Day 1 Kunming Arrival
Arrive in Kunming. Our guide will welcome you at the airport. Then Visit the Dragon Gate which is a big exquisite stone carved edifice. Transfer to the hotel and the rest of day is free for you to relax.

Day 2 Kunming (B+L)
Drive along the new express way to Stone Forest. Stone Forest is 75 kilometers from Kunming and is accessible by a bus ride of 70 minutes. The Stone forest belongs to the typical Karst geomorphology, it consists of innumerable bizarre-shaped ancient limestone cliffs and peaks created by wind and water erosion some 200 million years ago, and this area is praised as the “First Wonder under Heaven". Drive back to Kunming by the old road, visit a village en route. Visit the Flower & Bird Market. Along with old houses that are well kept in its immediate neighborhood, Flower and Bird Market is now under Kunming's protection plan as the Old Town Quarter. Besides flowers and birds, the market offers also state of art samples of traditional Chinese arts, wooden sculptures, bronze ware, China knots, and more.

Day 3 Kunming - Dali (B+L)
In the morning, transfer to the flight to Dali. Meet the guide and visit the Three Pagodas that are considered the symbol of Dali. Then visit the Bai Traditional House in Xizhou Village and explore the Dali Old Town.

Day 4 Dali - Lijiang (B+L)
It takes about three hours' driving to Lijiang and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Yuhu Village, a village of Naxi minority with the former residence of Dr. Joseph Rock (An Austro-American botanist and explorer). Visit the distinctive Baisha Mural Painting. Then explore the Lijiang Ancient Town, with its wooden structures, small rivers and lanes integrating harmoniously.

Day 5 Lijiang (B+L)
Drive to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain by private car. Take the cable car to Spruce Plateau and get close to this amazing Snow Mountain. In the afternoon drive to visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge, also view the First Bend of the Yangtze River.

Day 6 Lijiang (B)
You are free to relax yourself today. You could walk through the old town and take pictures. Or enjoy yourself with a cup of local tea in Square Street.

Day 7 Lijiang - Shangri-La (B+L)
Drive to Shangri-La in the morning. Visit the Ganden Songzanlin Monastery which is the biggest monastery in Shangri-la.

Day 8 Shangri-La (B+L)
You will explore the Bitahai Lake, which is knowed as A Pearl on the Platea. Continue to visit a Tibetan family. You can taste Tibetan specialties of yak butter tea, local yogurt and Tibetan barley.

Day 9 Shangri-La - Kuming (B)
Transfer to take the flight to Kunming. And return to your hometown with a memorable tour in China.