13-Day Explore Yunnan Minority Tour

Itinerary (B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner)

Day 01: Arrive in Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, your guide will pick you up from the airport, then transfer to your hotel to check in.
Day 02: Beijing (B/L/D)
Today you will visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City; this was where 24 Ming and Qing Dynasty emperors ruled China for over 500 years. After lunch, visit the Summer Palace. In the evening you will attend a famous Chinese Acrobatic Show.
Day 03: Beijing (B/L/D)
The highlight of today's tour is a trip to the Great Wall of China, the only man-made structure on Earth that can be observed from the moon. After lunch, you will visit the Ming Tombs, the burial site for 13 of the Ming emperors. For dinner, you will enjoy the famous Peking Roast Duck.

Day 04: Beijing / Kunming (B/L/D)
Morning free at leisure. Then take a flight to Kunming. Upon your arrival, you will be picked up in the airport. And then, you will visit the Dragon Gate in Western Hills, which lies near the Biji Mountain Chains.

Day 05: Kunming / Stone Forest / Kunming (B/L/D)
Today, you will first visit the Stone Forest. In the afternoon, you will visit the Golden Temple, a Daoist temple of which the main building is cast entirely in bronze weighing about 280 tons.
Day 06: Kunming / Dali (B/L/D)
Morning take a flight to Dali. Upon your arrival, you will visit the Erhai Lake and the Three Pagodas in Chongsheng Temple, also visit the Dali Ancient City. You can enjoy the unique Three-course-tea of local custom and the dancing and singing performance of the Bai Minority People.

Day 07: Dali / Lijiang (B/L/D)
After breakfast, transfer to Lijiang by bus. Upon your arrival, you will visit the Ancient Lijiang City, Square Street. In this city, you can experience the local Naxi culture.

Day 08: Lijiang (B/L/D)
You will go and see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and White Water River today. In the afternoon, you can experience the best of Naxi culture with a visit to the Baisha Ancient Frescos.
Day 09: Lijiang / Shanghai (B/L)
Morning free at leisure. Then take a flight to Shanghai. Upon your arrival, your guide will pick you up from the airport and take you to visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower.
Day 10: Shanghai (B/L/D)
Today's excursion takes you to Nanjing Road, the Bund, the Yu Garden, and the well-known Temple of City Patron.

Day 11: Shanghai / Hong Kong (B/L)
Today will be free for you to explore this city on your own. Later in the day you will be brought to the airport to take a flight to Hong Kong. Upon your arrival in "the Pearl of the Orient" Hong Kong, your guide will pick you up from the airport and drive you to the hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax or explore the city.

Day 12: Hong Kong (B/L)
Today's half-day seat-in-coach tour of Hong Kong Island takes you to the Stanley Market, Repulse Bay and Victoria Peak for a breathtaking view of the city and its harbor. The rest of the day will be free for you to experience the vibrancy and vitality of urban Hong Kong on your own.
Day 13: Depart from Hong Kong (B)
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport to take a flight to your next destination.
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