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Day1 Arrival in Shanghai (D)
Upon your arrival, our guide will meet you with your name sign and transfer you to the hotel.
Accommodation: Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel or the same class
Day2 Shanghai (B+L+D)
Today you will have a visit to the Jade Buddha Temple, renowned for its precious Buddha statue carved from a huge single piece of white jade. Then you will experience the bustling shopping street Nanjing Road, and the Bund, famous promenade along the Huangpu River. In the afternoon you will go to visit the Yu Garden, famous for its traditional Chinese gardens, pavilions, halls and ponds. It is located in the heart of Shanghai's old Chinese quarters links to Yuyuan market. You will go to enjoy a fantastic acrobatic show after dinner.
Accommodation: Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel or the same class
Day3 Shanghai to Kunming (B+L+D)
Morning visit to the Shanghai Museum. As a China's most up-to-date museum, it displays the country's ancient glory. Take an afternoon flight to Kunming.
Accommodation: Grand Park Hotel Kunming or the same class
Day4 Kunming (B+L+D)
You will have a fully day tour to Stone Forest which is a fantastic natural karst landscape with countless bizarre limestone pillars and peaks form due to the millions years wind and water erosion. It is located 90 kilometers southeast of Kunming and is also the home of the Sani people (a branch of the Yi Minority).
Accommodation: Grand Park Hotel Kunming or the same class
Day5 Kunming to Dali (B+L)
You will take morning flight to Dali and visit the Three Pagodas, the symbol of Dali. Stroll along the old town with the stone street then go to see Xizhou unique architecture of Bai people and enjoy the traditional Three-Course Tea with a Bai cultural performance. You can have dinner in the street.
Accommodation: Guanfang Hotel Lijiang or the same class
Day6 Dali to Lijiang (B+L+D)
Today you will go to Cangshan Mountain to have a panoramic view of the beautiful Erhai Lake by the cable car then enjoy a cruise on the Lake, with a visit to a fishing village on one of the island. You will take three hours bus ride to Lijiang.
Accommodation: Guanfang Hotel Lijiang or the same class
Day7 Lijiang (B+L+D)
Take a visit to the Yuhu Village where Naxi minority group live and then visit the Black Dragon Pool which is famous for its flowers and pavilions and the Dongba Cultural Institute. Then explore the Lijiang Ancient Town with the attractive wooden structures, small streams and alleys.
Accommodation: Guanfang Hotel Lijiang or the same class
Day8 Lijiang (B+L+D)
Drive to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain where you will take a chairlift to the Spruce Plateau and enjoy the breathtaking scenery and pristine glaciers. And also view the Baisha mural Painting and stroll the old square street.
Accommodation: Guanfang Hotel Lijiang or the same class
Day9 Lijiang to Zhongdian (B+L+D)
Have breakfast in the hotel and then drive to Zhongdian (Shangri-La). On the way, visit the Tiger-Leaping Gorge. Upon arrival in Zhongdian, transfer to the hotel. After that, visit the Potatso National Park.
Accommodation: Shangri-La Paradise Hotel, Yunnan or the same class
Day10 Zhongdian to Kunming to Beijing (B+L+D)
Have breakfast in the hotel. Then visit the Songzanlin Monastery. Fly back to Kunming and continue your journey to Beijing. Transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation: Beijing Jade Palace Hotel or the same class
Day11 Beijing (B+L+D)
A full day city tour to the Tiananmen Square, the largest square in the world and the Forbidden City, the home of 24 emperors built in Ming Dynasty. In the afternoon go to visit the Temple of Heaven where the Ming and Qing emperors worship the God for good harvests.
In the evening, you will enjoy the famous Peking Duck then go to watch the fantastic Acrobat Show.
Accommodation: Beijing Jade Palace Hotel or the same class
Day12 Beijing (B+L+D)
You will go to visit the awesome Great Wall of China to view the spectacular man-made project visible from the space and in the afternoon you will stroll along the Ming Tomb. On your way back you will have a chance to see the National Stadium (Bird Nest) where 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening and Closing ceremonies were held, and the National Aquatics Center (Water Cube) from a long distance.
Accommodation: Beijing Jade Palace Hotel or the same class
Day13 Beijing Departure (B)
After breakfast our guide will escort you to the airport and your will take your departure flight back home, or alternatively extend your stay.
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