About this trip
Yunnan grand tour (Tour Code CKR-3) taking in Kunming, Dali, Lugu Lake, Lijiang and Shangri-La, returning to Kunming by one-way high speed train. Highlights include Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (cable car), Lugu Lake sunrise & pig-trough boat, the Impression of Lijiang show, Tiger Leaping Gorge and Songzanlin Temple. Average altitudes: Dali 2090m, Lijiang 2400m, Lugu Lake 2690m, Shangri-La 3160m.
Highlights
What's included
7 nights hotel (or similar class); 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners including special cuisines; all listed sightseeing with cable cars / eco-cars / escalator as stated; one-way high speed train; tour guide.
Day-by-day itinerary
Evening: Shuangqiao Fengqing Night Market
🍽️ Meal on board / Dinner
🏨 Kunming Long Way Hotel or similar
Afternoon: Ideal State - Dali Santorini (incl. afternoon tea + travel photography); Dali Ancient Town
🍽️ Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
🏨 Dali Zhonghefang Hotel or similar
Afternoon: Xizhou Ethnic Bai Residence (incl. three-course tea & show); Corner House; Xizhou horse-drawn carriage ride; Lugu Lake observation deck
Evening: Mosuo campfire party
🍽️ Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
🏨 Lugu Lake Seaview Hotel or similar
Morning: Lugu Lake sunrise viewing (subject to weather)
Afternoon: Pig-trough boat ride on Lugu Lake (excl. cruising around Liwubi Island); Liwubi Temple; Mosuo Museum; Lijiang Ancient Town (Square Street)
🍽️ Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
🏨 Lijiang Xianghe No.1 Holiday Hotel or similar
Afternoon: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (incl. cable car); Ganhaizi; Blue Moon Valley (incl. cable car); Jade Water Village
Evening: <The Impression of Lijiang> show (may be replaced by a similar show if suspended)
🍽️ Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
🏨 Lijiang Xianghe No.1 Holiday Hotel or similar
Afternoon: First Bend of the Yangtze River (coach view); Tiger Leaping Gorge (incl. return escalator); Large Rotary Wheel; Dukezong Ancient Town; Guishan Park
🍽️ Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
🏨 Shangri-La Moonlight International Hotel or similar
Afternoon: Songzanlin Temple (incl. eco car). *Subject to train availability, may change to Lijiang-Kunming high speed train.
🍽️ Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
🏨 Kunming Long Way Hotel or similar
Afternoon: Golden Horse & Jade Rooster Archway; Nanping Pedestrian Street
🍽️ Breakfast / Lunch / Meal on board