11 Days Sichuan and Yunnan Tour

Chengdu Arrival

Welcome to
Chengdu
, a well-known city in Sichuan Province. Upon your arrival, our tour guide and driver will meet you at the exit of the airport/train station and escort you to your hotel. After lunch, visit the
People’s Park
, which is the perfect way to observe the locals playing cards and ear-cleaning service. The Tea-house with endless refills. You are walking around
Kuanzhai Alley
, which

Chengdu – Dujiangyan – Wolong – Siguniang Mountain (221 kms)

Morning get up early to drive to Dujiangyan (40 minutes). Get into the
Dujiangyan Irrigation System
, walking across a bridge, and climb up the hill to see Taoist temples on the mountain. Then continue driving to
Wolong Giant Panda Natural Reserve
, situated in Weichuan county, Aba Tibet, and Qiang autonomous prefecture. It is 134 km away from Chengdu and neighbors city of Dujiangyan. Afterward,

Siguniang Montain – Danba (110 kms)

Get up early to enjoy the beautiful scenery of
Siguniang Mountain
and visit the Shuangqiao. After visiting, visit 
Jiaju Tibetan Residences
. More than one hundred buildings keep the same architectural style with a complete and unique character of 
Gyarong (Jiarong) Tibetan residences
. Under the blue sky, Tibetan residences decorated in red, white, and black are strewed at random but also in or

Jiaju – Bamei – Tagong – Yajiang (210 kms)

Today we will drive to Tagong, visit of
Lhagang Monastery
(Tagong Si) of Sayaka Sect, which is surrounded by three hills symbolizing three Bodhisattvas. Afterward, we will transfer to the city of yajiang for an overnight stay.

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Yajiang

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
3700m

Yajiang – Litang – Daocheng – Shangri-La Town (355 kms)

We will begin the tour at the Yajiang county which was once one of the important crossings of the
Yalong river ravine
, keep driving to the “world highland city” Litang (4014 m), which is the homeland of the 7th Dalai Lama. Upon arrival, we visit
Changqingchunke’er Monastery
(also admits as Litang monastery), developed by the 3.th Dalai Lama in the year 1580, has become the largest monastery of

Yading Exploration

Today you will take a walk and enjoy the incredible scenery of Yading, which was first discovered by Joseph Rock, an American missionary. In 1996, the small city in the southwest of Sichuan became holy land for domestic and foreign backpackers and was regarded as “the last Shangri-la.” 

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Shangri-La Town

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
2900m

Yading – Mula – Qingde – Xiangsheng – Derong (340 kms)

Today we will drive back to the township from Shangri-La town and enjoy the natural scenery along the way to Derong.

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Shangrila

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
2900m

Drive to Shangri-La (142 kms)

Drive along the Jinsha River and visit the
first bay of the Jinsha River in Benzilan
. After visiting, drive to Shangri-la and visit the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan —
Songzanlin Tibetan Monastery
, also known as Guihua Monastery, is located near Shangri-La town. The monastery seems like a group of ancient castles.

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Shangri-La

Meals:

Drive to Lijiang (259 kms)

Morning after the delighted buffet, we will transfer to one of the most spectacular sites of Yunnan province, the mighty 
Tiger Leaping Gorge
, known to be one of the deepest canyons of the world, with a depth of approximately 3800mt, the gorge located 60km north of Lijiang. In the late afternoon, drive approximately 3.5hrs to Lijiang and transfer to the hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is

Full-Day Enjoyment of Lijiang

Today take you to visit the 
Lijiang Old Town
, a graphic description of the town’s location on a piece of fertile flatland fed by a river and surrounded by green mountains. The Old Town is full of cobbled streets, crisscrossing canals, swaying willow trees, and gaily hued blossoms. Every so often, a bridge stone, wooden, flat, arched, roofed-pops up and along it trundles local folk in traditional

Lijiang – Chengdu

Today our journey comes to an end after a good breakfast. You will be transferred to the airport based on your schedule. I wish you a pleasant journey.

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
No accommodation

Meals:
Breakfast

INCLUDES

Private transportation through out the itinerary.

All entrance fees(shuttle bus) sightseeing; excursions and activities as per the itinerary

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