated as the New Year of Dai People and it is believed that being splashed on means being lucky. So, enjoining the festival and take good luck back home.

In the afternoon, pay a visit to Tropical Botanical Garden.Tropical Botanical Garden in Menglun is famous for being the XishuangBanna Institution of Botany of CAS ( Chinese Academy of Sciences). It covers an area of 900 hectares with more than 20 kinds of plant gardens and over 6000 species of tropical plants in it. It has earned a good reputation as” the Epitome of the Plant Kingdom” and “the Heart of Emerald” which had made the Huludao Island a glittering emerald of the tropical rainforest. It owns 13 gardens—the tropical fruiter garden, the shade-enduring plant garden, the palm garden, the aquatic botanical garden, Minzu plant garden, the medicinal garden, the kapur garden, the spiceberry garden, the bamboo garden, the rare pants’ immigration garden, the banian garden, the arboretum and the Hall of Fame(both plants and persons).

Day 3 Jinghong – Laodabao Village – Jingmai

Sightseeing and Activities: Jinghong-Laodabao Village-Jingmai
Accommodation: Jingmai Mountain
Meals: Lahu specialty for Lunch; Farmhouse Dinner

After breakfast, drive to Lancang County to visit Chinese traditional ethnic village – Laodabao Village which is 40KM away from the county. It is a pure Lahu village with 102 families and 459 Lahu people. In 2006, Laodabao village was ranked as one of the first batch of the national intangible cultural heritage. It is seemed as the window to know Luhu. Lahu specialty for lunch.

After lunch, drive to Nougan Dai ethnic village in Jinmai Mountain. Nuogan means a place where deer drink water in Dai language. It is said that a crowd of deer used to come here to drink water. The village, with numerous forest and pure streams, surrounded by mountains, is a Shangrila for tourists.

Then, visit one of the top ten charming village in China-Wengji Bulang Ancient Village Ten National(翁基布朗古寨). At the late afternoon, watch the sunset of Jingmai Mountain and visit a tea workshop.

Day 4 Jingmai Tea Mountain – Menghai

Sightseeing and Activities: Jingmai Tea Mountain, Taiping Ancient Tea Plantation
Accommodation: Menghai County
Meals: Farmhouse Lunch

After breakfast, visit Taiping Ancient Tea Plantation (大平掌古茶园). You can stroll around the plantation to enjoy the fresh air and beautiful sceneries. Then, have lunch in a local farmhouse. Before your next station, you can enjoy cups of tea and have a nice chat in Jingmai Mountain. After that, drive to Menghai County for overnight.

Day 5 Menghai-Menghun-Xiding-Zhanglang-Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities: Menghai – Menghun – Xiding – Zhanglang – Jinghong
Accommodation: Jinghong
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Zhanglang Bulang Ethnic Minority Village,XishuangBanna

In the morning, drive to visit Manzhao village.The villagers plant rice, tea, sugar cane, flax, and other crops all year around and the major economy activity is papermaking. A new Burmese temple in the village is very beautiful under the sunshine. The government had assisted the village to build a Dai paper Factory in which displayed all kinds of paper (diversed in color, size, thickness, shape and purpose).
After visiting Manlai Village, drive to Xiding Town. Then, start you 15KM’ s hiking to Zhanglang Village. Along the way, you can enjoy the view of Zhanglang Ancient Tea Plantation and try to pick some tea leaves and learn how to make the tea, after that, enjoy a cup of tea in the plantation.

Then, drive 1.5 hours to Bada Village. (巴达村) to visit Bada’ oldest wild tea tree. (Bada’s oldest wild tea tree grows in the monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest in the Bada Hesongdaheishan Mountain with the altitude of 1900m. In 1961, the study group formed by the Agricultural College of Yunnan University and the Provincial Tea Research Institution went here to investigate this tree and authenticated that it belongs to a category of Dali tea trees. After a series of measurement and textual research, the specialists affirmed that the tree, with 3.2m of its base and 32.12m of its height, has a history of more than 1700 years). Drive back to Jinghong for overnight.

