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8-Day Yunnan Photography Tour

Tour Code:TE-YNT-0801
Start in:Kunming
End in: Kunming
Destinations:Kunming → Kaiyuan → Jianshui → Yuanyang → Jinping → Hekou
Day 1  Arrival in Kunming
Upon your arrival, our guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Visit the Bamboo Monastery.
-Bamboo Monastery: A Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) temple known for its Arhat statues, is the most famous of Kunming's temples. The present Bamboo temple was rebuilt in the Guangxu Era (1833 to 1890).
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Day 2  Kunming sightseeing
Tour to the Dragon Gate in Western Hills, then visit the Grand-view Park. After Lunch, visit the Golden Temple and the Pets & Flowers Market.
-Western Hills
: Located at the west bank of the Dianchi Lake, is set in mountains well covered by evergreen woods and filled with sweet songs by lovely birds, perfect for hiking. Dragon Gate consists of the Sanqing Temple Complex and the Dragon Gate Grotto Complex.
-Grand-view Park: A beautiful lake-side park that was completed in 1690 during the Qing Dynasty, known for its longest antithetical couplet in China.
-Golden Temple: A Daoist temple, the main building of which is cast entirely in bronze weighing about 280 tons.
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Day 3  Kunming - Stone Forest - Kaiyuan
After breakfast, drive 90 KM to Lunan county to visit the Stone Forest. Drive to Kaiyuan in the afternoon.
-Stone Forest: The most remarkable natural phenomena. It consists of innumerable bizarre shaped ancient limestone cliffs and peaks created by wind and water erosion some 270 million years ago.
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Day 4  Kaiyuan - Jianshui
Drive to Jianshui, enjoy the beautiful scenery along the road. Visit the Great Swallow Cave by boat, the 2nd largest Confucius temple in China, the Chaoyang Gate of Ming Dynasty, the Twin Dragon Bridge, the Private Garden of the Zhu Family and the ruins of Yuan Dynastys pottery site.

-Great Swallow Cave: The cave is very big and bright, looking like a great hall and capable of holding a thousand people.
-Twin Dragon Bridge: It is considered one of the beautifully built ancient bridge of the nation, and has been classified as an important cultural relic under provincial protection.
-Family Zu's Garden: This grand complex is a typical local residence with distinctive features, it has a total area of 20,000 square meters and a floor space of 5,000 square meters, precious ancient architectures of hundred of years are perfectly preserved here.
-Jianshui Confucius Temple: The biggest temple in Yunnan Province, built in the 22nd year of the Zhiyuan era of the Yuan Dynasty (1285).
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Day 5  Jianshui - Yuanyang
Drive to Yuanyang, passing by Mt. Ailao, you will see impressive terraced fields, ferry cross the Red River, people here still using the traditional way cultivate the fields.
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Day 6  Yuanyang sightseeing
Visit the magnificent terraced fields and villages of Hani and Yi People, explore the old city, the market, minority peoples here are always in their costumes.
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Day 7  Yuanyang - Jingping - Hekou
Drive to Hekou, you will see more great terraced fields and villages of minority people. Arrive at Hekou which is the border town between China and Vietnam.
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Day 8  Hekou - Laocai (Vietnam)
Transfer to the border, see you off.
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Private Tour Prices ( Based on per person and shown in US dollars ) 

Group size
Season
2-4 Travelers 5-9 Travelers 10 Travelers &above Children price Single supplyment
 Mar.2008-May.2008 793 679 557 -- 251
 Jun.2008-Oct.2008 1045 873 673 -- 289
 Nov.2008-Feb.2009 770 656 534 -- 234
Remark : The above prices will daily float with the USD-RMB exchange rate, all the prices will be confirmed by the exchange rate on the day when you book this tour.
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