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Guilin-Longsheng-Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Shangri-la-Kunming From 934$ USD
Days: 11 nights 12 days
Tour Code: CNHIKER-CT-01
Tour Type: Independent Private
* Summary : This itinerary of China Custom Tour is designed to offer you the city of Guilin regarded as the best of natural scenery and the unique Yunnan Province with the most diverse minority custom. Spend a day exploring the fabulous Li River Cruise and then the famous rice terraces and Zhuang and Yao minority villages in Longsheng. Our Yunnan trip is a wonderful experience in the heart of the legendary Kingdom of Shangrila and one of the world's major cultural heritages LijiangOldTown. Spectacular mountain landscapes, exotic Bai ethnic minority tribe and traditional life await you as you step back into the China of old.
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Li River
 
Longji Terraced fields
 
Stone Forest
 
Three Pagodas
 
Lijiang old town
 
Shangri-la

Daily Itinerary :

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

Day 02 Guilin (B/L)
Today's cruise will be on the magnificent Li River. Sailing down from Guilin to Yangshuo will definitely be a highlight of your visit to China ! We will be passing some extraordinary peaks, sprays of bamboo lining, fishermen in small boats and picturesque villages. After your arrival in Yangshuo, you will have time to explore this small oriental, but Western-influenced town. Return to Guilin late in the afternoon.

Day 03 Guilin –bus- Longsheng (B/L)
Morning city tour visit the Reed Flute Cave - the natural beauty of a large amount of stalactites and stalagmites with their endless variety of remarkable scenes and the Elephant Hill which the whole hill looks very much like a giant elephant with a long trunk, is the symbol of Guilin city as well as the Fubo Hill where you can see lots of rock stone carvings & Buddha statues created since the Tang Dynasty. After lunch drive from Guilin to Longsheng(about 2.5 hours). Visit famous Longji Terraced fields which were built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop, with the highest place of an elevation of 885m and the lowest 380m . The coiling line spirals up from the mountain foot to the top, making the mountain looks like huge snail seen from afar. Afterwards visit Ping An Zhuang village .

Day 04 Longsheng –bus- Guilin – - Kunming (B/L)
Free at leisure. Be transferred to Guilin airport. Take a flight to Kunming . Once you arrive at Kunming , you'll be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

Day 05 Kunming (B/L)
One day tour to visit Stone Forest which is located 90km south of Kunming . It is a process of weathering and erosion, nature has created an art gallery of stone sculpture here. Then visit Sani village en route where return to city.

Day 06 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. It is the largest bronze hall in China . Afterwards visit the Grand View Tower and Nationality Village which symbolizes the unity between the ethnic groups . It contents a commemorative square built, a theatre for the performance of ethnic songs and dances, a folklore museum . Be transferred to the airport and fly to Dali.

Day 07 Dali (B/L)
One day tours to the 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 08 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 09 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. Then Visit the Black Dragon Pond Park and Dong Ba Culture Museum where considerate as sanctuary of the culture of Naxi ancient culture.

Day 10 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. Take a visit to the Tiger Leaping Gorge - one of the world's four great gorges which is located in Hutiaoxia Town in Zhongdian County , 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 11 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 family . You will see the real lift of Tibetan and you may be welcomed by the Tibetan Tea and snacks.

Day 12 Shangri-la-kunming-Home (B)
Be transferred to the airport. Take a flight to Kunming 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
S.Supp
Shoulder season
S.Supp
High season
S.Supp
Above 10 per
934
181
969
198
969
198
15+1 per or up+1 FOC
977
181
1011
198
1011
198
6-9 per
1179
204
1205
231
1179
231
2-5 per
1580
204
1606
231
1606
231
1 per
2337
2389
2389
Using First Class Hotels
Low season
S.Supp
Shoulder season
S.Supp
High season
S.Supp
above 10 per
1061
308
1094
323
1109
339
15+1 per or up (FOC)
1104
308
1137
323
1152
339
6-9 per
1320
346
1332
357
1346
371
2-5 per
1721
346
1733
357
1746
371
1 per
2619
2643
2671
Using Deluxe Hotels
Low Season
S.Supp
Shoulder Season
S.Supp
High Season
S.Supp
above 10 per
1169
415
1205
433
1244
472
15+1 per or up (FOC)
1212
415
1247
433
1286
472
6-9 per
1444
463
1472
491
1490
509
2-5 per
1838
463
1866
491
1885
509
1 per
2854
2909
2947
* Note: all the "0" is in the above form are prices to be advised.
* High season :April,May,Sep,Oct,1-15 Nov; * Shoulder Season: Jun,Jul,Aug; * Low Season:Jan,Feb,Mar,15-30 Nov,Dec
* S.Supp : Single Supplement
Remarks:
  1) Above prices might be influenced during some holidays such as the Chinese New Year, May Day(May 01- 07) & National Day(Oct 01-07), as well as some special events.
  2) Above prices are not definite. CNHIKER keeps the right to offer corrected prices before it delivers final confirmation due to all kinds of unpredictable reasons.
  3) Above prices are rated with current exchange rate which might result changes due to the fluctuation.
  4) Children under 12 will get discount from above prices. Please indicate all details about kids concerned with bookings.
     
Price include :   Price exclude :
* Private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide.
* All entrance fees to scenic spots.
* Meals (Chinese lunch and dinner) as shown in the itinerary table marked with "L/D".
* Domestic flight tickets with airport taxes.
* Insurance.   
* Hotel accommodation based on 2 sharing one room (twin-bed room) with daily Western breakfast.
* Special room requirement is always subject to the availability upon check-in.
  * International Airfare or International train tickets before coming into China
* Visa fees.
* Tips to guides, drivers and porters.
* Personal expenses such as excess luggage fees, laundry, postage, communications and beverages
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