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Discover the colourful minority cultures on this 11 nights, 12 days tour to Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-la, Suzhou and Shanghai. (Tour Code: EM)
Day 01 Australia/Shanghai
Fly from Australia to Shanghai. Upon arrival in Shanghai, you will be greeted by your guide and transferred to your hotel.
Day 02 Shanghai/Kunming (B/D)
Free at leisure till fly to Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, which is called ‘City of Perpetual Spring’ with beautiful sceneries and historical sites. Check in your hotel. Visit Bird and Flower market if time permit.
Day 03 Kunming (B/L/D)
Visit the Stone Forest, known as ‘No.1 wonder under heaven’, is the highest karst terrain in the world. The unique natural sights and Sani folklore are characteristics of the Stone Forest Scenic Area. Visit Western Hills and Dragon Gate in the afternoon.
Day 04 Kunming/Dali (B/L/D)
Morning flight from Kunming to Dali (45 minutes). Standing against the Cangshan Mountains in the west and adjoining the Erhai Lake in the east, embraced by undulating hills around, Dali was the capital of Nanzhao and Dali Kingdom as early as 1,300 years ago. It is home to Bai minority. Upon arrival in Dali, proceed to visit the Bai village Xizhou or Zhoucheng, the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, and visit the old town of Dali, known as ‘state of literature’, which has a long history and splendid culture.
Day 05 Dali-Lijiang (B/L/D)
Coach journey to Lijiang. On the way, please enjoy the natural countryside scenery. Upon arrival, visit Black Dragon Pool Park. Naxi people are the main ethnic group in the town. Dongba Culture Museum makes you have a well understanding of the well-preserved Naxi minority’s people’s culture, which is one of very few ancient photographic scripts in the world still in use. River zigzags surrounding the town, take a walk along the street of the old town of Dayan, you will see a combination of human being, nature and culture. Dayan Town has been on the list of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites since 1997.
Day 06 Lijiang (B/L)
Morning visit the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yak Meadow section), which has rich vegetation coverage, featuring distinct and complete alpine vertical ecosystem from subtropical zone to Frigid Zone. You will take cable car up and down the mountain. You might meet the minority’s people singing and dancing on the Yak Meadow. Afterwards take tour to Baisha Village to see the ancient Fresco. While back to the town, you will have more time to explore the old town of Lijiang. Dinner will be on your own arrangement.
Day 07 Lijiang-Shangri-la (B/L/D)
Morning drive to Zhongdian, 250KM away, on the way will pass Shigu (Stone Drum) County, visit the First Bend of Yangtze River, and Tiger Leaping Gorge, which is one of the most dangerous and deepest Canyons in the world. Overnight at a hotel Zhongdian.
Day 08 Shangri-la (Zhongdian) (B/L/D)
Morning visit to Songzanlin Monastery, one of the 13 famous Yellow Hat Tibetan Monastery in Tibet areas constructed following an edict by the fifth Dalai and Emperor Kangxi in 1679. After lunch, tour to the Huge Napahai or Shudu Lake, the water spreads away far below while yaks graze at the shore, also a place where black-necked cranes come to spend winter. This prefecture is inhabited by 13 ethnic groups of Tibetan, Lisu, Han, Naxi, Yi, Bai, Hui and etc.
Day 09 Shangri-la/Kunming/Shanghai (B/L/D)
Morning, we fly back to Kunming. Then, catch our connecting flight to Shanghai. Check in your hotel. If time permit, we visit Shanghai Museum, one the best museums in China.
Day 10 Shanghai-Suzhou-Shanghai (B/L/D)
In the morning, take a side trip to Suzhou, a small town famous for its classic gardens in the south of China and often so-called ‘Oriental Venice’. You will visit the Garden of the Master of Fishing Net, Silk Spinning Mill and take a boat cruise on the Canal constructed over 1300 year ago in Sui Dynasty. If time permit, we take a short visit to newly renovated Shan Tang Street. Late afternoon, travel back by coach to metropolitan Shanghai. In 1997 the Classical Gardens of Suzhou were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Day 11 Shanghai (B/L)
Morning tour to the Bund, a popular promenade along the Huangpu River, where the old meets the modern. We may experience local life on the Bund to see early morning Tai Chi if you want to be an early bird. Then to the Old Town with its winding alleyways, lined with shops, teahouses and restaurants, and to the elegant and tranquil Yu Garden. Afternoon tour the Shanghai Xintiandi, which is a new tourist attraction in downtown Shanghai, featuring the city’s unique “Shikumen” houses and a maze of narrow alleys, which have been converted into specialist F & B, retail, entertainment and cultural facilities. Dinner will be on your own arrangement.
Day 12 Shanghai/Australia (B)
Today you will have free time to go shopping or explore more of Shanghai by yourself. In the evening you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back to Australia.
Day 13 Australia
Arrival in Australia.
