Yunnan Cycling Escape
The Ancient Towns of Dali and Lijiang wait for you to explore them and the surrounding smaller Bai and Naxi minority people's villages of Baisha, Xizhou and Shuhe.Escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. Discover the peace and tranquillity of Xizhou and Shuhe Ancient Towns.
Important note: Air tickets from Kunming to Dali and from Lijiang to Kunming are included. The tour price is affected by air ticket price. Please confirm early and we will check the best possible price for you.
Tour Highlights
- Immerse yourself at the magnificent Stone Forest
- Cylce along the best area of Erhai Lake
- Discovery local minority culture of Yunnan
- Take a bike to Shuhe Ancient Town
- Visit Lijiang' highlights like Lijiang Ancient Town and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
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First trip with China Highlight
Guides like Selina (Kunming), Daisy (Dali), Martin (Lijiang) and Sarah (Shangri-la) are all experienced, taking care of our needs and made good recommendations of restaurants. Furthermore, we wanted to go to the First Bend of Yangtze River and Shigu Village during the trip. Martin managed to contact the tour agency last minute and fulfilled our impromptu wishes. Hotel stays were quite comfortable too. Overall, we had a wonderful and enjoyable 8-days tour in Yunnan. more
Nov 2024, Mary-Anne L
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The wonders of Lijiang
Alice was the perfect guide through the wonders of Lijiang. She was very sweet, good manner and quite knowledgeable. She surprise us with a cake for our 25TH wedding anniversary. She very accommodating in taking so many pictures for us. She was up at sunrise to show us the sunrise of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and at night to show us the old town of Lijiang. Thank you China highlight for the perfect balance of activities and personal time. Will definitely come back with our kids. more
Nov 2024, Khungbe
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Beeindruckende Tage in Lijiang
Wir waren 3 N?chte in Lijiang, organisiert durch China Highlights. Wir haben den Jadedrachenschneeberg besucht, wurden in Baisha durch einen Naxi-Schamanen in die Bilderschrift der Naxi eingeführt, waren in der Tigersprungschlucht und sind durch die Altstadt von Lijiang gebummelt. Unser Guide Alice hat uns super geführt (englisch), ist auf unsere Wünsche eingegangen und wir hatten viel Spass und tolle Gespr?che miteinander. Ein tolles Erlebnis. more
Oct 2024, Ulrich
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Suggested Itinerary
Your guide and driver will be waiting for you at the arrivals, ready for your adventure in the Spring City and beyond. A free day for you to arrange if you are still energetic.
The Stone Forest The Stone Forest is an art gallery of nature, full of fantastical karst formations. The Sani people have a rich culture, and perform some of their dances for the visitors. Roast duck is a filling lunch after all the exploring.
In the evening, we recommend a walk round the Green Lake, and a dinner in the many restaurants surrounding this lovely park in the center of Kunming.
Xizhou Town Dali has had its fair share of modernization, but head out of town and the feeling will soon disappear.
Xizhou Town is known for the exquisite colorful houses of the Bai people. The locals still dress in their ancient attire, adding to the authentic feel. Zhoucheng Town is similar, but is the biggest community, over 1,500 Bai people live there.
The Three Pagodas between the Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake are the landmark of Dali, forming a pleasing triangular shape.
Xizhou Town On the way to experience the Cruise on the Erhai Lake, and a visit to a local fishing village, you will stop at a farmers market, where people wear their traditional dress to sell their wares.
After the cruise, your guide and driver will take you to the Lijiang Ancient Town, second only in people's minds to Shangri-La as a romantic, far-flung destination in Yunnan. It is very well preserved and quite charming, but very busy towards the afternoon. An early morning stroll will reveal a completely different side of it and is warmly recommended.
Naxi people who live in the area have delicious choice of specialties, for lunch your guide introduces you to a few.
Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking Baisha Village is well known for the 1,000-year old colorful murals combining Naxi culture with Han and Tibetan influence. Shuhe Ancient Town, also known as Longguan Village is not quite as forgotten by time as it used to be, but still very charming and peaceful.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Jade Dragon Mountain is the backdrop for Lijiang, and today you get to explore the main peak called Shanzidou. A cable car, incidentally the highest in China, takes you above the cloud base. Other areas you can explore from here include Ganhanzi, Baishuihe (White Water River) and Glacier Park.
The Yufengsi Lamasery is also called the Jade Summit Lamasery, and is well known for the beautiful magnolias in the temple.
Today your guide will escort you to your flight to Kunming, where you can catch your next flight. Head to the airport 2 hours earlier depending on your flight time. Enjoy a hassle free transfer to the airport. Your guide will accompany you to the security checking gate in the airport
Trip Notes
1. Bicycles checking
Your guide will always help you check your bikes before you start the biking journey and will accompany you on his/her bike.
2. Best time to cycle
SYunnan: Yunnan is a cool place to stay in summer and a warm destination in winter. The capital city-Kunming is famous as a "Spring City" in China because its weather and climate. But the most popular time for hiking is March to October.
3. Road conditions
Some parts of the route are city streets which have a busy traffic. Not every section has the good view during the city biking tours. Once you are out of the cities, numerous beautiful scenery comes into your sights.
4. What to pack
Wear walking shoes and clothes suitable for outdoor activities, sunglasses, sun block and hat are necessary.
5. Tailoring Your Tour
This tour is very flexible. You can alter the itinerary, extend or shorten it to suit your price, interest, and schedule. If you would like to book the hotels on your own, we can remove the hotel cost from quotation. Please inform your travel advisor about your preference.
Tour Price
Price includes: