7 DAYS, SOUTHEAST YUNNAN CLASSIC TOUR

Itinerary

ITINERARY IN DETAILS:

DAY 1 KUNMING - ARRIVAL (D)
Meet your guide and transfer to your hotel. Enjoy a walk around the Green Lake park and take a first glimpse at local way of life before dinner at hotel. Overnight at hotel.

DAY 2 KUNMING – JIANSHUI (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Jianshui, once the economic and cultural capital of Southern Yunnan through Tonghai and the village of Xingmeng still inhabited by the descendants of Mongolian conquerors sent to Yunnan as part of the expeditionary army of Kubilai Khan some seven hundred year ago. In Jianshui, stroll along the colorful streets of the town and the fortified walls near the Muslim quarter. Lunch en route. Dinner at local restaurant and overnight at The Family Zhu’s Garden.

DAY 3 JIANSHUI - YUANYUANG  (B,L,D)
Breakfast at The Family Zhu’s Garden. In the morning, continue your visit of Jianshui. You will appreciate the typical architecture of the town: Confucius Temple set in a magnificent site with its glistening glazed tile roof, the garden of the Family Zhu, a typical residential structure of southern Yunnan. Outside of town, stop at the Twin Dragon Bridge built during the Qing Dynasty and the village of Tuanshan where traditional architecture and wood carvings have been left intact. Continue your journey through interesting landscapes to Yuanyang, the center of many traditional minorities and set in magnificent landscapes of terrace fields. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants. Overnight at Yun Ti Hotel***.

DAY 4 YUANYANG (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Yuanyang is located at 2000 meters above sea level and the entire mountains here are sculpted with terrace-field commonly called “the ladder of the sky”. Tour the local market in Yuanyang or in a surrounding village, according to the occurrence where you will discover in their full traditional costumes the Hani, the Yi, Miao and Yao minorities. Spend your day outside in the villages giving you a unique opportunity to approach the villagers and see their special techniques of agriculture. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants. Overnight at Yun Ti Hotel***.

DAY 5 YUANYANG - STONE FOREST (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Continue the journey throughout the lush and tropical vegetation towards the south. Stop at villages surrounding Yuanyang nestled on a peak overlooking the terraced paddies, among the most beautiful ones in South-East Asia and take the road to the Stone Forest located around 1 hour from Kunming. Lunch en route. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at Stone Forest Hotel**.

DAY 6 STONE FOREST - KUNMING  (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Visit of the Stone Forest, remarkable ensemble of bizarre-shaped karstic peaks created by erosion of wind and rain some two million years ago before a drive back to the Golden Temple, located some miles away from Kunming. If time permits, stroll along the old streets of Kunming. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants. Overnight at hotel.

DAY 7 KUNMING - DEPARTURE (B,L)
Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, drive to the shore of Dian Lake to take a cable car lift to the top of the Western Hills. Take a path winding down the cliff and passing through the famous Dragon gate before a farewell lunch in a nice restaurant. Transfer to airport for departure.