Dai Minority Splashing Fest with Tom Nebbia

April 6-20, 2007 During the Dai New Year

April 9 Flight to Kunming KA 760 12:00-2:25 PM afternoon tour, overnight Kunming
14:25 KA 760 landing at Kunming Airport
15:25 check into Horizon Hotel Yunnan (5 star) in city center
16:25 visit flower and bird market before going to a local restaurant for dinner
Dinner in a fancy restaurant with Yunnan Characteristics
Hotel Tel:0871-3186666 fax:0871-3186888

April 10 Drive to Stone Forest 1 BLD
07:30 wake up call
07:00—08:30 buffet breakfast (restaurant TBA when check in)
09:00 check out and bus heading for Guilin
11:00 Arrival and check in hotel and then free time visiting around
shopping in free market
Stone Forest Summering Paradise Hotel Tel: 0871 7711088 fax:0871-7711918
(Though a two star hotel, clean and comfortable with great food and the best location, inside the scenery park)
12:00 meet in lobby and lunch in hotel
13:30 meet in lobby for a whole afternoon exploration into the eye-dazzling stone
Forest.
18:00 back to hotel
19:00 Dinner inside hotel and then free time
 

April 11 Stone Forest 2 BLD
Gwen, Unless Tombia has special idea and program for one more day stay here in the Stone Forest, or normally we do not stay here for another day. Ask Tombia is this his special arrangement

April 12 Return to Kunming for Flight to Xishwanbana? Yunnan Aviation Sightseeing or
similar Hotel BLD
07:30 wake up
08:00 breakfast
09:00 check out and leave for Kunming
11:00 Visit Museum at University for Minority ethnics
13:00 Lunch
14:00 depart for Airport
14:15 arrival at the airport
15:20 MU5895(B737-300) departing Kunming
16:20 Arrival at Xishuanbanna
17:15 check into hotel Yunnan Aviation Sightseeing
TEL: 0691-2144888 FAX: 0691-2149666
WEBSITE: http: //www.sightseeing-hotel.com
17:30 meet in lobby and bus out for visiting countryside
19:00 Dinner at a Tai family
21:00 back to hotel
 

April 13 Xishwanbana water splashing Festival
07:30 wake up
07:00—08:45 breakfast
08:50 depart for festival
Schedule can be adjusted then to best cope with the festival activities.
13:00 Lunch in a deluxe local restaurant or back to hotel and eat at hotel
Restaurant
14:30 More activity at the festival
18:00 back to hotel
19:00 Dinner and then rest

April 14 Return to Kunming for Flight to Dali Overnight Dali 1 BLD
07:30 Breakfast
09:00 bus out for more festival visit and
Visit village family
11:30 back to hotel
12:00 check out
13:00 lunch
14:30 leave for more local visit
15:30 leave for airport
16:15 arrival at the airport and check in
18:00 MU5918 18:00 departure
19:00 Arrival at Dali Airport
20:00 Arrival hotel and check Asia Star Hotel
Tel: 0872 2670009 fax:0872-2670399
This amazing hotel is build against Canshan mountain and face ear-shaped lake. If you are an early bird, morning strode around the hotel is a bless by local Buddha.
 

April 15 Dali including boat ride on Lake Erhai Overnight Dali 2 BLD
07:30 wake up call
07:00 Buffet breakfast begins
09:00 meet in lobby for sightseeing
09:30 boarding sightseeing boat and tour on lake
10:30 off boat and explore the lakeside park
12:00 Lunch in the foreign devil street in a deluxe local restaurant.
13:00 back to hotel for short rest and keep your fatigue away and the noon sun away
15:00 meet in the lobby and bus ride for visit to the three paogoda built in
8th century and then visit the old streets.
17:00 back to hotel
18:30 meet in lobby and bus ride for the old town for dinner at a family
Restaurant
19:00 Dinner is served
20:00—21:30 night market tour in the old town
21:45 back to hotel and kiss your bed for a great sleep

April 16 Flight to Guilin overnight Guilin BLD
08:30 MU5900 depart for Kunming
09:10 arrival at Kunming and city tour
14:10 MU5797 depart for Guilin
15:30 landing at Guilin airport
16:30 check into Bravo Hotel Guilin ( Holiday Inn before)
Tel: 0773-2823950 Fax: 0773-2893999
 

April 17 Guilin Li River Cruise?overnight at Yangshuo town
Stay in Yangshuo in the countryside is a lot better than in the city of Guilin and the night market and bar in Yangshuo is intoxicating.
07:00 wake up
07:00 Buffet breakfast starts
08:30 check out with all your belongs
08:45 bus ride to the pier for boat ride
09:45 Get on boat
10:00 boat journey starts
12:00 lunch on boat
14:00 off boat at Yangshuo town and walk to the hotel
14:30 check into hotel and rest just to avoid so many tourists coming from the boat
Trip and away from noon heat
16:00 Guided tour to explore the old town of Yangshuo
18:30 Dinner
19:15 optional program:30 USD per person for Sister Liu’s lavish song and dance
mirage on lake. It sounds very expensive before you see this show and after that you will say to yourself:”I should pay 300 USD for tonight” . Gwen, do not include this into your pragam, it is really good but all optional for visitors and they pay at the entrance. For those who do not want the show and can go to explore the night market.
20:00—21:00 Show time of Sister Liu
22:00 back to hotel
 

April 18 Flight Guilin Hong Kong KA 701, departing 9:25 PM
07:30 wake up call
08:00 breakfast
09:00 leave for Guilin
11:00 arrival at Guilin Reed Cave and start visit
13:00 tour ends
13:30 Lunch at a nice hotel restaurant
14:30 afternoon tour and visit Fupo hill overlooking the city and Elephant hill
17:30 leave for the airport
18:30 arrival at the airport
19:00 dinner at airport restaurant (private room for farewell dinner)
19:50 check in
21:25 KA701 departing Guilin for Hong Kong
End of the tour
 

 
 

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