A vacation tour to Yunnan, the most diverse and mysterious province in China, offers a tourist a variety of scenery with beautiful landscape and a variety of cultural flavors. This article presents my enchanting 8 days Yunnan tour.

Day 01: Kunming
Upon arrival, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. Kunming is home to a mix of ethnic groups and endowed with a remarkable traditional folk culture. The rest of the day is at your own free.

Day 02: Kunming
After breakfast you will drive about 120 kilometers to the Stone Forest showing you a natural wonder of limestone karst formation formed 270 million years ago. In the afternoon you will drive back to downtown city to stroll amongst the Flowers and Birds Market.

Day 03: Kunming – Dali
Take the morning flight to Dali, well-known historical and cultural city inhabited by Bai people. After checking in and freshening up, you will pay a visit to the Bai village Xizhou and zhoucheng. Then proceed to the Three Pagodas, a symbol of the history of Dali City. Also enjoy wandering around the Dali Ancient Town first established in 1382 AD.

Day 04: Dali – Lijiang
In the morning take a 3-hour drive to Lijiang. Visit Shaping Market on the way. Shaping Market is a local market on every Monday. Upon arrival in Lijiang, check in the hotel. Afternoon is your own pleasure to stroll the old town.

Day 05: Lijiang
You will visit Ganhaizi Meadow, Baishui (White Water), take a chairlift to visit the Yak Meadow (3700 M) in the Yulong Snow Mountain. Yulong Snow Mountain stretches a length of 35 kilometers (22 miles ) and a width of 20 kilometers (13 miles ).
In the afternoon pay a visit to Baisha Frescos.

Day 06: Lijiang – Shangri-La
Start the day with set out the drive to Shangri-La. Shangri-La, also known as Zhongdian, a bright pearl mounted in the “Great Triangle” connecting Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet.

From Lijiang, you will drive about 60 Km to the First Bend on the Yangtze River with imposing gorge scenery, and the Iron Chain Bridge in the Stone Drum town. The town of Stone Drum got its name from a large, cylindrical, marble tablet shaped like a drum.
Continue the driving 40 Km more to visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the deepest gorge in the world. Arrive in Shangri-La in the late afternoon.

Day 07: Shangri-La
Visit the Songzanlin Monastery in the morning. Then make an excursion to Nixi Village of Tibetan to observe the traditional way of making special black pottery by hand. Then visit a Tibetan family.

Day 08: Shangri-La – Lijiang
After breakfast, you will drive back to Lijiang and our tour guide will help you take a flight to your next destination.