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Yunnan is a microcosm of China in terms of minority affairs and nationality relations, home to 25 of China’s 56 ethnic groups. This cultural diversity gives rise to unique questions regarding minority classification, which are based on five main criteria: race, language, culture, religion, and history. This tour offers a blend of cultural immersion and natural exploration, with winter visits to the Yuanyang Rice Terraces and summer experiences in the tropical forests of Xishuangbanna. The tour highlights southern Yunnan’s cities, ethnic diversity, and stunning landscapes, including the chance to encounter the Yi, Hani, Lahu, Wa, and Dai ethnic groups.
Sightseeing and Activities:Kunming Arrival
Accommodation: Kunming
Meals: Lunch
You’ll begin your tour to the diverse and captivating province of Yunnan from the capital city, Kunming. Upon arrival at the Kunming International Airport, meet your local guide and transfer to the hotel.
You may choose stay at hotel for rest and prepare for the coming tour, and you also may get the useful suggestions from your local guide about how to spend your lesuire time in the city.
Sightseeing and Activities:the Stone Forest, Jianshui Old Town, the Garden of Family Zhu
Accommodation: Jianshui
Meals: Breakfast
You will drive 86 km to the Stone Forest. There is a local saying: ‘It is a waste of time not to visit the Stone Forest while visiting Kunming’, which vividly expresses the deep love of the local people toward this world wonder. The quintessential karst landscape makes every tourist lost in wonder. And then, you’ll drive around 4 hours to Jiangshui.
After arriving at Jianshui, visit the Jianshui Old Town and the Chaoyang Gateway, which was built in Ming Dynasty (1389). It is also known as ‘Miniature Tian’an men’ because the out shape of it is similar to Tian’anmen Square in Beijing. Visit a typical southern private garden-the Garden of Family Zhu.
–Jianshui is a small town in Honghe prefecture, in the southern part of Yunnan. It is on the road from Kunimg to the famous Yuanyang rice terraces, most of the travellers stay one night here to enjoy the atmophere of an ancient Chinese town. There are numerous buildings of historic value and places of interest in this area, including over 100 temples, academies of classical learning and large residences. Those are still kept in good condition, including the Chaoyang Gateway Arch, the Jianshui Confucius Temple, the Zhilin Temple, Shuanglong Bridge, the Private Garden of the Zhu Family and the Ancient Nalou Office Building.
Sightseeing and Activities:Jianshui Confucius Temple, Jianshui Touring Train, Yunnan meter-gauge railway, Shuanglong Bridge, Tuanshan Village, Zhang Family Garden, Laohuzui Rice Terraces
Accommodation: Yuanyang
Meals: Breakfast
In the morning, visit the Confucius Temple, which has a history of 700 years. It is the second largest Confucius Temple in China. Then you’ll take the Jianshui Touring Train to visit Tuanshan Village, Shuanglong Bridge and the Garden of Family Zhang. Tuanshan Village is a rare surviving example of an intact-albeit neglected-traditional walled Yunnan village compound in southwestern China, and has been added to the 2005 list of internationally significant sites by the World Memorial Fund for Architecture (WMF), an international fund for the protection of world heritage sites.
The Yunnan meter-gauge railway evolved from the historical Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and Gebi Linping inch-gauge railways. It has passed through 3 centuries and has been in operation for more than 100 years. It carries the special historical memories of China, France, and Vietnam. It is an important historical and cultural site. The Jianshui Sightseeing Train is now a special tourist train: it departs from Lin’an Station, which is close to Jianshui Ancient Town, passes through “Double Dragon Bridges” and “Xianghui Bridge Station”, ends at “Tuanshan Village” Station, and then returns on the same route.
The Meter-gauge railway also draws attention points. This 1177 meters long Meter-gauge railway is a legendary road that connects the cities, villages of Yunnan, such as Gejiu, Mengzi, Jianshui and Shipin. One of the earliest private railways in China was built in 1915 in Yunnan. It was an Narrow-Gauge railway originally. In 1970, it was reconstructed and changed from an Narrow-gauge railway to a mete-gauge railway. It’s an important industrial heritage of China and a “living fossil” of the world’s narrow-gauge railway.
In the afternoon, you will transfer to Yuanyang and enjoy the sight of terraced fields of Laohuzui (Tiger Mouth) at sunset. Overnight at Mengnong Chieftain Palace.
