Day 02 Meet paxs at the airport. Transfer to Wenshu Monastery.
(L.) Over night in Chengdu
Day 03 This morning , grasp the best time to Panda Sanctuary Centre,about 30
km,and see giant pandas and learn about pandas' breeding program. Then go ahead to Guanghan. visit Sanxingdui,about 25km, an excellent archaeology museum.Afternoon, head back to Chengdu.about 50km (B.L) Overnight in Chengdu
D04. Drive to Leshan. See Leshan Buddha,UNESCO's wolrd cultural heritage. Also, view the Buddha by cruising Min River. Afternoon, head back to Chengdu.
(B.L.) Overnight in Chengdu
D05.Drive to airport,catch morning flight Chengdu/Lijiang,After arrival in the afternoon city walk in Lijiang and visit Dongba Musuem.In the evening music performance for Naxi-Music Overnight in Lijiang (B, L)
D06. Before leaving for Zhongdian they go to Yuhu (Naxi Villaga, 15 km north of Lijiang). Here should be house build from 'ApeStone', a mixture of nature stone and loam/mud. Yuhu was the home town of Dr. Joseph Rock, a famous botanist who has monitored a lot of the Naxi culture and flora. Visit Rock's old house,From Yuhu you
can walk to the lake Yuhu. Drive to Shigu (47 km) to the first Bend of Yangtze River, drive 50 km to Tiger Leaping Gorge. Continue 105 km to Zhongdian (capital city of Deqen Tibetan Auto. Pref), where is close to Tibet and known as Shangri-La / a hidden paradise in James Hilton's 1993 novel---Lost Horizon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Horizon). Evening dinner with a Tibitian
Family (B, L, D) Overnight in Shangri-la(also named Zhongdian)
D07.Visit Dukezong old town and Songzanlin Monastery in the morning, Grand Gedan Songzang Linsi Monastery (2nd Potala Palace, about 500 Lama Monks living there, built in 1679) back to the city. then have lunch, after lunch visit Napa Lake, then drive back to Lijiang, Drive back to Lijiang from Zhongdian,about 200km,4 hours. (B.L.) Overnight in Lijiang
D08. Entire day free in Lijiang (B) Overnight in Lijiang
D09.Drive to Dali, about 199KM,3.5-4 hours , city walk Dali in the afternoon.
(B.L) overnight in Dali
D 10: NOTE THIS SHOULD BE ON A MONDAY!!
!!! visit morning market in Shaping, then visit the bai 's villages near Shaping ( visit one or two of villages: Boluopang,Dagouwei,Xizhawei,Zhaoyi. ) Then visit Lake Er hai (incl. boat tour on Lake Erhai) after lunch, (B, L) Overnight in Dali
D11.Drive to Kunming, 400KM,about 5-6 hours' driving,drive to visit Western Hills after lunch, walk from gate of Western hills,then walk up to the hills, there is a temple named Huatingsi Temple on the way,they can visit Huating temple,and then walk in the hills, visit Longmen (Dragon gate) there.
(B.L) overnight in Kunming
D12.Catch morning flight from Kunming to Guiyang, Arriving in Guiyang by morning flight. After arrival directly to Kaili. On the way to Kaili visits to the villages on the west side of Kaili. (200 KM 2.5-3 hours' driving), Kaili is the capital of the
southeast Miao and Dong Minority Autonomous prefecture. Drive to Shiqiao village, 40km, about 1 hour ,you can see the local people using the ancient and traditional way of making paper, then visit another Miao village-Qingman village.
(B.L)Overnight in kali-- Heaven-sent Dragon Hotel (4 star)
D13.Drive to visit Langde long skirt Miao village, and then go to the biggest Miao village-Xijiang, enjoy the traditional welcoming ceremony and dancing of Miao people. Drive to Leishan, half an hour walking from Shuidian village to Paika village, you will find waterwheels. Visit a family which can make Lusheng instrument of Miao people. (Lusheng is one of instrument there like flute),then drive back Kaili (3 hours and 140km for two ways' driving)
(B.L.) Overnight in kali-- Heaven-sent Dragon Hotel (4 star)
D14. Visit Matang near Kaili, The Gejia people of Matang adore bow and arrow. As a legand goes, the ancestors of the Gejia people were heroes who could shoot the sun with the arrow. The splendid attire of the Gejia women and songs and dances has a distinctive style. Batik and embroidery are popular in the area. Drive to Guiyang airport and fly to Chengdu by evening flight. (200 KM 2.5-3 hours' driving) (B.L) Overnight in Chengdu
D15. Catch the flight back home, end of the service. (B)