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NAVO-DC-CD-012 |
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Driving from Sichuan to Yunnan |
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Foreigners drive Chinese vehicle tour in China Driving in Yi, Naxi, and Bai minorities area.
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| Duration |
19 days；18 days 16 nights in China；15 days driving 4WD in China by the guests
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Sichuan,Yunnan, Yi, Naxi and Bai Minority areas.
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| Itinerary |
Chengdu/Leshan/Mt. Emeishan/ Ebian/ Meigu/ Zhangjue/ Xichang/ Yanyuan/ Luguhu Lake/ Lijiang/ Dali/ Jianshui/ Stone Forest/ Kunming/ Zhaotong/ Changning/ Yibin/ Chengdu
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April---Nov.
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| Highlights |
Chengdu—the center of ancient Shu culture, Leshan---the world’s biggest stone Buddha, Mt. Emeishan, Baoguo Temple, Fuhu Temple, Yi Minority folk tour and Yi ethnic minority museum, Luguhu Lake, Mosuo minority, Lijiang ancient town, Dali ancient city, Jianshui Confucius Temple, Stone Forest, Kunming Dragon Gate, Changning Bamboo Forest etc.
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| Introduction of the itinerary |
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| Itinerary day by day |
| 01 |
Settng off |
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| 02 |
---/Chengdu |
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Hotel |
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Arrive in Chengdu and then transfer to hotel. If time allows, visit the downtown city. Have Hot-pot( the special food in Sichuan)for dinner. NAVO’s service starts from Chengdu.
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| 03 |
Chengdu |
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Hotel |
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Guests do the physical examination and finish the procedure of applying the temporary driving license. Take the car; listen to a small introduction of the Chinese Traffic Rules and some notes during the driving tour in China.
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| 04 |
Chengdu/Leshan/Mt. Emeishan |
165KM |
Hotel |
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Guests drive from Chengdu to Leshan, and visit the Leshan Giant Buddha which is the largest stone Buddha in the world, towering 71 meters high and you may have a picnic on the toe nail of the Buddha.Then drive to the bottom of Mt. Emeishan and visit the Baoguo temple and Fuhu Temple. Mt. Emeishan is one of the top 4 buddhist mountains in China.
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Mt. Emeishan/ Ebian/ Meigu |
150KM |
Hotel |
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Beautiful scenery and Yi minority fold along the road.
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Meigu/ Zhaojue/Xichang |
135KM |
Hotel |
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Enjoy the interesting Yi ethnic Minority folks and visit Xichang Yi minority museum.
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Xichang/ Yanyuan/ lugu Lake(Sichuan part) |
220KM |
Hotel |
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Driving on the beautiful mountain road and enjoy the Muosuo minority folk by the lake side.
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Luguhu Lake---Lijiang
| 112KM
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Visit the Lige island, and drive to Lijiang, visit the Lijiang ancient town, the Mufu Mansion, and Black Dragon Pool etc.
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Lijiang |
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Hotel |
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Visit the Yufeng Monastery, the Bai minority village in the mornign. Lunch at the local Bai people’s house.Visit the Baisha Fresco , Dabaoji Palace in the afternoon. Driveback to Lijiang, and enjoy the unique Dongba Culture—Naxi classical music in the evening.
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Lijiang/Dali |
196KM |
Hotel |
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Drive to Dali and visit the famous Dali ancient city.
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| 11 |
Dali/Weishan/Jingdong/ Zhenyuan |
274KM |
Hotel |
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Drive on the beautiful mountain roads, and if time permits and if you are interested, you may visit some sites along the way.
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Zhengyuan/Xinping/Shipign/Jianshui |
210KM |
Guesthouse |
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One day’s driving on beautiful roads. Stay overnight at Jianshui.
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GuesthouseJianshui |
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Guesthouse |
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Visit Jianshui, such as the Confuscius Temple, the Zhu Family’shouse, the Swallows Cave etc.
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Jianshui/Stone Forest |
217KM |
Hotel |
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Drive to visit the famous Stone Forest. Stay overnight there.
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Stone Forest/ Kunming |
84KM |
Hotel |
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Drive back to kunming, and visit teh Western Mountain, Dragon Gate, Qiongzhu Monastery, Yuantong Temple etc. Enjoy the Yunnan local snacks in the evening.
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A : If you have more time, we may arrange you an extra 2-3days’ spreaded tour to Xishuangbanna where is famous for its tropic rainforests and ehtnic minority viallges.
B : If your time is limited ,and you can only drive to Kunmingandtake flight to leave, there is no problem, you may fly away from Kunming and we will arrange Chinese driver to drive to the cars back to Chengdu. If you need this service, please feel free to contact us for more details.
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Kunming/Zhaotong |
370KM |
Hotel |
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Drive to Zhaotong.
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Zhaotong/Changning |
233KM |
Hotel |
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Drive back to Sichuan’s Changning and visit the famous Bamboo Forest Sea.
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Xingwen/Yibin/Chengdu |
401KM |
Hotel |
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Drive back to Chengdu via Ya’an. Return the car, check and finish all the related process.
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Chengdu/exit |
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Chengdu/exit |
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Airport send off
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| Price |
| Pax |
2 |
3-5 |
6-9 |
Over 10 |
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| Extra for the single room |
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| The price includes |
| Transport |
By minibus: Day 02-03,19;
Drive 4WD: Day 04-18, 15 days guests driving.
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| Accommodation |
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Hotels with 2 or 3 stars or the best local hotels or hostels.
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| Tour guide |
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We could arrange the guide according to the client’s language requirement. But for the French or German group, we could guarantee you the French or Germany speaking guide, only if there’re more than 8 people in your group. Otherwise, we will offer you English speaking guide.
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| Driver |
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Because guests will drive the local Chinese vehicle, based on the related rules, we need to arrange at least one Chinese driver accompany the whole tour, to guarantee the safety when group driving on road.
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| Chinese Temporary Driving License |
-Related Government permit
-All the procedures for driving license;
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| Offer |
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Air tank (or air package), interphone, etc.
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| Provide for Self |
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personal clothes; camera; sunglasses; suncream; topi; medicine for high attitude etc
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All the Entrance Fee
Domestic and international air tickets.
All the meals of Guests and Chinese Staff (Guide and Driver)
Tips.
Drinks.
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The Spring Festival;
The Horse-Racing Festival (Aug.01-07);
The National Celebration Day (Oct.01-07)
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| Remark |
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In 1994, NAVO TOUR succeeded in organizing overland tour in this route for the first time.
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The price doesn’t include any flight tickets, and if the guests would like to take flight to Chengdu from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong or Bangkok, we can book the flight tickets for you. Please feel free to contact us for details.
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Please note the accommodation condition along the route is limited.
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French 
German 
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Tel:86-28-86117722
Fax:86-28-86119977
E-mail:
Adress:NAVO Tour,1-1-503, Fushan International Building,NO.28 Shang chi Street,610041 Chengdu,China