December Dali-Lijiang-Shangri-La

Off-season seven-day Yunnan tour in December 1️⃣ Day 1: Morning flight lands at Kunming Airport, high-speed train: Kunming-Dali. Arrive in Dali at 3 PM, visit Longweiguan Ruins. 🏠 Stay in Xiaguan 2️⃣ Day 2: Dali West Erhai Chongsheng Temple and Three Pagodas Scenic Area Depart at 11:00, an easy and no shuttle bus needed plan: navigate to Chongsheng Temple main gate (less crowded, no worries), buy tickets at the north gate, ticket price: 💰75. First explore the temple uphill, then walk down to the Three Pagodas area, exit from the north gate. Bike around Erhai Lake Route: Caicun - Xiaji Yi - Majiu Yi - Fumei Yi Take a taxi to Caicun Pier, scan for shared bikes, there are more bikes here. End cycling at 17:00, take a taxi back to Dali Ancient Town. 3️⃣ Day 3: Dali East Erhai - Lijiang Depart at 11:00: charter a car to circle East Erhai Tour route: Lixiangbang - Wenbi Village - Xiaoputuo From 11 AM to 4 PM, five hours Wenbi Village is highly recommended; from the village entrance archway, go a bit further to start taking photos along the lakeside, find a lakeside shop inside to order some food and take photos. 17:30 🚄 Dali-Lijiang 🏠 Stay near South Gate of Ancient Town 4️⃣ Day 4: Lijiang Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Route: Spruce Meadow - Blue Moon Valley - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Depart at 9:00: take bus 101 from Zhongyi Market bus stop, one hour to the visitor center, choose the ticket gate for the attraction you want to visit. Spruce Meadow: Arrive at Spruce Meadow ticket gate at 10:30 → take shuttle bus to Spruce Meadow cableway → walk about 15 minutes along the plank road to the viewing platform → finish touring at 12:00, return the same way, take cableway down → take bus to Blue Moon Valley. Blue Moon Valley: Take shuttle bus one stop to get off at Shuiyue Pavilion in Blue Moon Valley. After getting off, walk a short distance to see Blue Moon Valley, after touring return the same way by shuttle bus to visitor center. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: At 13:30 take shuttle bus to Parking Lot No. 3, get off - walk through commercial street to Glacier Park cableway entrance to start ticket check and queue - at 14:00 queue for half an hour to take shuttle bus to cableway boarding point - take cableway up the mountain - after cableway get off at 4506 meters altitude check-in point - finish touring at 16:00, return the same way, queue half an hour to take cableway down - at 17:30 take shuttle bus back to visitor center. 5️⃣ Day 5: Shangri-La 8:05 🚄 Lijiang-Shangri-La Dukezong Ancient Town Arrive at Shangri-La at 9:40, take taxi to Dukezong Ancient Town Ancient Town East Gate - Moonlight Square - Guibei Mountain Park Songzanlin Monastery At 14:00 take taxi to Songzanlin Monastery ticket office - ticket 65 yuan + one-way shuttle ticket 10💰 - take scenic area shuttle bus to visitor service center After entering the monastery, ticket check and start touring, free guided tour available: 1 hour At 17:00 take taxi to Shangri-La station, 18:50 🚄 Shangri-La-Lijiang 6️⃣ Day 6: Lijiang Yuhu Village Buy ticket on Lijiang Tourism Express Bus, 10 yuan, board at Ancient Town gate. Buy sightseeing bus ticket at visitor center, 39 yuan, can go to Longnv Lake From 14:00 to 18:00 take taxi back to Ancient Town 7️⃣ Day 7: Return trip