Arrival in Kunming during the day. Welcome by your driver, then transfer to your well located accommodation in the center of Kunming. Rest of the day free without guide or car. You can easily stroll to the emerald lake, where locals enjoy walking, singing, dancing and playing music in the evening and the weekends. Possibility to extend on foot to Yuantong Temple not far from there. In the evening, watch the beautiful Yunnan minority dance and song show entitled ” Dynamic Yunnan ” (8pm-9:30pm / no shows on sundays), dinner at your expense. Overnight at Grand Park Hotel

Meet your driver around 9:00 AM and depart for the Stone Forest (entrance fee: 130 RMB per person), for a walk among towering limestone peaks and along narrow trails, away from the paths trodden by large numbers of Chinese tourists. On the way back to Kunming, also stop at the Golden Temple (free entrance), a Taoist temple that is a replica of the main pavilion of an original sanctuary founded in 1602 during the Ming dynasty. The original was moved in 1637 to Jizu Mountain, a sacred site near Dali, before being reconstructed at its original location. Meals at your expense. Overnight at Grand Park Hotel.

Free morning in Kunming, then transfer to Kunming Railway Station for train D8106, departing at 10:35 AM and arriving at 1:08 PM. Transfer to the old town of Weishan and check-in at your guesthouse. The rest of the day is free to explore this small village at your own pace. Still preserved from tourism, this city hosts a population quite charming, and smiling, for a very pleasant free walk in its small alleys. Overnight at Laoguan Inn.

Meeting with the driver who will accompany you for the rest of your stay, followed in the morning by a visit to Weibaoshan Mountain (entrance fee: 40 RMB per person), located at an altitude of 2,500 meters. Part of one of the 13 sacred Taoist mountains of China, the site is quiet, exudes a certain serenity, and it is good to walk there to discover its small temples where Taoist monks reside. Then take the road towards Dali. On the way, stop at the Hui village (Muslim minority) of Donglianhua (entrance: RMB20) and visit the small museum and mosque. Stop in Dali Old Town before heading to Xizhou village. Installation in Xizhou Village, a charming place. We suggest a beautiful boutique hotel there, set in a modern Bai-style residence: the Jiyisi Xiangyu Art Hotel, which also features a good restaurant. Overnight at Jiyisi Xiangyu Art Hotel.

Meet at 9h with your driver for the transfer by private vehicle to the great Shaxi Valley, with a stop on the way to the large Bai minority village of Zhoucheng, notably known for its craftsmen making batik fabric. Also before arrival in Shaxi, discover Shibaoshan bouddhist mountain (entrance: 65RMB per person + Shuttle: 40RMB per person), beautiful set of Buddhist sculptures engraved in the rock and very zen temples. Continuation to Shaxi. Accommodation in the heart of the old town of Shaxi in an old traditional courtyard beautifully refurbished with all the necessary comforts, having once served to house traders using the great route of caravans of tea and horses of which Shaxi was one of the major commercial centers. The hotel has a good restaurant. Overnight at the Aoding Courtyard.

Meeting at 9h with your driver for transfer by private vehicle to the Naxi region of Lijiang. Stop on the way to the village of Shigu (site of the first curve of the Yangtze) and to the Tiger Leap Gorge (entrance: RMB45+ RMB75 per adult) You will make a short walk of about 40 minutes down the gorges and the famous rock of the Tiger jump on which the waters of the Yangtse burst in impressive sheaves. Great views of the gorges from the balcony road. Then drive to the Tibetan plateau and arrive in the afternoon at Shangri La. First walk in the streets of the old town. Meals at your expense. Overnight at Khimtsang Hotel.

Meet your driver at 9am. Day tour of Shangri La and its region, starting with the beautiful Tibetan monastery of Songzanlin (entrance: RMB90 per person). Walk to the local market, then walk through the Old Town, including Bai Ji Si Temple with beautiful views of the surroundings of Shangri La and Shika Mountains. Note that the central part of the Old Town was ravaged by fire on January 11, 2014, it is already nearly fully rebuilt. Lunch at your expense. In the afternoon, discover the Tibetan countryside in the Ringha Valley. Return to Shangrila at the end of the day. If you would like to, you can attend and participate to spontaneous dances on the evening of the locals in the Old Town Square. Dinner at your expense. Overnight at Khimtsang Hotel.

Meet at 9am with your driver for transfer by private vehicle to Lijiang. Lunch at your expense. Arrive for around noon at Lijiang Old Town, which you can explore on foot throughout the afternoon, including Black Dragon Pond Park (Entrance: RMB80 per person). Continuation to the small village of Shuhe, and installation at the amazing hotel the Bivou. Dinner at your expense. Overnight at the Bivou.

Start of the day free in Lijiang to enjoy additional visits of your choice, then transfer to the airport for your flight to the next destination. End of our services, we wish you a pleasant return home, beautiful memories in mind!