Lijiang Old Town

Day 01Arrival in Lijiang

Our guide will expect you outside the Arrival Hall at Lijiang Airport and transfer you to the hotel. After a short rest, you will start a memorable China anicent town tour from the Square Street of Lijiang Ancient Town. As the center of the ancient town, the Square Street is a 6-Mu (about 1 acre) center square where four main streets radiate to four directions and are connected with each other by many narrow lanes. While walking through the old town, you will immediately get overwhelmed by small bridges, swift streams, cobbled streets and grey tiled roofs of the local houses. You could also see many local Naxi people wearing traditional costumes and headgears.

Meals: Lunch

A local vegetable market

Day 02Lijiang

In the morning, you will first enjoy the beautiful landscape at the Baishui River(White Water River). It flows at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain which is the largest snow mountain in the Northern Hemisphere. The riverbed is made up of white marble and lime stones and the river looks white, hence the name of White River (Baishui). Then proceed to the Dry Sea (Ganhaizi). Situated at the eastern foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the Dry Sea has been a highland glacial lake before the 1940s, but the water gradually dried up and turned into a vast meadow. Standing on the meadow, you can get a panorama of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. From the Dry Sea, you will take a cable car to the Spruce Plateau and overlook the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, which is quite a different view from the one you get at the Dry Sea. We will transfer you to Baisha Village where you will visit a local Naxi family to get a close touch to the daily life of Naxi Minority. You will also pay a visit to the Baisha Murals to see the colorful murals with 600 years of history. The last stop today is the Former Residence of Joseph Rock in Yuhu Village, where you will learn about the extraordinary life of this Austria-American explorer.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Baisha Village, Lijiang

Day 03Lijiang

Today your tour starts from the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Legend has it that at the narrowest section of the gorge, a tiger can leap over it by stepping on the rock in the middle of the river, so it is named the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Continue to visit the First Bend of the Yangtze River with imposing gorge scenery, where one of the tributaries of the Yangtze River, the Jinsha River (Golden Sand River), runs ahead to the Hengduan Mountain Range and suddenly turns to the northeast when meeting a cliff in the Stone Drum Town, forming a large U-shape bend. You will then visit the Iron Chain Bridge in the Stone Drum Town which got its name from a large, cylindrical, marble tablet shaped into a drum.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Day 04Departure from Lijiang

We will see you off at the airport for your return flight. We hope our service gives you a pleasant Lijiang Tour!

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Accommodation

Grade	Luxury	Standard
Lijiang	Crowne Plaza Lijiang Ancient Town	WangFu Hotel

• ◆ 2012 Price
• ◆ 2011 Price

Based on per person and in U.S. dollars, valid from Mar. 1st, 2012 to Feb. 28th, 2013

Grade	Luxury		Standard
	Year Round		Year Round
	Double	Single	Double	Single
2-5 persons	$729	$1039	$509	$609
6-9 persons	$579	$899	$369	$459
10 & above	$529	$839	$299	$389

Note: This tour does not apply to our Early Bird Promotion.

Based on per person and in U.S. dollars, valid from Mar. 1st, 2011 to Feb. 29th, 2012

Grade	Luxury		Standard
	Year Round		Year Round
	Double	Single	Double	Single
2-5 persons	$709	$989	$549	$649
6-9 persons	$559	$829	$389	$499
10 & above	$499	$769	$319	$409

Note: This tour does not apply to our Early Bird Promotion.

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