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3 Days Dali Highlight Tour
Tour Code: CTDL01
Tour Duration: 3 Days
Attractions: The Ancient City of Dali, Erhai Lake, The Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, Butterfly Spring, House of Bai People in Xizhou, Tie-Dyeing Zhoucheng
Tour Overview: Dali has abundant natural scenery which has allured many tourists from all over the world every day. The existing Dali Old Town (former Dali County), which was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368 --- 1644), boasts a magnificent city wall, ancient residential houses full of ethnical flavor, tranquil environment and ......
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B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
| Tour Dates | Destinations | Services Provided | Meals Included | ||||||
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| Day 1 | Dali |
Arrive in Dali, be met and transferred to hotel, visit The Ancient City of Dali
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| Day 2 | Dali |
Full day tour to Erhai Lake Butterfly Spring The Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple
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| Day 3 | Dali | Visit House of Bai People in Xizhou Tie-Dyeing Zhoucheng , then be transferred to airport for your flight departure. Details... | B,L |
| Season | Tour Class | Group Size | Single Room Supplement |
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| 1pax | 2-5pax | 6-9pax | |||
| Peak Season | 3*(Tourist Class) | $397 | $218 | $152 | $51 |
| 4*(Deluxe Class) | $439 | $239 | $173 | $72 | |
| 5*(First Class) | $459 | $249 | $183 | $82 | |
| 1. Normally hotels allow a maximum of 3 adults per room with an extra bed, at extra charge.
Some hotels will allow three adults and a small child.
2. Tour price is indicative only, please enquire for a detailed quotation. 3. More people more discounts. Please enquire for more details. |
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Price Inclusions and Exclusions
Price Include
A. Entrance fees：To scenic spots as listed above in the itinerary.B. Meals: All meals as specified in the itinerary.
C. Private Transfers: Among airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in the above cities by the private air conditioned vehicle.
D. Guide and Driver: As outlined in the itinerary, a well selected English-speaking guide and driver will accompany you throughout the entire tour in that city. They do not fly with you from one city to another.
E. Hotels: Hotel Based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
F. Luggage Transfers: Between airports and hotels.
G. Service Charge & Government Taxes.
H. Travel insurance in mainland China during the above travel period.
I. Arrangements: The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.
Price Exclude
A. Entry or Exit China International Airfare or train tickets.B. Visa Fees.
C. Excess Baggage Charges.
D. Personal Expenses: Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the itinerary.
E. Meals: Any meals which are not specified with "B", "L" or "D".
F. Single Room Supplement.
G. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip.
H. Gratuities, Tips to Guides and Drivers.
Day 1 Arrival Dali (L)
Transfer via: Flight on your arrangement
Sightseeing: The Ancient City of Dali
After your arrival in Dali you will be met by your local guide and be transferred to your hotel.
Then you will visit the Ancient City of Dali. The Ancient City faces Erhai Lake to the east ad Cangshan Mountain to the west. The gate tower of the City is grand and the sights here are beautiful. Dali is a magnificent ancient city with a perimeter of 6 kilometers. Its former city wall is 7.5 meters high and 6 meters thick. There used to be four city gates, one on each side. The Ancient City of Dali will give you a simple, unsophisticated and quiet impression.
Day 2 Dali (B, L)
Sightseeing: Erhai Lake, Butterfly Spring,
In the morning you will visit Erhai Lake. Erhai Lake is the largest highland lake next to Dianchi and one of the seven biggest fresh water lakes in China. It means, 'sea shaped like an ear', in Chinese. Implying that the lake is ear shaped and as large as a sea, hence it was so named. The lake covers an area of 250 square kilometers and is located about two kilometers east of Dali.
Then we will head to Butterfly Spring, a popular beauty spot. Situated at the foot of Mount Shenmo, the first of the peaks of Mount Cangshan, Butterfly Spring rises to form a square shaped pool that is shaded by the dense foliage lining its banks. Above it there is an ancient decumbent tree. This is the famous 'Butterfly Tree', so called as in the short interval as spring turns to summer, its fragrant blossom attracts thousands of butterflies. These small multi-colored creatures fly around the pool and settle on the tree in great clusters as they sip the nectar from its blooms. The vast numbers of butterflies are hardly distinguishable from the flowers as the whole tree pulsates with every color of the rainbow.
Finally you will see the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple. It is a symbol of the history of Dali City, and a record of the development of Buddhism in the area. As its name implies, Three Pagodas are made of three ancient independent pagodas forming a symmetrical triangle. This is unique in China.
Day 3 Departure Dali (B, L)
Transfer via: Flight on your arrangement
Sightseeing: House of Bai people in Xizhou, Tie-Dyeing Zoucheng,
In the morning you will take a private car to the houses of Bai people in Xizhou. The town of Xizhou is next to Erhai Lake and the Wanhua Brook. Historically, it was a military fortress of Nanzhao Kingdom and a temporary palace of the King of Nanzhao. Because of its favorable geographical situation, the town used to be a commercial centre before 1949 and where more than 140 national capitalist families used to live. Their houses are of the typical Bai design known as "Sanfang Yizhaobi" (a courtyard rooms on three sides and a screen wall on the remaining side) and "Sihe Wutianjing" (one big courtyard with four smaller ones at the four corners of the main one).
