7 Days Classic Yunnan with Light Hiking Tour
Our Code: GCT-Yunnan-04
Tour Type: Private Tour
2pax: 931/pax 3-5pax:889/pax 6-9pax: 779/pax
$779-931
/pax
- Tour Price (US$ per person)
Descriptions
Tour Highlights:
1, Cultural immersion: Bai tie-dye workshops, Tibetan Songzanlin Monastery, and Naxi Baisha murals.
2, Natural wonders: Potatso’s alpine lakes, Tiger Leaping Gorge hikes, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain vistas.
3, Adventure meets heritage: Trekking world’s deepest gorge + ancient Tea Horse Road towns and rituals.
Itinerary
Airport pick up and transfer to hotel
Accommodation: 4 Star /4+Star Hotel in Dali
Xizhou Old Town, Three-course Tea of Bai People, Zhoucheng Village, Tye-Dyeing, Erhai Lake, Dali Ancient Town
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star /4+Star Hotel in Dali
In the morning, we drive 20km to Xizhou Old Town, a community consisting mainly of the ethnic Bai people, which is noted as one of the cradles of Dali's culture, and has nourished a lot of Dali merchants. Join the Three-course Tea Ceremony here. It is the most popular among Bai people which is served for distinguished guests. Continue to drive to Zhoucheng Village. Various traditional customs are well preserved here. Visit a local Tie Dye Workshop, where you will learn and make one tie-dye by yourself.
After lunch, drive to visit Erhai lake along the ecological corridor. Explore Dali Old Town including the Foreigners' Street, the Ancient City Wall of Dali and The Gate Tower. Then transfer back to hotel.
Drive to Shangri-la, Potasto National Park, Dukezong Ancient Town, Guishan Park
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star /4+Star Hotel in Shangri-la
After breakfast, drive to Potasto National Park. It is famous for well-preserved landscape. There are beautiful lakes, primitive forests, vast meadows, streams and more. Later, arrive at Shangri-la, visit Dukezong Ancient Town, a Tibetan town in Shangri-la County, that was first constructed in the 7th century as a stopping point on the Tea Horse Road and a station for Han-Tibetan trade. It is the largest and best-preserved of 147 Tibetan counties in China.
Then visit Guishan Park with the world biggest prayer wheel. Climb up to the temple on the top, enjoy the panoramic view of the city. At night, you can join locals dancing in the square.
Songzanlin Monastery, Drive to Tiger Leaping Gorge
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Tina's Guesthouse
After breakfast, drive to Songzanlin Monastery to see the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan, whose castle-like complex is also known as Little Potala Palace. Experience the mystery and traditions of Tibetan Buddhism here. Later, drive to Tiger Leaping Gorge, the deepest gorge in the world, and visit Upper Gorge, enjoying the 2.6-kilometer along Jinsha River and the stone trail. After, drive to Tina's guesthouse to stay overnight.
Tina's Guesthouse - Halfway Guesthouse Hiking
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star /4+Star Hotel in Lijiang
In the morning, hike from Tina’s Guesthouse to Halfway Guesthouse, which takes around 3 hours. Enjoy views of the towering snow-capped mountains, and embrace the small waterfall through the village and up a winding path. After that, take the vechile to drive to Lijiang, which is an ideal destination for nature lovers and anyone interested in ancient people groups and their customs.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Impression Lijiang Show, Baisha Old Town, Baisha Mural
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star /4+Star Hotel in Lijiang
In the morning at 09:00 am, visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Drive about 30KM to Ganhaizi Meadow(3100M), you will take the sightseeig bus for a short visiting through the Baishuihe River in Blue Moon Valley, and take the chairlift up to Glacier park (about 4500M).(Since Glacier Park is the most popular part of JDSM and the ticket might in shortage. If it is not available, we have to switch to Spruce Meadow.)
After that, you will enjoy the Impression Lijiang Show directed by Zhang Yimou. It is held in Ganhaizi Meadow about 3100M above the sea level.
Afterwards, stroll through Baisha Old Town, which is an enchanting traditional Naxi style old town. Visit the Baisha Mural about 600 years old, which is one part of the World Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO 1997.
Transfer to the airport
Meals: Breakfast
Free at leisure before take the sharing transfer to the airport to catch your flight to your next destination.
Service Ends
Price includes
* Private transfer between airport(railway station), hotel and attractions
* English speaking guide service
* Hotel accommodation with daily breakfast
* Entrance fee to attractions listed in the itinerary
* Meals as itinerary specified
Price excludes
* International and domestic airfare or train fare
* Visa fee
* Tips for guides, escort, drives, bellman, etc.
* Personal expenses
* Optional tours, meals, activities and services
* China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance
Remarks:
※ Prices are valid from April 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026, except Chinese public holidays, local fairs or events.
※ GCT reserves the right to adjust the price caused by exchange rate
※ No guide on the flight and Yangtze River cruise.
※ Recommended hotels are subject to change in actual booking
※ Special requirements should be advised to GCT in advance.
※ GCT reserves the right of final explanation for any change due to the reasons beyond our control



