Chengdu,Dali,Shibao Mountain,Kunming,Dongchuan,jianshui,Yuanyang,to Vietnam,13 days.
Day 1: Arrival Chengdu,met and transfer to hotel,visit Qing Yang Gong Temple
in the afternoon (L.D) overnight in Chengdu
Day 2: Visit Panda Breed Centre, Sanxingdui Musuem (B.L.D) overnight in Chengdu
Day 3: Chengdu to Dali by early morning flight. MU5990(0650/0810)Dali, a small old town between Erhai Lake and Cangshan Mountain, which has longer history than Kunming. Visit morning market in Xizhou old town , make a tour with horse and carriage through surrounding. Cruise (boat tour) on Erhai Lake. After lunch, drive to Shaxi ancient town (150km, 3.5-4h) which was an important gathering place along the famous Old Tea & Horse Caravan Trail. Lunch with Bai's fried cheese and local fish in Dali.
(B.L.D)Overnight Dali (Landscape hotel)
Day 4: Visit Shaxi old town in the morning. Drive to Shibao Mountain (25km, 40min ), visit ' Treasure land of the South'--- Shibao Mountain (Stone caves in Shizhong Mountain, Ancient Hanging Temple---Baoxiang Temple). Drive back to Dali in the afternoon, visit Dali oldtown. (B.L.D) Overnight Dali (Landscape hotel)
Day 5: Drive to Weishan ancient town (70km, 1.5hr)--- another important gathering place along the famous Old Tea & Horse Caravan Trail.On the way visit a Yi's village ---Diao Cao village. Walk through the old town of Weishan. After lunch visit Weibaoshan Mountain, a famous Taoist temple in Yunnan. Drive back to Dali in the evening for dinner. (B.L.D) Overnight Dali (Landscape hotel)
Day 6: Drive to Kunming (400KM, 5HR). On the way visit the old town of Yi in Chuxiong city. Arrive in Kunming in the afternoon. Kunming, known as the City of Eternal Spring; this provincial capital boasts a history of 2000 years and one of the historic and cultural cities of China. Check in the hotel and free on your own . (B.L.D)overnight in New Era Hotel
Day 7: Kunming - Dongchuan ( 200KM, 4HR). Lunch in Dongchuan, then drive to Hongtu di area for magnificent landscapes. Stay overnight in local tourist reception center in the villiage (best available).Visit villages and landscapes around the area, named such as Qicai Po/Lepu Ao/Luosi Wan. Stay in Waliang Fangzi for sightseeing the beautiful sun set. (B.L.D) overnight in local tourist reception center in the villiage (best available). Which is named 'Nongjiale'
Day 8: Early wake up for the best place named Dama Kan village for sightseeing the sunrise. Visit Jinxiu Yuan, Luoxia Gorge, Millennium Dragon tree and other colourful fields of Dongchuan,. Drive back to Kunming in the afternoon. (B.L.D)overnight in New Era Hotel
Day 9: Kunming - Jianshui county ( 210km, 3hr). After lunch in Jianshui, visit the Confucius temple----the2nd largest Confucius temple in China, Zhu's Family Garden and Chaoyang gate in this old city of Ming Dynasty. (B.L.D)Overnight local best
Day 10: Visit Double Dragon Bridge along the way to Zhang's Family Garden in original Tuanshan village. After lunch, drive to Swallow Caves for the Karst formation cave tour. (B.L.D) Overnight local best
Dag 11: Jianshui-Yuanyang county (112km, 3hr), driving in Honghe Hani Aut. Pref., passing by Mt. Ailao with terraced fields, crossing Red River, which area is rich in traditional farming. Visit Qingkou Hani village in the afternoon. (B.L.D)Overnight local best
Dag 12: Visit the terraced rice fields in Yuanyang, such as the areas named Duoyishu----sightseeing sunrise, Bada and Laohuzui for sunset. Drive back to hotel in the evening. (B.L.D) Overnightlocal best (renovated)
Dag 13: Yuanyang county-Hekou (170km, 3-4hr). After the lunch in Hekou, our guide will send the group to the border on Friendship Bridge upon Red River between China and Vietnam. The local guide and coach from Vietnam will meet the group on the border. (B.L)
Please note: Nafa, Laomeng or Luchen are not on the way from Yuanyang to Hekou, if the clients will visit them in the morning,they have to drive back to Yuyang for overnight,then drive to Hekou on the sencond day. The border will be closed at 20:00.