HikingMeet your guide at the south gate of Dali Old Town(in Chinese: 大理古城南门) at 09:00 am. Explore Dali Old Town including the Foreigners’ Street, the Ancient City Wall of Dali and The Gate Tower. Then drive to visit Three Pagodas in Chongsheng Monastery.
Dali Historic City
Three Pagodas in Chongsheng Monastery
In the afternoon, transfer to Xizhou Old Town. Walk around this old town to see Bai ethnic traditional archetecture. Taste local three-course tea in Xizhou. Afterwards, drive to Haishe Park to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Erhai Lake. After that, drive to Zhoucheng Village. Pay a visit to local Tie-Dyeing workshop.
Transfer back to hotel.
Breakfast
In the morning, drive 3 hours to Lijiang. Upon arrival, visit Black Dragon Pool and Dongba Culture Musuem. Then enjoy your free time in Lijiang Old Town.
the view from Black Dragon Pool
Enjoy in Lijiang
At 5:00 pm, meet your guide again at Big Waterwheel spot(大水车) in Lijiang Old Town and transfer to hotel.
Breakfast
In the morning at 09:00 am, visit Baisha Old Town and Baisha Murals. Afterwards, drive to visit Yuhu Village and Former Residence of Joseph Rock. In the afternoon, transfer to visit Shuhe Old Town.
Baisha Murals
Shuhe Old Town
Breakfast
In the morning, drive to Qiaotou Town. On the way, have a view of the First Bend of Yangtze River from afar and drive to Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge and stop for 5 minutes for photograph.
First Bend of Yangtze River<
Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge
Then go on driving to Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge for hiking (about 3 hours). Hike from a place named “14km” to Tina’s Guesthouse.
In the afternoon at 3:30 pm, drive to Shangri-la. Upon arrival, stroll around Dukezong Ancient Town and walk up to the top of Guishan Hill to see the Grand Prayer Wheel and have a panoramic view of Shangri-La city.
Transfer to the hotel.
Breakfast
Pick you up at the hotel. Then drive to visit Songzanlin Monastery and then pay a visit to a local Tibetan village-- Xiaojiezi Village and family around the monastery. In the afternoon, transfer to visit Napahai Lake.
Songzanlin Monastery
Napahai Lake
In the late afternoon, drive back to Shangri-La downtown and drop you off to Moonshine Square(in Chinese: 月光广场). Tour ends.
| City | ||
| Dali | 兰林阁酒店（Landscape Hotel）/首驿精品客栈（E-outfitting Boutique Hotel） | 泰和居客栈(Taiheju Inn)/升辉大酒店(Shenghui Hotel) |
| Lijiang | 丽江王府酒店（Wangfu Hotel）/丽江和玺酒店（Hexi Hotel） | 白沙别院(Baisha Holiday Resort)/丽江楼外楼酒店（Louwailou Hotel） |
| Shangri-La | 茂源酒店（Maoyuan Hotel）/ 古城国际酒店(Shangri-La Old Town Hotel) | 神曲酒店（Holy Melody Hotel）/香格里拉菩提心院客栈(Bodhi Boutique Inn) |
