8 Days Yunnan Tour: Lijiang, Dali, Shangri-la, Eco Farm

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Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking

Tiger Leaping Gorge is one of the most popular tourist hikes in China. With this route, you will experience the hiking from Tiger Leaping Gorge to Tea-Horse Inn and then to Half Way, carrying through a succession of side canyons and a series of cascading waterfalls, discover the hidden beauty.

Farmhouse in Dali

An immersion experience to an ecoligical farm life in this Farmhouse. Strolling around the orchard, pickking some mulberries with a small basket and enjoying lunch in the open air.

There's also thrilling activities waiting for you! Swimming in Yangtze Rever, paddle boarding on the Yangtze River... these river activities won't let you down.

Ancient Towns in Yunnan

Yunnan is a multi-ethnic province, with rich folk customs and colorful natural scenery attracting many tourists. And ancient towns are a must-seen place in Yunnan. Let's go to explore World Cultural Heritage Lijiang Ancient Town, wander around Dali Ancient Town and visit Dukezong Ancient Town, the best preserved and largest Tibetan residential community in China.

【Departure date: every Friday】

8 Days Yunnan Tour: Lijiang, Dali, Shangri-la, Eco Farm Travel Map

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Day 1Lijiang Arrival

Welcome to Yunnan! Today your flight will touch down in Lijiang -- the first city in the itinerary. Upon arrival, tour guide and driver will pick you up at the airport exit, and then transfer you to hotel. The rest of today is for you to relax.

Traffic: Car

Hotel: Overnight in Lijiang

Altitude: 2400m

Lijiang Ancient Town
Lijiang Ancient Town

Day 2Lijiang Sightseeing

In the morning, our guide will lead you to explore Lijiang Ancient Town, which is one of the two ancient cities in China that successfully applied for the World Cultural Heritage as a whole. It reflects the achievements of urban construction in ancient China, and is one of the types with distinctive characteristics and styles in Chinese folk houses.

After that, we are going to visit spectacular Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Taking 25 minutes' cableway to Glacier Park, you will see the vegetations changes with ascending altitude. Then, stroll around the Jade Lake and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Later in the afternoon, drive back to hotel. Take a good rest tonight, prepare for tomorrow's exciting trekking.

Traffic: Car (60km, 1.5hrs)

Hotel: Overnight in Lijiang

Meals: Breakfast

Altitude: 2400m

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

Day 3Lijiang - Tiger Leaping Gorge

After breakfast, today we will keep traveling to a must-seen sites in Yunnan -- Tiger Leaping Gorge, the deepest gorge in the world, visit Upper Gorge, enjoy the 2.6-kilometer along Jinsha River and the stone trail. We will spend our whole afternoon trekking from the ticket lobby of Tiger Leaping Gorge to Tea-Horse Inn.

Traffic: Car (90km/2hrs)

Hotel: Overnight in Tea-Horse Inn

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Altitude: 1800m

Tiger Leaping Gorge
Tea-Horse Inn

Day 4Tiger Leaping Gorge - Shangri-La

After a nice breakfast, we will start today's light trekking from Tea-Horse Inn to Half Way. Along the way, enjoy the magnificent canyon scenery and step on the path at the edge of the cliff.

*Note: You can get up early to catch the sunrise from Tea-Horse Inn, if you'd like to.

After about 2.5 hours' hiking, we will arrive at Half Way, then drive 2 hours to Shangri-La to visit Dukezong Ancient Town, which is the best preserved and largest Tibetan residential community in China.

Traffic: Car (100km/2hrs)

Hotel: Overnight in Shangri-La

Meals: Breakfast

Altitude: 3459m

Shangri-La
Dukezong Ancient Town

Day 5Shangri-La - Shaxi

After breakfast, we will head to Songzanlin Monastery to see the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan, the castle like complex is also known as Little Potala Palace, experience the mystery and traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.

Then, continue our trip to Shaxi Ancient Town, which has a long history and diverse cultures, featuring unique ethnic activities such as the Shibaoshan Song Festival and the February 8th Prince's Meeting.

Traffic: Car (204km/3hrs)

Hotel: Overnight in Shaxi

Meals: Breakfast

Altitude: 2200m

Songzanlin Monastery
Shaxi Ancient Town

Day 6Shaxi - Farm

After enjoying a nice breakfast, today we head to a local farmhouse. Upon arrival, have a tour around the farm and discuss ecological agricultural practices, pick and eat a few mulberries. Then we will have a nice lunch in a local, old-style home.

Exciting afternoon! After lunch, we come to farm base for swimming and paddle boarding on the Yangtze River for several hours. After finishing river activities, come back to the farm for an outdoor farm-to-table lunch prepared by local.

*Note: This activity includes all equipment, a training class, and a coach.

Hotel: Overnight in Farm

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Altitude: 2200m

Farmhouse
Farmhouse

Day 7Farm - Dali

In the morning, our guide will drive you to explore Dali Ancient Town, which is one of the most outstanding areas of human cultural heritage. It is located in the border and has strong national culture. It is one of the first 24 famous historical and cultural cities announced by the state.

After lunch, we will walk to visit the Chongsheng Temple and the Three-Pagoda. The art of it reaches its peak and has extremely high historical, cultural, and architectural value.

Later, hike to the beautiful Erhai Lake. Here, you can take the eco-friendly car to drive around the lake, rent a bike to explore the surrounding areas, or just stroll around this tranquil lake and enjoy the healing sunset.

Traffic: Car (100km/2hrs)

Hotel: Overnight in Dali

Meals: Breakfast

Altitude: 2600m

Erhai Lake
Dali Ancient Town

Day 8Dali Departure

Your enjoyable Yunnan tour has coming to an end today. Say goodbye to Dali. And we will transfer you to airport according to your schedule. Wish you have a pleasant journey home. Look forward to see you in another China trip!

Traffic: Car

Meals: Breakfast

Altitude: 2600m

Dates & availability

Prices may change, so secure your trip today!

Departing	Finishing	Booked	Single Room	Total USD	Book
2025-04-18	2025-04-25	Guests Booked	$215	$1150	Book Now

INCLUDES

√ Private transportation with good AC

√ Excellent English speaking guide

√ Comfortable hotels in Lijiang and Shangri-la; local gueshouse at tiger leaping gorge(2 persons shared one room); farmhouse in Dali (4 persons shared one tent)

√ breakfast in day2-day 7; lunch and dinner in day3 & day7

√ Entrance fee listed in the itinerary

√ Allowance for the guide and driver

√ 2bottles of water each person on daily use

√ Travel insurance

EXCLUDES

× Personal expenses and tips to the guide and driver

× Full Board Meals

× Other expenses not listed in the itinerary

× Flight arrive in Lijiang and leave from Dali

TRIP NOTES

We will upgrade trains to 1st class where available if book the tour 5 months in advance of departure.
There is no problem to travel Silk Road during Ramadan.
Complimentary 2 bottles of water each person on daily use.

Transportation

We will use business MPV to luxurious coaches and trains.

Accommodation

All the hotels we selected are 4-5star well-located in the city center with good and proper breakfast for our clients.

Guides

Our guides are very friendly, knowledgeable, helpful. And our group tours will be escorted from SRT.

Climate and Altitude

Generally speaking Mid March—End Oct are the best time to visit Silk Road. And we strongly suggest you come in May, June, October to avoid the heat and crowd. No need to worry about high altitude along the Silk Road. We will prepare Oxygen bags if the package includes Xiahe, Qinghai Lake and Taxkorgan County.

We offer beneficial Cancellation Policy to our customers.

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