Take in all the iconic hotspots you could want via the two most prominent provinces in central China - Sichuan & Yunnan. Along the way, you can expect stunning natural scenery, exotic minority culture, and a blissful balance of active adventures, local experiences, foodie hotspots, and total relaxation.
Chengdu - Lijiang - Dali - Kunming
♣Private for Family & Friends |
♣5~80 Years Olds |
♣Customization Is Available |
♣April ~ December |
♣Operated in English & Fully Guided |
♣Senior-friendly |
D1 |
CHENGDU ARRIVAL |
D2 |
CHENGDU |
D3 |
CHENGDU |
D4 |
CHENGDU |
D5 |
FLIGHT: CHENGDU-LIJIANG (eg. 09:15-10:45, abt 1.5hrs) |
D6 |
LIJIANG |
D7 |
LIJIANG > SHAXI |
D8 |
SHAXI > DALI |
D9 |
DALI |
D10 |
BULLET TRAIN: DALI - KUNMING (eg. 09:47-11:51, abt 2hrs) |
D11 |
KUNMING |
D12 |
KUNMING DEPARTURE |
√LODGING: |
11 nights handpicked hotels to strike the balance of comfort, location, and local charm |
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√MEAL: |
11 Breakfasts, 10 lunches, 11 dinners |
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√TRANSPORT: |
Enjoy the comfort of Tibet4Fun’s private travel vehicle with seasoned local driver. Our customized vehicles are sanitized before the start of your tour and are maintained to high standards |
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√GUIDE: |
Highly-skilled English-speaking local guide to ensure your journey is seamless |
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√ATTRACTION: |
Admission fees of attractions listed in the itinerary |
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√ADDITION: |
Bottled mineral water provided throughout the tour to help you stay hydrated |
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Chinese Visa |
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International flights |
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Insurance |
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Optional or additional activities |
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Personal expenditures |
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Tips for guide & driver |
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Chinese Visa |
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Optional or additional activities |
D1 |
CHENGDU ARRIVAL |
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Highlights: ✔Recover from jetlag ✔Giant Panda Sculpture hanging on IFS building |
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• Pick-up • Evening, go take photos of Giant Panda Sculpture hanging on IFS building at a huge shopping center, the new landmark of Chengdu |
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D2 |
CHENGDU |
B / L / D |
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Highlights: ✔People’s Park ✔Tianfu Square with Chairman Mao’s Statue ✔Wuhou Temple ✔Jinli Ancient Street ✔Sichuan Face-changing Opera |
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• Morning visit People’s Park to watch local senior life here: dancing, singing, and playing Taichi... • Stop by to take photos at Tianfu Square with Chairman Mao’s Statue • Visit Wuhou Temple, which honours several figures from the Three Kingdom period • Scroll along Jinli Ancient Street right beside, an ancient alleyways, now crammed with souvenir stalls, cafes and eateries • Evening watch Sichuan Face-changing Opera at Shufengyayun Sichuan Opera House |
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D3 |
CHENGDU |
B / L / D |
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Highlights: ✔Dujiangyan Panda Base ✔Dujiangyan Irrigation System |
DIST. 140km/2.5hrs |
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• Visit the less crowded Dujiangyan Panda Base, and observe the national treasure of China • Visit Dujiangyan Irrigation System, a 2000 years old irrigation system which still functioning, one of three Greatest Man-made Wonders in ancient China |
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D4 |
CHENGDU |
B / L / D |
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Highlights: ✔Leshan Giant Buddha ✔Jiajiang Tianfu Tea Plantation |
DIST. 325km/4.5hrs |
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• Visit the UNESCO-listed Leshan Giant Buddha, gasping at the 233 feet height of the largest carved Buddha in the entire world • Visit Jiajiang Tianfu Tea Plantation accompanied by a tea framer, picking tea, drinking tea, and learn Chinese tea culture |
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D5 |
FLIGHT: CHENGDU-LIJIANG (eg. 09:15-10:45, abt 1.5hrs) |
B / L / D |
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Highlights: ✔Black Dragon Pool at Jade Spring Park ✔Dongbu Culture Museum |
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• Drop off • Pick up and transfer to hotel to fresh up • Afternoon, visit Black Dragon Pool at Jade Spring Park • Visit Dongbu Culture Museum, which deals with the Dongba culture of the Naxi people |
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D6 |
LIJIANG |
B / L / D |
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Highlights: ✔Jade Dragon Snow Mountain ✔Impression Lijiang Show ✔Baisha Old Town |
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• Visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, an enormous mountain with an elevation of 5,596m. We'll take shuttle and cable to reach as high as Spruce Meadow (3200m) of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The cableway will be arranged according to the condition of the mountain • Watch the Impression Lijiang Show, a cultural show which demonstrates the traditions and lifestyle of local Naxi, Yi and Bai ethnics • Visit Baisha Old Town, and experience the Dongba cultural experience |
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D7 |
LIJIANG > SHAXI |
B / L / D |
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Highlights: ✔Shibaoshan Mountain ✔Shaxi Ancient Town |
DIST.105km/1.5hrs |
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• Visit Shibaoshan Mountain. with its stones like the shell of turtle and grottoes and sculptures of Shiziguan Pass • Visit Shaxi Ancient Town, an ancient trade stop of the Southern Silk Road that connected China with Southeast Asia and Europe |
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D8 |
SHAXI > DALI |
B / L / D |
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Highlights: ✔Xizhou Town ✔Bai minority’s tie-dye cloth workshop at Zhoucheng Village |
DIST. 160km/2.5hrs |
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• Drive to Xizhou Town to fully appreciate Bai-style traditional architectural courtyards, taste their fragrant Three-Course Tea and explore their distinctive culture • Visit a Bai minority’s tie-dye cloth workshop at Zhoucheng Village |
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D9 |
DALI |
B / L / D |
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Highlights: ✔Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Monastery ✔Erhai Lake ✔Dali Old Town |
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• Visit Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Monastery, with a history of over 1,800 years located at the foot of Cangshan Mountain facing Erhai Lake • Take the battery cart or bicycle or walk along the west of Erhai Lake • Visit the Dali Old Town |
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D10 |
BULLET TRAIN: DALI - KUNMING (eg. 09:47-11:51, abt 2hrs) |
B / L / D |
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Highlights: ✔China Bullet Train Experience ✔Yunnan Provincial Museum ✔Guandu Old Town |
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• Drop off at Dali Railway, and experience the high-speed train of China, at an average speed of 350km/hr • Pick up and transfer to hotel to fresh up • Afternoon, visit Yunnan Provincial Museum, which houses an exhibition centered on Yunnan's ethnic minorities • Visit Guandu Old Town, one of the main historical and cultural landscape of Kunming |
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D11 |
KUNMING |
B / L / D |
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Highlights: ✔Stone Forest ✔Stone Forest ✔Flowers and Birds Market |
DIST. 160km/2.5hrs |
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• Visit Stone Forest, a notable set of limestone formations of about 500 sq km • Nanping Street, to check out the modern and fashionable side of Kunming • Visit the Flowers and Birds Market |
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D12 |
KUNMING DEPARTURE |
B / - / - |
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Highlights: ✔Homeward Bound |
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• Drop off |
Tibet4Fun specializes in Tibet tours, Sichuan tours and multi-destination China tours for senior travellers. Tibet4Fun is a local travel agency that is senior-friendly, heritage-themed, and foodie-friendly. While age is just one of the many factors that define your travel style, it’s nice to leave the driving to someone else, not sweat on details, and be freed up to really enjoy a destination. That’s what Tibet4Fun is here for!
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District · Lhasa, Tibet 850010 · China