6 Days Yunnan Travel Itinerary, 6 Days Tour in Yunnan

6 Days South Yunnan Itinerary

Kunming/Jianshui/Yuangyang

Rice Fields, Yuanyang

Day 1: Kunming Arrival, visit Cuihu Park, Yuantong Temple, Flower Market

Day 2: Kunming to Jianshui(200km, 2.5 hours; 2 hours by fast train), visit Tuanshan Village, Garden of Family Zhang, Jianshui Old Town, and Chaoyang Gateway Tower

Day 3: Jianshui to Yuanyang(126km, 2 hours), visit Jianshui Confucius Temple, Zhu Family Garden, and enjoy the sunset of Laohuzui Terrace Field

Day 4: Yuanyang, enjoy the sunrise of Duoyishu Rice Terrace Field, Duoyishu Village, Qingkou Hani Ethnic Village, Bada Rice Terrace, Shengcun Market, enjoy the sunset of Longshuba Rice Terraces

Day 5: Yuanyang to Stone Forest(300km, 4 hours) to Kunming(85km, 1.5 hours; 20-40 minutes by fast train), visit the Stone Forest en route to Kunming

Day 6: Kunming Departure

Xishuangbannna/Pu'er

Wild Elephant Valley, Jinghong

Day 1: Xishuangbanna Arrival

Day 2: Xishuangbanna, Visit Manting Park, Manzhang Dai Village, Papermaking and drum playing

Day 3: Xishuangbanna, visit Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Day 4: Xishuangbanna to Pu'er (126km, 2 hours by car; 40 minutes by fast train), explore Taiyanghe Forest Park to meet lovely animals, stay overnight at a tree-house-like hotel room in the forest

Day 5: Pu'er, visit a Pu'er plantation, and a coffee farm

Day 6: Pu'er Departure

6 Days Northwest Yunnan Itinerary

Kunming/Dali/Shaxi/Lijiang

Three-Pagoda, Dali

Day 1: Kunming Arrival

Day 2: Kunming, visit Stone Forest, Flower and Birds Market

Day 3: Kunming to Dali(2 hours by fast train), visit Three Pagodas, Cruise in Erhai Lake or biking, Dali Old Town

Day 4: Dali to Lijiang(170km, 2 hours driving; Dali to Lijiang takes 1.5 hours by fast train), visit Xizhou Town, Black Dragon Pond, Dongba Culture Museum, Lijiang Old Town

Day 5: Lijiang, visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Baishuihe River, Yak Meadow, Baisha Old Town and  Baisha Murals

Day 6: Lijiang Departure

Lijiang/Tiger Leaping Gorge/Shangri La

Ganden Sumtsenling, Shangri La

Day 1: Lijiang, arrival at the Little Kingdom of the Naxi People

Day 2: Lijiang, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and hiking

Day 3: Lijiang to Shangri-La, First Bend on the Yangtze River, Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking, Dukezong Ancient Town

Day 4: Shangri-La, Songzanlin Temple/Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, Pudacuo National Park

Day 5: Shangri-La, visit Nixi Tibetan village, Nixi black pottery, and Tibetan family's house

Day 6: Lijiang Departure

Dali/Shanxi/Lijiang

Ancient Town of Lijiang, Lijiang

Day 1: Dali Arrival

Day 2: Dali, Cangshan Mountain, Three Pagodas and Chongsheng Temple, Dali Old Town

Day 3: Dali to Shaxi Ancient Town(130km, 2 hours), Erhai Lake, Zhoucheng Old Town, Shaxi Ancient Town, Xingjiao Temple

Day 4: Shaxi Ancient Town to Lijiang(100km, 1.5 hours), Friday Market, Lijiang Ancient Town

Day 5: Lijiang, Yuhu Village, the Former Residence of Joseph Rock, Baisha Mural Paintings, Shuhe Ancient Town, Dongba Culture Museum, Black Dragon Pool Park

Day 6: Lijiang Departure, First Bend of Yangtze River, Tiger Leaping Gorge

Dali/Baoshan/Tengchong

Volcanic Geothermal National Geological Park, Tengchong

Day 1: Dali Arrival

Day 2: Dali, Cangshan Mountain, Three Pagodas and Chongsheng Temple, Dali Old Town

Day 3: Dali to Baoshan(190km, 3 hours), Stone City

Day 4: Baoshan to Tengchong(140km, 2 hours), Tengchong Hot Spring Scenic Area, Bamboo rafting ride on the Longchuan River

Day 5: Tengchong, visit Tengchong Volcano Park & Gudong Ginkgo Village

Day 6: Tengchong Departure 

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