–Yuanyang is about 300km south of Kunming, renowned for its rice terraces, which was claimed as the world’s largest and most spectacular one, crafted out by bare hands by the Hani people one thousand years ago and is still in use today. The rice farmers have had to practice ecology and land preservation centuries before those concepts were widely accepted around the world. Without hard work maintaining the terrace walls and irrigation system, the precious top soil would wash down the hillsides into the rivers.
Yuanyang Rice Terrace is a self sustaining ecosystem. During winter to early spring, the entire field is irrigated with spring water from the forest above to rejuvenate and getting prepared for the next season. The Hani people have repeated this for more than a thousand years. There is only one harvest in a year for the Yuanyang Rice Terrace; planting is from March to Oct./Nov. every year.
Sightseeing and Activities:the rise view of Duoyishu Rice Terraces, Qingkou Village, Shengcun Market, Laohuzui Rice Terraces
Accommodation: Yuanyang
Meals: Breakfast
Get up very early in the morning, you’ll drive 30KM to visit Duoyishu Village and enjoy the sunrise of Duoyishu 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. There are all farms under the sunshine and cloud and mist. The landscape is spectacular.
And then, you will visit Bada Hani Rice Terrace, Shengcun Market where Hani people for generations inhabit. Visit Qingkou Village and rice terraces as well. You will enjoy the sunset of Laohuzui Rice Terraces in the late afternoon at Panzhihua Town.
Transfer back to Xinjie Town.
Sightseeing and Activities:the Great Bend of Red River, Honghe Bridge
Accommodation: Jinghong
Meal: Breakfast
Drive along the Red River Valley to Yuanjiang, visit the Great Bend of Red River on the way. Arrive in Yuanjiang, pay a visit to the Honghe Bridge, which is famous for being the highest bridge in the world.
After lunch in Yuanjiang, we will take the speed train from Yuanjiang to Jinghong.
Meet your local guide in Jinghong, transfer to the hotel.
Visit Gaozhuang Night Market at night.Gaozhuang Night Market, also known as Xingguang Night Market (星光夜市), is located in the Gaozhuang Xishuang Scenic Area (告庄西双景区) in Jinghong City (景洪市), XishuangBanna, Yunnan Province. As one of the emerging night markets in the area, it has become a must-visit attraction for both tourists and locals alike.
The Gaozhuang Night Market is one of the key attractions in the tourist resort area of Gaozhuang Xishuang. It mainly consists of food stalls offering a variety of snacks and unique handmade crafts. Unlike the busier Riverside Night Market, the environment here is cleaner, making it a popular choice for tourists. The stalls are run by both local residents and people from across the country, selling crafts, ethnic clothing, jewelry, and other items.
Sightseeing and Activities:Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden, Dai Ethnic Garden, Manting Park
Accommodation: Jinghong
Meals: Breakfast
In the morning drive from Puer to Menglun Town. Take a tour of the Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden. As the home to many rare flora and endangered fauna, Xishuangbanna is an excellent place to take in the unique beauty of sub-tropical nature and biodiversity in China. Take a visit to the Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden and observe beautiful flowers, shrubbery, and trees in the spacious garden. If you go early enough in the morning, you can see the sunrise cast a dreamy golden glow over the garden.
Drive to visit Dai Ethnic Garden, located in the Ganlan Basin in Menghan County, proudly holds a national 4A rating as one of China’s top scenic spots. Within the Dai Ethnic Garden, five Dai villages – Manjiang, Manchunman, Manting, ManZha, and Manga – cover an area of 3.36 square kilometers and consist of 309 families, or 1487 individual villagers.
Transfer to Jinghong in the late afternoon and pay a visit Manting Park which is a modern park that measures about 30 acres in Jinghong, Xishuangbanna. It has a large new Buddhist temple called Zongfo Si. There is a display of ethnic architecture, and people entertain themselves by water fights during the Dai Water Splashing Festival each year. Entertainment is presented in the evening.
Sightseeing and Activities:Nanuo tea mountain hiking, Puerh tea picking and Puerh tea cake making; Manting Park, General Buddhist Temple
Accommodation: Jinghong
Meals: Breakfast
Well-known for its long history of tea cultivation, Nannuo Mountain (南糯山) has gone through a series of transformations but remains a place for pilgrimage. Its trees, many aged between 200 and 500 years, produce some of the best pu’er tea in the province.
In the morning, we will be accompanied by our tour guide in Jinghong, we will head out to meet some local tea farmers at a nearby town. Shitou Village (石头村) is a traditional Aini (爱昵) settlement, which rests peacefully on the side of Nannuo mountain amid groves of bamboo and tea.
