DAY
01: ARRIVE KUNMING Upon
arrival you will be greeted and transferred to your hotel. Rest of the day will
be at leisure Breakfast
(No) | Lunch (No) | Dinner (No) DAY
02: KUNMING
Full day excursion to the Stone Forest that is around 120km southeast
of Kunming and a collection and gray limestone pillars split by rain water and
eroded to their present fanciful forms Breakfast
(Yes) | Lunch (No) | Dinner (No) DAY
03: KUNMING - LIJIANG
Take an early morning flight to Lijiang. Upon arrival meet and tours to the old
city of Lijiang that is reputed to be a "living museum", the Wangu Pagoda
on top of which you can get a panoramic view of this fascinating old city, and
the Black Dragon Pool Park Breakfast
(Yes) | Lunch (No) | Dinner (No) DAY
04: LIJIANG
Today you will have full day excursion including first stop at the Jade
Dragon Snow Mountain that soars 5500m above Lijiang and 35km north of the city.
Then visit the Wenfeng Monastery and the Shuhe Village, which, though small and
primitive, still keeps its original touch. Enjoy the Naxi Classical Music Show
in the evening Breakfast
(Yes) | Lunch (No) | Dinner (No) DAY
05: LIJIANG - SHANGRI-LA
A 210km drive of around 5 hours through forest reserves alongside
the extreme upper reaches of the Yangtze River brings you to Shangri-La, also
known as Zhongdian, a peaceful and quiet land situated at an altitude of 3200m.
Visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge and the first bend of the Yangtze River on the way Breakfast
(Yes) | Lunch (No) | Dinner (No) DAY
06: SHANGRI-LA
Full day tours to the 300-year-old Songzanlin Monastery that is
a Tibetan monastery complex with several hundred monks, the Shudu Lake Reserve
with its vista of blossoming flowers and lush grassland dotted with sheep and
cattle, a local Tibetan family where you can talk with the hostess and a city
market Breakfast
(Yes) | Lunch (No) | Dinner (No) DAY
07: SHANGRI-LA - LHASA
After breakfast at hotel, you will be transferred to the airport for morning
flight to Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region. Upon arrival you
will be met and transferred back to the city that normally takes around 2 hours
by car. Your tours in this "Sacred Place of Buddha" in the afternoon
start with the golden-roofed Jokhang Monastery - one of Tibet's holiest shrines.
Followed by stroll around the Barkhor Street. Breakfast
(Yes) | Lunch (No) | Dinner (No) DAY
08: LHASA
Full Day City tours including visit to the Potala Palace, once
the center of the Tibetan government and winter residence of the Dalai Lama as
well as the most imposing attraction of Lhasa. Followed by the Norpulingkha that
used to be the summer Palace of the Dalai Lama Breakfast
(Yes) | Lunch (No) | Dinner (No) DAY
09: LHASA - SHIGATSE
Most of today's time will be spent on the bumpy road but the view
of the Yamdrok-Tso Lake will be rewarding Breakfast
(Yes) | Lunch (No) | Dinner (No) DAY
10: SHIGATSE - LHASA
Visit the Tashilunpo Monastery - the official seat of Panchen Lama, second in
importance to only the Dalai Lama. In the afternoon drive back to Lhasa Breakfast
(Yes) | Lunch (No) | Dinner (No) DAY
11: DEPART LHASA - ONWARD FLIGHT BACK HOME
You will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight. Breakfast
(Yes) Take
home loving Memories of Footprints on Roof of the World. TOUR
COST : AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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