Day 1 Arrive in Lijiang (L)
Lijiang airport to hotel transfer. Start our tours in the most important Lijiang attraction-Lijiang Old Town. It is a famous minority city with beautiful scenes, long history and splendid culture. With an active atmosphere of the lights, the old town is quite busy in the afternoon and evening. Then come to the Mu’s Mansion, which was once the residential and working site of Naxi rulers of ancient Lijiang. Move on to the Wangu Tower on the top of Lion Hill. The pure wood tower overlooks the scenery of Lijiang at its foot and looks out to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the distance.
Day 2 Lijiang (B, L)
Today’s highlight is the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. First come to appreciate the Baisha Murals at Baisha Village that nestles beneath the lofty Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The murals, painted over a thousand years ago, displays the life stories of the Tibet Buddhism, Confucian and Taoism. The Jade Dragon Mountain is snow-capped year round, with an altitude of 5,596 meters. You would take the cable car from its mountainside Dry Sea meadow and reach a height of 4,506 meters. Walk around and enjoy the majestic views. Finally, drive back to visit the Black Dragon Pool, a scenic pond located at the foot of Elephant Hill and offers a spectacular view on the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, over its white marble bridge.
Day 3 Depart Lijiang (B)
Hotel to Lijiang airport transfer. End of our service.
Day 1 Arrive in Lijiang (L)
Airport pickup and transfer to hotel. Start our exploration in the World Heritage Site- Lijiang Old Town. You will take a stroll on the Square Street, the center square of the old town where four main streets radiate to four directions and are connected with each other by many narrow lanes. Continue to walk through the town, and you will be impressed by swift streams, small bridges, cobbled streets and grey tiled roofs of the local houses, as well as the local Naxi traditional dresses.
Day 2 Lijiang (B, L)
In the morning, drive to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain scenic area. You will first enjoy the beautiful landscape at the White Water River that flows at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Then move on to the Dry Sea, originally a highland glacial lake at the eastern foot of the mountain but now a vast meadow, where you can get a panorama of the mountain. From the Dry Sea, take a cable car to the Spruce Plateau and overlook the mountain.
Transfer to Baisha Village. You will pay a visit to a local Naxi family, and go to appreciate the delicate Baisha Murals of 600 years’ history. Finally come to the Yuhu Village and visit the Former Residence of Joseph Rock, where you will learn about the extraordinary life of the Austria-American explorer.
Day 3 Lijiang (B, L)
Today you will take an excursion to the Tiger Leaping Gorge, about 62 miles northwest of Lijiang Old Town and is believed to be the world’s deepest canyon located on the upstream of the Yangtze River in Yunnan. Continue to visit the First Bend of the Yangtze River where the river takes an unusual sudden turn at the Stone Drum Town and forms imposing scenery. You will then see the Iron Chain Bridge in the Stone Drum Town which got its name from a large, cylindrical, marble tablet shaped into a drum.
Day 4 Depart Lijiang (B)
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