7-Day Yunnan Highlight Tour

- Get around your hotel: Your hotel has an ideal location for a free exploration: the Forbidden City, Wangfujing Street and Beihai Park. There are some interesting Hutongs around the Wusi Street, welcoming your visit. Transfer and meals are on your own arrangement.

- The Forbidden City: The Forbidden City, also known as Palace Museum or Imperial Palace, was home to 24 emperors between 1368 and 1911.This "city within a city" is a World Heritage Site, and is the largest and the best preserved ancient imperial architecture complex in the world.Lots of tour groups start the visit from the South Gate and to the North Gate, but we will visit in the opposite direction to avoid the crowds.
- Mutianyu Cable Car(One way): This less-crowded section of the Great Wall is a about 2.5 hours' drive from downtown Beijing. A cable car takes you to a good section (avoiding a very steep climb), where you can walk along the wall, through the watch towers and enjoy superb views as it snakes across the hills and mountains. You can return by cable car, walk down or walk along the wall for about an hour to descend by chairlift. Wear good walking shoes and protection from the weather.

- Free time in Kunming: For your free time in Kunming, we suggest a visit to the nearby Cuihu Park, a green escape in the city center. Or hike up the Wuhua Mountain or visit the Yuantong Temple. Transfer and meal are on your own arrangement.

- The Stone Forest: A fantastic natural phenomena located 90 km southeast of Kunming. The various shapes of karst landscape was formed due to millions of years' movement of Earth. The Stone Forest area is the home of the Sani people, their folk customs has become one spectacular scene, the colorful embroidery and minority dances combine with the natural sceneries, which will surely leave you a deep impression.

- Tiger Leaping Gorge: As one of the deepest and most marvelous gorges, Tiger Leaping Gorges are located in Hutiaoxia Town, 105 kilometers away from Zhongdian/Shangri-La County. Spring is the best time to visit, as melting snow flowing down from mountains makes the river turbulence at its peak.
- Free time in Lijiang: For you free time, you can pay a visit to the Black Dragon Pond, for a moment in nature, or walk along the flagstone sidewalk in Lijiang Ancient Town and sit at the corner of the Sifang Street. Entrance fee, transfer and meal are on your own arrangement.

- Free time in Lijiang: For a solo adventure, you can visit Shuhe Ancient Town, where is remote and the traditions are better kept. Or learn something in the Dongba Culture Museum.
- Free time around the Bund: We recommend you talk a leisure stroll along the pavement of the Bund. In the setting of graceful European-style buildings, you can visit the Peace Hotel, view the Oriental Pearl TV Tower from a distance, take a boat trip to the other side of the Huangpu River.