Yunnan: Mekong River Trekking in Xishuangbanna (11 days, 5 days trek)

Code Id NAVO-T-YN-001
Title Mekong River Trekking in Xishuangbanna
P.S.
Duration 11 days; 10 days and 09 nights in China, 5 days trek
Areas Yunnan
Itinerary Kunming/Jinghong/Kunming
Season All the year
Difficulty 5-2
Map
Yunnan: Mekong River Trekking In Xishuangbanna
Highlights Black Stone Forest (Heishilin). Mt. Xishan. The Dragon Gate (Longmen); Golden Palacel; Kongzhu Temple. Trekking along Mekong river and the villages of minorities.
Introduction of the itinerary

Itinerary day by day

01 Setting Off
02 **/ Kunming Hotel
Arrive in Kunming, transfer to hotel. Arrange to visit Yuantong Temple and Market (which sells the flowers and birds)
03 Kunming Hotel
Head for Heishilin (Black Stone Forest or Naigu Stone Forest) by bus, and visit it on foot.
04 Kunming Hotel
Visit the Mt. Xishan and The Dragon Gate ( Longmen) (cable car go up mountain, and go down on foot). Visit Golden Palace and Kongzhu Temple.
05 Kungming/ Jinghong Hotel
Fly to Jinghong and airport pick-up. Visit Jinghong city.
06-10: 5 days trek in Xishuangbanna
06 Jinghong/ The Bangsha Stockaded Village Stockaded Village
Head for The Hani Stockaded Village via Monkey Mountain in Banna. Stay one night and have dinner in the stockaded village. About 15KM ,4~5 hours trekking.
07 The Hani stockaded Village / The Ganlanba Stockaded Village of Dai Minority Stockaded Village
Trekking along the Mekong river via the Planting Base and the Stockaded Village of Dai minority and arrive Ganlanba at last. Have dinner and stay one night at the stockaded village there. About 20KM. 5~6 hours.
08 Ganlanba/ Padang Stockaded Village
Visit the Temple in Ganlanba, and the workshop of handcrafts. Trekking along the Mekong. Have dinner and stay one night at Padang Stockaded Village of Dai Minority.
09 Padang/ Manhai Stockaded Village
Head for the Manhai Stockaded Village of Jino Monority via the Stockaded Village of Hani and Dai. About 20KM 5~6 hours.
10 Manhai/ The new Stockaded Village of Citong/ The old Stockaded Village of Citong/Jinghong Hotel
Cross the rain forest and enter into the virgin forest. Go to The new Stockaded Village of Citong by bus about 10KM. Go to the old Stockaded Village of Citong along the forest on foot. Have dinner and stay one night there. 18km trekking about 5 hours. Then half an hour vehicle driving back to Jinghong. Stay overnight in Hotel.
11 Kunming/ Exit
Airport send-off

Price

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

The price includes

Transport
By minibus Plane Kunmimg/ Jinghong/ Kunming
Accommodation
Hotels with 2 or 3 stars or the best local hotels or hostels.
Tour guide
Guide : English, French, GermanWe 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.
Meals
BLD
Tickets
All the entrance fees are included.

NAVO Offers (in trekking period):

cooker, dishware, etc. Bus or horse and yak carry the luggage in trekking period. Guests only take their own bags.

Guest provides (in trekking period):

sleeping bag for cold condition; personal clothes; trekking equipment; camera; sunglasses; crutch; canteen, raincoat etc

The price doesn’t include

International air tickets. Tips. Drinks.

The price is not available for:

The Spring Festival; The National Celebration Day (Oct.01-07) The Water-splashing Festival (April. 11-17)

Remark

A: We are the first tour agency which organized the French team trekking in Xishuangbanna in 1993.

B: We running this itinerary from 2004.