Driving from Sichuan to Yunnan (19 Days)

driving from sichuan to yunnan
Code Id NAVO-DC-CD-012
Title Driving from Sichuan to Yunnan
P.S. Foreigners drive Chinese vehicle tour in China Driving in Yi, Naxi, and Bai minorities area.
Duration 19 days;18 days 16 nights in China;15 days driving 4WD in China by the guests
Areas Sichuan,Yunnan, Yi, Naxi and Bai Minority areas.
Itinerary Chengdu/Leshan/Mt. Emeishan/ Ebian/ Meigu/ Zhangjue/ Xichang/ Yanyuan/ Luguhu Lake/ Lijiang/ Dali/ Jianshui/ Stone Forest/ Kunming/ Zhaotong/ Changning/ Yibin/ Chengdu
Season 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.
Introduction of the itinerary

Itinerary day by day

01 Settng off
02 —/Chengdu Hotel
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.
03 Chengdu 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 Chengdu/Leshan/Mt. Emeishan 165KM Hotel
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.
05 Mt. Emeishan/ Ebian/ Meigu 150KM Hotel
Beautiful scenery and Yi minority fold along the road.
06 Meigu/ Zhaojue/Xichang 135KM Hotel
Enjoy the interesting Yi ethnic Minority folks and visit Xichang Yi minority museum.
07 Xichang/ Yanyuan/ lugu Lake(Sichuan part) 220KM Hotel
Driving on the beautiful mountain road and enjoy the Muosuo minority folk by the lake side.
08 Luguhu Lake—Lijiang 112KM Hotel
Visit the Lige island, and drive to Lijiang, visit the Lijiang ancient town, the Mufu Mansion, and Black Dragon Pool etc.
09 Lijiang Hotel
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.
10 Lijiang/Dali 196KM Hotel
Drive to Dali and visit the famous Dali ancient city.
11 Dali/Weishan/Jingdong/ Zhenyuan 274KM Hotel
Drive on the beautiful mountain roads, and if time permits and if you are interested, you may visit some sites along the way.
12 Zhengyuan/Xinping/Shipign/Jianshui 210KM Guesthouse
One day’s driving on beautiful roads. Stay overnight at Jianshui.
13 GuesthouseJianshui Guesthouse
Visit Jianshui, such as the Confuscius Temple, the Zhu Family’shouse, the Swallows Cave etc.
14 Jianshui/Stone Forest 217KM Hotel
Drive to visit the famous Stone Forest. Stay overnight there.
15 Stone Forest/ Kunming 84KM Hotel
Drive back to kunming, and visit teh Western Mountain, Dragon Gate, Qiongzhu Monastery, Yuantong Temple etc. Enjoy the Yunnan local snacks in the evening.
Note 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.
16 Kunming/Zhaotong 370KM Hotel
Drive to Zhaotong.
17 Zhaotong/Changning 233KM Hotel
Drive back to Sichuan’s Changning and visit the famous Bamboo Forest Sea.
18 Xingwen/Yibin/Chengdu 401KM Hotel
Drive back to Chengdu via Ya’an. Return the car, check and finish all the related process.
19 Chengdu/exit Chengdu/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: Day 02-03,19; Drive 4WD: Day 04-18, 15 days guests 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 Horse-Racing Festival (Aug.01-07); The National Celebration Day (Oct.01-07)

Remark

A. In 1994, NAVO TOUR succeeded in organizing overland tour in this route for the first time.
B. 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.
C. Please note the accommodation condition along the route is limited.