Photography Tour in Yunnan
7 Days Trip in Stone Forest, Yuanyang, Jianshui and Fuxian Lake
This tour will present you the major local attractions full of the captivating and rustic charm.
ScrollHIGHLIGHTS
- Discovering the National Intangible Cultural Heritage and ethnic minorities culture in the less-visited town: Yuanyang, Jianshui.
- Cycling along with one of the deepest and most magnificent Lakes in Yunnan: Fuxian Lake.
- Experience the authentic pottery manufacture handcraft：Zi Tao – Purple pottery.
- Appreciating the amazing natural scenery of the karst landscape– the Stone Forest.
OVERVIEW
Join in this classic 7 days photography tour in Stone Forest, Yuanyang, Jianshui and Fuxian Lake, you would be amazed by the magnificent scenery of this ancient land so does its profound history and colourful culture.
In Stone Forest, you would have a chance to appreciate the karst geology and geomorphology. It was awarded and included in the World Natural Heritage List by UNESCO in June 2007. It is a well-known tourist resort for relieving heat and cold, and one of the most charming tourist resorts in the world.
Moving forward to Yuanyang, the Yuanyang terraces, the well-known National Intangible Heritage is presented in front of you. They are masterpieces that created and left by Hani people for generations.
While in Jianshui, a less visited and developed ancient town in the south of Yunnan, you could slow down your pace and enjoy a moment of internal peace. Taking a relaxing walking, enjoying a small bowl of Yunnan steaming pot chicken soup and several pieces of tofu here, you would gain a joyful memory for recall in this time passes swiftly like flowing water.
Your last stop of this trip would be the Fuxian Lake. There are plenty of touring attractions around Fuxian Lake area. Besides the pretty scenery, you can also enjoy various activities here. Boating, sailing, swimming, playing golf, and taking hot air balloon are all events that full of fun.
ITINERARY
Day1 Stone Forest
Yunnan Stone Forest, situated in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, is 78 kilometres away from downtown of Kunming. It is the only world’s class of subtropical plateau with similar karst geology and geomorphology. It was awarded and included in the World Natural Heritage List by UNESCO in June 2007. It is also the first batch of world class geological parks, a well-known tourist resort for relieving heat and cold, and one of the most charming tourist resorts in the world.
- Private tour car service
- Boutique/Comfortable hotel
- Breakfast provided by booked hotels; Lunch and Dinner are excluded but recommendation of local cuisine would be made
Day2 Yuanyang
Yuanyang terraces lie in the southern part of Ailao Mountain which belongs to Yuanyang County, Yunnan Province. They are masterpieces that created and left by Hani people for generations. They cultivated about 170,000 acres of terraced fields in Yuanyang. These terraced fields stretch across the territory of the Red River and vary with the mountain topography and adjust measures to local conditions. Huge terraced fields could be reclaimed from larger lands with gentle slopes, while the minor terraced fields from smaller lands with steep slopes. Even the rock gaps under ditch ridges are reclaimed as terraced field too. Therefore, the terraced fields here can be as large as a few acres, and also be as small as just a dustpan. Usually, there would be thousands of acres of terraced fields on each slope. Filled with water and paddy, layers of terraced fields are rippling and sparkling with silver waves. From the foot to the top of the mountain, the terraced fields present a scene of boundless variety and magnificent.
- Private tour car service
- Boutique/Comfortable hotel
- Breakfast provided by booked hotels; Lunch and Dinner are excluded but recommendation of local cuisine would be made
Day3 Yuanyang
Yuanyang terraces lie in the southern part of Ailao Mountain which belongs to Yuanyang County, Yunnan Province. They are masterpieces that created and left by Hani people for generations. They cultivated about 170,000 acres of terraced fields in Yuanyang. These terraced fields stretch across the territory of the Red River and vary with the mountain topography and adjust measures to local conditions. Huge terraced fields could be reclaimed from larger lands with gentle slopes, while the minor terraced fields from smaller lands with steep slopes. Even the rock gaps under ditch ridges are reclaimed as terraced field too. Therefore, the terraced fields here can be as large as a few acres, and also be as small as just a dustpan. Usually, there would be thousands of acres of terraced fields on each slope. Filled with water and paddy, layers of terraced fields are rippling and sparkling with silver waves. From the foot to the top of the mountain, the terraced fields present a scene of boundless variety and magnificent.
