General introduction
These places in Yunnan are scattered. Lijiang is in the northwest, Dali is in the west of Kunming, and Xishuangbanna is at the southernmost tip. Kunming has the most flights, so you usually choose to go to Kunming as a transit, and then go to other cities. Considering that Kunming and Lijiang are not far away, we chose to fly directly to Lijiang and then to go to dali. As there is no direct high-speed train from Dali to Xishuangbanna, we have to transfer to Kunming first and then go to Xishuangbanna.
The ultraviolet rays in Yunnan are very strong, so be sure to bring sunscreen! After playing, I found that the local people were obviously darker.
1. Lijiang
The scenic spots in Lijiang include Yulong Snow Mountain, Lugu Lake and Old Town of Lijiang.
Suggested time: 2~3 days.
Accommodation:
Stay near the ancient city. The ancient city is relatively large. We stayed at the Zheka Hotel outside the north gate of the ancient city. It is recommended to stay at the edge of the ancient city, not too close to the interior of the ancient city. Because the distance from the inside is not short. And most of the one-day groups will pick them up at hotels near the ancient city.
Transportation:
The railway station is close to the ancient city. You can take a taxi or a bus.
There is an airport bus from the airport to Old Town of Lijiang, which is very convenient. 30 minutes, 20 yuan/person. Arrived at 10: 30 in the evening, and there is a shuttle bus. I can do it when I get out of the airport. So there is no need to take a taxi.
Yulong Snow Mountain is about 1 hour drive from Lijiang.
Lugu Lake is far away from Lijiang Mountain Road, more than 180km. It takes at least 4 hours by car.
Yulong Snow Mountain and Lugu Lake are far away from the city, so you can only go by car or by car.
Diet:
I checked the online guide before and recommended grandma's ribs. Specific stores can be directly searched online. Personally, I feel too salty to eat. I don't know if it's really pickled ribs.
Attractions:
Old Town of Lijiang can go shopping at night, because he lives near the ancient city, and he can go there at night. Eat, drink and visit the ancient city.
Yulong Snow Mountain and Lugu Lake are one-day tours. Pick us up at Gucheng Hotel in the morning and take us back to the hotel at night. Including tickets, transportation and lunch.
Although we are a one-day group, I think it is better to charter or drive by car. Friends who have no confidence in mountain driving skills can charter a car. Just solve the traffic, you can play freely in the scenic spot, and there are no worries such as shopping and consumption of tour groups.
Blue Moon Valley is located in Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area, and you can visit it from the snow mountain. This lake is beautiful and blue.
Other suggestions:
Go to Yulong Snow Mountain. If necessary, buy oxygen cylinders in urban areas in advance. Otherwise, the scenic 60 yuan/bottle is very expensive.
Tickets and ropeways of Yulong Snow Mountain are relatively expensive, and the ropeway up the mountain needs to be reserved in advance, and there are many people waiting in line. At that time, we waited in line for an hour by cableway and 40 minutes by cableway. What a waste of time to think about it!
The mountain road in Lugu Lake is really winding. Motion sickness, friends with insufficient driving skills are cautious!
Personally, I don't think it is necessary to take a battery car in Blue Moon Valley. You can take the bus inside the scenic spot directly to Blue Moon Valley without taking the battery car.
2. Dali
Dali has many scenic spots. Places to visit are: Dali Ancient City, Shuanglang Ancient Town around Erhai Lake, and Santasi Temple in the east of Erhai Lake.
Besides, Cangshan Mountain was not bad, but we didn't go because we were too lazy to climb it.
Suggested time: > two days.
Accommodation:
There are three suggestions on the Internet: near Shuanglang Ancient Town in the east of Erhai Lake, near Dali Ancient Town in the west of Erhai Lake, and near the railway station in the south of Erhai Lake.
There is no need to be near the railway station, because it is too far from the scenic spots. The only advantage near the railway station is that you live in the urban area, and you can choose a relatively clean and high-end hotel with relatively good hygiene. The other two places can only live in B&B Inn, and because they are close to the scenic spot, the sanitary conditions are slightly worse.
It is not recommended to choose Shuanglang Ancient Town, because there are relatively many scenic spots on the west line of Erhai Lake, and Shuanglang Ancient Town living in the east is a little far from the ancient city, Santasi and Cangshan.
Personally, I suggest living in the ancient city of Dali and choosing near the south gate of the ancient city of Dali.
Transportation:
Go to dali, it must be around Erhai Lake. There are generally the following ways around Erhai Lake: renting a car, taking a bus and riding a donkey.
Small electric donkeys are not recommended. One is sunlight, and the other is too slow.
The advantage of renting a car is freedom, but the disadvantage is that parking fees are not low.
We took a tour bus. Recently, Dali has launched a new tourist bus around Erhai Lake, and there are buses between various scenic spots, which is very convenient. We bought a three-day tour bus through train from 98 yuan. Three days, unlimited bus ride. This bus has stops around Erhai Lake. Make an appointment in advance and just take the bus according to the time. In addition, the bus also includes shuttle buses from the south gate of the ancient city to the airport, railway station and Santasi. There are also battery tickets in various scenic spots. So, as long as you buy that unlimited bus ticket. The traffic problems in Dali will be solved.
Blood and tears suggestion: never take the battery car in the scenic spot to the surrounding area of Erhai Lake! We've been cheated! Blood and tears! I hope no one will be cheated again!