Day 6 Departure from Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities: Departure from Jinghong
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast

Departure from Jinghong

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostels
Jinghong	Jinhong Qixi Hotel	Jinghong Ninty-Seven Daiyun Theme Hotel	Fanyin Shuyuan Hotel	Jinghong Daixiang Vocational Hotel
Menghai	Menghai Home Master	Laburno Hotel	Guanminyue Hotel	Menghai Guanlong Hotel
Jingmai	/	/	/	Local Guesthouse

Service Included:

Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
Meals as listed in the itinerary;
Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
Private English-speaking tour guide;
Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
Service charge & government taxes;
Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.

Service Excluded:

Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Single room supplement;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
Personal travel accident insurance;
All optional programs.

Travel Tips:

Visitors are advised to always carry changes of clothing due to the large variations in temperature between day and night.
The climate is relatively dry, so drink more water every day.
Protecting oneself from strong UV radiation at high altitude.
Protecting oneself from altitude sickness. Lessen the effects of altitude sickness, avoid strenuous exercise and have plenty of rest.
Respect local customs , habits, and religious beliefs.
Situated on the northern edge of the tropical zone, Xishuangbanna area is hot, humid and rainy.
Don’t forget to take an umbrella or a raincoat when go out.
When take photos, please pay attention to your safety, do not shoot in dangerous areas.

If you want an unique Kunming City Tour, this Night Tour to Dounan Fresh-cut Flowers Market will just be perfect. Dounan Flower Market is located in Chenggong District of Kunming City. It is about 18 kilometers away from Kunming downtown. The daily trading of fresh-cut flowers reaches 5 to 6 million flowers so to make it be the largest trade center of fresh-cut flowers market in China. The flowers are exported to 46 countries and regions. The night market opens at 8:30 pm. If you are flowers traders or flowers lovers, why not come to see the market? You will be impressed and shocked by all of flowers.

Highlights:

Be obsessed with the smell of flowes.
Pick out and buy flowers you like.
Familiar with all kinds of flowers.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Kunming-Chenggong-Dounan-Kunming

Sightseeing and Activities: Dounan Fresh-cut Flowers Market
Accommodation: None
Meals: None

Pick you up at your hotel at 7:30 pm. Transfer to Dounan Fresh-cut Flowers Market. Enjoy your time in this largest flowers market in China. After that, transfer to hotel. Service ends.

Service Included:

Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
Private English-speaking tour guide;
Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
Service charge & government taxes.

Service Excluded:

Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Accommodations and meals;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
Personal travel accident insurance;
All optional programs.

Tiger Leaping Gorge is recognized as one of the most famous scenic attractions for trekking in the world and one of the must-visit places in Yunnan recommended by ‘Lonely Planet’. This 3-day tour is a middle difficulty trekking tour. You can reach the highest point of this trekking: 28 Zigzag Bends to see how steep and thrilling the Tiger leaping Gorge is. You could also witness an incredibly loud, churning, foaming river relentlessly pounding giant boulders in its path by trekking to Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge.

Highlights:

Hike along Tiger Leaping Gorge, as well as feel the grotesque and raging rapids of the magnificent gorge.
Explore a hidden land of paradise on earth-Shangri-la.
Step into the ethnic village and experience the unique minority culture and mysterious atmosphere.

Brief Itinerary

Day 1 Lijiang-Tea Horse Guesthouse
Day 2 Nuoyu Village-Hetaoyuan Village
Day 3 Hetaoyuan Village-Lower Tiger Leaping Gorge-Lijiang or Shangr-La

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Lijiang-Shigu-Qiaotou-Naxi Family-Nuoyu Village-Tea Horse Guesthouse

Sightseeing and Activities:Lijiang-Shigu-Qiaotou-Naxi Family-Nuoyu Village-Tea Horse Guesthouse
Accommodation: Tea Horse Guesthouse in Yachaguo Village
Meals:Lunch

Drive 2 hours from Lijiang to Qiaotou Town,enjoy the upper Yangtze River Valley on the way.
Start the hiking from Qiaotou Elementary School, arrive at Naxi Family Guesthouse in Zhongnuoyu Village(2hours hiking) and have lunch there.

After lunch, continue the hiking to the 28 Zigzag Turns trail(2hours hiking),finish the trekking of the 28 turns, you will have a wonderfull view of the Tiger Leaping Gorge and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from a far.
Trek 1 hour to Nuoyu Village.

