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Yunnan/Vietnam Tour
- 12 Days
Kunming - Lijiang - Stone Forest - Hanoi - Hai Phong
- Halong Bay
Price from 1770 US$
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| Day 1 - Arrival - Kunming |
• After the formalities
at the airport, transfer to the Horison Jianguo Hotel
• Dinner at local restaurant.
• Overnight at the Horizon Jianguo Hotel |
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| Day 2 - Kunming - Lijiang |
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Early morning transfer to airport and morning
flight to Lijiang
• On arrival, excursion to the Jade Dragon Snow
Mountain with a chairlift ride to discover the much famed
thirteen peaks. On the ways, visit of the Baisha village, the
ancient capital of the Naxi Kingdom.
• Lunch en route in a local restaurant
• In the afternoon, after a walk to the Black
Dragon Pond to have a look at the renowned Moon Embrancing
Pavilion, you will have free time on your own for sightseeing
of the Old Town of Lijiang. Lijiang is the center of the Naxi
people, a relatively small minority group with a rich culture.
Old Lijiang is an intimate mountain town of stone and tile,
laced with swift canals and who has been put recently on the
list of the world monument protected by UNESCO.
• Dinner at local restaurant followed by
a Naxi concert evening.
• Overnight at the Grand Lijiang Hotel or
similar |
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| Day 3 - Lijiang |
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Early morning drive to the Tiger Leaping Gorge
which is one of the deepest canyons of the world. Wedged tightly
between titanic cliffs, the Yangzi river is so narrow here,
so legend tells us, that a hunted tiger made his escape to the
other side of the river in a single bound.
• Lunch at local restaurant
• In the afternoon, stop at the village of the
Stone Drum where you will have a look at the first great
bend of the Yangzi River. The approach of Stone Drum offers
a dramatic view of the Yangzi’s near 180 degree turn where
the water performs a grandiose about face. For nearly 20 km
the river, first flowing south, then north, runs parallel to
itself. Locals say if it were not for their village standing
guard at the bend, China would lose the water of the Yangzi
to southeast China, like that of the not too far away Mekong
and Salween Rivers.
• Dinner at local restaurant
• Overnight at the Grand Lijiang Hotel or
similar |
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| Day 4 - Lijiang - Kunming |
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Early morning transfer to airport for flight to
Kunming
• On arrival, drive to the Western Hills
followed by a 10-minute chairlift ride up the hill. From the
top, you will enjoy a beautiful view of Kunming and its surrounding
before taking a path down to the famous “Dragon Gate”.
On the way you will also have the opportunity to visit the Huating
temple, the largest Buddhist complex in Kunming.
• Lunch at local restaurant
• In the afternoon, discover the Bamboo Temple
with its famous finely crafted 500 Luohan statues. Take
a stroll in the flower and bird market.
• Dinner of Yunnanese specialties followed
by a minority folk dance show
• Overnight at the Horizon Jianguo Hotel |
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| Day 5 - Kunming - Stone Forest |
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Drive to the Stone Forest.
• On the way, you will visit the Golden Temple,
a unique Taoist temple
• Lunch en route
• In the afternoon, discover one of China’s
most remarkable phenomena. The Stone Forest consists of
innumerable bizarre-shaped ancient limestone cliffs and peaks
created by wind and water erosion some 200 million years ago.
• Dinner at local restaurant
• Overnight at the Stone Forest Hotel or
similar |
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| Day 6 - Stone Forest - Hekou |
• Breakfast
at the hotel
• Long drive to Hekou through beautiful subtropical
landscape with great views of deep ravines, banana and pineapple
groves, terraced rice paddies.
• Lunch en route
• Dinner and overnight at the Hekou Comfort Inn
or similar |
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| Day 7 - Hekou - Sapa |
• Breakfast at the hotel
• In the morning, cross the border at Hekou.
• The Chinese guide will leave you at the border
on the Chinese side (Hekou) and you will cross by foot to the
Vietnamese side (Lao Cai). After the formalities, you will enter
Vietnam where your Vietnamese guide will wait for you and transfer
to the Victoria Sapa Hotel in Sapa (45 minutes/38 km). Stunning
trip up a winding road surrounded by steep mountains and terraced
rice fields.
• Lunch at local restaurant
• Leisure day to explore the rural hill tribe
villages of the Hmong, Dzao and Dzay minorities in the spectacular
landscape around Sapa.
• Dinner at local restaurant
• Overnight at the Victoria Sapa Hotel (superior
room) |
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| Day 8 - Sapa |
• Buffet breakfast; enjoy the superb facilities
(heated indoor/outdoor swimming pool, sauna, massage) and be
ready for trekking in the afternoon.
• Lunch at local restaurant
• A 4-km drive by Russian jeep to the rim of a deep
valley. Along the road you will see Hmong, Dzay and Dzao minority
people dressed in their traditional costumes. A 30-minute walk
takes you over a rattan bridge to picturesque Ta Van village,
home to all three minorities. Share their daily lives for a
rare glimpse into their culture and customs.
• Return for a four-course dinner at the Victoria
Sapa Hotel.
• Overnight at the Victoria Sapa Hotel (superior
room) |
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| Day 9 - Sapa - Hanoi |
• Breakfast
at the hotel
• Drive down hill to Lao Cai and catch the day
train at 10.10 hrs. (local train) to Hanoi.
• Lunch on board
• On arrival Hanoi at 20.10 hrs, transfer to
the hotel.
• Dinner at own account
• Overnight at the Sunway Hotel (ROH) or
similar |
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| Day 10 - Hanoi - Hai Phong |
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (closed
on Monday, Friday and the whole months of October & November)
and Residence, One-Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature and Army
Museum.
• Lunch at local restaurant in Hanoi
• Drive to Hai Phong, visit to the Cathedral,
Garden theatre, Hang Kenh tapestry, Du Hang Pagoda and Kenh
temple and then check-in at the Harbour View Hotel.
• Dinner and overnight at the Harbour View Hotel
(standard room) |
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| Day 11 - Hai Phong - Halong Bay - Hai
Phong - Hanoi |
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Leave hotel to the quay
• Take off by hydrofoil for Cat Ba Island
• On arrival, move to a wooden boat to cruise
the best part of Cat Ba Island and Halong Bay through the
limestone islets
• Seafood lunch on board
• Return to Cat Ba Island to catch the hydrofoil
to Hai Phong (1500-1600)
• Pick up at Hai Phong quay and transfer
back to Hanoi
• Arrival in Hanoi and check-in at the Sunway
Hotel
• Dinner and overnight at the Sunway Hotel (ROH)
or similar |
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| Day 12 - Hanoi - departure |
• Breakfast
at the hotel
• At leisure until transfer to airport and departure
flight or continuation of your Vietnam roundtrip. |
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| US$ p.p |
1 Pax |
2 Pax |
3-5 Pax |
SGL S/C |
Booking |
| Var. A |
3020 |
1770 |
1680 |
440 |
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| All prices are per person
in USD, based on twin-sharing in double rooms in the default
hotel for the listed category. |
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Inclusion |
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• Accommodation with
breakfast
• Meals on fullboard
• Private air-conditioning car or bus transportation
• All admission fees of the scenic spots in the program
• Domestic airfare Kunming-Zhongdian, Dali-Jinghong
• Domestic airport construction fees
• Tours and transfers with English speaking local guide
• Service charge, room tax and baggage handling |
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Exclusion |
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• Optional tours
• International air ticket
• Internaional airport taxes and construction fees at RMB
90.00 per person
• Visa fees
• Luggage van
• Expenditure of personal nature such as drinks, souvenirs
and laundry, etc.. |
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