Yunnan Photography Tour via Three Parallel Rivers

Lijiang Arrival

Today your flight will touch down in Lijiang, when you arrive at Xining you can meet your driver at the Airport, and then your driver will take you to the hotel to relax. Trip description meeting will be on 17:00p.m., shooting of
Sifang Street
in the ancient city of Lijiang and Waterwheel

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Xining

Altitude:
2400m

Sifang Street

Waterwheel

Drive to Tancheng (175 kms)

From Lijiang, you’ll drive about 60KM to the
First Bend on the Yangtze Rive
r with imposing gorge scenery, photograph the
Yulong Snow Mountain
and Lashi Lake. After that, visit the Iron Chain Bridge, the Red Army’s Long March Memorial Monument in the Shigu Old Town. The
town of Stone Drum
got its name from a large, cylindrical, marble tablet shaped like a drum. The scenery is magnificent as t

Tacheng – Cizhong (183 kms)

In the morning, pay a visit to Tacheng
Black Snub-Nosed Monkey
National Park of Weixi County. Watch the feeding of the snub-nosed monkey in the park. Then we will drive to Cizhong, on the way to visit the famous 
Lisu village
 in Tongle. The Susu people in
Tongle village
first lived in Jinsha River Basin, which is the border of Sichuan and Yunnan, and then gradually moved to Nujiang area in we

Cizhong – Feilaisi (77 kms)

Morning we will photograph 
Cizhong Catholic Church
, which was first constructed in 1909 and became the major church of Yunnan Parish after its completion. In 1987, it was listed as a key protected cultural relic site of Yunnan Province. After that, we will transfer to the Feilaisi, on the way, we shot
Ninong Gorge
,
Lancang River Grand Canyon
, Yanmen Market and the White Pagoda at the startin

Feilaisi – Shangri-La (183 kms)

Morning after breakfast, depar from Feilaisi we will transfer to next stop Shangri-La, through Baimang Snow Mountain Nature Reserve. You will be able to view Baimang Snow Mountain if the weather is clear, pass the top part of today at 4292m altitude at 156km. and view of 
Baima (white horse) Snow Mountain
. The view along the way is fantastic with different kinds of trees, streams down the valley,

Drive to Dali (310 kms)

Morning pick you up at the hotel. Then drive to visit 
Songzanlin Monastery
 and then photograph the local Tibetan village and family around the monastery. In the afternoon, transfer to visit 
Napa Lake
, the verdant grasses sprawl on the earth like a greenish felt, flocks and herds here and there leisurely eating grasses on Napahai Lake.You find they mix with each other, and a flower of life is i

Dali Exploration Tour

In the morning, explore 
Dali Old Town
including the
Foreigner Street
, the Ancient City Wall of Dali and The Gate Tower. In the afternoon, transfer to 
Xizhou Old Town
. Walk around this old town to see
Bai ethnic
traditional archetecture. Taste local three-course tea in Xizhou. After that, drive to
 Zhoucheng Village
. Pay a visit to local Tie-Dyeing workshop. Transfer to Lijiang for overnig

Dali Tour then Back to Lijiang (177 kms)

Morning depart from the hotel, we will pay a visit to Erhai Lake, cruise in the lake by the small boat to the Jinsuo Islet in the east Erhai Lake. There are 200 Bai ethnic families around 1000 people in Jinsuo Island. In
Erhai Lake
cruise
, you will enjoy the green Cangshan Mountain and the Three Pagodas from a far as well as lots of birds and seagulls flying over the lake.
Cangshan Mountain
i

End of Tour

There are no activities planned for today. You will be transferred by your driver based on your flight schedule. Wish you a happy 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

Private friendly a