15-day Yunnan and Guizhou Getaway
Tour code: ETC-Q03
Escape to the Utopia of Shangrila on a 15-day tour from Kunming! The place continues to shape its mystery, be it through art, history, valleys, lakes, grassland, forests or the ancient monasteires. Departing Shangrila, we'll travel to romantic Lijiang. The city is home to Naxi people and Dongba culture. Next it's onto Dali with its unique civilization of Bai people. Finally, we explore different traditional ethnic villages in Guizhou. ![]()
| Tour Date | City | Tour Brief |
| 1 | Kunming |
Arrive Kunming, Free Day |
| 2 | Kunming |
Stone Forest, Minority Vilalge, Green Lake |
| 3 | Kunming / Shangrila |
Fly to Shangrila, Pudacuo National Park, Nixi Pottery Village, Zhongdian Old Town, Songzanlin Monastery |
| 4 | Shangrila / Lijiang |
Free Morning, Transfer to Lijiang |
| 5 | Lijiang |
Lijiang Old Town, Black Dragon Pool Park |
| 6 | Lijiang |
Jade Dragon Snow MOuntain, Baisha Mural |
| 7 | Lijiang / Dali |
Transfer to Dali, Dali Ancient Town |
| 8 | Dali |
Erhai Lake, Three Pagodas |
| 9 | Dali / Kunming |
Fly to Kunming |
| 10 |
Kunming / Guiyang / Kaili |
Fly to Guiyang, transfer to Kaili, Shidong Miao Village, Ms Yang Jianhong's Workshop |
| 11 |
Kaili / Sandu |
Qingmen Miao Village, Shiqiao Miao Village, Danzhai Village |
| 12 |
Sandu / Rongjiang / Congjiang |
Transfer to Rongjiang - Congjiang |
| 13 |
Congjiang / Chejiang |
Basha Miao Village, Xiajiang Market, Dali Dong Village |
| 14 |
Chejiang / Kaili |
Pingyong Market, Datang Short Skirt Miao Village, Jidao Miao Village |
| 15 |
Kaili / Guiyang |
Service End |
Be met at the airport and transferred to the hotel.
Day 2 Kunming(B, L)
A full day trip to the Stone Forest, and visit a minority village on the way. Have a stroll around Green Lake.
Day 3 Kunming / Shangrila (B, L)
Make your own way to airport for flight to Shangri-la. Meet your guide and then drive to visit Pudacuo National Park, Nixi Pottery Village, Zhongdian Old Town, and Songzanlin Monastery.
Day 4 Shangrila / Lijiang (B)
Morning free at leisure. Transfer to Lijiang by private car in the afternoon.
Day 5 Lijiang (B)
Visit Lijiang Old Town and the beautiful Black Dragon Pool Park.
-Lijiang Old Town: Originally called Dayan, Lijiang is a very well preserved old town built by Naxi people with unique cultural background. It was listed as the World Cultural Heritage Sites in 1997.
Day 6 Lijiang (B)
Drive to see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, where you'll take a cable car to its picturesque Cloud Fir Meadowm (including eco-friendly bus). On the way back to Lijiang, watch Baisha Mural.
-Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: The holy mountain of local Naxi People, the soul of Lijiang.
-Baisha Mural: It was painted in Baisha Town in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), an interesting co-existence of Buddhism, Taoism and Lamaism in the artworks.
Day 7 Lijiang / Dali (B)
Be escorted to the bus station for the bus to Dali. Be met and transferred to the hotel, then visit Dali Ancient Town.
Day 8 Dali (B)
Enjoy boating in Erhai Lake, then visit the fishing village nearby and The Three Pagodas.
-The Three Pagodas: an ensemble of three independent pagodas arranged on the corners of a equilateral triangle, near the town of Dali, dating from the time of the Nanzhao kingdom and Kingdom of Dali (937-1253). It has been a landmark of Dali City and selected as a national treasure meriting preservation in China.
Day 9 Dali / Kunming (B)
Make your own way to the airport for the flight to Kunming. On arrival, be met and transferred to hotel check in. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Day 10 Kunming/Guiyang / Kaili (B, L, D)
Fly to Guiyang. Upon arrival, meet your guide and drive to Kaili. Later, visit Shidong Miao Village (famous for silk crafting) and Ms Yang Jianhong's Workshop.
Day 11 Kaili / Sandu (B, L, D)
Explore some traditional ethnic villages, such as Qingman Miao Village, Shiqiao Miao Village, and Danzhai Village.
Day 12 Sandu / Rongjiang /Congjiang (B, L, D)
Drive from Sandu to Chongjiang via Rongjiang.
Day 13 Congjiang / Chejiang (B, L, D)
Visit Basha Miao Village, Xiajiang Market, and Dali Dong village.
Day 14 Chejiang / Kaili (B, L, D)
Visit Pingyong Market, Datang Short Skirt Miao Village, and Jidao Miao Village.
Day 15 Kaili / Guiyang / Exit (B)
Transfer to the airport and fly to your next destination.
Trip ends.
PRICES START FROM US$2560 PER PERSON
As all of our holidays are tailor-made it isn’t possible to give an exact price on the web-site as the final cost is dependant on a number of factors. These include the number of people in your party, the season you travel, the standard of hotel (we offer a variety of standards from three-star to super-luxurious) and duration of your trip. However, as a guideline you should expect to pay from US$2560 for the opposite itinerary.Included Services
Private transfers airport/hotel/airport;
Private tours escorted by an English-speaking guide;
Accommodations with daily breakfast;
Meals specified in itinerary as B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner;
Domestic flights and trains listed;
Admission fees.
Non-included Services,
Visa arrangement;
Excess luggage charge(the luggage allowance at economy class is 20kg);
Personal expense;
Any meals not specified as "B, L or D";
Gratuties to guides and drivers.
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