Yading & Yunnan Highlights Tour

Landing in Shanghai, you will be met with our local Shanghai tour guide. Check in upon arrival.

Once you are in Shanghai, the Bund is a cannot-miss site. Walk along the pavement and our local Shanghai tour guide will unfold the history of Shanghai. Later, visit the famous Yuyuan Garden before we proceed to Shikumen, a typical neighborhood of old Shanghai. Stop by a silk store and later today we will fly to Chengdu. Check in upon arrival.

This morning, our local Chengdu tour guide will pick you up at your hotel. Driving for about 50 minutes to the Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center, where you will see these cute pandas being taken care of.

Get back to the city and have lunch. Later, we will get to a historical site: Wuhou Temple. Walk along Jinli Street. Stop by a Brocade Institute and Factory.

 

- Smart Tips:

Have a cup of tea at Heming Tea House and get a touch of a typical Chengdu life.



Catching an early flight to Daocheng, which is the transit hub for all Yading tours. Later, we will drive to Yading. On the way we stop to visit Gongga Snow Mountain and Pearl Lake. Check in upon arrival in Yading.

 

- Smart Tips:

As a very small town, Yading offers only the basic accommodations.

The drive from Daocheng to Yading takes about 2 hours.



The grass just flows down the mountain ridge, and today we will experience a fun horseback riding from Luorong Meadwo to Milk Lake. Also we will visit the local religious center: Chonggu Temple.



Not far away from Xiangcheng, Tibetan people have been living a peaceful life for ages. Today we will drive for 4 hours to Sangdui Valley and visit the local families here.

Have you done a road trip in the remote areas of China? Today's 7-hour driving to Shangri-La will come along with amazing natural scenery and interesting stops at humble villages, which would be an awesome story to share with your friends when you go back home.

We will arrive in Shangri-La of Yunnan Province before evening. Check in upon arrival and get a good night sleep.



Known as the paradise on earth, Shangri-la allures you with its intoxicating lanscape. Today you will visit Songzanlin Lamasery, one of the 13 famous monasteries of Tibetan Kham. Have lunch in a local restaurant.

Pudacuo National Park will take up your whole afternoon and reward an amazing experience. Visit Bitahai Lake before visiting a humble village.

Another dream-like destination, Lijiang is calling for an adventure that is worthy 3-hour drive. We will stop and visit the world-famous Tiger Leaping Gorge. Check in upon arrival in Lijiang.

 



Have a whole day in Lijiang visiting its best highlights: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Lijiang Ancient Town and Baisha Village.

Enjoy some free time before your departure flight. Our local Lijiang tour guide will escort you to the airport. Fly to Shanghai and connect your international flight.