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Holiday Overview
Holiday Overview
Highlights
- Lijiang Old Town & Yulong Snow Mountain
- Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking
- Naxi Cultural Experience
Map & Itinerary
Map & Itinerary
Starting from Lijiang, a delightful Naxi town located near the Tibetan border, we will enter the spectacular gorge via roads set among terraced hills. From here you will walk along enchanting - and at times hair raising - paths overlooking a fall of 800 meters (689 ft) and a series of more than twenty rapids.
Tiger Leaping Gorge, tucked between the Yulong Snow Mountain and the Haba Mountains, offers one of the most attractive trekking in Southwest China. A thunderous roar of the gushing river welcomes you as you approach the 16-kilometer gorge, which runs along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
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Holiday Itinerary
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ARRIVE IN KUNMING / LIJIANG
You will fly into Kunming and change the flight to the old town of Lijiang. You will be met on arrival by your guide at the airport and transfer to the 4 star hotel in the old town. Free night time to walk around the old town.
The Old Town of Lijiang, a well-preserved old city of ethnic minorities with brilliant culture, was firstly built in the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 800 years, and was put in the list of the World's Relics by the World Cultural Heritage Commission of the UNESCO in 1997. Located on the plateau which is 2,416 meters above the sea level and embraced by the tree-covered Lion Mountain in the west, Elephant and Golden Row Mountains in the north, vast fertile fields in the southeast and crystal clear water running through, the old town looks like a big jade ink slab, therefore got the alias the Town of Big Ink Slab (Dayanzhen).
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Accommodation 4* hotel in Lijiang Old Town
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LIJIANG
Sightseeings may include Yulong (Jade Dragon) Snow Mountain, Yak Meadow(Maoniu Ping), Baishui He(Blue Moon River), Baisha Frescoes and Naxi Ancient Music performance.
After breakfast in hotel, drive about 50 minutes to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, which consists of 13 peaks among which the highest one is 18000 feet above sea level. It is a home of wild plants and rare animals and regarded as a holy mountain by Naxi people. The must-see attractions here include Yak Meadow, Whitewater River (Blue Moon Valley), and Spruce Meadow. The Yak Meadow is one of the part of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, where the Yi and Tibetan Minority Ethnic Tribes live. Between Ganhaizi and Spruce Meadow lies a deep valley (Blue Moon Valley). The White River runs on the bottom the valley and cascade into several calcified pools, Baihui He. The river is so named because of the river bed is made up of white marbles. The water is good iced drinking water for it is sourced from unpolluted glaciers. It is the birthplace of Naxi Minority Ethnic Tribe and their culture-Dongba.
Then head to the Village of Baisha, where you will have the opportunity to get better acquainted with the Naxi people who live there. With the spread of the Buddhism, people painted plenty of murals on the walls in temples here since Ming Dynasty. Black Dragon Pool (Heilongtan) is the main water source of the town and subdivides into many streams which can reach every family and every street in the town. The pool is listed in the Collections of Famous Pools in China because of its beauty.
After dinner, you’ll be treated to an evening of music and dance at the Naxi Orchestral Show, located at the Dongba Palace. This show presents the splendid culture of the Naxi ethnic minority group in the form of song and dance, and it’s the perfect way to cap off your day. Once you have visited Old Town Lijiang, it will capture your heart for the rest of your life.
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Accommodation 4* hotel in Lijiang Old Town
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Meals BL
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LIJIANG / TIGER LEAPING GORGE / STAY IN HALFWAY GUESTHOUSE
Drive for two hours to Qiatou (1,835m). After crossing the Yangtze River, we trek for approximately six hours to the Halfway Guesthouse. We will first trek two hours to Naxi Family Guesthouse, have a good rest there. Then we will trek another 2 hours further up the steep 28 bends and reach the top of 2670m along the way. The outstanding views made it all worthwhile. Another 1-2 hour on the way we will arrive at Halfway Guesthouse (中途客栈) in Bendiwan (本地湾) with a great view of Yulong Snow Mountain, and overlooking the Jinsha(Golden Sands) River Valley, the upper reaches of the Chang Jiang, which has some of the roughest and most spectacular white water rapids in the world. Here you can sit out on a deck facing the mountain, and there are hot showers and clean beds. The vistas here are awe-inspiring and perhaps the best of any lodging in the gorge, and the view from the communal toilets is worth the price of a bed alone.