We will hike through these Ethnic Villages in Nannuo Mountain. Villages in Nannuo Mountain consist of Banpo Laozhai Village(半坡老寨), Duoyizhai Village(南糯山多依寨村), Guniang Village(姑娘寨), Yakou Xinzhai Village(丫口新寨), Laozhai Village(老寨), Shitouzhai Village(石头寨),Zhulincun Village(竹林村寨) ,Xiangyang Village(向阳寨) and Shuihe Village(水河寨).
The half-day tour includes:
a. Round-trip transportation from the hotel to Nannuo Mountain (up to 4 passengers)
b. A visit to the Hani Tourism and Cultural Village to experience the local culture
c. A hike up to the Banpo Laozhai tea-making village on Nannuo Mountain
d. Crossing through the centuries-old tea forest along the way and visiting the 800-year-old tea tree
e. A visit to the small market in Nannuo Shanzhai
Transfer back to Jinghong in the afternoon. After that, we will head to the Manting Park, which is a natural village park and the oldest one in Xishuangbanna. There are 8 areas in the park, including the national culture square, the vine plant area, the tropical orchid garden, the peacock garden, the Buddhist culture area and etc.
From here, you can walk less than 10 minutes to the General Buddhist Temple, which is the highest Buddhist temple in Xishuangbanna. It is also the center for the Buddhist worships there. The biggest characteristic of the temple is the use of a large number of relieve silver plates, which stands in sharp contrast to the gold painted architectural decoration and the vermilion walls. In addition, the performance of the “Lancang River • Mekong Night” and the campfire party are the biggest highlights of the park, which are well worth a visit.
Sightseeing and Activities:Departure from Jinghong
Accommodation: Jinghong
Meals:None
Free at leisure before be transferred to Jinghong airport for your departure flight. Service ends.
Destination | 5 Star | 4 Star | 3 Star | Hostels |
Kunming | Crown Plaza Kunming City Centre | Wenhui Hotel | Baiyun Hotel | Local Hostel |
Dongchuan | / | Shanju Hotel | Spring&Autumn Hotel | Local Hostel |
Shilin | Days Hotel Shilin | Shilin Bosheng Holiday Hotel | Shilin Hotel | Local Hostel |
Yuanyang | Duoyishu Landscape Hotel | Yunti Hotel(Shengcun Village) | Yunti Hotel(Xinjie Town) | Local Hostel |
Puer | / | Jinglan Hotel | Basaicheng | Local Hostel |
Jinghong | Empark Grand Hotel Xishuangbanna | Jinglan Hotel | Duchang Hotel | Local Hostel |
Cycle around Erhai Lake from Dali Old Town, pass through Wase, Haidong,Jiangwei, and have some stops to visit scenic spots. On the way, you will enjoy the beautiful scenery of Erhai Lake. To explore Dali, grab a bike and start pedalling.
Sightseeing and Activities:Shuanglang Village, Changyu Village and Patron Saint Temple, Xiaoputuo Island
Accommodation: Shuanglang
Meals: Lunch
In the early morning, you will start the cycling from Dali Old Town to Shuanglang Town in Eryuan County. You will ride to Xiaguan, and ride along the Huanhai Road to Jinsuo Islet in Haidong Town. After lunch with local flavour in Hiadong, you will continue the cycling to Tianjing Pagoda (Heaven Mirror), Little Putuo Island in Wase Town. Arrive in Shuanglang Town in the late afternoon and visit Changyu Village and Patron Saint Temple.
Overnight in Shuanglang.
Sightseeing and Activities:Nanzhao Island and Erhai Lake, Bai ethnic villages, Shuanglang Town,Xizhou Town
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, you will enjoy the sunrise of theNanzhao Love Island and Erhai Lake, and take the boat to visit Nnazhao Island including Shayimu(a fisher girl in the legend) Statues, Acuoye Goddess of Mercy (Guanyin) Statue, Nanzhao Palace, the Square of Patron Saint Culture, Taihu Lake Stones and the Big Banyan Trees.
Then start the cycling tour to head for Xizhou Town to visit the traditional Bai style courtyards, then taste the Three-course Tea. Drive back to Dali, Transfer to hotel, drop off and see off. Service ends.
Destination | 5 Star | 4 Star | 3 Star | Hostels |
Shuanglang | Pure Hotel | Shilily The Peninsula Hotel | Haiqi Lake-view Hotel | Zhima Kaihua Inn |
Dali | Hilton Dali Resort And Spa | Landscape Hotel | Gnosis Hotel | Local Hostel |
Hike from Yuhu Village( 2400m)-an original Naxi ethnic village. You will see and pass through glacier, high-mountain meadow, original forest, and drift sand. It’s a comprehesive hiking tour which includes cultural landscape and natural landscape. It is welcomed by backpackers and hikers.
