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Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Shangri-la-Kunming-Shanghai-Hangzhou-Nanjing-Beijing From 1516$ USD
Days: 15 nights 16 days
Tour Code: CNHIKER-Scenic-03
Tour Type: Independent Private
* Summary : With its lush green scenery, fascinating network of waterways and relaxed pace, Southern China is a place away from the bustling cities and busy lifestyle. Begin in the spring city of Kunming and then sample some of Bai ethnic minority life in Dali. Along the way visit JadeDragonSnowMountain with over thousands of wild plants and rare animals and unique Tibetan Buddhism in the Lost Horizon- Shangri-la. During your visit of Shanghai and Hangzhou, Yu Yuan Garden in Shanghai and WestLake in Hangzhou will never disappoint you. Finally, Beijing as the last spot will fulfill your wonderful dream trip in China!
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Stone Forest
 
Three Pagodas
 
Lijiang old town
 
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
 
Shangri-la
 
Shangri-la
 
West Lake
 
The Great Wall

Daily Itinerary :

Day 01 Home - - Kunming
Transfer via: TBA, on your own arrangement.
Arrive at Kunming . Be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

Day 02 Kunming (B/L)
One day tour to visit Stone Forest which is located 90km south of Kunming , Due to a process of weathering and erosion, nature has created an art gallery of stone sculpture here. Then visit Sani village in route where return to City.

Day 03 Kunming - - Dali (B/L)
One day tour to visit West Hill Dragon Gate and the Golden Temple which was cast from 250 tons of solid bronze and Grand View Tower as well as the Nationality Village contents a commemorative square built which will symbolize the unity between the ethnic groups, a theatre for the performance of ethnic songs and dances, a folklore museum . Be transferred to the airport and fly to Dali

Day 04 Dali (B/L)
One day tours to Three Pagodas which are an emblem of the city's long and celebrated history. The tallest of the trio, which is 69.13 meters tall, was built in 836 AD while the two smaller ones were built during a later period . Then visit the Butterfly Spring where thousands of butterflies flutter among the branches and over the spring water forming a dazzling " Kingdom of Butterflies ". Cruise on Er Hai Lake and visit housing architecture of the Bai ethnic minority tribe in the old town.

Day 05 Dali -bus-Lijiang (B/L)
Drive from Dali to Lijiang to visit Lijiang old town. The town was built in the late song dynasty and the early Yuan dynasty and was listed by the UNESCO on the list of the world's major cultural heritages in 1997.

Day 06 Lijiang (B/L)
Full day tour to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain , which is 18000 feet above sea level. It is a treasure of wild plants and rare animals. Afterwards visit the Black Dragon Pond Park and Dong Ba Culture Museum where was considered as sanctuary of the culture of Naxi ancient culture

Day 07 Lijiang-bus-Shangri-la (B/L)
Be transferred from Lijiang to Shangri-la to visit the First Bend of Yangtze River en route: First flowing south, then north, the river has shaped a dramatic triangle at an area of about 50 square kilometers. Tiger Leaping Gorge : one of the world's four great gorges - is located in Hutiaoxia Town in Zhongdian County , which is honored as one of the deepest and most marvelous gorges on the globe. Arrive at Shangri-la - The area the beautiful "Shangri-la" describes in The Lost Horizon in James Hiltom's novel.

Day 08 Shangri-la (B/L)
Visit The Songzanlin Lamasery - the most important Lamasery of Tibetan Buddhism in Yunnan province and Bita Lake , where it lies in the heart of the nature preserve surrounded by mountains covered with ancient pines, oaks and rhododendron. After that visit a Tibetan familily . You will see the real lift of Tibetan and you may be welcomed by the Tibetan Tea, snacks.

Day 09 Shangri-la-kunming-Shanghai (B)
Be transferred to the airport. Take a flight to Kunming and take a connecting flight to Shanghai . Once you arrive at Shanghai , you'll be met & transferred to the hotel with your private guide & vehicle. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

Day 10 Shanghai (B/L)
Visit the famous Jade Buddha Temple with a 2m high sitting white Jade Buddha and the 400-year old Yu Yuan Garden, decorated with masterpieces of Ming architecture, as well as the Old Town & the Bund . You also have a chance to visit the Shanghai Museum and the famous Nanjing Road among crowds.

Day 11 Shanghai-Hangzhou (B/L)
Drive to Hangzhou ( 220KM ), visit the West Lake which is the symbol of Hangzhou city as well as one of the most beautiful sights in China . Lingyin Temple which it contains a sitting statue of Sakyamuni (19.6 metres in height, including the carved aureola board at the back and the lotus seat) which is the biggest such sculpture of wood still extant in China.and then China Tea Museum which located beside the West Lake, home of the Longjing brand tea, it is the only state-level comprehensive tea museum in China. It has six halls respectively featuring tea history, tea samples, tea production process, tea sets and tea customs.

Day 12 Hangzhou-Nanjing (B/L)
Drive from Hangzhou to Nanjing , visit Dr. Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen) Mausoleum and Yangtze River Bridge which was built in 1968, is the first bridge over the Yangtze River designed by Chinese architect. The Bridge overcomes the Yangtze River barrier and carries four traffic lanes with land and rail traffic. Nanjing City Wall , the longest ancient city wall in the world. It is 0.7 kilometers longer than Beijing 's city wall and 1.7 kilometers longer than the wall in Paris . The Zhonghua Gate , Confucius Temple , where is for consecrating and worshipping Confucius, the great thingker and educator of ancient China Qinhuai river, adjacent shopping center. Take a walk in the free market.

Day 13 Nanjing - - Beijing (B)
Be transferred to the airport. Take a flight to Beijing . Upon your arrive at Beijing , you'll be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

Day 14 Beijing (B/L)
Full day city tours including a visit to the Tian'anmen Square - the biggest public square in the world. Located at the north of Tiananmen Square is the Forbidden City , named Gu Gong in Chinese, used to be the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties, now known as the Palace Museum . After lunch visit the Temple of Heaven , the place for the emperors to worship the God (heaven) for good harvest in the past.

Day 15 Beijing (B/L)
A memorable daylong excursion combines a visit to the soul-stirring Great Wall , winding dragon-like across northern China . Drive along the Sacred Way , guarded by sculpted stone animal both real and fabulous, which are a photographer's delight, after that visit the Ming Tomb.

Day 16 Beijing - - Home (B)
Free at leisure until to be transferred to the airport for your flight home.
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Price details based on twin-bed room sharing in US $, exclusive of the price for ONE passager only occupying one single room for his own: The prices quoted here all only valid in 2007.
 
Using Standard Hotels
 
Low season
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Above 10 per
1516
289 
1590
336 
1618
364 
15+1 per or up+1 FOC
1588
289 
1661
336 
1720
364 
6-9 per
1873
347 
1907
381 
1934
408 
2-5 per
2358 
347 
2393
381 
2419
408 
1 per
3370 
3439
3492
 
 
Using First Class Hotels
 
Low season
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High season
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above 10 per
1742
524 
1822
580 
1890
648 
15+1 per or up (FOC)
1811
524 
1892
580 
1960
648 
6-9 per
2121
595 
2176
650 
2241
715 
2-5 per