Day 1 – Kunming
Arrival Kunming, also known as a city of perpetual spring with a mild climate, and transfer to hotel in Shilin at the Stone-Forest.
Evening free.
Meal: None.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: Kunming Hotel or similar
Day 2 – Kunming / Dali
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit Stone Forest, (visit in early morning to arrive before the mass tourism) a massive collection of grey limestone pillars, split by rain water and eroded to their fanciful forms, the tallest standing 30m high.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Return to Kunming and transfer to airport for flight at 15h10 to Dali.
Arrival Dali and transfer to hotel.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: Landscape Hotel or similar
Day 3 – Dali
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit Three Pagodas, Bai minority village to see their nice architecture, tasting of famous 3 course tea.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Visit Cangshan Mountain cable car up and down or walk down (about 1.5 hours).
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: Landscape Hotel or similar
Day 4 – Dali / Lijiang
Breakfast at hotel.
Departure for Lijiang (200km/3Hrs) from Dali with lunch.
Arrival Lijiang.
Visit Black Dragon Pond and Dongba Cultural Research Institute, evening walking inside the quiet Ancient town of Naxi people – with a bit of luck you can see a real performance of the Naxi-Dance.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: Wang Fu Hotel or similar
Day 5 – Lijiang
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (up and down by cable car), Shuhe Monastery, and then visit Yuhu Village with lunch at local restaurant.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: Wang Fu Hotel or similar
Day 6 – Lijiang / Kunming / Jianshui
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to airport for flight to Kunming.
Arrival Kunming and driving 215km/3Hrs to Jianshui, visit the famous Confucius Temple (which is well preserved), as well as the one in Qufu, home town of Confucius), Zhu Family Garden (a museum of architecture of South China) with lunch at local restaurant.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: Family Zhu’s Garden Hotel or similar
Day 7 – Jianshui / Yuan Yang
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit Tuanshan Village, the village is like a castle, 22 families inside, formerly the families were big but nowadays most of them become small today, except Zhang Family – you can visit their Garden who is still the biggest in the village.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Transfer to Yuanyang (about 3 hours), a city full of Hani & Yi minority and has the most famous terrace rice fields for China.
Arrival Yuanyang and transfer to hotel (who located at old city part, on the mountain top).
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆）: Yun Tai Hotel or similar
Day 8 – Yuan Yang
Breakfast at hotel.
Coach to Duyishu Village (about 1 hour) in the earlier morning for a view on the most vast Terrace Rice fields, with the sun raise shine (08h00), on the way back, stop at Shenshu Village for an interesting local market, people are in their traditional dress (multi-colored), and you will find the eggs are fasten by rope for sales, and then visit Bada Village for a view on the most steep Terrace Rice Fields with lunch.
Visit Qingkou Village, typical house like mushroom for Hani people, “Tiger Mouse” - the highest place to have a panorama view on Terrace Rice Fields.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆）: Yun Tai Hotel or similar
Day 9 – Yuan Yang / Hekou / Sapa of Vietnam
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Hekou with lunch, and then transfer to border to SAPA of Vietnam.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Above Quotation included:
01. Accommodation, breakfast and meals as mentioned above.
02. All private transfer and tours as mentioned above with English speaking guide (German speaking guide in Kunming).
03. Sightseeing entrance fee.
04. Air ticket (economy class) with tax and fuel surcharge of KMG/Dali, Dali/KMG.
Above Quotation not included:
01. Other than the above itinerary.
02. China visa fee.
03. Personal expenses.
04. Service during free time.
05. Tips for tour guide, driver and luggage boy.
Remarks:
01. Blackout dates:
Golden week: 01-03 May and 01-07 Oct 2009 and Chinese New year: 26 Jan-01 Feb.
02. Lijiang/Dali, Zhongdian, Yuan Yang, Jianshui only English speaking guide available and not up to international guide standard.
03. Food in Yunnan is a kind of mixed traditional Chinese and minority food might not be suitable for all tourists.
