Private Full Day Lijiang Naxi Culture Tour

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About this activity

On this day trip, you will see all the beautiful scenery in Lijiang, it is a leisure day tour. You will visit Black Dragon Pool, Dongba Culture Museum, then followed with Lijiang Old Town, continue to visit Mu Palace and Lion Hill which are also located in Lijiang Old Town.

It is a good chance to learn Naxi script and culture.

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At a glance

Duration: 9 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Chinese, English
Operated by: Yunnan Adventure Travel

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–10 years) · Adults (11–75 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off
Included: Lunch
Included: Experienced English-speaking tour guide and skilled driver;
Included: Local taxes
Included: Transport by private vehicle

Not included

Not included: Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets
Not included: Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff.

Itinerary

Old Town of Lijiang - China

one hour Admission included

In the morning, your tour guide will meet you at hotel. Pay a visit to Lijiang old Town which is officially called “Dayan Town”, “Dayan” literally means a “great ink stab”, a graphic description of the town’s location on a piece of rich flatland fed by a river and surrounded by green mountains. It is a well-preserved Naxi ancient town, listed as UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. It is one of the four best-preserved ancient cities in China.
Mufu Palace

one hour Admission included

Later, follow a trip to Ming-dynasty style Mufu Palace, the “Forbidden City” of Lijiang to know Tusi’s ruling history and appreciate Naxi people’s brilliant culture and fine arts.
Black Dragon Pond Park

4 hours Admission included

Later, you will visit Donaba family and learn Dongba script which used by the Naxi is considered the last living pictographic script in the world.

Then, drive to Yuhu Village which is located at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. When walking into this authentic Naxi Village, you’ll see unique stone houses, Naxi ladies dressing in traditional clothes, kids playing, a tranquil Yuhu Lake…Explore leisurely around the village and then get to the Former Residence of Joseph Rock, who was an Austrian-American Botanist came to Lijiang and stayed in Yuhu Village for 27 years and made huge research work on Naxi minority.

Walk around Black dragon pond park to experience local people's life and learn Naxi culture at Dongba museum.