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Riding through
this charming southern province will expose you
to a fascinating history, breathtaking scenery,
ancient architecture and diverse cultures. The
old houses and cobbled streets will be accented
by the colorful attire of ethnic tribes. We will
explore the Jade Dragon Mountain and Tiger
Leaping Gorge of the Yangte River. We then
travel south and cross the Mekong to The Burma Road
(Chinese: µáÃ幫·), it was a road linking Burma (also
called Myanmar) with the southwest of China. Its
terminals were Kunming, Yunnan, and Lashio,
Burma. It was built while Burma was a British
colony in order to convey supplies to China
during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Preventing
the flow of supplies on the road helped motivate
the occupation of Burma by the Empire of Japan
in 1942. Use of the road was restored to the
Allies in 1945 after the completion of the Ledo
Road. Some parts of the old road are still
visible today. We traverse among the valleys of
Salween and reach the south most point of the
trip at Ruili, border to Myanmar.
Day to Day
Itinerary
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Day 1. Kunming-Dali
Flight to kunming, transit in kunming for a
flight to Dali. Met and taken to your hotel. We
will arrive in Dali old town in a good time to
explore this cultural city in the afternoon.
Dali the walled city, located on the cross road
of both culture and trade between Han Chinese
and southwestern minorities, is an ancient city
of 2000 year of history.
Dali Hotel
Day 2 Dali-Lijiang (180KM)
Pick up the motorcycles We will ride to the
Three Pagodas and visit the splendid temple. The
Three Pagodas were built in 17th century, is the
land mark of Dali. Ride on the foot of the
Cangshan Mountain we will cruise along the Erhai
Lake and have many possible stops around the
lake to watch the agriculture and local life. We
will pass Xizhou to pay a visit to this
interesting Bai Village to have a close look of
the Bai Architectures. We then start a long
climb before we reach Lijiang. The mountain ride
is another highlight of the day. We arrive in
Lijiangaround noon. Lijaing is the UNESCO world
heritage which attracts crowds of visitors all
year around. Lijiang. Set at a refreshing
altitude of 7,800 feet, Lijiang is the capital
of the Naxi Autonomous prefecture. Its charming
old center is a world of cobbled streets,
canals, and stone bridges that date from the
Ming Dynasty. This afternoon will be free for
you to explore the maze of the old town.
Day 3 Lijiang ¨C Tiger Leaping Gorge - Shaxi
Village (270KM)
We will leave Lijiang and ride through Jade
Dragon park to the third deepest Gorge in the
world, Tiger Leaping Gorge tucked between Haba
Snow Mountain and Jade Dragon Mountain, we take
a motorized ferry cross the Yangtse River and
ride to Walnut Grove.
After a late lunch, we ride through the gorge to
Shaxi. Another memorable drive that will take us
into the heart of rural Yunnan as we ride along
the ¡®Old Caravan¡¯ road past tranquil scenes of
mud brick villages, bamboo groves, rivers, and
paddy fields through rural scenery takes us to
Shaxi. You really sense a feeling of
timelessness, as the way of life here has
remained unchanged for centuries. This road was
once very busy tea horse caravan route. The road
was used by the horse caravans transporting tea
and salt between villages and they went as far
as to Tibet and India.
Day 4 Shaxi to Baoshan (330KM)
We ride out of Shaxi on the zigzagged small
roads and get back to the highway to Baoshan.
Baoshan is where our second leg of the adventure
starts.
Day 5 Baoshan/Tengchong (200KM)
Ride straight away on the Burma Road. This
historic road will take us to a less visited
part of Yunnan as we pass through farmlands,
small villages. We will then meet the second big
river of the trip, the Salween River. We have a
quick lunch and ride to the greenery of
Gaoligong Mountain Nature Reserve, the beauty of
yellow blooming rapeseed field and rice terraces
along the way. This part is a mixture of dirt
and cobble stones roads. We ride to Tengchong in
late afternoon. You may have a good hot spa in
our hotel.
Day 6 Tengchong/Ruili ( 200 km)
This morning will be our time to visit the very
interesting museum of the Anti Japanese War. We
will ride the Daying Jiang River as we cross
paddy fields. Continuing on the Burma Road we
ride on rough surface of cobblestones and road
then becomes smooth and flattens out as we make
our way to border town of Ruili where the mixed
population of Han Chinese and ethnic minority
groups and Burmese traders gives it a bit of a
frontier town feel. We check into our hotel and
have time to explore this lively border-town.
Day 7 Ruili/Dali (430 km)
We leave this border town and head north back to
Dali on the highway, We will meet up with
Salween River again and we then climb out of the
valley back to Dali. You will have another
relaxing night to celebrate the trip.
Day 8 Dali
Trip ends after breakfast.
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| INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE:
--All
meals except dinner on rest day
--Motorcycle rental
with unlimited mileage and fuel
--Motorcycle pannier bags or
boxes for your luggage
--All overnights in hotels
and guesthouses (double occupancy)
--Third party
liability insurance for motorcycles and First Aid Kit
--Tour information
of destinations & safe riding in China
--Entry fee to parks and
monasteries, old towns
--Tour guide on
motorcycle
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SERVICES NOT INCLUDED:
--All services not mentioned and all items of a personal
nature
--Tipping or gratuities to guides and drivers
--Mandatory international travel insurance
--Excursions other than those specified in trips
--Extra cost if tour is delayed or changed due to
reasons beyond control
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| Quality Riding
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Tiger Leaping Gorge & Burma Road
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| DATES: |
Mar. 5 - 12, 2018
Nov. 5 - 12, 2018 |
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| TRIP PRICE: |
2300USD/rider, 2
riders
1980USD/rider, 3-4 riders
1800USD/rider, 5-6 riders |
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| SINGLE ROOM: |
250USD/person |
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| GROUP SIZE: |
2 - 8 riders |
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| START/FINISH: |
Dali/Dali |
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| DURATION: |
8 day |
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| TRIP GRADE: |
Moderately difficult, road riding tour
for experienced riders. |
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| ROUTE: |
Total distance 1650 KM. Daily
rides 180 - 420 Km. Mostly on asphalt roads, high pass at
4200m, highest overnight at 3000m. |
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| ACCOMMODATIONS: |
Fine hotels and
Guesthouses |
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| HIGHLIGHTS: |
Dali, Lijiang,
Tiger Leaping Gorge, Jade Dragon Mountain, Burma Road |
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