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D1: Shangri-La County → Dukezong Ancient Town → Guishan Park
D2: Shangri-La County → Pudacuo Scenic Area
Day 1: Visit Dukezong Ancient Town. After breakfast, visit Guishan Park and see the world's largest prayer wheel. In the evening, dance with local Tibetans at Moonlight Square and party in the bars of the ancient town. Overnight at the Ancient Town Inn.
D2: After breakfast, proceed to Pudacuo, visit Bitahai, Shudu Lake, and visit Xiagei Ethnic Cultural Village. Then return to Shangri-La County, ending a pleasant day.
D1: Shangri-La → Benzilan Township → Dongzhulin Temple → Deqin County
D2: Deqin County → Feilai Temple → Yubeng/Xidang Hot Spring
D1: In the morning, take a bus from Shangri-La County to Benzilan Township. Have lunch in Benzilan Township, then go to Dongzhulin Temple for a visit. Along the way, you will pass by Baimang Snow Mountain and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the snow-capped mountains. Finally, arrive in Deqin County and stay at the hotel in Deqin County in the evening.
D2: Visit Feilai Temple, then take a bus to Yubeng Village. You need to hike to Yubeng. After arriving, you can arrange accommodation in Yubeng. The next day, you can visit the ice waterfall and Shenhu Lake.
D1: Lijiang
D2: Lijiang → Shangri-La
D3: Shangri-La → Lijiang
D4: Lijiang → Lugu Lake
D5: Lugu Lake → Lijiang
D6: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
D7: Lijiang → Return
D1: It is recommended to take a flight from the local area to Lijiang, or you can go to Kunming and then take a flight to Lijiang, find a place to stay, put your luggage, and then start your fairy-like free time and stay in Lijiang.
D2: Take a bus to Shangri-La, visit Napahai (where flowers bloom in full bloom in June every year, forming a magnificent scene with the snow-capped mountains. It is the habitat of the black-necked crane, a national first-class protected animal), and stay overnight in Shangri-La.
Day 3: After breakfast, visit Pudacuo National Forest Park (including Bita Lake, Shudu Lake, and Xiagei Ethnic Cultural Village). The lake is crystal clear and magnificent. Return to Lijiang for the night.
D4: Take a bus to Lugu Lake. You can rent a Mosuo canoe (called a pig trough boat by locals) to visit the island in the middle of the lake. In the evening, you can attend a bonfire party or have a drink at a roadside barbecue shed, eat whitebait, roast potatoes and the famous bullfrog, and stay overnight at Lugu Lake.
D5: Get up early to watch the sunrise and continue to visit Lugu Lake. You can go to Liwubi Temple or Tusi Island. If you have time, you can spend more time by the lake and take more photos. Then take the bus back to Lijiang and stay in Lijiang.
Day 6: A must-see when visiting Lijiang is Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. You can take the cable car to Yunshanping or Yaoniuping. Those who don't have altitude sickness can take the large cable car to Glacier Park to enjoy the spectacular green snow. Overnight in Lijiang.
D7: In the morning, we will go to see the ancient city in the morning smoke, eat a bowl of rice noodles, and then fly back to the warm home.