7 DAYS SOUTHERN YUNNAN’S VERDANT SECRETS

Car Transfer: Airport to Hotel

Upon arrival in Kunming, you will be transferred to your accommodation.

Free Time at Leisure

If time permits, you may have the time to explore Kunming at your own pace with a delightful stroll at Bird & Flower Market, Kunming’s city center or admire Yuantong Temple’s intricate Buddhist decor.

Car Transfer: Kunming to Dongchuan

Drive approximately 250 km / 3.5 hours to Dongchuan at Wumeng mountain plateau.

Sunset at Luoxiagou Valley

This afternoon, enjoy sunset at Luoxiagou Valley (Sunset Valley) overlooking local villages and farmlands.

Dongchuan’s Scenic Spots

Rise early for sunrise at Damakan to admire the morning mist over the red slopes (weather permitting). You will visit a few more photography spots to seize the changing hues of brightly-coloured fields while observing locals going about their daily life. Dubbed as “God’s palette”, Dongchuan is celebrated for its picturesque red soil, created through iron and aluminium oxidization. It is seasonally covered by melting snow (Jan-Feb), blooming flowers and golden wheat (May-Jun), or white and yellow rape flowers (Sep-Dec).

Car Transfer: Hotel to Airport

Thereafter, we transfer approximately 250 km / 3.5 hours to Kunming airport.

            Fly        Kunming/Tengchong   MU 5720         1525/1640(1h15m)

Car Transfer: Airport to Hotel

On arrival, you will be transferred 53 km / 1.5 hours to your hotel.

Free Time at Leisure

Vinetree Gaoligong Tented Resort is an expedition eco camp with an elevated wooden boardwalk linking tents and public areas, including a wildlife-focused library. Imagine yourself as an intrepid naturalist as you gaze over subtropical rainforest canopy from your private deck. Waste from the resort is taken out of the forest for processing, employees are from nearby local villagers and the chefs use only local ingredients to showcase wonderful Yunnan cuisine.

Activities in Gaoligong

A UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, Gaoligong Mountain is home to half of the nation’s wildlife. Enjoy full day at leisure to explore the area. Alternatively, guided activities can be arranged at an additional cost:

• Historical hiking trails of former Southern Silk Road
• Guided mountain hike with possible sightings of birds, flying squirrels, gibbons, Phayre leaf monkeys and the elusive red pandas
• Traditional shadow puppet show and paper parasol painting at nearby villages

Car Transfer: Gaoligong to Tengchong

After checking out, you will be transferred to Tengchong.

Beihai Wetland & Dieshu River

Tengchong is one of Southwest China’s oldest region with history dating back to the times of the Western Han dynasty. Visit the Beihai Wetland to appreciate the national wetland reserve before ending your day with a visit to the 46m high volcanic dam waterfall at Dieshu River.

Best of Tengchong

Start at Yunfeng Mountain, ranked AA Scenic Areas and #1 peak along the China-Burma border. Enjoy a 1,608m cableway ride, taking in scenic forest views to the mountain peak at 2,449m, where you will visit a Taoist abbey from 1634AD and the ever-flowing wishing spring. This afternoon, you will stroll the cobbled-street Heshun old town, once a jade-trading Silk Road town. Discover the elegant ancestral hall, memorial archway, old railway platform and stone columns before continuing to Rehai Park and dip at the geothermal hot springs (own expense).

Car Transfer: Hotel to Airport

After breakfast, we transfer to the airport to check-in for your flight home.