Sightseeing and Activities: hiking
Accommodation: None
Meals: Lunch
In the morning, your driver and tour guide will pick you up from the hotel and then drive to Yuhu Village to start your hiking tour. Today, your hiking Route will be: Yuhu Village(2400 m)-Qiaomaidi-Mahuangba(3400m)-Xunqing Valley-Liusha Slope-Snow Mountain Valley(5100m). The total distance is about 20 km, 7-8 hours hiking tour.
After the tour, drive back to your hotel for rest. Service ends.
Before you embark on that hike, don’t forget to tell the local ranger as well as a family member or friend about your plans.
This 1 day hiking tour from Wenhai Lake to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain(4642m) is a top day hiking tour in Lijiang. You will see and pass through glacier, high-mountain meadow, original forest, and drift sand. It’s a comprehesive hiking tour which includes cultural exploration and natural landscape.
Sightseeing and Activities:Wenhai Lake, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Accommodation:None
Meals:Lunch
Pick you up at your hotel. Drive to Wenhai Lake. Wenhai Lake will be the starting point of this tour. It is a high altitude wetland park. You can see many free-ranging horses, flocks and herds here. You can also visit some ethnic villages around Wenhai Lake. Hike 2 hours to a spruce forest. There’s a wood house in this forest for you to have a rest and have lunch. After a short rest, go on hiking about 1.5 hours to a grassland. On the way, you will pass through a bealock. It is a viewing platform for hikers to see Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from a distance.
Then hike about half an hour to the foot of side peak of the Jade Dragon Snow Moutain. From here, you will hike a slope with a gradient of 60-70. Go on your hiking for about 1 hour, then you will reach the top of the moutain ( 4642m).
After a short rest, hike down to Wenhai Lake. The hiking tour ends. Drive back to Lijiang.
Before you embark on that hike, don’t forget to tell the local ranger as well as a family member or friend about your plans.
It’s a easy hiking tour from Wenhai Lake to Yuhu Village. On the way, you will pass through ethnic villages, grasslands, meadows, flowers sea, rivers and lakes. Enjoy the high mountain scenery and discover ethnic culture in the tour.
Sightseeing and Activities: Wenhai, Yuhu Village
Accommodation: None
Meals: Lunch
Pick you up at your hotel in Lijiang downtown. Drive to Wenhai Lake to start your hiking tour. A relatively easy hike that takes you from Upper Wenhai village with barely 100 households (3200 metres) down the slopes of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain to the Lijiang Valley, at 2800 metres. Along the way, you’ll pass lush alpine forests, a reservoir, the highest botanical gardens in the world, hundreds of varieties of vegetation including fir trees, wild flowers, mushrooms and herbs, before descending to Yuhu Village, the last village at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, a remote stone village best known for being the home of explorer Joseph Rock for over 27 years.
With Wenhai Lake in the foreground and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain towering in the background, the tranquil Naxi village of Wenhai has became a pretty sight, especially in the rainy season (May to August) when its lush banks are covered with splendid blooms of wildflowers and primroses. Enjoy a relaxing walk in the meadows of Wenhai and watch alpine animals such as yaks, miniature horses, black pigs, goats and sheep grazing.
Sightseeing and Activities: Baisha Old Town, Wenhai Lake
Accommodation: None
Meals: Lunch
From Lijiang, we drive to Baisha Ancient Town which is one of the oldest towns in Lijiang City. It got its name “Baisha” meaning “white sand” from the natural white sand in the area. It was the cradle-land of the Tusi Dynasty evolved from the Mu Clan. It was also the earliest settlement of the Naxi people. There are many ancient constructions built in the Ming Dynasty. Enjoy the traditional hospitalitybof Naxi People and have lunch with them.
From Baisha we drive to Wenhai Lake. The Wenhai lake is a seasonal alpine lake and wetland. Throughout the Spring and Summer. The Wenhai lake basin is one big grazing ground with various little streams winding through the grassland. Water collects on the south end of the basin, then disappears from the ground (through the Karst rock formation underneath) flowing toward Lashihai to the south. Meet local people in the village and experience their culture. Afterwards, drive back to Lijiang.
1 Day Lijiang Eco-Tour with Baisha Old Town, Fuguo Monastery, Wenhai Lake and Xuehua Village takes you past Fuguo Monastery, one of the five most important Tibetan monasteries in Lijiang, before reaching the remote Yi minority Snowflake (Xuehua) Village, where you can have a chance to visit a traditional Yi household.
