Kunming Private 3-Day Bullet Train Trip to Dali, Shaxi Ancient Town and Lijiang

Join this comprehensive 3-day private tour to experience the highlights of Dali, Shaxi Ancient Town and Lijiang. This personalized tour is tailored to your needs and allows you to tick off famous attractions, such as Chongsheng Three Pagodas, Dali Ancient Town, Erhai Lake, Shaxi Ancient Town, Mu Palace, Lijiang Old Town. In addition, explore Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and enjoy amazing open-air Impression Lijiang Impression Show which performances by non-professional peasant actors who are from local villages. This private tour including English speaking tour guide, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle, train tickets, entrance fee, round trip cable car, lunch, show tickets and door-to-door hotel transfers. You can choose to end your tour in Lijiang or return Kunming. Tour includes the option to book 4 star accommodation with daily breakfast.

• Make sure everyone brings their passport
• Full name and passport number are required to book attraction tickets

Quick itinerary view

Day 1

Kunming – Dali

1 Kunming Nanyao Railway Station

Your driver will pick you up in your Kunming Hotel’s lobby and you will be transferred to Railway Station for a 2 hour bullet train trip to Dali. Upon arrival, your local guide will hold your name sign waiting for you at the exit of the arrival hall.

2 Chongsheng Three Pagodas

Then heading directly to Dali Chongsheng Three Pagodas. The Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple is a 1,800 years old national treasure under preservation. It is also a record of the development of Buddhism in the area. They are standing at the east foot of the tenth peak of the massive Mt. Cangshan and facing the west shore of the Erhai Lake. Upon arrival, stroll around the temple and courtyards with your tour guide, admire over 1000 years old pagoda, get to know its history, culture, religion and art.

3 Dali Town

Continue to Dali Ancient Town. Spend some leisure time to stroll around the ancient town, enjoy its grand city wall, traditional Bai ethnic minority folk houses and marvelous scenery. You will enjoy lunch in one of the restaurant here. Dali ancient town was a gateway to the Silk Road in Southwest China, and also served as a seat of government and a major military barracks for Yunnan Province in ancient times.

4 Erhai Lake

Then, continue to Erhai Lake. Erhai Lake is the largest highland lake and one of the seven biggest fresh water lakes in China. It means, ‘sea shaped like an ear’, in Chinese.

5 Jinsuo Island

Take the boat cruise Erhai Lake, then visit Golden Shuttle Island (Jinsuo Dao), and the nearby fishing community of Bai Minority, get to know Bai Minority’s culture and lifestyle. After the tour finished, you will be transferred to your hotel in Dali.

Accommodation: Overnight 4 Star hotel in Dali if you choose the option to including hotel

Meals: Lunch

Day 2

Dali-Shaxi Ancient Town-Lijiang

1 Dali Ancient Town

Meet your private guide in hotel’s lobby in Dali, heading directly to Shaxi Ancient Town which takes about 2 hours. Sit back and enjoy the sceneries along the way.

2 Shaxi Ancient Town

Shaxi Ancient Town, used to be an important and prosperous hub along the ancient Tea Horse Road which refers to the international trade route with the caravan as the main means of transportation. It is one of the world’s 100 most endangered sites listed by the World Monuments Fund is a place where you can breathe in fresh air around-the-clock. The village has a long history that can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (770 BC-221BC). Now there still remains ancient buildings, stone bridges, ancient’s roads and streets as a record of the once glory and vicissitude of its past.

3 Xingjiao Temple, Shaxi

Upon arrival, follow your tour guide to explore. Stroll around the Sifang street, if you come on Friday, you will experience the local trading fair: mountain villagers come down from the hills with their horses to trade their goods. Next, you will pay a visit to the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644 AD) Xingjiao Temple. It is the largest and most representative Buddhist Tantra temple in China. The well-preserved murals of Ming Dynasty in the temple are deeply influenced by the painting style of the Central Plains in China and have rich local ethnic characteristics. They are the treasures of the Bai People in the southwestern China. Your tour guide will offer more information and facts about the Buddhism in China. Continue to explore the Ancient Opera Stage and Yuxi Bridge.

4 Old Town of Lijiang – China

Enjoy lunch in the local restaurant, then you will heading directly to Lijiang Old Town which takes about 2 hours, sit back and enjoy the sceneries along the way.

Accommodation: Overnight 4 Star hotel in Lijiang if you choose the option to including hotel

Meals: Lunch     Breakfast

Day 3

Lijiang City Highlights

1 Yulong (Jade Dragon) Mountain

Meet your private guide in hotel’s lobby in Lijiang, heading directly to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain which takes about 1 hour. Sit back and enjoy the sceneries along the way. Consisting of 13 peaks, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. Looking from Lijiang Old Town, the snow-covered and fog-enlaced mountain resembles a jade dragon lying in the clouds, hence, the name Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Get the information and learn its legendary stories from your tour guide. Upon arrival, take the convenient cable car to the scenic viewing point (4506 meters), marvel at the spectacular glacier and mountain views. You can choose to hike up to 4680 meters by wooden stairs. When you are ready to leave, descend by cable car.

2 Lijiang Impressions Show

Enjoy lunch in the local restaurant, then enjoy amazing Lijiang Impressions Show. The show is performed in daytime, using the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain as its stage background. More than 100 horses and 500 non-professional peasant actors with dark skin who are from 16 local villages and over 10 ethnic minorities give their best performance. They use unique movements and original songs to exemplify their culture, history and customs. When make booking you can choose you preferred tickets for the show.

3 Old Town of Lijiang – China

Next, heading directly to Old town of Lijiang. The Old Town of Lijiang is a well-preserved old city of ethnic minorities with brilliant culture, the town was first built in the late Song Dynasty (960 – 1279), it has a history of more than 800 years. As a result of the combination of the multinational culture and the progress of Naxi ethnic minority, the buildings here incorporate the best parts of the architectural traits of Han, Bai, and Tibet into a unique Naxi style.

4 Mufu Palace

Next, you will visit the Mufu Palace. The top ruler of Naxi minority Mu Family had been in Lijiang since Yuan Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, totally 470 years with 22 generation rulers. The present Mufu Palace is a representative of ancient central China architectural style in Ming Dynasty. While it also keeps the characters of Tang and Song Dynasties. And inside it, the details show the minority features of Bai and Naxi groups. Besides architecture value, it also can be an outstanding plants museum with ancient trees and extraordinary plants. The garden in a style mixed with imperial one and Suzhou’s style. Explore the palace and get to now its history and stories from your tour guide. After the tour, you can choose to end your tour in Lijiang or Return Kunming by bullet train.

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast    Lunch

Tour with Hotel-Ends Kunming

Tour without hotel-End Kunming

Tour with Hotel-Ends Lijiang

Tour without hotel-End Lijiang

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