Attractions:
The scenic spots around Erhai Lake don't need tickets, just play directly.
Shuanglang ancient town is quite big, with an island inside. You can take a cruise sometime.
There are few people in the ancient city of Dali during the day, and it can be lively at night to 12. So I suggest playing at night.
Santasi is less than 3 kilometers away from the ancient city. Santasi is worth a visit. It takes nearly 1 hour to walk from the south gate to the northernmost point, with the most steps and climbs. You can choose whether to take the internal battery car according to your physical strength. However, the battery car directly sends passengers to the back of the temple (that is, the northernmost part), so it is impossible to visit the beautiful scenery in the middle.
Blood and tears suggestion: it is recommended to buy tickets for Santasi Temple online! I bought 75 yuan/person on the spot, and my companion bought 45 yuan/person online. This gap is really irritating.
Diet:
There are many snacks in Dali, which are very delicious. There are roast milk fans, roast bait blocks, roll powder, shrimp powder and so on. Roasted breast vermicelli and roasted bait slices are particularly delicious and highly recommended! There are many snack bars in the ancient city of Dali, so we don't recommend specific ones.
We ate old white slate barbecue, wild mushroom hot pot and Dai family's finger food.
Slate barbecue is not recommended. This kind of barbecue is no different from other places, and there are also rotten streets in the scenic spot.
Wild mushroom hot pot is recommended to taste, mainly to taste various fungi and drink mushroom soup, which is delicious.
The Dai people's finger food is highly recommended. Be sure to observe how others eat, and grasp with gloves! Don't eat with chopsticks like we do.
Summary:
Erhai Lake in Dali is beautiful, with delicious snacks and many scenic spots. I feel that Dali is more suitable for living, and I can't feel the comfort here in a few days.
3. Kunming
We only went to Haigeng Park and Yongdao Street in Kunming. There are many interesting places in Kunming, but I didn't go because of time. So the following is just a brief introduction.
Kunming is the capital city with convenient accommodation and transportation. I don't need to introduce you.
The snacks in Yongdao Street are delicious. It is recommended to eat shredded fish bait, tofu pudding rice noodles and Longjing glutinous rice balls.
The traffic in Haigeng Park is not very convenient. There is no direct subway, so you may need to take a taxi at the last stop.
4. Xishuangbanna
The scenic spots in Xishuangbanna mainly include Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wild Elephant Valley, tropical virgin forest, Man Ting Park, Gaozhuang Night Market and Lancang River.
Suggested time: > four days.
Accommodation:
It is recommended to live near Gaozhuang, and you can choose a homestay or a grand hotel. Xishuangbanna is not very big. If you choose to live in the city, after all, the city is less than 5 kilometers away from Gaozhuang. However, there are buses to various scenic spots at the north gate of Gaozhuang, so it is more convenient to live in Gaozhuang if you take the bus. In addition, it is not very convenient to take a taxi to eat in the city.
Transportation:
We strongly recommend the official WeChat account. There are tickets for different scenic spots, scenic spots buses and so on. In the official account of WeChat, and there are packages sold separately, which is very convenient! The scenic bus departs from the north gate of Gaozhuang and goes to different scenic spots in several classes.
We bought the packages of Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wild Elephant Valley and Primitive Forest Park, including transportation, admission and explanation. Remember to make an appointment in advance, which is very popular!
Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences is more than an hour's drive from the urban area, Wild Elephant Valley is about half an hour's drive from the urban area, and Primitive Forest Park is about 5 kilometers from the urban area. Man Ting Park is in the city.
Attractions:
Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden strongly recommends it! The park is very big, so you must buy a battery car for sightseeing. There are all kinds of strange tropical plants in the west area. Following the tour guide's explanation, you can know many plants and see many wonderful phenomena. The East District is a pure natural virgin forest with many primitive plants and animals. In the course of traveling, you may meet wild animals such as snakes and caterpillars. There are some mountain roads in the east area. Most tourists only visit the West District. If there is enough time, I suggest going to the east. Both parts of the park need battery cars.
Elephant Valley mainly looks at elephants. The butterfly garden inside is also very good, with butterflies disguised as leaves. There is a 2 km mountain road from the entrance to the Observatory, and it takes at least 40 minutes to walk. You can choose whether to take the cableway according to your physical strength. Whether you can see wild elephants depends on your personality.
Tropical virgin forest is to watch peacocks. Suggest having lunch at Peacock Villa. Lunch is not very expensive, but there is a place to eat by the lake, where you can watch peacock performances while eating, and flocks of peacocks are flying in front of you. In addition, there are ethnic song and dance performances and the Dai water-splashing festival.
Man Ting Park is located in the interior of the city. Besides the Dai Palace, there is also a Thai temple, which is very nice. In addition, if you have time, you can try to attend an evening dinner.
Gaozhuang night market is very lively, and many people take tourist photos. The so-called "Six Kingdoms Water Night Market" must be visited at night.
Diet:
We tried Dai glutinous rice, Southeast Asian restaurants, local barbecues and so on, all of which were very good. In addition, you can eat a lot of tropical fruits such as durian and small pineapple.
Thai iced coffee is very famous here. You can try. My personal feeling is the taste of Nestle coffee with ice cubes.
Others:
It is difficult to take a taxi during the day, there are few taxis, and it is difficult to take a taxi by Didi.
There are fewer places to eat in the city.
Xishuangbanna belongs to the border port. Remember to do nucleic acid before you leave (it should be unnecessary now).