Sightseeing and Activities:Lijiang-Baisha-Wenhai Lake-Runanguo Village – Xuehua Village-Lijiang
Accommodation: None
Meals: Lunch
1 Day Lijiang Eco-Tour with Baisha Old Town, Fuguo Monastery, Wenhai Lake and Xuehua Village takes you past Fuguo Monastery, one of the five most important Tibetan monasteries in Lijiang, before reaching the remote Yi minority Snowflake (Xuehua) Village, where you can have a chance to visit a traditional Yi household. The Yi are one the largest minority groups in China and the largest group in southwest China, occupying rural mountainous areas of the region. Known for their colourful costumes, they have their own pictorial language and are fiercely proud of their culture. A short drive later we will reach Wenhai Village, a pristine Naxi village located at 3200metres next to the beautiful seasonal Wenhai lake. Here you will have a chance to walk around the lush Wenhai meadow and enjoy a local lunch with a Naxi family. The day ends with a visit to the ancient Baisha village, some 1200 years old. We will try to visit the famous herbalist Doctor Ho and the Naxi Embroidery School.
This tour is designed for travellers who want to experience the ethnic life and culture in Lijiang. It will captivate you and leave a deep impression for your tour in Yunnan.Taking Lijiang as the most popular destinations of Yunnan Province, this tour focuses on the ethnic culture experience, you will enjoy Naxis in Lijiang. In this tour, of course, we arrange some popular destinations to make it more mysterious.
Sightseeing and Activities:Yuhu Village, Wenhai Lake
Accommodation: Wenhai
Meals: Lunch
In the morning, your driver and tour guide will pick you up from the hotel and then drive to Yuhu Village to start your hiking tour. Today, you will hike from Yuhu Village to Wenhai Lake, enjoy the beautiful sceneries alongb the way and pay a visit to local ethnic villages, too. Stay overnight in Wenhai.
Sightseeing and Activities:Xuehua Village, Yangyuchang
Accommodation: Yangyuchang
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Today, you will hike from Wenhai Lake to Xuehua Village and arrive at Yangyuchang in the late afternoon. Over night at Yangyuchang.
Sightseeing and Activities:Nanyao Village, Lashihai Lake, Zhiyun Monastery
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Get up in the morning, walk around the Yangyuchang to feel the fresh air, and after the breakfast, you will hike to visit Nanyao Village. Then, hike to visit Lashihai Lakewhich is the largest lake in Lijiang County. There are Naxi and other minority nationalities inhabited around Lashihai Lake, who are rich in cultural and folk customs. Zhiyun Temple situated by Lashihai Lake is regarded as one of the five temples in the city of Lijiang. It is a famous tourism spot of Tibetan Lamaism. Also pay a visit to Zhiyun Temple. Afterwards, back to Lijiang to end the tour.
It’s an easy cycling tour from Lijiang Ancient Town to Lashihai Lake. Along the way, you will pass through ethnic villages, grasslands, meadows, flowers sea, rivers and lakes. Cycling around the beautiful Lashihai Lake with the distance view of white towering peaks of Jade Dragon Snow mountain. Pay a visit to the first lamasery temple among five main Tibetan Buddhism monasteries situating in Lijiang-Zhiyun Temple.
Sightseeing and Activities:Lashihai Lake, Zhiyun Temple
Accommodation: None
Meals: Lunch
After breakfast, drive to pick your bicycle. Start cycling from Lijiang Ancient Town. Ride 8KM to the beautiful Lashi Lake (New Basin), a nature reserve rich in biodiversity. The endangered black necked crane can be seen here. The Naxi and Yi minorities live in this area. We loop around the lake beginning on paved road which leads us through Naxi villages. The terrain becomes rougher as we loop back. Joining a bigger road, we continue on uphill towards a 2,900m pass through a scenery of fields and pine forest with the white towering peaks of Jade Dragon Snow mountain coming into view.
Also pay a visit to Zhiyun Temple. Zhiyun Temple situated by Lashihai Lake is regarded as one of the five temples in the city of Lijiang. It is a famous tourism spot of Tibetan Lamaism.
After that, ride back to Lijiang Ancient Town in the late afternoon, service ends.
It’s an easy cycling tour from Lijiang Ancient Town to Yuhu Village. Along the way, you will pass through ethnic villages, grasslands, meadows, flowers sea, rivers and lakes. Enjoy the high mountain scenery and discover ethnic cultures. Explore old towns to reveal the ancient history and culture of Lijiang.