Day 2 Nuoyu Village-Bendiwan Village-Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge-Yixiantian-Hetaoyuan Village

Sightseeing and Activities:Nuoyu Village-Bendiwan Village-Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge-Yixiantian-Hetaoyuan Village
Accommodation:Saens Spring Guesthouse in Hetaoyuan Village
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy the sunrise view of the Tiger Leaping Gorge from the hotel.
After breakfast, trek 1.5 hours to Bendiwan Village and take a break at Halfway Hostel where you will have a nice view of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

Trek along the small trail on the cliff, visit Guanyin Temple and Guanyi Waterfall on the way(1.5 hours).
Arrive in the Bamboo Forest, trek down to Tins’s Hostel in the Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge(1 hour).
After lunch in Tina’s Hostel, continue the hiking down to the Middle Rapids(2 hour) which is the narrowest part of Tiger Leaping Gorge.
Trek along the Yangtze River from the Middle Rapids to Hetaoyuan Village and stay at Saen’s Hostel.

Day 3 Hetaoyuan Village-Lower Tiger Leaping Gorge-Xincun Village-Haba Village-Baishuitai-Lijiang or Shangr-La

Sightseeing and Activities:Hetaoyuan Village-Lower Tiger Leaping Gorge-Xincun Village-Haba Village-Baishuitai-Lijiang or Shangr-La
Accommodation: Shangri-la
Meals: Breakfest

Hetaoyuan Village-Lower Tiger Leaping Gorge–Xincun Village–Haba Village–Baishuitai-Lijiang or Shangr-La
Finish 3 Days Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Tour in Haba Village located at the foot of Haba Snow Mountain.
Drive from Haba Village to visit Baishuitai Terraces, transfer to Lijiang or Shangri-La after Baishuitai.

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostels
Tiger Leaping Gorge	/	/	/	Tiger Leaping Gorge Halfway Hostel
Shangri-La	Shangeri-La Hotel	Wonder Land Hotel	Deyang Mansion Hotel	Shanger-La Fanshe Hoatel

Service Included:

Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
Meals as listed in the itinerary;
Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
Private English-speaking tour guide;
Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
Service charge & government taxes;
Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
Domestic train tickets of soft sleeper.

Service Excluded:

Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Single room supplement;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
Personal travel accident insurance;
All optional programs.

Travel Tips:

Take some lightweight clothes with you and wear comfortable walking shoes for tired trekking and overnight staying at Tiger Leaping Gorge. If possible, knee pads are necessary to avoid any bump.
If trekking in winter or rainy season, the windbreaker, gloves, antiskid shoes and waterproof coat will be needed in case of temperature drop and get wet in the rain.
If you are easy to be hungry and tired during the trekking, bring some high caloric snacks with you, such as chocolate and beef jerky. If not, you can buy food at local guesthouses along the route. Our tour guide will provide you two bottles of water for each person every day. But we suggest you to bring more by yourself.
For the strong ultraviolet ray there, we suggest you to wear sun bonnet or take sunsceern with you.
Do not trek too fast, because the Tiger Leaping Gorge is located at high altitude area, or altitude sickness may happen to you.

The Most Popular Tours Packages of Tiger Leaping Gorge

This 1 Day Lijiang City Tour is a tour about natural sceneries, ancient tea culture, ethnic villages and Tibetan Buddhism. Lashihai Lake, 10 kilometers away from the Lijiang Old Town, is a famous wetland park and entertainment place in Lijiang. You will cruise in the Lashihai Lake and ride a horse to experience the Ancient Tea and Horse Road, also, pay a visit to Zhiyun Monastery, the first lamasery temple among five main Tibetan Buddhism monasteries situating in Lijiang.

Highlights

Grasp panoramic view of Lashihai Lake and experience a boat trip there.
Enjoy the charm of Naxi Village to feel the special Dongba Culture in Dayu Village.
Explore mysterious Buddhism culture in Zhiyun Monastry.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Lijiang-Lashihai Lake- Dayu Village-Zhiyun Monastery-Lijiang

Sightseeing and Activities:Lashihai Lake, Zhiyun Monastery
Accommodation: None
Meals:Lunch

Pick you up at your hotel in Lijiang downtown. Drive to Lashihai Lake. Have a boat trip in Lashihai Lake and then ride a horse to visit the Ancient Tea and Horse Road around Lashihai.

