Pandas & Highland Retreats

Your private arrival transfer brings you to your selected hotel. Keep the rest of the day flexible for rest, a short orientation walk, and an easy dinner after your flight.

Visit a panda conservation base in the morning, then return to the city for a relaxed afternoon. Discover teahouse culture and discuss a Sichuan dinner suited to your spice preferences.

Explore Wenshu Monastery and neighborhood streets, then make time for a food experience. A cooking class or a day excursion toward Leshan can be considered.

Travel onward to Dali by the rail, flight, or private transfer specified in your proposal. Settle into your next stay and enjoy a light introduction rather than a full sightseeing schedule.

Explore Dali’s old streets and villages around Erhai, balancing cultural visits with time by the water. Choose a craft encounter if an appropriate host is available.

Leave a flexible day in Dali for a deeper cultural visit, a scenic excursion, or time at your hotel. Your travel designer will develop the choices around your interests before booking.

Travel onward to Lijiang by the rail, flight, or private transfer specified in your proposal. Settle into your next stay and enjoy a light introduction rather than a full sightseeing schedule.

Discover Lijiang’s lanes with local context, then explore nearby villages. Mountain outings are optional and depend on altitude tolerance, conditions, and access.

Leave a flexible day in Lijiang for a deeper cultural visit, a scenic excursion, or time at your hotel. Your travel designer will develop the choices around your interests before booking.

Travel onward to Shangri-La by the rail, flight, or private transfer specified in your proposal. Settle into your next stay and enjoy a light introduction rather than a full sightseeing schedule.

Spend a measured day exploring the town and Songzanlin Monastery. Keep the afternoon flexible and allow time to adjust to the altitude.

Enjoy a final morning in Shangri-La, as your departure time allows. Your transfer is coordinated with your flight or rail reservation. Extend the stay if you would like more time.