Sightseeing and Activities:Shuhe Ancient Town, Baisha Old Town, Baisha Murals, Yuhu Village, Former Residence of Joseph Rock, Yufeng Monastery
Accommodation: None
Meals: Lunch
After breakfast, drive to pick your bicycle. Start cycling from Lijiang Ancient Town. Ride 7KM along ShangriLa road to Shuhe Ancient Town – one of the earliest settlements of Naxi people as well as the well-preserved stop of the Ancient Tea Horse Route. Stroll around the town and then ride 5KM to visit Baisha Old Town and appreciate the ancient Baisha Mural Paintings. Visit Dabaoji Palace and Liuli Temple to view murals painted over 1000 years ago which is a combination of Tibetan Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism.
Have lunch in Baisha Old Town, and after a short break, ride about 11KM 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. Then, pay a visit to Yufeng Monastery not long from Yuhu Village.
After that, ride back to Lijiang Ancient Town in the late afternoon, service ends.
Yunnan boasts beautiful scenery, unique and diverse natural landscape, as well as 26 kinds of ethnic groups. Also, Yunnan is the birthplace of Tea with a long history of tea cultivation, tea processing, distribution and consumption. This tour will lead you to explore the tea in Yunnan.
Sightseeing and Activities: Arrive in Kunming
Accommodation: Kunming
Meals: Lunch
Arrive in Kunming and go to your hotel with the tour guide and driver.
Sightseeing and Activities: Mojiang Tea Market
Accommodation: Jinghong
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
After breakfast, you will take a 7 hours drive from Kunming to Pu’er. Visit Mojiang Tea Market on the way. Then keep on driving to Jinghong.
Sightseeing and Activities: Menghai Tea Factory, Aini people’s market, Aini village
Accommodation: Jinghong
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Drive from Jinghong to Menghai, pay a visit to Menghai Tea Factory. The factory is well known for its old raw Pu’er cakes and is highly reputed in the tea industry of China. Further transfer into the old Aini village near Nannuoshan, visit Aini people’s market selling pu’er tea, local vegetables, fruits and hand-made crafts. Then 20 minutes driving to the Aini village where we start to walk up from the foot of the mountain. 2 hours walking on a jungle path to see the old Pu’er tea plantation in forest and a huge bush tea plantation. All the tea trees are between 300 and 800 years old. If you like the tea, you can also buy some from local people for the best price and have a nice Pu’er tea ceremony at home with locals. The whole experience lasts 4 to 5 hours.
Sightseeing and Activities: Ancient Tea Tree, He Tianneng’s old tea workshop
Accommodation: Yiwu
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
After breakfast, we drive along a winding road through a tropical rain forest and stop for a while at a rubber tree orchard on the way to Yiwu. We then take a bumpy dirt road to see an 800 Years old tea tree and overlook a gorgeous lush valley. On the way back you will walk along the Tea Horse Trail which begins in Yiwu village and goes all the way to Tibet.
Our next stop is He Tianneng’s old tea workshop where we will drink tea and see the stone blocks used to press tea cakes.
Sightseeing and Activities: Cha Ma Shi factory, DaDuGang
Accommodation: Pu’er
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Today you get the chance to make our own pu’er tea cakes at a small Cha Ma Shi factory in Youle.
From this small tea factory, you will travel DaDuGang, the owner of the largest tea plantation in Asia. Terraced fields of 30 years old tea plantation could be seen in all directions and the view was breathtaking.
Then drive to Pu’er City.
Sightseeing and Activities: China Pu’er Tea Exhibition Garden
Accommodation: Jinggu
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Visit China Puer Tea Exhibition Garden. Tea culture is an attractive tourist factor of the city. The exhibition garden is built on the Yingpan Mountain, 29 kilometers from the downtown area. Against the background of a vast tea garden, it is made up of Pu’er Tea Museum, Tea making workshop, tea-picking zone, tea appraisal garden and some other facilities which comprehensively show the history of Pu’er Tea, and of how to plant and produce as well.
Transfer to Jinggu after the exhibition garden.
Sightseeing and Activities: Cha Ma Chi factory, Bingdao village
Accommodation: Mengku
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
In the morning, drive to the local Cha Ma Chi factory where we can watch the pressing of tea cakes and bricks of all types. This factory uses tea leaves from organic 500 years old tea trees growing in the surrounded mountains.
