Begin your morning with a steaming bowl of Ersi – silky rice noodles swimming savoury broth.

Cycle along Erhai Lake to Xizhou village, where Ming-era mansions hide tie-dye workshops. Try your hand at this UNESCO-listed craft and bring back this special handmade souvenir.

Feast an authentic Bai ethnic banquet, celebrated for its harmonious blend of sour, spicy, and herbal.

Step into Shaxi, a village where time lingers like afternoon shadows. Savor a cup of tea at Librairie Avant-Garde, the bookstore where cobbled courtyards and weathered bookshelves whisper of forgotten tales.

Lunch in a 19th-century tea horse road mansion on claypot rice, then journey onward to Lijiang Ancient Town—a living museum of Naxi culture cradled beneath Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

Here, master artisans will guide your hands in crafting Dongba paper from mountain herbs, and teaching the world’s last surviving pictographic script.

Arrive at Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge, walk the paved path to Tiger Leaping Rock, where legend says a tiger once jumped across the raging river.

Thrill-seekers can tackle the cliffside trail—a heart-pounding path wedged between towering snow peaks and the Jinsha River's thunderous rapids below.

Continue to ascend to Shangri-La (3,200m), where Tibetan Buddhist culture emerges in ornate monasteries and wind-tossed prayer flags.

Immerse yourself for two days in fabled Shangri-La—Yunnan’s Tibetan heartland. Explore the golden halls of 300-year-old Songzanlin Monastery, where the scent of butter lamps mingles with monks’ resonant chants.

In Dukezong Ancient Town, join pilgrims spinning the world’s largest prayer wheel, its surface gleaming with sacred inscriptions.

Wander the mirror-like Napa Lake, where still waters perfectly double snow-capped peaks.

Roll up your sleeves for hands-on cultural encounters—shape rugged Tibetan black pottery alongside master artisans, learn to knead tsampa, the nourishing roasted barley dough that fuels highland nomads.

End your journey at Shangri-la airport