Hello, thank you for the upload! I am looking at going to Yunnan as well, wanted to ask if foreigners are able to rent a car in Yunnan for self driving?
Hello! Do you think it's possible to travel to yunnan without tour if we only speak limited chinese? (intermediate speaker - chinese level around hsk 4)
To travel independently, you will need the Baidu App for navigation and the Didi App to book a private hired car. The Baidu App is only in Chinese. While the DiDi App has the English version, I am not sure how well it works. Nevertheless, you may check with your hotel. Some hotels do help their guests book local tours and transport. Hope this helps.
Possible to share name of all the accommodations throughout your 12-day trip in Kunming, Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-La ? Also, the price of stay per night & your comments on cleaniness, location etc. Thanx in advance
Generally, they were all quite good. Clean, good location, great room size and staff were helpful. Also generous in providing bottled water (except at Shaxi). Lijiang - Xilu Xiaoxie Inn Within Lijiang ancient town but at a corner away from the noisy bustling area & near the south gate. But in the room, can hear noise if guests were to talk in the corridor. Helped to bring our luggage from the south gate. Shangri-La - Floral Hotel-Shangri-La Blue Sky Walking distance to Dukezong ancient town North Gate & the parking area to take the tour bus to Balagezong; Staff helped to reserve a booking for the Balagezong tour. Other attractions are also just a short drive away. Shaxi - Wuyuenian Renwen Inn Within Shaxi Ancient Town. No air conditioning but no problem for us as the weather was cooling. Staff helped to bring luggage to the Inn. Dali - Dali Yunxi Boutique Inn Just outside Dali Ancient Town, Great Hospitality. Gave us useful advice on the routes for the various attractions. Kunming - Fairfield by Marriott Kunming Xinying Walking distance to the nearest Metro station. Next to the Shopping Mall. Breakfast included. Our accommodations were all 3 in a room. I don't think the rates will be relevant to you. You may check the current rate at booking.com.
Thank you for the super detailed and well put together travel videos! I'm planning a Yunnan trip soon and your content is beyond helpful. Looking forward to more of your content. :)
What a wonderful and informative video of your trip to Yunnan. I really loved it, and I think of going there too. And I think it's better than an organized tour. By the way how many people were in your group and what's the approximate cost per person in S$? Which was the best part and worst part of your trip? Thanks.
Glad you like it. Yes, we love to travel on our own, planning our own itinerary and seeing the world at our own pace and time. 3 in our group and about S$1k per person (excluding air ticket, travel insurance, data roaming). We had a great time on this trip even though we had to miss some places due to limited time. We like Shangri- la best, immersing in nature. Lijiang is too commercial especially the Jade dragon snow mountain tour, just too crowded.
Thank you for you kind reply. There's no better way than to travel on your own. You go where you like, eat the food you like and meet the locals, You just cant do that on a guided tour. Its always rushing here and there. We plan to travel to Yunnan somewhere in mid April next year and your videos and commentaries are very helpful indeed. Thank you once again and keep this up on your next and future travels.
I plan to go Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La, Shaxi and in the midst of finalising accomodation. You have said you stayed at Floral hotel in Shangri-la. May I have the exact name of the hotel as it seems there are quite a few Floral hotels in that area. Or best, may I have the link. Thank
May I ask what month is it in the video that taken in Alpine Tateyama kurobe alphine route and if we can see that beautiful scenery on the the way with the ticket.
Hi, at Dali your intention to take Ximatan ropeway to midway, hiked 4.6km and take the Gantong ropeway down was not possible because of limited time. How long this will take according to your estimate. And what is the total cost of ropeway ride, entrance fee and others, if any.
You didn't go to the popular 3 pagodas in Dali. May I know what make you choose (your intention) hiking up Changsan mountain instead of visiting the popular 3 pagodas.
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Here you go: 3 Days Lijiang Day 1 - Kunming Airport, Lijiang Ancient Town Day 2 - Zhongyi Market, Baisha Ancient Town Day 3 - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Blue Moon Valley, Impression Lijiang Show 3 Days Shangri-La Day 4 - Dukezong Ancient Town, Guishan Park Day 5 - Balagezong Day 6 - Songzanlin Monastery, Yila Grassland, Napa Lake 1.5 Days Shaxi Day 7 - Shaxi Ancient Town Day 8 Morning - Shaxi Friday Market 2.5 Days Dali Day 8 Afternoon - Xizhou Ancient Town, Erhai Eco Corridor, Erhai S-Bay Day 9 - Shuanglang, Little Putuo Island, Lixiangbang - Santorini, Dali Ancient Town Day 10 - Dali North Market, Cangshan Mountain Jizhao Temple 2 Days Kunming Day 10 Evening - Kunming Old Street Day 11 - Kunming Stone Forest Day 12 - Kunming Western Hills Dragon Gate
Thanks, btw which month of the year in that video? If i plan to go december any tips or tricks as i plan to go with 2 young kids and 2 elderly. Thanks!