Then drive to Mengku and move on to Bingdao village(冰岛), which is Lahu tribal village surrounded by green mountains and is the origin of the Bingdao Tea in China. You will see several huge ancient tea trees over 2000 years old. You will also have a chance to see this rare, unique village of the Lahu people. They wear colorful and traditional clothes.
Sightseeing and Activities: Lincang Tea Culture and Customs Garden, Lincang tea factory
Accommodation: Licang
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
In the morning, drive to Lincang and visit Lincang Tea Culture and Customs Garden and Lincang tea factories. Lying in the suburb of the Linxiang District, the 110 hectare scenic spot is one of the 25 most popular attractions of Yunnan Province. Here you will get to wander through this giant tea garden as well as learn deeper Chinese Yunnan tea culture.
Then you will visit the Lincang tea factory for learning Lincang’s Pu’er. What makes Lincang Pu’er different and unique to the other regions of Yunnan.
Sightseeing and Activities: Dazhai Township, Chafang Township
Accommodation: Fengqing
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
This morning, drive to visit ancient tea trees and tea plantation at Dazhai Township(大寨乡). Both Chafang Township and Dazhai Township are known as the lands of tea in Yunnan Province. Then drive to Chafang Township(茶房乡) in Yunxian County to visit ancient tea trees and tea plantation.
After that, drive to Fengqing in the late afternoon.
Sightseeing and Activities: Dianhong Tea Factory, Tea Plantation, Weishan Old Town
Accommodation: Weishan
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Today you can enjoy a tour of the Dianhong Tea Factory and tea plantation, where you can taste the black tea and learn about the drying process of the tea leaves and the production. Then drive to Nanjian and stop to visit Nanjian Tulin Tea Factory for few hours.
Afterwards, you’ll visit Weishan Old Town. Weishan old town was the cradle of Nanzhao kingdom, the history can be traced back to 7th century. It was an important town on the ancient tea and horse road. You will also enjoy the traditional Bai people’s building design.
Sightseeing and Activities: Dali Ancient Town, The Three Pagodas Temple, Erhai Lake, Xizhou Old Town, Zhoucheng Village.
Accommodation: Dali
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Drive to Dali and start a day tour of Dali including Dali Old Town, The Three Pagodas Temple, Erhai Lake, Xizhou Old Town and Zhoucheng Village.
Sightseeing and Activities: Xiaguantoucha Tea Company
Accommodation: Dali
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
After breakfast, we drive into the mountains towards a Buddhist temple where we will hike up to. We will spend some time exploring the grounds of the temple, wandering through a dense forest.
Next stop is the famous Xiaguantoucha tea company. Xiaguantoucha produces 70,000 tons of Pu’er a year, with only 3000 of this being exported. The largest portion of these exported Pu’er cakes are sold to French pharmacies where they are used to reduce high blood pressure.
In the evening, walk along the bustling streets of Dali.
Sightseeing and Activities: Tea Leaves Markets
Accommodation: Kunming
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Drive back to Kunming in the morning. Then visit two largest tea leaves markets in Kunming.
Sightseeing and Activities: Departure from Kunming
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast
Departure from Kunming. Service ends.
Weishan
Mengku
Licang
Fengqing
Jinggu
City | 5 Star | 4 Star | 3 Star | Hostel |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kunming | Sofitel Hotel | Jinjiang Hotel | Longteng Hotel | / |
Pu’er | ||||
Yiwu | ||||
Jinghong | InterContinental Hotel Jinghong | Dai Garden Hotel | Jinglan Business Hotel | Rainforest Paradise Xishuangbanna |
Dali | Hilton Hotel | E-outfitting Hotel | Taiheju hotel | / |
This 7 Days China-Thailand Porsche Self-driving Tour from Jinghong to Chiang Mai will bring you to experience the most highlights of Xishuangbanna, Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai. Walking in the tropical rainforest to see the Wangtianshu Scenic Spot; Driving to the Golden Triangle to meet the mixed culture of Laos, Thailand and Burma and know more about opium; Visiting landmark buildings and temples in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai to get a better understanding of Buddhism; Being a volunteer to take good care of elephants in the Ran-Tong Save & Rescue Elephant Centre. Having meditation course in local monastery and cooking course in Thai cooking school to satisfy both your mind and taste. This will definetly be an unforgetable tour in your life.
Sightseeing and Activities: Arrival in Jinghong
Accommodation: InterContinental Xishuangbanna Resort
Meals:Dinner
Upon your arrival in Jinghong, your local tour guide will wait you in the arrival hall and your driver will standby. Then transfer to the hotel for to check in and have a short break. After that, attend the welcome banquet hosted by the hotel.
