This
is an interesting combination of our Dali Lijiang Loop and Yunnan's second most popular
destination, the tropical region, of Xishuangbanna on the Burmese border.
From Kunming we fly straight down
to Jinghong where the colourful Water Splashing festival is held each year. We spend three
nights here to explore the surrounding valleys and villages of the friendly Dai people.
Jinghong is very much the centre of the region and we will return there each evening as it
offers the best accommodation available. When we do this we are able to avoid unnecessary
backtracking by taking the boat for example, down the Mekong to Menghan - the 'Olive
Plain' , a picturesque village on the banks of the big river set in the shade of large
trees, with its many traditional Dai houses on stilts, its colorful peoples, and its busy
markets.
From the temples and pagodas of
this remote border region we head north into the Yangtze river system, stopping on the way
to relax in Dali on the shores of Erhai Lake. We make our loop through the fascinating
Tibetan and Naxi valleys of Lijiang towards Jinjiang, and then head up to Chengdu from
where we will make another excursion into the Tibetan borderlands of Eastern Sichuan and
the spectacular little known glacial Lake of Mugetso.
ITINERARY:
 Day
1: Arrive Hong Kong
Day 2: Hong Kong to Kunming
Day 3: Kunming to Jinghong
Day 4: Jinghong to Menghan
Day 5: Jinghong to
Damenglong
Day 6: Jinghong to Kunming
Day 7: Kunming to Dali
Day 8: Dali
Day 9: Dali to Lijiang
Day 10: Lijiang
Day 11: Lijiang to Jinjiang
Day 12: Jinjiang to Chengdu
Day 13: Chengdu
Day 14: Chengdu to Ya'an
Day 15: Ya'an to Dartsedo
Day 16: Dartsedo to Mugetso
Day 17: Mugetso
Day 18: Mugetso
Day 19: Mugetso to Ya'an
Day 20: Ya'an to Chengdu
Day 21: Chengdu to Hong Kong
Day 22: Leave Hong Kong
Price in
USD/pax |
Above
10 pax |
6 to 9
pax |
4 to 5
pax |
Single
Supplement |
Land Cost |
2111 |
2306 |
2640 |
590 |
Land Cost in Mainland China includes: All
transfers, all domestic flights/trains/local airport taxes, land transport, 3
meals daily, service of guide and driver, sightseeing & entrance fees, tourist class
hotels on twin share basis, a welcome and a farewell banquet. In China Hong Kong includes: All
airport transfers, bed and breakfast, tourist class hotel on twin share basis.
Landcost excludes: International
flights and related airport taxes, supplementary trips and services not mentioned,
personal expenses, visa costs, tips to tour guide and driver, supplement cost for those
who wants to accommodate on a single basis. |
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