In the afternoon, visit Zhiyun Monastery. It is situated in the west of Lijiang near Lashihai Lake. It was built in 1727 during the Qing Dynasty and was made up of thirteen different structures. However, only six structures remain intact today.

Transfer back to your hotel. Service ends.

Service Included:

Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
Meals as listed in the itinerary;
Private English-speaking tour guide;
Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
Service charge & government taxes.

Service Excluded:

Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Accommodations;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
Personal travel accident insurance;
All optional programs.

Travel Tips:

Visitors are advised to always carry changes of clothing due to the large variations in temperature between day and night.
The climate is relatively dry, so drink more water every day.
Protecting oneself from strong UV radiation at high altitude.
Protecting oneself from altitude sickness. Lessen the effects of altitude sickness, avoid strenuous exercise and have plenty of rest.
Respect local customs , habits, and religious beliefs.
Situated on the northern edge of the tropical zone, Xishuangbanna area is hot, humid and rainy; don’t forget to take an umbrella or a raincoat when go out.
When take photos, please pay attention to your safety, do not shoot in dangerous areas.

In the remote forests of southwestern China lives the rare and elusive Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (black snub-nosed monkey), Rhinopithecus bieti. Also known in Chinese as Dian Jinsihou (Yunnan Golden Monkey), it is one of the most endangered primates in the world. With fewer than 2,000 individuals remaining in the wild, this Yunnan wildlife tour offers a unique opportunity to observe and photograph the black snub-nosed monkey in its natural habitat. Gain insight into the species’ biology and behavior during this unforgettable journey.

Highlights:

Gather happiness from the process of making pottery in Nixi Pottery Village.
Watch the feeding of the snub-nosed monkey at Tacheng Black Snub-Nosed Monkey National Park.
Step into Tuoding to experience the culture of the Lisu Ethnic Minority and its mysterious atmosphere.

Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Shangri-la Arrival
Day 2: Tacheng-Tiger Leaping Gorge

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Shangri-la-Nixi-Tuoding-Tacheng

Sightseeing and Activities: Napahai Lake, Nixi Pottery Village, Tuoding Village
Accommodation: Tacheng
Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Pick up from your hotel in Shangri-La and transfer to visit Napahai Lake. Enjoy a scenic walk around the lake and visit local Tibetan villages. Continue to Nixi Pottery Village to try your hand at traditional pottery-making with the locals. After lunch, drive to Tuoding Village, home to the Lisu Ethnic Minority. In the late afternoon, return to Shangri-La for an overnight stay.

In the late afternoon, drive back to Shangri-La for overnight.

Day 2 Tacheng-the Dukezong Ancient Town

Sightseeing and Activities: Tacheng Black Snub-Nosed Monkey National Park,
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

In the morning, visit the Tacheng Black Snub-Nosed Monkey National Park in Weixi County to observe and photograph the snub-nosed monkeys. In the afternoon, explore surrounding villages before heading to the historic Dukezong Ancient Town, where you can immerse yourself in Tibetan culture and architecture. Drive back to the hotel for departure.

Recommended Hotels

Destination	5 Star	4 Star	3 Star	Hostels
Tacheng	Songtsam Lodges Tacheng	Damo Hotel	Deluke International Hotel	Woyun Guesthouse

Service Included:

Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
Meals as listed in the itinerary;
Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
Private English-speaking tour guide;
Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
Service charge & government taxes;
Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
Domestic train tickets of soft sleeper.

Service Excluded:

Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Single room supplement;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
Personal travel accident insurance;
All optional programs.

Travel Tips:

1.Visitors are advised to always carry changes of clothing due to the large variations in temperature between day and night.
2.The climate is relatively dry, so drink more water every day.
3.Protecting oneself from strong UV radiation at high altitude.
4.Protecting oneself from altitude sickness. Lessen the effects of altitude sickness, avoid strenuous exercise and have plenty of rest.
5.Respect local customs , habits, and religious beliefs.
6.Situated on the northern edge of the tropical zone, Xishuangbanna area is hot, humid and rainy.
7.don’t forget to take an umbrella or a raincoat when go out.
8.When take photos, please pay attention to your safety, do not shoot in dangerous areas.

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