- Private tour car service
- Boutique/Comfortable hotel
- Breakfast provided by booked hotels; Lunch and Dinner are excluded but recommendation of local cuisine would be made
Day4 Jianshui
Known as Lin’an ancient town from long times ago, Jianshui County, as a city still preserving its classic tranquillity, has always been mentioned at the same breath with Dali. The beauty of Jianshui County bases on its elegant and sedate air. Inside and outside of this historical town, its classic beauty materialized from the splendid traditional construction disposition is released and spread, from the imperial ancestral temple to the marketplace, from the seclusion to the wild fields.
The beauty of Jianshui County also comes from the local delicious cuisines and handicraft art of purple pottery. The well water and soil here possessing the distinctive local traits, which fully revealed on the products made of these ordinary materials, even a piece of tofu and pottery can emerge its extraordinary quality.
- Private tour car service
- Comfortable/Boutique Hotels
- Breakfast provided by booked hotels; Lunch and Dinner are excluded but recommendation of local cuisine would be made
Day5 Jianshui Zhu Family Garden
The Zhu Family Garden is located in Jianshui, Yunnan. On the Hanlin Street of the Jianshui Ancient Town, you will see this magnificent construction. It is a garden with a long history and on a large scale that tracing back to Qing Dynasty, during the period of the Empire Guangxu. It was built by two generations of the Zhu Family. It is a folk house that featured Jiangnan Folk house characteristics. Therefore, it is also praised as the Daguan Garden in south-western China.
- Private tour car service
- Comfortable/Boutique Hotels
- Breakfast provided by booked hotels; Lunch and Dinner are excluded but recommendation of local cuisine would be made
Day6 Jianshui Touring Train — Tuanshan Village & Double Dragon Bridge
The Yunnan meter-gauge railway evolved from the historical Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and Gebi Linping inch-gauge railways. It has passed through 3 centuries and has been in operation for more than 100 years. It carries the special historical memories of China, France, and Vietnam. It is an important historical and cultural site. The Jianshui Sightseeing Train is now a special tourist train: it departs from Lin’an Station, which is close to Jianshui Ancient Town, passes through “Double Dragon Bridges” and “Xianghui Bridge Station”, ends at “Tuanshan Village” Station, and then returns on the same route.
- Private tour car service
- Comfortable/Boutique Hotels
- Breakfast provided by booked hotels; Lunch and Dinner are excluded but recommendation of local cuisine would be made
Day7 Fuxian Lake
On the vast Yunnan plague, embedded a limpid pool of water and it’s sprinkling as sunshine spreading on. It’s named Fuxian Lake.
Fuxian Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China. It’s also the most important and best freshwater resource, which is considered as precious as the Panda among the freshwater resources.
Boating on this beautiful clear lake and through the green hills at a slow pace, you could relax yourself down and get rid of all the tiredness in the mundane life. Enjoying a moment of inner peace and joy, let this blue limpid water wash your mental dust away.
- Private tour car service
- Boutique/Comfortable hotel
- Breakfast provided by booked hotels; Lunch and Dinner are excluded but recommendation of local cuisine would be made
TOUR MAP
PRICE
Prices per person for the months of July and August (Chinese Summer Holiday):旺季
| Participants | Luxury | Comfort Plus | Comfort | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | -- | US $3,802 | US $2,968 | -- |
| 2 persons | -- | US $1,947 | US $1,614 | -- |
| 3 persons | -- | US $1,762 | US $1,354 | -- |
| 4 persons | -- | US $1,447 | US $1,113 | -- |
| 5 persons | -- | US $1,521 | US $1,094 | -- |
| 6 persons | -- | US $1,298 | US $964 | -- |
| 7 persons | -- | US $1,298 | US $946 | -- |
| 8 persons | -- | US $1,206 | US $872 | -- |
| 9 persons | -- | US $1,243 | US $835 | -- |
| 10 persons | -- | US $1,113 | US $760 | -- |
| 11 persons | -- | US $1,168 | US $798 | -- |
| 12 persons | -- | US $1,076 | US $742 | -- |
| 13 persons | -- | US $1,113 | US $760 | -- |
| 14 persons | -- | US $1,039 | US $705 | -- |
| 15 persons | -- | US $1,076 | US $723 | -- |
| 16 persons | -- | US $1,020 | US $630 | -- |
Note
1:The price above is only applicable for the twin-beds room (One room for two persons to share, with two separate beds or a king bed alternatively). The extra expense would be charged if the extra room is required.
