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Xishuangbanna Tour Itinerary:

Xishuangbanna Travel Day 1 (B, L, )
Lijiang
Arrive at Lijiang airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and transfer to hotel. Visit the old town of Lijiang, escorted tour to Square Street, Mu Prince Mansion.

The Lijiang ancient town of Dayan: 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.

Xishuangbanna Travel Day 2 (B, L,D )
Lijiang / Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge
At 6:00, drive to Qiaotou Town, it takes 2 hours on the trip.  Your hiking trip starts from here, the 28 zigzaging turns will be a real text.   The total trekking route is 28 km, and it takes about 6-8 hours. You will arrive at Tina's Inn to finish today's trekking.

While you are walking in the gorge, our support team will take all of your luggaes to meet you at Tina's Inn, so you only need to carry two bottles of water, chocalate and camera on the trip.   

The Tiger Leaping Gorge: one of the world's four great gorges - is located in Hutiaoxia Town in Zhongdian County, is honored as one of the deepest and most marvelous gorges on the globe.

Xishuangbanna Travel Day 3 (B, L, )
Tiger Leaping Gorge / Lijiang
The toal hiking journey today is 18 km.   

In the early morning, 1 hour walking down the steep cliff to the bank of Jinsha River, worship the dangerours shoal of "Starriness", it is the most narrow part of the gorge, where a tiger can easily jump over the Jinsha River.

1 more hour to climb up the gorge, have a tea break after the exciting voyage. Continue your trekking through trails for 2 km (about 1 hour) to a small ferry, cross the river by boat, climb up the cliff and see the beautiful Daju Town.  Enjoy a local lunch in the village, and drive to Lijiang.

We will stop at Yak Meadow where a cable car visit to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is available.

Xishuangbanna Travel Day 4 (B, L, )
Lijiang
In the morning, visit Mu Prince Mansion, Three Wells, enjoy your time at old town of Lijiang.  

In the afternoon, drive to Lashi Lake to visit Naxi Village in the afternoon, take a canoe ride on the lake.  At night, join in the singing competition party at the bank of ancient streams which wind through the town.

The Lijiang ancient town of Dayan: 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. .

Xishuangbanna Travel Day 5 (B, L )
Lijiang / Dali
Visit Yuhu Village, a village at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, where Mr Joseph Rock, a famous Russian Scientist lived for 27 years from 1922 to 1949, enjoy hundreds of photoes and articles of the culture in this area.

Drive to Dali, drive to Xizhou, visit the typical living house of Bai Minority. enjoy the tea ceremony of Bai Ethnic, continue to drive to Dali.

Xizhou House: live Bai minority people. You will see the their typical traditions, dresses there.

Xishuangbanna Travel Day 6 (B, L, )
Dali / Kunming
Morning visit of a small Catholic church in old town of Dali, Visit Three Pagodas, and the old town, the Ancient Wall Gate, have dinnier at an old traditional restaurant called "Plum Well".  More details of Dali...

Three Pagodas:are located northwest of Dali at the foot Cangshan Mountains. With Qianxun Pagoda, completed in 876 during the Tang dynasty (618-907AD).

Later today you will fly to Kunming. Upon arrival, be met & transferred to your hotel in Stone Forest, about 90 km from Downtown Kunming, enjoy the beautiful surroundings while the crowd of visitors do not disturb you. The night of Stone forest is so unique, which you can not find in other place of the world.

Stone Forest is located in Shilin County, 89 kilometers from Kunming. The area, covering 350 square kilometers, is the highest karst terrain in the world and a national scenic area in China.

Xishuangbanna Travel Day 7 (B, L, )
Kunming / Xishuangbanna
Transfer via: HU7387 (1400/1610)
Tour to the Dragon Gate in Western Hills. Visit the Grand-view Park, a beautiful lake- side park that was completed in 1690 during the Qing Dynasty, known for its longest antithetical couplet in China.

In the afternoon, take flight to Jinghong, the capital of Xishuangbanna.

Xishuangbanna Travel Day 8 (B, L, )
Jinghong
Drive 34 km to Mengyang, stop at Elephant Shaped Banyan Tree for a short break.   Continue your trip for 19 km to Jinuo, which is home base for Jinuo Villages.

In the afternoon, visit Tropical Botany Garden is located on Hulu Island in Menglun.

Xishuangbanna is the only tropical rainforest nature reserve zone in China, famous for its mysterious tropical rainforests and minority customs. The climate is warm and wet here, ideal for nurturing some wonderful plants and flora and home to unusual wildlife.

Xishuangbanna Travel Day 9 (B, L, )
Jinghong / Kunming
Transfer via: CA4476 (2055/2140)
Drive to Menghai, visit the the Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion which was first built in 1701 as a place of Buddhist worship. On the way, visit Ake village; Aini ethnic villages and local market.

Flight back to Kunming.

Xishuangbanna Travel Day 10 (B, L, )
Kunming / Depart
Visit the Golden Temple, a Daoist temple, the main building of which is cast entirely in bronze weighing about 280 tons. Also visit the Qiongzhu Monastery, a Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) temple known for its Arhat statues, is the most famous of Kunming's temples.

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