Our trip was in April 2024. Dali & Kunming were warm, Lijiang comfortable while Shangri-la was a little cold. So in December, expect Shangri-la to be very cold. Being on highlands, UV radiation is strong, air is dry, and we may be subject to altitude stress. So drink plenty of water, and apply body lotion and sunblock. Go slow upon arrival to let the body adapt to the altitude. May experience dry eyes too. All hotels and inns we stayed in, except one, provide complimentary bottled water. For accommodation, avoid those where cold air may seep through cracks. No joke to catch a cold at high altitude. Regarding Oxygen can, this cannot be brought to the train. Also, be aware that there are fake oxygen cans for sale. Whether you need oxygen can depend on individual. But for the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain tour, the tour agent will provide. Bring along your own toilet paper. Most public toilets run out of paper fast. All use mobile payment. Did not see anyone using cash. So, do download both Alipay and WeChat. The bank card we use offers a good exchange rate. See the link in the description box for more info.
@@holidayingyourway513thanks again for all tips and detail. Btw, any reliable website for tour package and transport? As i'm having hard time to explore different option. For e.g Didi ride vs train/bus for 6 of us. As my itinerary of 12 days, i plan to go this route. Didi ride from kunming airport Stay 3 days in Kunming Kunming to Shangri-la via bullet train AStay 3 days in Shangri-la Shangri-la to Lijiang via train or DiDi ride? stay 4 days in Lijiang Lijiang to Dali via train or DiDi ride? Stay 3 Days in Dali Dali to Kunming airport via bullet train return back SG. Easy to get DiDi ride 7 seaters to fit 6 of us with luggages? TIA 🙏
For Shangri-La to Lijiang & Lijiang to Dali, travelling time will be shorter by train. I do not know if it is easy or not to get a 7-seater DiDi ride. Getting a chartered car (包 车）for the whole trip might be a better option for a group of 6. We ever explored this option and average charge is about CNY500 per day. Go to 携程旅行 App which is commonly used by the local Chinese tourists.
License not required. When we scanned the QR code on the bike using WeChat, the relevant app required us to input China mobile number and we did not have that
@@holidayingyourway513 Hi So on the 7th day, you stay in Shaxi - Wuyuenian Renwen Inn? and on the 8th at Dali Yunxi Boutique Inn? And can we leave our luggage at these inns before check in time? and is it 云溪 inn or 云栖？cos Baidu map shows so many yunxi... and what time did the bike rental end at Erhai?
Yes, we only stayed one day in Shaxi. FYI, that hotel has no air conditioning. Dali Yunxi Boutique Inn (大理云兮精品客栈) Yes, can leave luggage at Inn before check-in time. Bike rental is using App, so can be any time. But the app we tried in WeChat requires China mobile number. You might want to try the Hello App in Alipay. Not sure if it requires China mobile number too. For the electric shuttle bus, last service is at 5:30pm
Hi, your video is so informative and i basically just copied your itinerary. i know your ep2 video is not ready, but is it possible for you to send me your itinerary first？ so I can book all my hotels asap. Going in Aug :)
We bought the ticket before we flew at www.12306.cn using our email account for verification as we wanted to catch an early train. However, we were successful only after many attempts.
We originally planned to visit that place. However, going from Lijiang to Tiger Leaping Gorge and then to Shangri-La was not economical. It is probably doable to do a day trip from Lijiang. There is a bus to go there but I have no info
Might not be relevant to you as the hotels we stayed in are room for 3. Most of our bookings are through Booking.com. Perhaps you can check there for the current rate.
We paid CNY598 per person. It was a private tour and it included: - Round trip transportation - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Ropeway & Glacier Park - Blue Moon Valley - Impression Lijiang Performance - Yak Steamboat Lunch - Internal Bus Service - 1 Oxygen Can - Dow Jacket Rental Other options like group tour, car sharing are available too
Yes, we got the hotel to help us book the ticket 3 days in advance. We learnt that it is difficult to book on our own online. The chances are slim and almost nil. Just too popular and it restricts the number of visitors per day to the Glacier Park