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Accommodation Halfway Guesthouse in Bendiwan
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Distance 12km
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Meals BLD
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Time 6-6.5hrs
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HALFWAY GUESTHOUSE / TIGER LEAPING GORGE / DAJU / STAY IN LIJIANG
Get up in the early morning, hiking down to Tina’s Guesthouse for about 2.5hrs passing a small but high waterfall on the way. Then we will trek further down to the Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge to feel the stunning view and roaring of the Yangtze River running in the deep valley and back to Tina for about 3hrs. Then a short drive with local transfer would be available to take us to the Lower part of Gorge and visit the Walnut Grove Garden Village on the way if you like. When we arrive at the Lower section, we will get off and walk to the bank of the river, where we will take ferry across the river to the village of Daju (1,970m). It will take about an hour from Lower to Daju. After a rest in Daju village where the habitants are mostly Nakhi, drive back to Lijiang. The dinner tonight is not included and left free for you to taste the variety local snacks.
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Accommodation 4* hotel in Lijiang Old Town
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Distance 12km
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Meals BL
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Time 6.5hrs
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LIJIANG / KUNMING / HOME
Take morning flight from Lijiang to Kunming and then change flight out of Kunming.
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Meals B
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Price Policy
Tour Price Policy
Additional details
1. Before you pay deposit to book the tour, we haven’t made any reservation yet. The train, flight tickets and the hotel may different from the itinerary listed.
2. The visiting order of the scenic spots in the itinerary may change according to the traffic condition and other unforeseen things.
3. Tourist insurance is a must before going, please provide us the confirmation of insurance company when sign up.
The price includes
1. Entrance Fees: to scenic spots as listed in the itinerary
2. All the activities fee mentioned in the itinerary: Hutong rickshaw in Beijing; Sichuan Opera show in Chengdu;
3. Private Transfers: Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing during the trip by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver.
4. Meals: All meals as indicated in the itinerary (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner), include Peking duck dinner in Beijing; Hot pot dinner in Chengdu.
5. Guide: As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available
6. Hotel: hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with king-size bed. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast
7. Internal flights
** Day 11/ Flight from Yichang to Shanghai (based on economy class);
8. Trains
** Day 04/ High speed train from Beijing to Xi’an (based on 2nd class);
** Day 06/ High speed train from Xi’an to Chengdu (based on 2nd class)
** Day 06/ High speed train from Chengdu to Chongqing (based on 2nd class)
9. Arrangements: the tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges
10. Travel Agency Liability insurance
The price does not include
1. International airfare or train tickets to enter or leave China
2. China entry visa fees
3. Excess baggage charges
4. The medicine for the sickness or accident while on the way
5. Personal expenses: expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary
6. Meals: any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary
7. Single room supplement
8. Please notice that the price will be much higher during the festival of Labors’ Day, National Day, spring festival
9. Tips to tour guide and driver (recommended USD10-15/guest/day).
10. Tourist accident insurance. NB - you are strongly suggested to buy travel and health insurance before you start out from your home country.
Payment conditions
To confirm your reservation, you must pay a deposit of 30% of the total amount due via the payment link that your local agent will share. The balance is due 30 days prior to departure. The quoted exchange rate is valid for the next 7 days – if the deposit is not paid within this time, the quote will be re-calculated.
Terms and conditions for cancelation
i. Cancellation of the Tour by CAT (local agent):
CAT reserve the right to cancel the postpone tour at any time up to the date final payment is due under the following condition: in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. And in this case, all money paid by the participants will be refunded. If the tour is postponed, CAT will offer all those who have signed up the opportunity to have the same tour for a later time, but the price may be changed according to the season. We will notify you of any change, and give you a reasonable period
of time to make your decision. Consumers may, but are under no obligation to, take the tour under these new terms. After final payment has been made, we may cancel the tour only if, in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. Since cancellation in this case involves factors which may arise suddenly and are entirely outside our control, including but not limited to natural disasters, civil unrest and epidemic disease, we cannot guarantee a full refund in this case. This is because payment will already have been made to finalize the arrangements and reservation.
ii. Cancellation of the Tour by Consumer:
Any cancellation must be made by sending an email to the local agent. The cancellation fee varies according to how many days prior to departure the cancellation is made:
· More than 30 days prior to departure: 5% of the total holiday cost
· Between 30 and 22 days prior to departure : 25% of the total holiday cost
· Between 21 and 8 days prior to departure : 50% of the total holiday cost
· Between 7 and 3 days prior to departure : 75% of the total holiday cost
· Less than 3 days prior to departure and after the departure date: 100% of the total holiday cost
All cancellations must be in writing and will be effective upon receipt by CAT. No refund will be made to those participants who break the journey regardless of the portions of the package unused. If, owing to serious illness or injury, the participant withdraws from the tour, a refund will be subject to the consent of the local travel agent.
No refund will be made to those participants who have failed to secure valid travel documents such as passport or visas.