2:Luxury hotels include 5 Star international luxury hotel, such as Banyan Tree, Aman Resorts; Comfort plus hotels include local top-scale 4 Star hotels, such as Hilton, Shangri-La; Comfort hotels include local general hotels and Inns.
3:The list of recommended hotels will be presented to the clients for their references before the order is placed, and the standard prices are made based on the average level of the boutique comfortable hotel. In this itinerary, we will select and recommend hotels according to their locations, facilities, service and previous customer feedback. Besides, there are also chances that these hotels are all fully booked or have limited quantities of rooms that cannot match up with your demands. But we will rearrange other hotels that in the equal standard for you if these recommended hotels are fully booked. If you have any accommodation preference in the equal standard, please feel free to contact us to adjust the arrangement.
4: Sometimes, the service fee for a tour group with participants in an odd number will be higher than a tour group with participants in an even number. It’s mainly because that based on different numbers of participants, the arrangement for transportation and accommodation will be different too. A tour group with an odd number of participants will have to afford more fees for a single room or more space on transportation.
Prices per person for the months of March, April, May, June, September, October and November (excluding public holidays*):淡季
| Participants | Luxury | Comfort Plus | Comfort | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | -- | US $3,116 | US $2,597 | -- |
| 2 persons | -- | US $1,614 | US $1,354 | -- |
| 3 persons | -- | US $1,447 | US $1,113 | -- |
| 4 persons | -- | US $1,150 | US $872 | -- |
| 5 persons | -- | US $1,243 | US $927 | -- |
| 6 persons | -- | US $1,057 | US $798 | -- |
| 7 persons | -- | US $1,057 | US $779 | -- |
| 8 persons | -- | US $983 | US $705 | -- |
| 9 persons | -- | US $983 | US $686 | -- |
| 10 persons | -- | US $909 | US $612 | -- |
| 11 persons | -- | US $927 | US $630 | -- |
| 12 persons | -- | US $872 | US $575 | -- |
| 13 persons | -- | US $853 | US $556 | -- |
| 14 persons | -- | US $834 | US $537 | -- |
| 15 persons | -- | US $834 | US $556 | -- |
| 16 persons | -- | US $834 | US $500 | -- |
* Chinese public holidays: Spring Festival (according to Lunar calendar of the specific year), Golden Week (1st – 7th Oct.) and Labor Day (1st – 3rd May)
DEPARTURE DATES
- April 3, 10, 17, 24
- July 10,17, 24, 31
- October 10, 17, 24, 31
- May 10, 17, 24, 31
- August 10,17, 24, 31
- November 3, 10, 17, 24
- June 3, 10, 24
- September 3, 10, 17
- December 3, 10, 17, 24
ACCOMMENDATION ( RECOMMENDED)
| Hotel Category | Luxury | Comfort Plus | Comfort | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The first night (in Yuanyang) | ||||
| The second night (in Yuanyang) | ||||
| The third night (in Jianshui) | ||||
| The forth night (in Jianshui) | ||||
| The fifth night (in Fuxian Lake) | ||||
| The sixth night (in Fuxian Lake) |
- 【Personalized Consultant Service】: To meet your very personal demands, we provide 1 to 1 professional consultant service to all travellers.
- 【Accommodations】：We pick suitable and tasteful hotels bases on your requirements.
- 【Transfer】：We provide a private and comfortable vehicle during your journey.
- 【Tickets】：Entrance ticket for the sightseeing places that listed in this program.
- 【Activities】：All the activities listed in this program.
- 【Tour Guide/Driving service】：Professional driver and English speaking guide
- 【Insurance】：Travel accident insurance and Travel Agency’s Responsibility insurance.
- Other personal expense during the journey
- Meals (lunch and dinner).
- Train Station pick-up and drop-off service.
- The extra expense due to transportation delay, cancellation, wars , natural accident and strike.