Our family wants to travel from Zhejiang District to Yunnan. We will fly to Kunming first. We will go to Lijiang, Shangri-La and Xishuangbanna. What is the best route for 8 days?

First of all, I wish your family a happy Spring Festival in Yunnan!

First of all, if you choose this route during the Spring Festival, the essence is in Lijiang. Because it is located on a plateau with complex landforms and is affected by natural conditions, the choice of season is very important when traveling to Shangri-La. The best times to travel to Shangri-La are late spring and early summer from May to July and autumn from September to October. Apart from the festivals, the temperature and weather conditions during this period are the most suitable for traveling. The flowers are in bloom, the grass and trees are green, the sky is endless blue, and the scenery is the most beautiful. When you go to Shangri-La in winter, you can only see the snow-capped mountains, and you will definitely not be able to see the colorful flowers all over the mountains and plains. But fortunately, the sky is blue, the water is clear, and there is also a mysterious and profound religious culture. It has a soul-cleansing taste. It depends on how you appreciate it. Here I will first recommend you a semi-self-service route: Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Shangri-La-Xishuangbanna. Budget: starting from ?6348/person

Day 1, arrive in Kunming:

After arrival, you can take a short rest at the hotel and then go to the center of Kunming to enjoy the scenic spot "Pinzi" "Three Squares" - namely Jinma Square, Jade Chicken Square and Zhongai Square, stroll around the streets of old Kunming, view the East and West Temple Pagodas, and taste Kunming's specialty snack "Crossing the Bridge Rice Noodles" in Jianxin Garden or Qiaoxiang Garden. As the sun sets, sit down at the bar by Green Lake, have a glass of beer or taste a pot of Yunnan's famous Pu'er tea. Put aside the daily hassles, watch the sunset and feel the beautiful night view of Spring City.

Dinner: at your own expense

Check into hotel: Kunming Weilong Hotel or Kunming Ark Hotel.

Day 2, Kunming-Stone Forest-Dali:

07:00 Breakfast: Please refer to the breakfast information of the selected hotel.

07:30 Drive to Stone Forest.

Travel distance: about 120 kilometers; driving time: about 120 minutes;

09:50 Visit the Stone Forest. Admire the karst lava landforms and vivid and natural calcification fossils.

11:50 Lunch: Dine at the Stone Forest Scenic Area and taste the flavor of the Yi people.

Meal time: about 50 minutes

12:40 Take the bus to Dali.

Driving time: about 360 minutes;

19:00 Dinner: Dine in Dali and taste Bai flavor.

Meal time: about 40 minutes

Check-in hotel: Dali hotel of your choice

Day 3, Dali-Lijiang:

06: 30 Breakfast: Please refer to the breakfast information of the selected hotel.

07:50 Take the bus to the Three Pagodas Temple Scenic Area.

08:00 Visit the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple in Dali. It has the solemn style of a royal temple, is a symbol and symbol of Dali, and a symbol of Bai culture and architectural art.

Driving time: about 10 minutes; Tour time: about 120 minutes

10:00 Take the bus to Dali Ancient City. You can visit the "Famous Land of Documents" and stroll through Foreigner Street, which is both Chinese and Western in style.

Driving time: about 10 minutes; Tour time: about 90 minutes

11:30 Lunch: Self-care

12:10 Take the bus to Lijiang.

Driving time: about 300 minutes;

17:10 Dinner: Dinner in Shuhe Ancient Town.

Meal time: about 60 minutes

18:30 Night tour of Shuhe Ancient Town.

Tour time: about 60 minutes

19:30 Take the bus to the hotel.

Hotel: Choose a hotel in Lijiang. It is strongly recommended to stay in a local inn. This is the authentic Lijiang tour!

Day 4, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain:

Breakfast: Please refer to the breakfast information of the selected hotel.

Free activities

Today we recommend you to go to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. You can choose to take the Yunshanping Cableway at an altitude of 3208 meters to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (it is strongly recommended to buy a good oxygen tank in Lijiang, it is necessary to prevent altitude sickness, the price will double after going up the mountain).

