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8-Day Private Yunnan Tour to Kunming, Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-La
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8-Day Private Yunnan Tour to Kunming, Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-La

By Travel China Guide Tour
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This private tour packages covers the most interesting facets of Yunnan Province. Highlights include Kunming’s geological wonder the Stone Forest; Dali Old Town, the former political, cultural and economic center of Yunnan; Lijian Old Town, for 800 years home to the Naxi ethnic minority and Pudacuo National Park, a protected wetlands area in Shangri-La (Zhongdian).
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Ages 12-99
Duration: 8 days
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  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
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  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
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  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Econmy-class airfare from Kunming to Dali
  • Accommodation based on twin-sharing room as per itinerary
  • Two bottled waters per person, per day
  • Transport by private air conditioned vehicle
  • Professional private tour guide
  • Entrance fees to tourist sites
  • Entry/Admission - Kunming Golden Temple
  • Entry/Admission - Kunming
  • Entry/Admission - Dali Ancient
  • Entry/Admission - Chongsheng Three Pagodas
  • Entry/Admission - Ancient Architecture of Bai Nationality, Xizhou
  • Entry/Admission - Zhoucheng Village
  • Entry/Admission - Old Town of Lijiang - China
  • Entry/Admission - Black Dragon Pond Park
  • Entry/Admission - Dongba Cultural Museum
  • Entry/Admission - Shangri-La County
  • Entry/Admission - Potatso National Park
What's not included
  • Gratuities
  • China Visa Fee
  • International airfares
  • Peak season surcharge (public holiday, July & August, etc.)

Start:Traveller pickup offered.
    Airport pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
    • Kunming Airport, Guandu, Kunming China
    End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

      • Not wheelchair accessible
      • Pushchair accessible
      If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 7493P66

      • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
      • Please wear comfortable walking shoes
      • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
      • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
      • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
      • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

      • All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

      If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 7493P66

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      Kunming Airport Pick-up, Golden...
      Day 2
      Zhuanxin Famers' Market and...
      Day 3
      Dali
      Day 4
      Dali to Lijiang by Private Car
      Day 5
      Baisha Village, A Local Naxi...
      Day 6
      Lijiang to Shangri-La by Private...
      Day 7
      Shangri-La
      Day 8
      Departure from Shangri-La,...
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      • Travel China Guide Tour
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        Kunming, Yunnan, China
        Joined in December 2009
      • W6659ZMkrisk
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        Fascinating tour of North-West Yunnan
        We took a private, 7-day tour of Li-jiang, Dali and Kunming. We wanted to see the other China, away from Xi'an, Beijing and the Great Wall. We are very pleased with our experience - beautiful natural areas, many minorities/cultural sites, lots of historical monuments, well-preserved/restored old small town and villages, and impressive museums and unexpected mega-scale Buddhist temples. The views were superb - esp. the cable car trip up the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Blue Moon Valley and the Tiger Leaping Gorge on Yangtze (UNESCO site, w/ a network of deep escalators, in the middle of wilderness, that take you down to the river level) - a bit crowded but absolutely worth it. For whatever reason, we didn't quite make it to "The First Bend" of the Yangtze River, only got a distant glimpse. For tea connoisseurs, a tea degustation con lecture/"ceremony" was educational and entertaining. All our guides were excellent - knowledgeable, helpful, flexible, able to improvise, solve problems on the fly. The transportation worked like clockwork, both car and train trips. We made all our arrangement thru Travel China Guide Tours; worked with Amy J. and she did an outstanding job to tune the individual trips to our interests and abilities.
        Written 18 June 2024
      • kurt2828
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Planning to go to Yunnan Province
        I have yet kto go on this trip but wanted to write this review to say just how excellent the partially custom trip to Dali and Li Jiang and the Tiger Leaping Gorge has been so professionally organized and detailed with backup contact info in case needed. If you are using Travel Guide China then Emily Xin Travel Consultant gets my perfect 100 point rating.
        Written 21 April 2024
      • newtella
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Excellent service
        I contacted Travel China Guide to help me arrange a private airport to train station transfer, train tickets between Kunming and Dali, and a 3-day solo custom private tour that included Lijiang, Xizhou, Shihgu, Yuhu, Shuhe, Baisha, Shaxi, and Tiger Leaping Gorge. Doris Chang was my contact and she was a star from the get-go: responsive, patient, professional, and thorough. Our pre-trip planning email communication was seamless. Once in China, we communicated by WeChat. Mike, my English-speaking airport to train transfer guide in Kunming was also great. Mike was friendly, professional, and made sure I got on the right train. Kevin was my Dali-based guide who took me around Xizhuo, Shaxi, and the Shizhonshan Grottoes. Alice, my Lijiang-based guide, took me around Lijiang, Yuhu, Shuhe, Shigu, and Tiger Leaping Gorge. Kevin and Alice were friendly, professional, and knowledgeable. My private driver was also excellent. Travel China Guide delivered excellent, trouble-free service. I look forward to arranging future trips with Travel China Guide. Thank you!
        Written 9 December 2019
      • smcdyre
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Outstanding trip from Kunming to Lijiang to Shang ri La
        I can't say enough about how wonderful our trip was. Linda who organized the trip was on top of every detail. We went back and forth on a couple of details but really relied on her top-notch expertise to guide us. Traveling during Spring Festival had some challenges because some things were closed yet all of our three guides were always able to find us a good resturant for meals. Ivy met us at the airport and showed us around for 2 days in Lijang and area. Knowledgable, fun and energetic she was just a joy to be with. When I expressed an interest in the embrodiery schools, we stopped for an extra visit. Ivy also arranged for us to get tickets to a cultural show in Lijang and ran and got the tickets while we were eating lunch! She went well beyond any expectations. Jennifer met us to bring us to Tiger Leaping Gorge and gave us some wonderful history and information on ethnic minorities.Tashie met us at Tiger Leaping Gorge to continue our trip toward Shang ri La. As a Tibetan, he had amazing knowledge concerning Buddhism and Tibetan culture and we learned so much. He even invited us to visit with his family for the Lunar New Year- what an amazing experience. OUr flight out was cancelled and Tashie waited outside the airport for nearly 8 hours to ensure we got out. Mr. Ho our driver was excellent on some particularly challenging, winding roads. Hotels were great- Ivy Garden in Lijang and Shang ri La Resort. Meals were varied and really good restaurants. It was a pricey trip particularly because it was Spring Festival but worth every penny.
        Written 21 February 2019
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      Micheledale
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      After a lot of email correspondence I would like to thank Sally Si for arranging a wonderful seamless bespoke itinerary for our tour of the Yunnan province that was within my budget. Our hotels we of a good standard also our guides were friendly knowledgeable and very helpful nothing was too much trouble. I would definitely recommend using this company. My only concern was paying by bank transfer instead of credit card but it worked out fine and I received an invoice immediately after they received my payment so I will definitely use Travel China Guide again in the future.
      Written 30 October 2024
      This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
      Dear Micheledale, we greatly appreciate your constant trust and these encouraging posts! Your satisfaction of your Yunnan trip is a great commendation of our travel planning and service. We have tour service in more than 120 countries globally and we will be happy to have a chance to serve you in the future to explore more travel destinations. Best regards from TravelChinaGuide Tours.
      Written 30 October 2024
      This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

