Yunnan, which refers to 'the place south of the colorful clouds', or 'the place south of Yunling (cloudy ridge) Mountain', is the most southwest province of China. Externally, it borders Vietnam, Laos and Burma; internally, it is neighbor to Guizhou, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan and Tibet. It is a land of various ethnic groups, landscapes, natural scenery, creatures, etc. where one could taste the most aspects of our planet. Here we mainly introduces the old town Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La and the Spring city - Kunming.
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Lijiang Old Town
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Stone Forest
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West Hills & Dragon Gate
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Dianchi Lake
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Dali Ancient City
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Three Pagodas
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Erhai
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Tiger Leaping Gorge
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Jade Dragon Moutain
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Songzanlin Temple
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Lugu Lake
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Potatso National Park
>1. One-day highlight Yunnan tour with hotel pick-up
A. A day-trip to Stone Forest & West Hills
B. A day-trip to Dali Old Town, Three Pagodas, Erhai Lake from Dali.
C. A day-trip to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Shuhe ancient Town, Naxi family & Baisha Village
D. A day-trip to Tiger Leaping Gorge from Lijiang
>2.Two-day highlight tour with hotel pick-up
A. Day 01: Kunming hotel pick-up, Stone Forest, Flower & Birds Market, Jinbi Street
Day 02: Western Hills with distant view of Dianchi Lake, Golden Temple, Daguann park.
B. Day 01: Dali Hotel/ Airport/ Train station pick-up, Dali Old Town, Erhai Lake, Three Pagodas.
Day 02: Private transfer to visit Weishan county for Weishan ancient Town, drive back and see-off.
>3.Three-day highlights tour
A. Day 01: Kunming Airport pick-up, Daguan park. Hotel check in.
Day 02: Stone Forest, Dianchi Lake. Flower and Birds Market.
Day 03: Golden Temple, airport see-off.
B. Day 01: Lijiang Airport Pick-up, visit Square streets of Lijiang Old town.
Day 02: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Baishui River, Dry sea, Baisha village, local Naxi family.
Day 03: Black Dragon pool, Dongba culture Museum. Airport see-off.
>4. 7-day tour including Kunming, Dali, Lijiang
Day 01: Kunming Airport pick-up, hotel check in.
Day 02: Stone Forest, Daguan Park. Flower and Birds Market.
Day 03: Morning high speed train to Dali, Dali ancient Town, Three Pagodas, Erhai Lake.
Day 04: Drive to Lijiang, visit Xizhou,etc. On the way.
Day 05: Baishui River, Dry Sea, Baisha Murals, Baisha village, outside view of Jade Dragon Snow mountain, local Naxi family.
Day 06: Day trip to Tiger Leaping Gorge.
Day 07: Airport see-off.
>5. 8-day tour from Kunming to Shangri-la
Day 01: Kunming Airport pick-up, hotel check in.
Day 02: Stone Forest, Daguan Park. Flower and Birds Market.
Day 03: Morning high speed train to Dali, Dali ancient Town, Three Pagodas, Erhai Lake.
Day 04: Drive to Lijiang, visit Xizhou,etc. On the way.
Day 05: Baishui River, Dry Sea, Baisha Murals, Baisha village, outside view of Jade Dragon Snow mountain, local Naxi family.
Day 06: Day trip to Tiger Leaping Gorge.
Day 07: Songzanlin Temple, Bitahai Lake, Shudu Lake, Tibetan family.
Day 08:Shangri-la airport see-off.
>6.Other Options
A.5-day highlights tour to Kunming & Dali
B. 5-day highlights tour to Kunming & Lijiang
C.5-day highlights tour to Lijiang & Shangri-la
D.6-day Jianshui,Yuanyang trip from Kunming
1. Visit the Stone Forest in Kunming
2. Walk along the square streets of Lijiang and Dali Ancient Town
3. Ride a bike or walk along the lakeside of Erhai
4. Have a view of the majesty Jade Dragon Snow Moutain
5. Explore the Tiger Leaping Gorge
6. Try the local flavor including riced noodles.
7. Have a drink in the local bar of the old town to enjoy the leisure of the town
Places in Yunnna are suitable to be visited all year around with its mild,warm weather in winter and cool weather in Summer. But it i highly suggested to avoid the public holidays like National Holiday, Spring Festival. Also, during th summer vacation(July & August), cities like Lijiang and Dali are full of Chinese Tourists.