Driving in Yunnan province (12 Days)

Code Id NAVO-DC-KM-001
Title Driving in Yunnan province
P.S. Foreigners drive Chinese vehicle tour in China Driving in, Naxi, Bai and Hani minorities’ area.
Duration 12 days;11 days 10 nights in China; 8 days driving 4WD in China by the guests
Areas Yunnan, Naxi, Bai and Hani Minority areas.
Itinerary Kunming/ Dali/ Lijiang/ Nanjian/ Simao (Pu’er)/ Jinghong/ Jianshui/ Kunming.
Season Jan.-Dec.
Difficulty
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Highlights Kunming Dragon Gate, Qiongzhu Temple etc., Dali ancient city, Er’hai Lake and local Bai minority culture of Dali; Lijiang ancient town, Naxi minority local culture; Jianshui Confucius Temple, Jianshui Zhujia Family Garden; Menglun Tropical Botanic Garden;
Introduction of the itinerary

Itinerary day by day

01 Setting off
02 —/Kunming Hotel
Arrive in Kunming and then transfer to hotel. Free time after arrival. NAVO’s service starts from Kunming.
03 Kunming Hotel
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.
04 Kunming/ Chuxiong/ Dali 380km Hotel
Drive to Dali via Chuxiong and visit the famous Dali ancient city.
05 Dali/Lijiang 185km Hotel
Drive on G214 northern award to Lijiang via Er’hai lake of Dali. After arrival visit the Lijiang ancient town, the Mufu Mansion, and Black Dragon Pool etc. if time permits.
06 Lijiang Hotel
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; Free time after dinner. Option: enjoy the unique Dongba Culture—Naxi classical music in the evening.
07 Lijiang/Dali/Nanjian 265km Hotel
Drive return G214 to Nanjian, enjoy on the road, there are many tea gardens besides road.
08 Nanjian/Lincang/Simao(Pu’er) 370km Hotel
G214 + G323 driving to Simao via Lincang county. Enjoy on the road. Simao is the hometown of Pu’er tea which is one of the most famous kinds in China.
09 Simao/ Jinghong 130km Hotel
Drive to Jinghong, and enjoy the tropic landscape on road. Drive a short time to get to Jinghong, check in hotel. Then drive to Menlun “Tropical Botanic Garden” to visiting (around 30-40km with in 1 hour). Back to Jinghong for overnight.
10 Jinghong/Jianshui 480km Hotel
One day’s driving on beautiful roads. Stay overnight at Jianshui of famous local Zhujia Family Garden.
11 Jianshui/Kunming 220km Hotel
Free time in Jianshui ancient town in the morning, such as the Confucius Temple, the Zhujia Family’s house, After lunch drive to Kunming. Enjoy on the beautiful mountain roads. Stay overnight in Kunming.
12 Kunming/ Exit 210km Hotel
Leaving from Kunming to other places. NAVO ends service.

Price

Pax 2 3-5 6-9 Over 10
Price
Extra for the single room

The price includes

Transport
By minibus: Day 02-03, 12; Drive 4WD: Day 04-11, 8 days driving.
Accommodation
Hotels with 2 or 3 stars or the best local hotels or hostels.
Tour guide
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.
Driver
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.
Chinese Temporary Driving License
-Related Government permit -All the procedures for driving license;

Offer

Air tank (or air package), interphone, etc.

Provide for Self

personal clothes; camera; sunglasses; suncream; topi; medicine for high attitude etc

Excludes

All the Entrance Fee Domestic and international air tickets. All the meals of Guests and Chinese Staff (Guide and Driver) Tips. Drinks.

Price

The Spring Festival; The National Celebration Day (Oct.01-07)

Remark

A. The price doesn’t include any flight tickets, and if the guests would like to take flight to Kunming from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong or Bangkok, we can book the flight tickets for you. Please feel free to contact us for details.
B. Please note the accommodation condition along the route is limited.