Any Yunnan tour usually starts and ends in Kunming, the capital city of the province.
The city can be easily accessed by all means of transportation. For further transportation
information check our transportation
overview. Day 1: Arrive at Kunming
in the morning, visit Golden Palace Park.
Stay in Kunming. Day 2: Take the tourist train to the Stone Forest (90km), visit the Stone Forest and Dadieshui Waterfall, take the same train
back in the afternoon. Stay overnight in Kunming. Day 3: Visit Bamboo Temple in the
morning, visit the Western Hills Park
and the Nationality Park in the
afternoon, and unwind in one of the western pubs & bars around Green Lake in the
evening. Stay overnight in Kunming (Optional Day: One day tour of Kunming city visiting the Expo Garden, Yuantong Temple, Taihua Temple and the Grandview Tower. Stay overnight in
Kunming). Day 4: Take bus to Xiaguan (New Dali) in the morning (5 hours), arrive at Dali ancient town by bus
from Xiaguan (30 minutes), visit the ancient town, unwind in one of the bars on "Foreigner"s Street". Stay overnight in Dali Ancient Town. Day 5: Take local bus to visit Butterfly
Spring, Xizhou Town, take the
same bus back; visit the fishing villages by Erhai lake in the afternoon. Stay in Dali
Ancient Town. Day 6: Take cable car to visit the Cangshan
Mountain and the Qingbi Brook and
back. Take bus from the ancient town to Lijiang (3-4 hours). Stay in Lijiang Ancient Town. (Optional Day: take bus to the local bazaar in Shaping or Wase. Stay in Dali
ancient town.) Day 7: Visit Yulong Snow Mountain, Baisha Fresco, Yunshanping and Baishui River. Stay overnight in Lijiang
Ancient Town. Day 8: Take local one day tour to visit the First Bend Of The Yangtze River and Tiger Leaping Gorge. Stay in Lijiang
Ancient Town. Day 9: Visit Lijiang Ancient Town
(Dayan Town) and Mu Clan"s Palace in
the morning. Take bus to
Zhongdian (Shangri-la) in the afternoon. Stay overnight in Zhongdian. (Optional Tour:
Day 1: Take bus to Lugu
Lake, visit Lugu Lake and Muosuo Village in the afternoon. Stay at Lugu Lake (Luoshui
Village)
Day 2: Boat tour on Lugu Lake, take bus back to Lijiang. Stay in Lijiang) Day 10: Visit Songzanling Monastery,
Napahai Nature Reserve and Yila Prairie. Stay overnight in
Zhongdian. Day 11: Hire a car and visit Bitahai
Natural Reserve, Shuoduhai Lake
and then back to Zhongdian. Stay in Zhongdian. Day 12: Hire a car and drive to Diqing, visit Dongzhulin Monastery and Baimang Snow Mountain en route. Arrive at
Mingyong Village. Stay overnight at the Glacier Villa. Day 13: Visit the sacred Kagebo Peak
in the morning, drive back to Zhongdian in the afternoon. Stay overnight in Zhongdian. (Optional day: Take the local one day tour to Baishui Terraces or the Birong Valley. Stay in Zhongdian.) Day 14: Take the morning flight back to Kunming (one hour), completing the tour. (Optional Tour:
Day 1:Take morning flight from Kunming to Xishangbanna (one
hour). Take local bus to visit Olive
Plain and Tropical Plant
Research Institute with the same bus back.
Stay
in Jinghong (capital of Xishangbanna).
Day 2: Take local bus to visit the Wild
Elephant Valley, with the same bus back. Visit Chunhuan Park and Minority Park. Xishuangbannna
is a great area to spend a few days trekking or cycling- either with a
guide or independently if you are feeling brave! There are evening flights every
day from Jinhong back to Kunming.) |