Day 1 – Shanghai
Arrival Shanghai, Maglev train to Longyang station, and then transfer to hotel.
Visit 400 years old Yu Garden, decorated with masterpieces of architecture and take a walk along the riverside at the famous Bund.
Meal: None.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): The Bund Hotel or similar
Day 2 – Shanghai
Breakfast at hotel.
Round trip transfer to Shanghai Urban Planning exhibition Center, This museum has five floors that detail the ambitious plans of Shanghai's urban planners. Visitors are provided with a glimpse of how Shanghai will look like in a couple of decades. In the basement, old Shanghai is rebuilt with house entrances, cobble stone ways and operating shops and teahouses.
(Including museum ticket and no guide assist)
Free for leisure.
Meal: Breakfast.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): The Bund Hotel or similar
Day 3 – Shanghai / Chengdu
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer from hotel to airport for flight to Chengdu.
Arrival Chengdu transfer to hotel.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Free for leisure.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): Min Shan Hotel or similar
Day 4 – Chengdu
Breakfast at hotel.
Half day tour to Panda Feeding Centre with lunch.
Free for leisure.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): Min Shan Hotel or similar
Day 5 – Chengdu / Leshan / Emeishan
Breakfast at hotel.
Coach to Leshan (about 2 hours), on the way visit Giant Buddha Statue and cruise on Min Jiang River with lunch at local restaurant.
Coach to Emeishan (about 1.5 hours) and then transfer to hotel.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): Hong Zhu Shan Hotel or similar
Day 6 – Emeishan / Panzhihua
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit Wanniansi Monastery (by cable car) to see the weight with 60 Tons bronze statue of Samantabhadra, and then with two hours visit the Pavillon des Klaren Klangs and passby the old Pilgerpfad, then coach to Fuhusi Monastery, the only Nonnenkloster in this region.
Lunch & Dinner at local restaurant.
Transfer to train station for overnight train N854 (21h31/08h38+1) to Panzhihua.
Overnight on train.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 7 – Panzhihua / Lijiang
Arrival Panzhihua, you will see some small and local farms, small cities on the side of the Yangtze River.
Breakfast at 3* hotel.
Then 6 hours coach to Lijiang with lunch.
Arrival Lijiang transfer to hotel.
Rest of the day free for leisure.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): Wang Fu Hotel or similar
Day 8 – Lijiang
Breakfast at hotel.
Coach tour to the Maoniuping (Yak Meadow) of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, then visit Baisha Nazi minority village.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Visit Black Dragon Pond, Dongba Research institute to enjoy the Naxi ancient music.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): Wang Fu Hotel or similar
Day 9 – Lijiang / Dali
Breakfast at hotel.
Coach to Dali (about 3 hrs), on arrival visit to Three Pagoda and old town.
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 10 – Dali / Kunming
Breakfast at hotel.
Coach to Kunming (about 5 hrs), and pass by an old station where can see the Pferdekarawanen.
Arrival Kunming and have a short city tour then transfer to hotel.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Free for leisure.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): Kunming Hotel or similar
Day 11 – Kunming / Yunnan / Jianshui
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit to the famous Stone Forest, (departure 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.
Coach toward to the south east of Yunnan to Jianshui (about 3 hours).
Arrival Jianshui and transfer to hotel (about 3 hours).
Dinner at local restaurant.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): Family Zhu’s Garden Hotel or similar
Day 12 – Jianshui
Breakfast at hotel.
City tour and visit old city, near by where can see the double dragon bridge in the 3 rd biggest Confucius Temple in China, and then visit Zhang Family.
Lunch and Dinner at local restaurant.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): Family Zhu’s Garden Hotel or similar
Day 13 – Jianshui / Yuan Yang
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Yuanyang (about 3 hours), a small full of Hani & Yi minority and has the most famous terrace rice fields for China.
Arrival Yuanyang transfer to hotel.
Lunch and Dinner at local restaurant.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): Yun Tai Hotel or similar
Day 14 – Yuan Yang / Kunming
Breakfast at hotel.
Coach back to Kunming (about 7 hours) with lunch.
Arrival Kunming transfer to hotel.
Free for leisure.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): Kunming Hotel or similar
Day 15 – Kunming / Hong Kong
Breakfast at hotel.
Departure transfer to airport for flight to Hong Kong.
Meal: Breakfast.
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 SHA/Chengdu, KMG/HKG.
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.
06. Service in Hong Kong.
Remarks:
01. Blackout dates:
Golden week: 01-03 May and 01-07 Oct 2009 and Chinese New year: 26 Jan-01 Feb.
02. Dali/Jianshui/Yuan Yang 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.