{"id":2466,"date":"2009-03-20T00:44:39","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T16:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=2466"},"modified":"2009-03-20T00:44:39","modified_gmt":"2009-03-19T16:44:39","slug":"more-yunnan-trips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=2466","title":{"rendered":"More Yunnan Trips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#cc0033\">&quot;Ni Hao&quot;! Here is another trip date\/itinerary to yunnan.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>This year, you can also join trip in the month of June, August, October and December 09. Please email me for itinerary. Each august in yunnan has its season of fruits and weather which will decide where are the best destinations inside Yunnan. Of course I still need to give myself sometime to do my work. For the trip to go, we need around 8 pax.<\/p>\n<p>Following is the tentative end april trip itinerary. Will be revised if necessary. If folks going on the trip are interested, I am open to abandon few destinations and accommodate to visit the Yuan Yang Rice Terrace in south Yunnan. According to <font color=\"#996600\">Nature Products Network<\/font>,<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#993300\">Yuan Yang Rice Terraces: Definitely the world&#8217;s most spectacular!<br \/>If you have seen the famous Banaue rice terraces of the Ifugaos in The Philippines and then visit the endless rice terraced mountains of Yuan Yang in Southern Yunnan, you regret having wasted time and gone through an unsafe trip on Luzon&#8217;s killer roads. Compared with Ifugao, the Hani people in Yuan Yang have much larger mountains and gorgeous sites to cultivate. Their endless irrigated terraces are giving a new meaning to paddy rice cultivation in Asia.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#993300\">Anyway, email me at <a href=\"mailto:ethniceast@gmail.com\">ethniceast@gmail.com<\/a> for your inqueries etc.,<br \/><\/font><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<h2><font color=\"#ff0000\"><\/font><font face=\"Arial\">Itinerary<br \/><\/font><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<h2><font color=\"#ff0000\"><\/font><font face=\"Arial\">Program<br \/><\/font><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Day 1<br \/>Tue<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Depart Singapore at 8am. Arrive Kunming at 12pm and transfer into New Era Hotel Service Apt. After check in, we will then walk around nearby shopping malls, public art gallery, Flower and Birds Street, etc. Dinner at famous local &ldquo;Cross The Bridge Noodle&rdquo; Restaurant. At the restaurant, you will also see a few ethnic dance performances. After dinner free and easy, walk around other food stalls area including dog meat stalls. Coffee before sleeping.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Day 2 <br \/>Wed<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">After breakfast, transfer to Organic Farm for overnight stay. See and understand how organic vegetables and fruits are grown, we will have lunch and dinner with organic meals even organic eggs the next morning. Chickens and pigs here are also organically grown. Also learn and understand how it will protect your health and environment. If you want, we will arrange for you to do some simple farming work at the 110 acres farm.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Day 3<br \/>Thurs<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Breakfast at Farm. Check out and transfer to 5 hours coach bus to go to Old City Dali. Lunch on the road. Arriva Dali and transfer to ethnic Bai Guesthouse in the old city. Walk around the Dali Old City, &ldquo;The Great Walls of Yunnan&rdquo;, eat and shop around &ldquo;Foreigner&rsquo;s Street&rdquo;. Visit 2 old churches in Dali old city. The 80 years old catholic church is built in the shape like an Ark, Noah&rsquo;s Ark! The protestant church is 100 over years. Dinner at local ethnic Bai restaurant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Day 4<br \/>Fri<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Early breakfast at local caf\u00e9. Those who want to see the morning wet market got to wake up earlier. Walk up a bit CangShan Mountains to Dali Filming Studio, catch a good view of Dali Old City and Camellia\/Peony Flowers Nursery. Return for lunch, check out and transfer to coach to go to Lijiang, 3 hours journey. Check into guesthouse and visit Lijiang Original Ancient Town. Dinner at local restaurant with many herbal local dishes. After dinner continue to tour Lijiang Old City, those who want can go to see the modern cultural dance and opera show of the local ethnic groups, it is of good performing standard (at your own expense). Or you can shop at the old city for many herbal products here. Home of the ethnic Naxi folks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Day 5<br \/>Sat<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Breakfast at local cafe and then go for Hot Spring Spa (at your own expense). If not in time, we will have the spa in Kunming. The hot spring here is more natural and has a bit of the sulphuric content. After lunch return to Dali have dinner and then take night train back to Kunming.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Day 6<br \/>Sun<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Upon arrival, transfer to hotel and then breakfast. Free and easy for the morning. In the after afternoon, those who are keen should go to the Minority Village Theme Park to see the culture, lifestyle and dances of the 18 minority groups of Yunnan China (at your own expense). Dinner at Mao Ze Dong Restaurant of spicy Hunan dishes. After dinner free and easy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Day 7<br \/>Mon<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">After breakfast free and easy for shopping. Lunch at Porridge Queen Restaurant. Hot spring Spa(Included) from 7 pm to 7 am overnight stay till the next morning.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Day 8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Breakfast at Spa. Morning Free and easy and transfer to airport for flight return to Singapore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&quot;Ni Hao&quot;! Here is another trip date\/itinerary to yunnan. This year, you can also join trip in the month of June, August, October and December 09. Please email me for itinerary. Each august in yunnan has its season of fruits and weather which will decide where are the best destinations inside Yunnan. 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