• 15 Days

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  • DESTINATIONS:

    Yunnan
  • TRIP STYLE:

    Cultural explore & Adventure
  • ALTITUDE:

    1900m
  • TRIP CODE:

Day 1,  Kunming - Dali (D)
Arrive Kunming by Air Asia airline flight at 1430 in the afternoon, take bus to Dali in the afternoon. Stay in local guesthouse in Dali. 

Day 2, Dali - Xizhou - Shaxi (BLD)
Departure from Dali in the morning, visit the old town and Xizhou, experience the laxury Bai Minority buildings. After that, heading to Shaxi old town, a very beautiful old town on the ancient tea-horse trail, visit Shibaoshan Grottos nearby and stay in Shaxi overnight.
  
Day 3, Shaxi - Lanping - Nuodeng - Yunlong (BLD)
After breakfast, we will take sometime to enjoy the morning view of Shaxi, and then heading to Yunlong via Lanping. On the way, we will have chance to visit many ancient pavillian bridge along the way, every bridge have over 100 years history. We are going to have lunch in the local hotspring, you can enjoy hotspring or just have a foot bath there. In the afternoon, we will visit very nice Nuodeng town, try local ham and stay in Yulong country overnight. 
   
Day 4, Yunlong - Liuku - Tiger Jump - Laomudeng (BLD)
In the morning, we will leave Yulong, follow the road along Mekong River, climb over Gaoligong Mountain range to Nu River valley. After than, we will heading north along Nu River, pass by Liuku Township, Tiger Jump valley, flying stone, finally arrive Laomudeng village. After check in local Lisu minority guesthouse, we will have chance to try local roast pig banquet and join the Christian singing in the church.
   
Day 5, langmudeng - Zhiziluo old town - Gongshan (BLD)
In the morning, you can try Lisu style breakfast with magnificent view of Nu River valley under your feet. And then, we are going to visit a memorial city—Zhiziluo, which was aboundent many years ago, you can have the first hand experience of what the old Chinese town looks like during culturial revolution. In the afternoon, we will pass by Fugong and stone moon bay to Gongshan town, and stay in Gongshan overnight.    

Day 6, Gongshan - Dulong River (BLD)
Today we will start a very unique adventure, throught the new opened Dulong River Road, to the last secret land of China—Dulong River valley. This place was sailed by the high mountains until the new road was opened two years ago. Before that, Dulong River area is the only area in China which have no road, and it’s on the border region of China and Myammar, so it kept very ancient culture of Dulong Minority hunters. We will visit the whold valley, taste local food and stay in the local guesthouse there. 
   
Day 7, Dulong River - Peach Flower Island - Bingzhongluo (BLD)
In the morning, we will keep our exploration in Dulongjiang area, and we will leave Dulongjiang River at noon, going into the core zone of the Three Rivers Nature Reserve – Bingzhongluo. We will see the valley view, chain bridge, Lisu villages, zip wire along the way. Bingzhongluo is a very special place with Nu, Lisu, Dulong and Tibetan people living together, they believe Catholicism, Christianism and some of the original local religion combined with Tibetan Buddhism. We will have rest after arrive the place, enjoy the beautiful view on both side of River. Stay in local guesthouse.
  
Day 8, Bingzhongluo - Stone Gate - Wuli Village - Qiunatong Village - Bingzhongluo (BLD)  
Visit the first bend of Nu River, country view of Bingzhongluo, follow the ancient Tea-horse trail cross Stone gate pass, Qiunatong village, ancient Catholicism church, Stay in local guesthouse in village.
   
Day 9, Bingzhongluo - Dimaluo - Peacock Mountin - Cizhong (BLD)
In the morning, we will deparutre from Bingzhongluo, pass by Dimaluo village, climb over the Biluo Snow mountai range and peacock mountain pass, finally arrive Cizhong village located in the Mekong River valley. Cizhong village is a very special place, local people was tought to make Franch wine by a French missionary in 200 years ago, there’s many local winery around the church and along the valley make fine wine. We will stay in the village and enjoy unlimited local wine, have some happy time there. 
   
Day 10, Cizhong Village - Mingyong Glacier - Flying Temple (BLD)
We will enjoy a very quite morning in the Cizhong village, and then heading to flying temple. Flying temple is the best view point to see full view of the most improtant holy mountain in Tibetan region—Mt. Meili. We will visit the Mingyong glacier of Mt. Meili and stay in flying temple overnight. 
  
Day 11, Flying Temple (BLD)
In the morning, we will have the best chance  to see the full view of Mt. Meili. We leave flying Monastery heading to Shangri-la after enjoy the view there. We will pass by the Bai Ma Snow Mountain pass on the way, where is the place many pilgrim waiting to see the holy mountain. You can also see the moon bay of Jinsha (Yangzte) River, Napa Lake and Yila Grassland on the way, we will arrive Shangri-la town in the evening, and then enjoy the Cizhong wine and Tibetan local delicious in the old town restaurant. Stay in local guesthouse. 
   
Day 12, Shangri-la - Bigu Heavenly Lake - Small Zhongdian flower sea - Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge - Local Bay (BLD)
We leave Shangri-la in the morning, visit Bigu havenly Lake and small Zhongdian flower sea on the way. We will drive into the deepest gorge of China – Tiger leaping gorge, visit upper gorge in the afternoon, stay overnight in Come Inn guesthouse in middle Tiger Leaping Gorge. 
   
Day 13, Local Bay - Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge - Local Bay (BLD)
In the morning, we will start trekking from Come Inn, follow the ancient tea-horse road on the cliff, to the middle gorge. This is one of the Top100 trekking in the world honored by National Geographic, have very beautiful view. We will have lunch in middle gorge, and then in the afternoon a optional tour trekking down to the river side of Yangzte, to see the most floody section of Yangzte River in the narrest place of Tiger leaping gorge. Last, we will take local van back to Come Inn and stay there overnight. 
   
Day 14, Tiber Leaping Gorge  - Lijiang (BLD)
In the morning, we will drive through Tiger Leaping Gorge, heading to Lijiang old town. Visit black dragon pool and free afternoon in Lijiang old town. Enjoy Naxi concert in the evening. 
  
Day 15,  Lijiang - Kunming - Home (B)
Take morning flight from Dali to Kunming, transfer to Kunming airport. 

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