8 Days Romantic Kunming, Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-La Tour

Detailed Itinerary: Your guide will meet you at the hotel lobby, you will then be transferred to visit Stone Forest, which is World Karst Gem, Hometown of Ashima.

Afterwards you will be transferred back to Kunming to visit Green Lake Park (Cuihu Park), which was created in the 17th century on the west side of the Wuhua Mountain in Kunming. It is sometimes described as the "Jade in Kunming".

Stone Forest: The Stone Forest, World Natural Heritage, is 78 kilometers to the southeast of “ Spring City” Kunming and is well-known for typical karst geology and geomorphology characteristic.

Green Lake Park (Cuihu Park): Green Lake Park, also called Cuihu Park, is an urban park which was created in the 17th century on the west side of the Wuhua Mountain in Kunming. It is sometimes described as a "Jade in Kunming".

Detailed Itinerary: In the morning, you will be transferred to Kunming Airport to take a flight to Dali. Another guide will meet you at Dali airport and you will proceed to visit The Ancient City of Dali. 

Later you will also visit the Three Pagodas, which is made of three ancient independent pagodas forming a symmetrical triangle. This is unique in China. A visit to the Three pagodas should not be missed by any visitor to Dali City.

The Ancient City of Dali: Dali Ancient City, also called Yeyu City, Forbidden City, Zhonghezhen, lies 3 kilometers north from Xiaguan, the capital of Dali Prefecture. Embracing Erhai Lake in the east and adjoining Cangshan Mountain in the west, Dali City was first established in the early period of the Ming Dynasty.

Three Pagodas: The Pagodas are located at Chongshen Monastery and were originally built in the 9th and 10th centuries.

Detailed Itinerary: After your hotel breakfast, you will be transferred to visit Shaping Market, north of Butterfly Spring. Later, you will visit the houses of Bai People in Xizhou and Zhoucheng Town. Afterwards you will also visit Lijiang Ancient Town.

Shaping Market: Famous as the weekly morning market of Dali, the best time to visit is 9:00AM – 2:00PM.

Xizhou: Xizhou Village is not only a historically famous city but also a typical commercial center of Bai Ethnic Nationality. The old houses and streets are well preserved.

Zhoucheng Village: Zhoucheng is the main village that has the largest percentage of Bai people in Dali. The village is famous for its tie dyeing techniques.

Lijiang Ancient Town: Lijiang Ancient town was constructed since the turning of Song and Yuan Dynasties and was most prosperous during the Ming and Qing Dynasty. Covering 3.8 square kilometers, the town has a history of more than 800 years 

Detailed Itinerary: After your hotel breakfast you will be transferred to visit Black Dragon Pool. You will then proceed to visit The Former Residence of Rock in Yuhu Village and Dongba Museum.

Black Dragon Pool: Located at the food of Elephant Hill, The Black Dragon Pool is a famous pond in the scenic Jade Spring Park.

Former Residence of Joseph Rock: To honor Joseph Rock an American Botanist that spent 27 years in Lijiang studying the ethnic minorities, the Naxi people in Lijiang built a memorial hall at his former residence in Yuhu Village at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

Dongba Museum: Located near Yuquan Garden in Lijiang, Yunnan, Dongba Museum is a museum which was designed to display the splendid Dongba culture of the Naxi (Nakhi) people.

Detailed Itinerary: Today you will visit the First Bend of Yangtze River and Stone Drum Town. You will also take a trip to Tiger Leaping Gorge one of world famous grand canyons.

After, you will be driven to Shangri-La to check in to your hotel.

First Bend of Yangtze River: The Yangtze River Bend, as its name denotes, is the place where the south running river suddenly turns northward due to changes in the shape of the nearby mountain ranges which form a mammoth V shape at this spot.

Stone Drum Town: The town is located to the west of Lijiang Old Town.

Tiger Leaping Gorge: The Tiger Leaping Gorge is situated approximately 100 kilometers from Lijiang and is a natural preservation UNESCO World Heritage Site. The gorge is said to be the deepest canyon in the world and is one of the most distinctive geological wonders of the world.

Detailed Itinerary: In the morning, visit the Songzanlin Lamasery, the largest Tibetan monastery in Yunnan. You will then visit Nixi Black Pottery Village. This is a small Tibetan village situated along the route from Deqing to Zhongdian. Afterwards, you will visit a Tibetan Family.

Songzanlin Lamasery: Situated at the foot of the Foping Mountains, Songzanlin Lamasery is the largest Tibetan Buddhist lamasery in Yunnan Province and one of the 13 famous monasteries of Tibetan Kham.

Nixi Black Pottery Village: Once an important city of the Ancient Tea Horse Road, the village has been famous for its pottery for thousands of years.

Detailed Itinerary: Your guide will transfer you to the airport after your hotel breakfast and you will take a flight to your next destination.

Shangri-La Diqing Airport: Diqing Shangri-La Airport (IATA: DIG, ICAO: ZPDQ) is an airport in the Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.