Sightseeing and Activities: Wangtianshu Scenic Spot
Accommodation:Hejin Hotel
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner
In the morning, drive to Mengla County, pay a visit to Wantianshu Scenic Spot. It is the only oasis at 21 degrees north latitude, and has been recognized internationally as China’s unique tropical rainforest. What is the most impressive in the park are the towering Shorea chinensis (Sky Trees) that are the rainforest iconic images in South and Southeast Asia. An Air Corridor (Kong Zhong Zou Lang), 2500 meters long and 36 meters high, has been built on the high canopies. It remains a challenge to both visitors and scientists.
Afterwards, drive to Hejin Hotel for rest.
Sightseeing and Activities:the Golden Triangle Archway, the Giant Buddha, the Opium Museum
Accommodation: Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort (艾美酒店)
Meals:Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner
In the morning, drive to Houayxay, the northernmost border crossing between Laos and Thailand. Enter Chiang Khong to get temporary driver’s licenses to start your amazing self-driving tour in Thailand. Then, drive to Chiang Rai, on the way, pay a visit to the landark of the Golden Triangle–the Golden Triangle Archway(金三角牌坊) and also the Giant Buddha(金三角大佛). Get a panorama view of the junction of Laos, Thailand and Burma. Later, you can take a boat to visit the Golden Triangle(150¥/person on self expense), pay a visit to the Opium Museum(鸦片博物馆) to know more about opium, including the produce, process, transport and sales circumstances.
After dinner, drive to Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort to check in and rest. You can also explore the night market then by yourselves.
Sightseeing and Activities:the White Temple, the Black House,
Accommodation:Shangri-La Hotel, Chiang Mai
Meals:Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner
In the morning, drive to visit the White Temple and the Black House. Dubbed the ‘heaven’ and ‘hell’ of architecture, the White Temple and the Black House will conjure a clashing of emotions. One dark, mysterious and almost sadistic, the other white, ethereal and other-worldly, these two opposing buildings couldn’t be more different. And the strangest thing about the two is that the White Temple was built by the student of the architect who built the Black House Temple.
After the tour, drive to visit the second biggest city of Thailand, also the Kingdom of Roses-Chiang Mai. After dinner, you will transfer to Shangri-La Hotel for rest.
Sightseeing and Activities:Ran-Tong Save & Rescue Elephant Centre, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Thai cooking shool
Accommodation:Shangri-La Hotel, Chiang Mai
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast, drive to visit the Ran-Tong Save & Rescue Elephant Centre which is devoted to rescuing abused elephants from all over Thailand and surrounding countries. Every elephant rescued is brought to the Chiang Mai elephant camp and cared for with great passion and enthusiasm. The centre is different from many other camps there, it won’t train the elephant to draw pitures for money, it won’t separate the baby elephants from their mothers, etc. However, it is a save and rescue center with many volunteers. You can be one of them, learning to feed and bath them.
After the lunch and a short break, pay a visit to one of northern Thailand’s most sacred temples-Wat Phra That Doi Suthep(双龙寺), it is the one that crowns the Doi Suthep mountain on the western outskirts of Chiang Mai, is definitely something that shouldn’t be missed.
Then, drive to a Thai cooking school where you can learn some Thai cooking skills and at the same time, taste kinds of delicious Thai food. After that, drive back to your hotel for rest.
Sightseeing and Activities: Learn Meditation and Buddhist in Chiang Mai Monastery
Accommodation:None
Meals:Breakfast
Get up in the early morning, drive to a Thai Monastery to study Buddhism and master the art of meditation. Meditation is a fantastic self-improvement tool and those who have mastered it swear by it. Being able to clear your mind through meditation for just a few minutes each day leads to increased concentration, improved memory, lower stress and spurts of creativity. Your timetable will be as following:
05:30-06:30 Morning Course and Meditation
06:30-07:00 Morning Sports
07:15-08:00 Breakfast
09:00-11:00 Meditation
11:00-12:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Meditation
15:30-16:00 Buddhist Course
16:30 Rest
18:30-21:00 Evening Course and Meditation
Afterwards, drive back to the hotel for rest.
Sightseeing and Activities: Departure from Chiang Rai
Accommodation:None
Meals:Breakfast
After breakfast, drive to the Chiang Rai International Airport for departure.
Destination | 5 Star |
Jinghong | InterContinental Xishuangbanna Resort |
Mengla | Hejin Hotel |
Chiang Rai | Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort |
Chiang Mai | Shangri-La Hotel, Chiang Mai |
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