Or you can go to Tiger Leaping Gorge (a half-day walk is just to see a big rock. There is very little water in Tiger Leaping Gorge in winter, and it is far less majestic than during the rainy season in summer). On the way, you can also cruise along the first bay of the Yangtze River. (To be honest, this first bay of the Yangtze River is the least interesting in all the itineraries. You can’t see the bends of the Yangtze River at all, unless you take aerial photography.) The Tiger Leaping Gorge is 17 kilometers long, with a water drop of about 200 meters, and snow peaks on both sides. At 3,900 meters above the river, it is one of the deepest canyons in the world (one of the three major hiking routes in the world, if you are an outdoor adventure enthusiast, the south bank of Tiger Leaping Gorge is worth a visit). After a day of sightseeing, you may be a little tired, so go back to the ancient city, sit by the small bridge and flowing water, and taste various Eastern and Western delicacies as you like; or listen to a performance by an ancient and rare old man who is known as the living fossil of Chinese folk music. Naxi ancient music, spend another day in satisfaction. (It is highly recommended to go to Sifang Street in the ancient city, where there is one of the best bar streets in China, Yimiguangguang and other famous bars)

Lunch: self-care

Dinner: self-care

Check-in hotel: Subject to the hotel of your choice in Lijiang

Optional items:

One-day tour price of Yunshanping Primeval Forest: 429 yuan/person

One-day tour price of Tiger Leaping Gorge: 150 yuan/person

One-day tour price of Tea Horse Road: 196 yuan/person (it is recommended to ask the owner of the inn where you are staying to recommend a caravan, it is 150 yuan per person, which can save 50 yuan )

Day 5, Lijiang-Xishuangbanna:

Free activities

Today, sit by the small bridge and flowing water in Lijiang Old Town, and taste various kinds of food as you like. Oriental and Western delicacies; or listen to a Naxi ancient music played by an old man who is known as the living fossil of Chinese folk music; or go to the Lion Rock to find a place with the best view, quietly look at the ancient city and bask in the sun. Today you can take a stroll around the ancient city and buy some jade, Pu'er tea, and spirulina, which are all specialties.

Flight: Take a flight to Xishuangbanna

Dinner: at your own expense

Check-in hotel: Xishuangbanna hotel of your choice.

Day 6, Xishuangbanna:

07:30 Breakfast: Please refer to the breakfast included information of the selected hotel.

08:30 Depart for Menglun Botanical Garden;

10:10 Menglun Botanical Garden covers an area of ??900 hectares (13,500 acres), retaining large areas of virgin forest, and has introduced and cultivated tropical plants With more than 4,000 species of plants (more than 100 of which are nationally protected plants), the Botanical Garden gathers many tropical plant species in Xishuangbanna and is the epitome of the "Green Pearl".

Travel distance: about 70 kilometers; driving time: about 90 minutes; tour time: about 180 minutes

13:00 Lunch: Restaurant outside the Menglun Botanical Garden Scenic Area.

Meal time: about 60 minutes

14:00 Enjoy the scenery of the Lancang River along the Dai Garden, go to the Dai Garden Scenic Area, and visit five Dai villages, Manjiang, Manchunman, Manting, Mancha, Manga. The scattered places of interest and historic sites make people awe-inspiring for the ancient Dai culture. The Tapao Tree, Princess Well, Peacock Tomb Village Heart, Mother and Child Island, etc., as well as the beautiful legends accompanying them, are eye-opening and endlessly memorable.

Travel distance: about 27 kilometers; driving time: about 50 minutes; tour time: about 150 minutes

17:30 Return to the hotel by car.

Travel distance: about 20 kilometers; driving time: about 60 minutes;

18:30 Dinner: at your own expense.

Accommodation: Hotel of your choice in Xishuangbanna.

Day 7, Xishuangbanna:

07:30 Breakfast: Please refer to the breakfast included information of the selected hotel.

08:40 Depart for Yexiang Valley;

09:30 Yexiang Valley Yexiang Valley is located in a place called Sancha River north of Mengyang Town, Jinghong City. The southern part of the Mengyang Nature Reserve is named after the elephants that often appear there. In 1990, it began to invest in the construction of a forest park with the main content of watching wild elephants and visiting tropical rainforests. Visit the tree hotel, snake garden, bird garden, butterfly garden, animal performance, China's first elephant training school, elephant massage show, and sky corridor.

