City tours
Beijing
SR007-1: Yunnan-Dali and Lijiang
Introduction Dali's old town is the definition of charming: tiled roofs with corners curled like elf shoes and Bai women hanging tie-dye and batik fabrics out to dry in the alleys. Everything is a splash of color over a canvas of slate-gray. It's the kind of place that caters to backpackers with no travel plans. Lijiang was long one of China's most popular backpacker destinations, but Yunnan's development as a tourist destination for the crowd that requires such things as plane tickets and hotel reservations began to change that. That change accelerated when many hastily built new hotels crumbled in an earthquake a decade ago, while the old town stood practically unscathed.
Yunnan-Dali and Lijiang This tour will lead you to Yunnan’s most famous sightseeing spots. This tour is specially designed for people visiting Yunan province (Kunming; Dali; Lijiang) for the first time to get an overview and to visit Yunnan’s must-sees.
Day1: Kunming - Dali Arrive in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province, meet you at the airport , then fly to Dali. Dali, the capital of Dali Bai Autonomous Region, famous for the Cangshan Mountains (4122m) and the Erhai Lake that extends 40 Km. About 80% of Bai people dwell in Dali, embracing Taoism and Buddhism.
Day2: Dali Visit the symbol of Dali – the Three Pagodas, has a history of over 1,800 years; it is a record of the development of Buddhism in the area. Then trek to Zhonghesi Monastery of Taoism in Cangshan Mountains, then overlook the city of Dali and the Erhai Lake from here. Have a easy walk in the old city at dusk. Trek time:3 hours.
Day3: Erhai Lake Cycle along the bank of the Erhai Lake, since it has a shape of an ear, it gets the name Erhai. It stretches 42km from north to south and 39km from east to west; the lake covers an area of more than 250 square kilometers and is 21.5 meters at the deepest. It is ranked the second place in Yunman Province and the seventh freshwater in the nation by area and water storage. And then take a ferry to visit the island in the lake. In the afternoon visit Guanyinsi Monastery and Gantongsi Monastery, the pilgrim's marvelous cassock aroused desire.
Day4: Dali - Lijiang Drive to Xizhou to see the morning market and in the afternoon reach Lijiang (2600m), a city inhabited by Naxi people. Have some free activities in the old city, such as walking to the central part – Sifangjie: the streers are paved with quadrate slates, and several streams wind through. Many two-storey houses are built along the streets, forming a large, busy market. We may have a chance to visit one or two Naxi families here.
Day5: Lijiang In the morning take a tour in the city: Heilongtan Park, has a large pool with a five-arch bridge over it and a pavilion on a beautiful background of snow-covered and pyramid-shaped Yulong (Jade Dragon) Mountains (5596m), which we often see on post card. Drive to the Baisha Village at the foot of Yulong Mountains to visit the Dabaoji Palace, well-known for its incredible frescos integrated with Han, Tibet and Naxi cultures, and visit Dr. He’s pharmacy.
Day6: Lijiang - Kunming Fly to Kunming, after arrival, full day tour to visit the Yunnan Stone Forest. Stone Forest (Shilin) a 270 million year old limestone Karst formation of tightly bundled gray rocky outcrops, a natural wonder acknowledged as "World Karst Landscape Museum", the Stone Forest show a variety of unique shapes such as sword, mushrooms, tower, pillar, castle representing the greatest miracle that the nature can present to human beings.
Day7: Kunming Visit the Golden Temple in the morning. The Golden Temple (Jindian) is the lagest Taoist Tongwa (bronze – tiled) Temple in China and has been preserved almost intact. It was first built in the 30th year of Emperor Wanli's rule (1602) in the Ming Dynasty. Than transfer to the airport/railway station to catch the flight/train to return home.
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