Day01 Chengdu Arrival in Chengdu. Pick up and transfer from the airport to the hospital to take a short physical examination. Overnight at the 4*Holiday Inn Express Wuhou Day02 Tag Chengdu Get your temporary Chinese driving license. Overnight at the 4*Holiday Inn Express Wuhou Day03 Chengdu Spare time today. (Suggestion: visit the giant panda base and Qingyang Temple. Stroll at Kuan Alley and Zhai Alley.). Overnight at the 4*Holiday Inn Express Wuhou Day04 Tag Chengdu - Mabian - Meigu Drive to Meigu, visit the Dafengding natural reserve. 373km, provincial road, approximately 7.5 hours Overnight at 2*Fulong Hotel Day05 Meigu - Zhaojue - Xichang Visit the Bimo culture research center. Drive to Xichang. In Xichang visit Qionghai Lake, the Museum of slave society, the Datong tower and workshop for handicrafts. 169km, provincial road, about 4.2 hours. Overnight at 5*Minshan Hotel Day06 Xichang - Lugu Lake Drive to Lugu Lake (2690m). 262 km, provincial road, approximately 6.5 hours. Overnight at Lakeside Youth Hostel Day07 Lugu Lake - Lijiang Boating on Lugu Lake. Visit the Mosuo matriarchal minority village. Wandering around the lake. Drive to Lijiang. 230km, asphalt road, about 6 hours. Overnight at 4*Liwang Hotel Day08 Lijiang Visit the old town, the Black Dragon Pond and Dongba Museum. Visit the small museum at the former home of the famous geographer and botanist Joseph Rock in Yuhu village. Overnight at 4*Liwang Hotel Day09 Lijiang - Dali Drive to Dali. Visit the Old City and the Three Pagodas Temple. 185km, asphalt road, about 4.5 hours. Overnight at 4*Landscape Hotel Day10 Dali - Kunming Drive to Kunming, visit the West Hill with Dragon Gate. 317km, highway, about 4 hours. Overnight at 4*Jinjiang Hotel Day11 Kunming - Yuxi - Jianshui Drive to Jianshui. 210km, highway, about 3.5 hours. In Jianshui visit Double-Dragon Bridge, Old Town Jianshui, Confucius Temple, the Garden of family Zhang and Chao Yang Gate of the Ming Dynasty. Overnight at 3*Lin'an Hotel Day12 Jianshui - Yuanyang Drive to Yuanyang. 84km, provincial road, about 1.5 hours. Wandering on the rice terraces in Laohuzui. Overnight at 3*Yunti Hotel Day13 Yuanyang Visit the village of Hani Minority in Jingkou. Wandering and Sightseeing on the rice terraces in Shencun and Duoyishu. Overnight at 3*Yunti Hotel Day14 Yuanyang - Shilin Drive to Shilin, visit the Stone Forest. 261km, approximately 4.5 hours. Overnight at 3*Tianqi Asima Day 15 Shilin - Luoping - Xingyi Drive to Xingyi. 235km, national road, about 4.5 hours. Wandering through the Maling River Gorge (5km, 2.5 hours). Overnight at 3*Qianshan Holiday Hotel Day16 Xingyi - Huangguoshu In the morning visit the Shiwan Fenglin (10-thousand-peak forest). Continue to drive to Huangguoshu, visit the Huangguoshu Waterfall and the Huanguoshu Tianxing Bridge. 174km, provincial road, approximately 3.5 hours. Overnight at 4*Grand Waterfall Hotel Day17 Huangguoshu - Guiyang Visit the Dragon Palace (Long Gong) in Zhengning. Excursion to Tianlongtunbao (Fortress of the Sky Dragon village). Drive to Guiyang. 156km, highway, about 2.5 hours. Overnight at 4*Regal Hotel Day18 Guiyang - Zunyi - Chishui Drive via Zunzi to Chishui, en route visit the fomer site of Zunyi Conference. 406km, highway and provincial road, about 8 hours. Overnight at 4*Zhongyue Hotel Day19 Chishui - Shunan Zhuhai Visit the Sidong landscape area. Continue to drive to Shunnan Zhuhai (Bamboo Sea of Southern Sichuan). 123km, approximately 3.5 hours. Overnight at 4*Shunan Zhuhai Hotel Day20 Shunan Zhuhai - Yibin - Zigong If the weather is good, watch the sunrise at Shunan Zhuhai. Wandering in Shunan Zhuhai. In the afternoon drive to Zigong. Overnight at 4*Huidong Hotel Day21 Zigong - Chengdu Visit the Dinosaur Museum, the Salt History Museum and Shenhajing salt well. Drive back to Chengdu. Overnight at 4*Holiday Inn Express Wuhou Day22 Chengdu Transfer to the airport, departure from Chengdu.
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