Yunnan trip itinerary

Here's my Yunnan "Minority Cultures Trip" Itinerary. As you will see, we're gonna be busy (and tired) for the next two weeks. I don't think I'll be able to contact anybody, via phone or internet, during this time. I am still investigating the possibility of phoning home... the 8th is Jake's birthday and I wanna talk to him!
So there you have it, this is where I'll be and what I'll be doing while I'm MIA for the next two weeks.


Day 1, Feb.2, Sat – Beijing - Kunming
5:30am Depart from the lobby of Building
Take bus to airport
7:25am Flight CA1403 departs for Kunming
10:50am Plane arrives
Take bus to hotel
Check in hotel
Lunch on your own
Free afternoon
Dinner on your own (suggestion: Cross-Bridge Noodle)
7:30pm Take bus to theater
8:00pm “Dynamic Yunnan” show (about 1.5hr)
Take bus back to hotel

Day 2, Feb.3, Sun – Kunming - Shaochong
6:00am Morning call
Breakfast at hotel (2^nd floor)
Prepare a pack for overnight village stay
7:00am Check out hotel (no later than 7:15)
7:30am Take bus to Shaochong (5hr)
12:30pm Bus arrives at Shaochong Mushan Yi village (ETA)
Group lunch
Meet host families
2:30pm Hike up to mountain lake (2hr)
Learn folk dance and dragon dance
5:30pm Picnic dinner
6:00pm Hike back to village
8:00pm Party with villagers

Day 3, Feb.4, Mon – Shaochong - Jianshui
8:00am Wake up
8:30am Group breakfast
10:00am Take bus to Jianshui (2hr)
12:00pm Bus arrives at Jianshui old town (ETA)
Check in hotel
Lunch on your own
Free afternoon (suggestion: Confucius Temple & Zhu Family Garden)
Dinner on your own
Free evening (suggestion: folk song performance at Chaoyang Tower)

Day 4, Feb.5, Tue – Jianshui - Nanuo
6:00am Morning call
Breakfast at hotel (next to lobby)
Prepare a pack for overnight village stay
7:00am Check out hotel (no later than 7:15)
7:30am Take bus to Nanuo (6.5hr)
Bus stops at Yuanjiang for group lunch (around 12:00pm)
3:00pm Bus arrives Nanuo Hani village (ETA)
Check in guesthouses
3:30pm Hike rice-terraced field (take bus then hike 40min to Mulan village, rest and drink tea, hike 1hr to take bus back)
7:00pm Group dinner at village square
8:00pm Party with villagers

Day 5, Feb.6, Wed – Nanuo - Jinghong
6:00am Wake up
Check out guesthouses
6:30am Take bus to Jinghong (8.5hr)
Bus stops at Yuanjiang for group breakfast (around 8:30am)
Bus stops at Ning’er for group lunch (around 12:30pm)
5:00pm Bus arrives at Jinghong city (ETA)
Check in hotel
Dinner on your own
Evening free

Day 6, Feb.7, Thur – Jinghong
Breakfast on your own
Free morning
Lunch on your own
2:00pm Take bus to visit Manting Temple & Park
Dinner on your own
Free evening (suggestion: Dai song & dance show)

Day 7, Feb.8, Fri – Jinghong - Mannuandong
8:00am Morning call
Breakfast on your own
Prepare a pack for overnight village stay
9:00am Check out hotel (no later than 9:15am)
9:30am Take bus to Botanical Garden (2hr)
11:30am One group treks rainforest, one group explores other areas
1:00pm Group lunch
2:00pm Two groups switch
3:30pm Take bus to Mannuandong Dai village (1hr)
Meet host families
6:00pm Dinner at your own host family
8:00pm Party with villagers

Day 8, Feb.9, Sat –Mannuandong - Lijiang
8:00am Wake up
Breakfast at your own host family
9:30am Walk to village temple
Talk with monks
10:30am Take bus back to Jinghong (1hr)
12:00am Reunion lunch with group B
Free afternoon (suggestion: rafting – RMB 130 on your own)
Dinner on your own
6:30pm Take bus from hotel to airport
8:30pm Flight MU2586 departs for Lijiang
9:30pm Plane arrives
Take bus to hotel
Check in hotel

Day 9, Feb.10, Sun – Lijiang
8:00am Morning call
Breakfast at hotel (next to lobby)

Option 1: Hiking
9:00am Take bus to hiking start point
Hike up to Wenhai village on the Jade-Dragon Snow Mountain (2hr)
12:00pm Lunch at the village
1:00pm Hike along Tea&Horse trail to Shuhe (2.5hr)
4:00pm Take bus back to hotel

Option 2: Biking
9:30am Bike to visit Joseph Rock’s former residence (2hr)
12:00pm Bike to Baisha village (1hr)
Lunch on your own
3:00pm Bike back to hotel (1hr)

Option 3: Culture
10:00am Walk to visit Paper-making, Bronze-ware & Tea workshops &The Nature Conservancy Center
Lunch on your own
2:30pm Take bus from hotel to visit Joseph Rock’s former residence (He was an anthropologist)
4:00pm Take bus back to hotel
Dinner on your own
Free evening

Day 10, Feb.11, Mon – Lijiang
8:00am Morning call
Breakfast at hotel
Prepare a pack for overnight village stay
9:00am Check out hotel (no later than 9:15am)
9:30am Take bus to visit Zhiyun Tibetan monastery
Prayer ceremony
12:00pm Take bus back to hotel
Lunch on your own
3:00pm Take bus from hotel to Baisha village
Pictograph class at village school
Meet host families
5:00pm Basketball game
6:30pm Group dinner at appointed family
8:00pm Party with villagers

Day 11, Feb.12, Tue – Lijiang-Dali
8:00am Wake up
Breakfast at your own host family
9:30am Take bus to Dali west lake (3hr)
12:30pm Group lunch
Boat tour on west lake
Three-course tea at Bai village
3:30pm Take bus to Dali old town
Check in hotel
Dinner on your own
Free evening

Day 12, Feb.13, Wed – Dali
Breakfast on your own
Lunch and dinner on your own
Free day (suggestion: Bike around Er’hai Lake and Take cable-car up Cangshan Mountain)

Day 13, Feb.14, Thu – Dali-Kunming
8:00am Morning call
Breakfast on your own
9:00am Check out hotel (no later than 9:15am)
9:30am Take bus to Chuxiong Yi old town (2hr)
Lunch on your own
2:00pm Take bus to Kunming (2hr)
Check in hotel
Dinner on your own
Free evening

Day 14, Feb.15, Fri – Kunming-Beijing
Breakfast at hotel (6:30-9:30am)
11:30am Check out hotel (no later than 11:45am)
Lunch and dinner on your own
Free day (suggestion: feed seagulls at Cuihu Lake around 10:00am)
6:30pm Take bus from hotel to airport
9:00pm Flight CA1432 departs for Beijing
12:05am Plane arrives
Take bus back to UIBE