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BEST VALUE VACATIONS
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China Best Value Vacations - Shangri-La
Tour Code: SVSA
10 days … Kunming, Lijiang, Da Li & Shangri-la |
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Kunming, the spring city (2 nights)
Dali, the Butterfly city (1 night)
Lijiang, the Old Town (2 nights)
Zhongdian, the Shangri-La (2 nights) |
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| Tour Features |
- 7 nights hotel accommodation
- Meals: 7 breakfasts (B), 6 lunches (L), 6 dinners
- Comprehensive sightseeing of each city’s highlights
- Hotel & airport taxes and service fees
- Domestic airfare within China
- Professional English speaking tour guide service in each city
- Round trip airport/hotel transfers in each city
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| Pricing |
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- Special US domestic add-on fare available from your home city (from $100 to $220)
- Above SAMPLE AIRFARES are for your reference only and are based on all major Transpacific carriers.It is inclusive of Transpacific airfare. The exact airfare will be quoted at the time of booking. US departure taxes, foreign airport taxes, security charges and fuel surcharges are not included.
- Weekend (Fri,Sat,Sun) surcharge $50 each way (applicable to Trans-Pacific flight only)
- Land prices are inclusive of all domestic airfares within China.
- Guaranteed departures are based on minimum of 2 passengers.
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| Detailed Itinerary |
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| Day 1, Wed: Depart Hometown |
Depart hometown via selected air carrier.
Prefer Carrier (Cathay Pacific Airways) |
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| Day 2, Thu: En-route |
| Cross International Date Line. |
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| Day 3, Fri: Arrival Kunming |
Arrive Kunming. Meet and transfer to the hotel.
HOTEL: KUNMING or similar |
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| Day 4, Sat: Kunming – Meals (B,L) |
| Full-day sightseeing: the dramatic Stone Forest, home of the Sani people and a visit to a traditional Yi village. |
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| Day 5, Sun: Kunming/Dali - Meals (B,L,D) |
Fly to Dali. Sightseeing: the Three Pagodas, Xizhou Village and cruise on the Erhai and enjoy the Three Course Tea and performance of traditional Bai dance and song.
HOTEL: ASIA STAR or similar |
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| Day 6, Mon: Dali/Lijiang – Meals (B,L,D) |
Travel overland to Lijiang. Afternoon sightseeing: the city’s Old Town, now a UNESCO World Heritage site and evening performance of a traditional Naxi Orchestra.
HOTEL: JIAN NAN CHUN or similar |
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| Day 7, Tue: Lijiang – Meals: (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: the Jade Dragon Mountain, Yufeng Monastery and “Riot of Camellias”, Black Dragon Pool, Phoenix Hall, and Dongba Cultural Research Institute. |
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| Day 8, Wed: Lijiang/Zhong Dian (Shangri-La) – Meals: (B,L,D) |
Drive along the Yunnan-Tibet Road to Zhong Dian, once a major caravan stop on the ancient tea trade routes between India, South China, and Burma.
HOTEL: HOLY PALACE or similar |
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| Day 9, Thu: Zhong Dian – Meals: (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: the Diqing plateau, the land believed the inspiration of the mythical Shangri-La in novelist James Hilton’s great work Lost Horizon. Shangri-La is a Tibetan word that means “The sun and moon in one’s heart” – a place free of the turmoil of the earthly world, and it aptly describes this land of crystalline lakes surrounded by forest, wildflower meadows, shining temples, and snow-capped mountains terraced to the valley floor. Dwelling within this plateau are a number of remote and fascinating tribal peoples, who continue to coexist as they have for centuries within their separate and unique traditional cultural worlds. A highlight of the day will be your visit to a local Tibetan family. |
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| Day 10, Fri: Zhong Dian/Kunming/Los Angeles – Meals: (B) |
Departure transfer to airport for homeward flight.
Remarks: Return to New York via Cathay Pacific may require overnight in Hong Kong. All expenses are not included. |
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