How much will it cost to travel to Lijiang, Yunnan on my own during the National Day in Fuzhou, Fujian?

It definitely costs less to join a tour group, but the quality is not high. Self-guided tours are of high quality.

If you travel independently, take trains and buses, the accommodation will not exceed 200 yuan (a relatively poor standard room), which is 3,000 yuan per person. If you want to fly, accommodation costs more than 200 yuan (a slightly better standard room), which is 5,000 yuan per person.

Look at this specifically:

There are many things to do near Lijiang. In order from primary to secondary, they are generally:

1. Dayan Ancient Town in Lijiang: It is the place on the edge of Lijiang New Town where you enter from the waterwheel and there is Sifang Street. If you want to have fun for a day, there are three streets along the water flow in the city. In addition to the bar street where you visit at night, you usually visit the other two streets during the day. There is also Tusimu Mansion in the city from Sifang Street. Just visiting Tusimu Mansion for two hours is quite stressful.

2. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: It also takes one day. The vertical altitude of going up and down the mountain is about two thousand meters. Since everyone has to take the cableway, you have to queue for several hours to take the cableway. If you arrive at the cableway after a chartered car at 6 a.m. and queue up (the cableway starts selling tickets at 7 a.m.), the queue may be shorter. The first bus to the Snow Mountain departing from Lijiang New Town’s Red Sun Plaza does not arrive until eight o’clock. By then it will be too late and there will be a long queue. The actual time to play in the mountains will not exceed one or two hours. Some people have altitude sickness and cannot stay for long.

3. Shuhe Ancient Town: It is a thousand-year-old ancient town (Dayan is only a few hundred years old). Like Dayan, the streets are along the river. It is original, simpler than Dayan, and unlike Dayan. Research like that is too commercial. Many people prefer Shuhe, and so do I. It takes half a day to play.

4. Dongba Valley: It is a man-made scenic spot, an ethnic village, which introduces each branch of the Naxi people (such as the Mosuo people), and also has corresponding performances, such as Going Up the Knife Mountain, Going Down the Sea of ??Fire, Singing and dancing etc. It takes half a day to play.

5. Black Dragon Pond: Just upstream of the water flow beside the streets of Dayan Ancient City, is the back garden of Tusimu Mansion, at the foot of the mountain. Those are all real mountains and rivers, and the emperor's garden does not have such real mountains and rivers. You can walk around for more than two hours.

6. Blue Moon Valley: The lake is not big. The lake water is blue because it contains certain minerals. The lake water is in the shape of steps. It is very beautiful and people can go down and play in the water. It takes more than half an hour to queue up and down the mountain.

7. Lashihai: Lashihai is a lake and wetland, very close to Lijiang. People go there by horseback, mainly for horse riding. But it’s not like the grasslands of Inner Mongolia where you can spread your horses’ hooves and run. You can also take a look if you have time.

8. Guanyin Valley: The car will pass by there when you come out of Lijiang Airport. You can go and take a look if you have time.

Everyone must visit Dayan Ancient City, Shuhe and Snow Mountain. Dongba Valley, Black Dragon Pond and Blue Moon Valley are chosen based on personal interests. If you still have time, you can also go to Lashihai and Guanyin Valley.

In addition, when going to certain scenic spots (such as Snow Mountain, Dongba Valley, etc.), you need to check the protection fee of Lijiang Ancient City. This is the first time I bought the ancient city protection fee (80 yuan per person) at a certain scenic spot. You should write down your ID card number, carry the ancient city protection fee and ID card with you, and take them out when there is an inspection at the next scenic spot. In this way, you only need to buy the protection fee once.

In addition, you can also spend a day joining a one-day tour of the First Bend of the Yangtze River and Tiger Leaping Gorge (the boss of the hotel where you stay will help you sign up for this kind of group. You can also join a one-day tour of the snow-capped mountains (but there’s still a queue), or you can charter a car yourself. However, Tiger Leaping Gorge is a must-go for most people, so it’s best to wait until all your friends are here to go together.

If you go to Shangri-La, Tiger Leaping Gorge and the First Bend of the Yangtze River are on the way, so you usually stop by to see them (this needs to be discussed in advance). In this way, it will take two days to go back and forth. Many people suffer from altitude sickness in Shangri-La. People with poor health should consider this factor.

Compared to other places in Yunnan, Dali is not expensive.

A train from Kunming to Dali only costs 60 to 100 yuan (there is a price difference with or without air conditioning), and a flight from Kunming to Dali only costs about 700 yuan.

Three-star hotels, I personally feel that Yunshang Four Seasons Dali Zhongheju Branch is relatively cost-effective and quite good. A standard room is about 200 yuan, and it can be booked online. It's right next to Foreigner Street. Once you enter Foreigner Street, you'll find the streets of the ancient city just around the corner. It's very convenient to visit the ancient city.

If you want to visit for two days, it is recommended to visit the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple and watch osprey fishing on Erhai Lake (I personally do not recommend taking a large cruise ship to Erhai Lake. The three-course Bai tea on board is also available in Yanjia Courtyard, Erhai Lake The Nanzhao Fengqing Island (there is not much), Xizhou Yan Family Courtyard, Butterfly Spring, Tianlong Babu Film and Television City. If you have time and interest, you can also go to Cangshan Mountain (it also costs money to take the cableway). The total cost of these tickets is about four to five hundred yuan. You have to go to see the osprey fishing on the Erhai Lake at noon, and the tickets include lunch.

When you get off the bus or get off the plane, find a car immediately and negotiate with the driver for a two-day travel itinerary for 50 yuan. He will take you to all the tourist attractions you want to visit, including helping you with shopping. The ticket to leave Dali will take you to the hotel, take you to the station or the airport. 50 yuan is payable when leaving. They are all joint ventures, and several people take turns delivering you. After delivery, they will pick up others. When you want to go back, make a phone call and they will pick you up when they come back. Change cars and people, but the promise remains the same.

During the National Day, all expenses will increase and accommodation will be hard to find. There will be longer queues for the cable car to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.