“Unusual China”

This item appears on page 76 of the October 2008 issue.

19 days/17 nights, April 10-30, 2009. Highlights: From Shanghai, fly to Longsheng, home to Yao ethnic minority/Ming and Qing dynasty buildings in Guilan/cruise among karst formations on the Li River/12 ethnic minority peoples in Xi­shuangbanna/temples in Dao Yang Park/Black Dragon Pool in Lijiang, home of the Naxi people/Tiger Leaping Gorge/Shangri-la (Zhongdian). $5,395 from Los Angeles. Single supplement, $990. In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-6104, www.infocustravel.com).