Please ask travel experts to help design a 12-day self-guided tour from Lanzhou, Gansu to Yunnan, Dali, Lijiang, and Xishuangbanna

From Lanzhou to Yunnan you can go as follows:

Fly from Lanzhou to Kunming, then take the train from Kunming to Dali

Take 2 days in Dali. Cangshan Erhai, Foreigner Street.

Take a bus from Dali to Lijiang:

There are many places to visit in Lijiang

Lijiang Old Town 1 day, Mufu, Wangu Tower, Heilongtan Park.

Lashihai Ancient Tea Horse Road + Shuhe Ancient Town for 1 day.

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain 1 day

Guanyin Gorge 1 day

Shangri-La will arrange another 2 days, or go to Lugu Lake for 3 days.

You have to return to Lijiang from Shangri-La or Lugu Lake, and then take a bus or flight from Lijiang to Banna.

3---4 days in Banna.

This is just the right amount of time. I hope my answer will be useful to you. If you are interested in staying at the Gucheng Inn, you can also take a look at our inn and click on my Baidu space. Our inn provides warm accommodation, route reservations, and travel consultation.

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