SBP TRAVEL
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Dali - Lijiang 10 Days Tour |
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- Fare includes: Transpacific round trip and domestic
?air within China; 4 star hotel (twin sharing); ?three meals daily; admission fees ,sightseeing and? ?Chinese/English bilingual tour guide. |
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| - Land only reduce $350 ( Includes China domestic ticket )
- $75 surcharge for early departure or late return, ?additional surcharge for class difference. - Departure from other gateways or stopover other ?countries, please call for details. - Child price is 80% of adult price with bed |
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| Day 1 U.S.A. - GUANGZHOU |
| Depart from Los Angeles and fly to the biggest city in Southern China - Guangzhou. |
| Day 2 GUANGZHOU |
| En route, cross the International Dateline.
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| Day 3 GUANGZHOU - GUILIN (L/D) |
| Guangzhou is a civilized ancicent city with a history of more than 2200 years. After a warm welcome by our representative at the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, a city tour is arranged to visit the 72 Martyrs Mausoleum, Dr. Sun Yet-Sen's Memorial Hall, and the famous Yue Xiu Park. In the evening we shall be on a domestic flight and head to Guilin.
Hotel: Royal Garden Hotel or similar5* |
| Day 4 GUILIN-YANG SHOU-GUILIN (B/L/D) |
| The scenery of Guilin has been called the finest under heaven, and is South China's shining pearl, with verdant mountains, elegant waters, and magnificent crags and fantastic caverns. Cruise down the Li River today, you will be attracted by the fabulous natural scenery of Guilin. Limestone spires rising out of the flat ground, with often perpendicular cliffs, trees sprouting from the cracks to bend skyward - surely a marvelous view you can hardly find anywhere else. We shall visit the Elephant Trunk Hill and Folded Brocade Hill. Hotel: Royal Garden Hotel or similar5* |
| Day 5 GUILIN - KUNMING (B/L/D) |
| After breakfast we visit the Reed Flute Cave before flying to Kunming - the capital city of Yunnan Province with a population of 3.7 million. It stands at an altitude of 1,895 meters with an annual average temperature of 15C, no wonder it has got a sobriquet "Spring City".
Hotel: Golden Dragon Hotel or similar4* |
| Day 6 KUNMING - SHILIN (B/L/D) |
| After breakfast we take a full day excursion to Shilin (Stone Forest). It is located at the southeast of Kunming city, covering an area of 1657 square miles. Due to erosion and brushing along the crevices of limestones over aeons by sea waters, the sea bottom was broken up and moulded into a multitude of stone pillars, V-shaped gorges and eroded cracks. A myriad of grotesque pinnacles shot up and formed a spectacular stone forest. A tranditional Yunnan style dinner will be served tonight. Hotel: Golden Dragon Hotel or similar4* |
| Day 7 (HONG KONG TOUR) KUNMING - HONG KONG (B/L) / Day 8 HONG KONG - U.S.A. (B) |
| Visit the Dragon Gate of Western Hill and The Grand View Park in the morning. After lunch, fly to Shenzhen and transfer to Hong Kong by boat or express train. The rest of day is free for your own leisure. (Dinner excluded today) Hotel: Eaton Hotel or similar Transfer to Hong Kong International Airport after breakfast on the 8th Day. |
| Day 7 (LIJIANG TOUR) KUNMING - DALI (B/L/D) |
| After breakfast, we visit Dragon Gate of Western hill and The Grand View Park. Then our bus will travel west to Dali - traditionally one of the best places in China to tune in, turn on, and drop out for a while, remains a wonderful place to visit. We shall go to the Dali Museum which contains archeological exhibits relating to the history of the Dali and Bai people. Also go to Lake Erhai and the oldest architectural structures in Southwest China - The Three Pagodas. Hotel: Asia Star Hotel or similar4* |
| Day 8 DALI - LIJIANG (B/L/D) |
| Proceed to Lijiang – home of Naxi. The Naxi are a proud, if small,?ethnic group and have held on to many?of their traditions, despite the encroachment of modern life. Lijiang boasts no less than four full traditional orchestras, including the transverse flute, three stringed banjos, Chinese lutes, giant cymbals and a fish-shaped wooden drum. Hotel: Guanfang Hotel or similar5* |
| Day 9 LIJIANG (B/L/D) |
| Visit the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain after breakfast, also known as Mt. Satseto. It is the highest among the Himalayan peaks, rising 5,600 meters above the plains. Visit the Yufeng Temple and Baisha Village - the ancient capital of the Naxi Kingdom. Hotel: Guanfang Hotel or Similar5* |
| Day 10 LIJIANG - GUANGZHOU - U.S.A. (B/L) |
| Visit the Heilongtan (Black Dragon Pool) in the morning - it lies in the Wulao Hills, a famous sight on the northern outskirts of Kunming. Afterward we shall proceed to the airport for the flight to U.S., finishing the 10 days Dali, Lijiang tour. |
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