Best of Yunnan and West Sichuan 12 Days Tour

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After breakfast, you will transfer to Xichang. In the afternoon, you will visit the second-largest fresh lake of Sichuan--Qionghai Lake. In Marco Polo's travelogue, the lake enjoys a reputation of the Orient Pearl. When sail on Qionghai Lake, you can taste the local special flavor barbecue. You will spend one night in Xichang.

Detailed Itinerary: The first step of this day is to watch the sunrise at dawn. Then you will have breakfast, after that, visit the Wetland Park. Transfer to Lugu Lake (2690meters) after lunch. Widely known as the Pearl of Highland, Lugu Lake consists of five island, three Peninsulas, and one Seawall Island, covering an area of 5858 square kilometers. To have a close contact with the lake, you can sail on the lake and hear Mosuo folk songs. Besides, the local barbecue and needfire activity are full of interest, and you can have a try by your own expense.

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Today’s plan is to visit Lijiang and Lijiang Old Town freely. After breakfast, you will go to Lijiang by coach. Lijiang Old Town is one of the four ancient towns in China. Five Phoenix Tower, Black Dragon Pool Park, Square Street, Ancient Naxi Buildings and Bridge are all the famous attractions that you can visit. Yunlong Snow Mountains is beautiful and pure, and you can have a overlook of it. Besides, there are many exotic bars and taste Naxi delicious food, you will have a good time there. Spend one night in Lijiang.

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All the day you will have an unforgettable visit of Shuhe ancient town, which is one of Naxi ancestors’ habitation and the major town of Ancient Tea Route. There are not clear spring upper stone, red autumnal leaves, but also Nine-tripod Long water, Qinglong Bridge and reflection of snowcapped mountains. The special night market and ancient tea route culture will fascinate your eyes.
 

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Today you will first visit the birthplace of Naxi culture--White Water Terraces. Seen from a distance, the 10 spring pool just looks like the terraced fields. You can take picture of it. Then, go to the Bita Lake that came into being from Tibet plateau uplift. Before going to Zhongdian, you will proceed to Songzanlin Lamasery.

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First you will go to Sangdui and see the Goddess Peak of Mt. Bamu, take pictures of the spectacular views. Finishing lunch, your destination is the famous Red Grassland, then the Zhujie Temple. Lucky enough, you will have a chance to meet the Crossoptilon Harmani. After that, you will go to Shangri-la, a world famous travel attraction which is full of special glamor.

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Today ypou will spend full day in the unique place--Yading. On your way of the tour, you will see the tough aspen forest, Terra-cotta Valley and Tibetan village. The first surprise is the Gongga Lang Ji Ling Temple. Next is Yading Natural Reserve, here you can enjoy the embraces beautiful glaciers, snow-covered mountains, forests and lakes. As the largest ancient glacier site in China, you can see dome-shaped glaciated rocks and graben basins everywhere on the plateau. The beauty of nature will show you the greatest scenery to you.

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After breakfast, you will head for visiting the Yading Natural Reserve. In the reserve you can wacth Chonggu Temple, and then try a 3-hour hiking. Three Sacred Mountain-Xian Nanri(6023meters), Peak Jambeyang(5958meters), and Charo Dorji(5958 meters) is holy place. After that, go to Daocheng to enjoy Rubu Chaka Hot Spring, which is famous for steam springs with high temperature. You will live in Daocheng one night.

Three Sacred Mountains: In south edge of Daocheng County, is considered as the most sacred place in western Sichuan Province. Every year there are many pilgrims go three for their sacred activities.
 

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Today your pleasant journey stars from Haizi Mountain and Litang. On your way, you will visit Daocheng Ancient Ice Cap Site- Haizi shan Natural Reserve. The following attraction is Xindu qiao across Yajiang.

Xindu Qiao is the paradise of photographers because there is the world of light and shadow. The magical light, the vast prairie, meandering stream, golden poplar, rolling hills, and ancient Tibetan villages attract many hundreds of thousands visitors every year.

Haizi shan Natural Reserve, as the largest ancient glacier site on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, covers a vast area and present a primitive and chaotic natural scenery. Here, has the vast valley and grasslands, vibrant grasses and flowers, undulating peaks in different shapes, deep gorges, hanging waterfalls and running rapids. The beauty of nature shows incisively and vividly here.
 

Detailed Itinerary: Kangding city scenery is the first step of today’s tour after breakfast, and followed by Luiding city. You can visit many famous battle sites, like Luding Bridge and Dadu River. All the places have great significance in Chinese civil war and even the development of China. Then you will pass through Erlang Mountain Tunnel and rain city-Yaan, and finally arrive at Chengdu and end the tour.

Detailed Itinerary: After hotel breakfast, transfer to Chengdu and depart from Chengdu.