Our next stop will be Tie-Dyeing Zoucheng, the largest and the farthest northern village of Dali City. The village has 7,571 inhabitants of 1,470 families. The entire village is in a square shape with row upon row of houses.
Later you will be transferred to the airport to take the flight to your next destination.
The tour you organized for us went very well, excellent timing and communication, even the restaurant where we stopped for lunch was very good. I want to give ... Read more »
Booking Code: VOC-20180502-H Tour Starting Date: Wednesday, 2 May 2018
Client's information: Fabiana Gesuato, Italy
The tour you organized for us went very well, excellent timing and communication, even the restaurant where we stopped for lunch was very good. I want to give a special compliment to the guide Jenny, who was very well prepared, a vast vocabulary, very helpful (she also solved some small problems in our organization), nice and pleasant company. She also helped us book a show and get to the theater in Dunhuang.
Even the transport in the car was very pleasant, spacious car and comfortable driving, another compliment also to the driver.
I'm sending you some photos we've done: at the Fort, at the Great Wall and on our way to Dunhuang.
The last but not least compliment is for you, for the patience, the availability, the kindness shown and the promptness in giving the answers.
Definitely a positive feedback for your agency, if I return to China I will definitely contact you and I will recommend your name to those who ask me for info.
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Hello from Russia, we really enjoyed our trip. We want to say thank to Benny. In the attachment comments that he asked to fill, and we have filled them just no... Read more »
Booking Code: VOC-20180429-S Tour Starting Date: Sunday, 29 April 2018
Client's information: Olga, Russia
Hello from Russia, we really enjoyed our trip.
We want to say thank to Benny. In the attachment comments that he asked to fill, and we have filled them just now.
Best regards,
Olga
The arrangement is great and the guide is friendly and excellent, thanks for the wonderful arrangement, even only one day travel, Nithia and his wife really enjoye... Read more »
Booking Code: VOC-20180427-Z Tour Starting Date: Friday, 27 April 2018
Client's information: Azlan Nithia, Malaysia
The arrangement is great and the guide is friendly and excellent, thanks for the wonderful arrangement, even only one day travel, Nithia and his wife really enjoyed it.
We are back home and I just wanted to send you a note and let you know again how pleased we were with the tour package that you put together for us. It was last minute... Read more »
Booking Code: VOC-20170912-Z Tour Starting Date: Tuesday, 12 September 2017
Client's information: Juliana & Joe, USA
We are back home and I just wanted to send you a note and let you know again how pleased we were with the tour package that you put together for us. It was last minute and I realize this made things more difficult for you. Everything worked out so very well!
All of our guides were wonderful. We wanted to send a special letter to let you know that we were most impressed with our last guide, Mr. Yak (Tserang). He was with us for the Tiger Leaping Gorge hike and then in Shangri La. He was the high light of our trip! Mr. Yak was so very helpful, knowledgable about the culture and the area and he was tremendously thoughtful and professional. Joe and I have traveled the world quite extensively and can say that Mr. Yak was one of the best guides we have ever experienced.
We certainly will reach out to you again when we are ready for our next trip to China.
Thank you,
Juliana Jamail
I wish to THANK YOU for making our visit to China the very positive visit that it was. The itinerary was rich with what China is all about. You kept us busy and I than... Read more »
Booking Code: VOC-20170907-S Tour Starting Date: Thursday, 7 September 2017
Client's information: Charlie Kath, USA
I wish to THANK YOU for making our visit to China the very positive visit that it was. The itinerary was rich with what China is all about. You kept us busy and I thank you for that.
All of the local guides were outstanding. They were always very timely, right where they needed to be each and every time. Besides being punctual I found each of them to be wonderful people who represent China in such a positive way. Thank you! Thank you!!
I'm so happy that we finally got to meet each other. We worked on this adventure for about 2 1/2 years and the itinerary needed to be revised several times. I appreciate your patience and I thank you for that.
We're now friends and that will of course continue. I hope to visit both Mongolia via a tour and also, the Silk Road. Hopefully you can put together a 2 week tour itinerary for both of those places. When I visit Morocco I would like Beijing included in such a visit.
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Charlie
Thank you very much for your letter, I really enjoyed my tour in Xian despite of the high temperature. In this context, it was helpful to have a transportation... Read more »
Booking Code: VOC-20170725-Z Tour Starting Date: Tuesday, 25 July 2017
Client's information: Gloria Rabanal, Mexico
Thank you very much for your letter, I really enjoyed my tour in Xian despite of the high temperature. In this context, it was helpful to have a transportation with air conditioning, thanks you also for the bottle of water, I suggest you to have the bottle of water cold and to keep them in an ice box.
The information provided by the Guide (Aria) was relevant from a historical point of view. She was kind and she tried to answer all my questions.
I also would like to suggest to include a visit to the Bell and Drum Towers in the Two Days tour.
I am attaching some pictures from the trip.
Best regards,
Gloria Rabanal
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