Travel distance: about 50 kilometers; driving time: about 50 minutes; tour time: about 240 minutes

12:00 Lunch: Self-catering in the scenic area (buffet or bring your own food).

13:30 Jinuo Mountain Village is the only original ecological tourist attraction in the country that most comprehensively displays the theme of Jinuo culture. It is the main window to understand the Jinuo people, the last ethnic minority in China. Jinuo Village is known as "the last garden of the original clan tribe of the Jinuo people". It relies on the natural village to combine the strong ethnic customs, history and culture, mysterious primitive religion, simple life and work style of the Jinuo people, and the unique Jinuo people. Residents and beautiful natural scenery are integrated and displayed to tourists.

Travel distance: about 26 kilometers; driving time: about 30 minutes; tour time: about 120 minutes

16:00 Return to the hotel by car.

Travel distance: about 50 kilometers; driving time: about 60 minutes;

17:00 Dinner: at your own expense.

Accommodation: Hotel of your choice in Xishuangbanna.

On the 8th day, return from Xishuangbanna:

Free activities:

After breakfast, if you have enough time, you can also go to the place you like two days ago Small shop, bring some unique little gifts to your friends. It’s time for the return trip, so take your luggage and head to the airport to return to your warm home.

Three meals: self-care

Take a flight back from Xishuangbanna.

Note: This route includes plateau itineraries. Guests with severe hypertension, heart disease and other diseases should carefully decide whether to travel based on their own conditions and doctor's advice.

Destination Introduction

Kunming is a city with romantic feelings like flowers. The sky is high and the clouds are light, but the sky in Kunming is always blue, as blue as if it had just been washed by a clear mountain spring. Anyone who sets foot on the land of Kunming will be surprised by the blue sky and fresh air here, and of course the green grass, flowers and bright sunshine. The endless virgin forest, elephants and peacocks roaming the streets, and ethnic minorities in national costumes crowded shoulder to shoulder - this used to be Kunming in people's hearts, because it is located in the southwest border of China, and the journey is long and difficult. It is inferior to the Shu Dao which is "harder than climbing to the sky", so people can only use guesswork to complete their conception.

Dali is the residence of the Duan family in Jin Yong's Dali novel, and the beautiful hometown of the five golden flowers. The romantic Butterfly Spring, the solemn Chongsheng Temple, and the majestic Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake are in front of you. Standing next to the Erhai Lake and blowing in the wind, all your worries will disappear.

Lijiang is a good place to spend time. If you have some free time, come here to stay for a while, sit and watch the snow-capped mountains surround you, walk on Sifang Street, go clubbing on Xinhua Street, and look for legends at Dashiqiao. The special snacks in the place, the clear stream gurgling by, time passes softly and inadvertently, and the days of the gods are just like this.

Xishuangbanna has a very unique subtropical scenery and is rich in animal and plant resources. It is known as the "Kingdom of Plants", "Kingdom of Animals" and "Kingdom of Medicinal Materials". The tropical rainforest in Xishuangbanna is the largest in my country. The largest one, with its unique tropical rainforest scenery and simple ethnic customs, why wouldn’t such a beautiful place make people’s hearts flutter?

Hotel recommendation:

First Journey Kunming Hotel

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Kunming Weilong Hotel

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Kunming Ark Hotel

Second Cheng Dali Hotel

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Dali Fenghua Xueyue Hotel

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Dali Ancient Town Lanlinge Hotel

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Dali Gurong Hotel

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Dali Runzeyuan Hotel

Third Cheng Lijiang Hotel

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Lijiang Guanfang Hotel Hotel (Garden Villa Area) Hotel

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Lijiang Hexi Hotel

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Lijiang Wangfu Hotel

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Lijiang Nanmen Hotel

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Lijiang Dagang Wangbao International Hotel

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Crowne Plaza Lijiang Hefu Hotel

4th Cheng Xishuangbanna Hotel

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Xishuangbanna Daiyuan Hotel

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Xishuangbanna Jinglan Hotel

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Xishuangbanna Shanxi Hotel

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Xishuangbanna Dalian Hotel

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Xishuangbanna Tiancheng Hotel

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Xishuangbanna Jindi Hotel

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Xishuangbanna Xinsheng Hotel

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