      Joyce Ho
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      We booked a 7 day 6 nights private tour for the 5 of us covering Kunming, Dali, Lijiang and Shangrila. In Dali, we were greeted by Xiao Tang, our driver cum guide. He was very friendly and helpful, offering recommendations for places to eat that were not the usual tourist spots. In Lijiang, we had to cycle along the coastline to cover a bigger area faster but 1 of my colleagues was too old to cycle so he offered to take him as a pillion rider in a 2-cyclist bicycle even though Xiao Tang had not cycled for a decade. When I had very bad altitude sickness in Shangrila, he used his break time to source for canned oxygen for me. When most drivers drop-off their customers at 6pm, Xiao Tang would send us to our preferred restaurants for dinner then send us to wherever we want to go after that. He would brief us on the programme for the day and see to the arrangements for our daily accommodation. In Shangrila, he brought us to the home of a local who harvested Chinese herbs themselves from the mountains. Hence, we got to buy quality herbs at very good prices because there was no middleman involved.

      We paid only CNY2,700 each for our 7 day private tour which includes airport transfers, hotel accommodation with breakfast, tickets to tourist attractions, first class seat train tickets and 7 seater car with driver. If you're looking for a trip with more unusual, non-touristy spots, look for Xiao Tang to customise one for you

      I'd say Xiao Tang made our trip very enjoyable with his attention to our individual preferences. Highly recommend his service. His Wechat ID is LX1993092. He only speaks Chinese though.
      Written 4 July 2024
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      Dear guest, I am sorry that Xiao Tang isn't the guide of our company. Our company is called Travel China Guide, we have tour service in more than 120 countries globally, and you can also choose our tour product. We will be happy to have a chance to serve you in the future. Best regards.
      Written 10 July 2024
      This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

      Kris58
      Warsaw, Poland22 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Jul 2019
      We have arrived to Lijiang directly from raw and grey landscape of Tibet. Our guide, Daniel from travelchinaguide.com welcomed us at the airport with big and warm smile, and in excellent English gave us the general info about Yunnan province and took us to the hotel in the middle of the old town. It looked a bit commercial nowadays, but still you can smell the atmosphere of old trading towns. Silver, fruits, jade, the art next to the junk... Just beautiful. And next day we went to visit traditional Naxi people embroidery school. This is a must for anybody sensitive to the beauty of hand made art. Two pieces of the embroidery art are now hanging on the wall of our Warsaw apartment. And the Lijiang adventure was coronated by a nature trip to Jade Dragon Mountain. After visiting the emerald meadow, Daniel lead us along the river for a nice stroll. On top, after we were already back to Poland it turn out that we needed an extra document from China to clear our embroidery at the customs. We asked Daniel to help us to solve the problem and Daniel acted immediately. Thanks for your help Daniel, thank you travelchinaguide.com!
      Written 16 September 2019
      This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
      Dear Krzych58, Thanks for your positive feedback on Tripadvisor and it is delightful that our guide Daniel’s service in Lijaing has met your requirement. We are committed to building the best service team all the time and your recognition is our biggest driving force of improving. Also, we will pass on your positive words to Daniel. We do hope you will chose our company again and wish you a good day!
      Written 20 September 2019
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      Karen L
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Cool weather when we were there. From Dali to Lijiang , there’s many ancient cities , we like Shuhe the most, less crowded . As for Yulong Snow Mountain, our time up there is too short, wasted a lot of time just to queue up. Overall it was a good trip, highly recommend using Travel China Guide. Ms Amy Jian is our coordinator for this trip, efficient and responsive.
      Written 7 November 2024
      This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

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