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Yunnan Slow Travel — Dali & Lijiang Deep Dive 7 Days / 6 Nights

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Categories	Private Family Escapes
Brand	China Travel Plus
Categories	Family Travel > Private Family Escapes > Family Vacation Packages
Core Positioning	Slow-Travel Heritage & Lakeside Living
Target Audience	Slow-Life Culture Seekers
Experience Focus	Three Heritage Crafts + Double-Lake Experience
Theme & Features	Erhai Cycling + Tea Horse Road
Duration	7-Day / 6-Night
Region	Yunnan — Lijiang, Dali, Lugu Lake

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Yunnan Slow Travel — Dali & Lijiang Deep Dive 7 Days / 6 Nights

#SlowTravel #ErhaiCycling #ThreeHeritage #TeaHorseRoad

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Erhai — The "Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon" Lake

Erhai — The "Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon" Lake

Lijiang Old Town — Living UNESCO Heritage

Lijiang Old Town — Living UNESCO Heritage

Lugu Lake — The Last Matriarchal Society

Lugu Lake — The Last Matriarchal Society

Three Heritage Crafts — Not Watch, But Do

Three Heritage Crafts — Not Watch, But Do

Detailed Itinerary: 7-Day Adventure

Day 1: Arrival → Lijiang

Itinerary: Lijiang Sanyi Airport → Old Town Inn → Lion Hill Wangu Tower → Black Dragon Pool → Naxi Welcome Dinner - Airport pickup (40 min drive). Settle into an Old Town courtyard inn. Stroll the cobblestone lanes, climb Lion Hill for a panoramic view of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Sunset at Black Dragon Pool — the snow peak reflected in jade water. Evening: Naxi welcome feast ...

Day 2: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain & Blue Moon Valley

Itinerary: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (4,506 m cableway) → Blue Moon Valley → Yak Hotpot → Impression Lijiang / Lishui Jinsha - Morning: glacier cableway to the 4,506 m viewing platform. Blue Moon Valley's turquoise pools framed by snow peaks. Lunch: yak meat hotpot at a mountain lodge. Afternoon: Zhang Yimou's open-air "Impression Lijiang" or the indoor "Lishui Jinsha" ethnic p...

Day 3: Shuhe Ancient Town & Tea Horse Road

Itinerary: Shuhe Ancient Town → Lashi Lake Horseback Ride → Naxi Ancient Music Concert - Morning: Shuhe — the best-preserved mule-train station on the Tea Horse Road. Qinglong Bridge, Nine-Dragon Pool. Afternoon: Lashi Lake — horseback ride along the old caravan trail, then kayak across the wetland. Evening: 1,400-year-old Naxi ancient-music concert — UNESCO instruments played ...

Day 4: Lijiang → Dali (Train 2 hrs)

Itinerary: Lijiang → Dali → Erhai Hotel → Dali Old Town → Three Pagodas Reflection Park → Foreigner Street - Morning train along the Erhai scenic corridor. Check into an Erhai-front hotel. Afternoon: Dali Old Town — Fuxing Road, Renmin Road, Foreigner Street. Three Pagodas Reflection Park at golden hour. Evening: Foreigner Street's international cafes and live-music bars.

Day 5: Erhai Cycling & Xizhou

Itinerary: Erhai Cycling → Xizhou Ancient Town → Shuanglang + Nanzhao Island → Little Putuo - Full-day Erhai cycling loop: Caicun Pier → Xizhou (Yan Family Compound, Xizhou baba) → Shuanglang (Yang Liping's Sun Palace exterior, boat to Nanzhao Island) → Little Putuo → return via east-bank road. Dali dinner at a lakeside restaurant.

Day 6: Zhoucheng Tie-Dye & Cangshan → Return Lijiang

Itinerary: Zhoucheng Tie-Dye → Cangshan Ximatan Cableway (3,900 m) → Train to Lijiang → Naxi Fire-Pit Farewell Dinner - Morning: Zhoucheng — Dali's largest Bai village. Hands-on tie-dye with a master artisan — design, knot, dip, oxidize, untie, take home. Afternoon: Cangshan Ximatan Cableway to 3,900 m — Erhai and Dali in miniature below. Train back to Lijiang. Evening: Naxi fi...

Day 7: Dongba Culture & Departure

Itinerary: Dongba Culture Museum → Old Town Free Time → Lijiang Sanyi Airport - Morning: Dongba Culture Museum — learn Naxi pictographic script and write a Dongba scroll to take home. Late morning: free time for last shopping or a final Old Town stroll. Afternoon: private transfer to Lijiang Sanyi Airport. --- ## 四、Deep vs Standard Tour Comparison | Dimension | Standard Tour | ...

Service Package Details

Item	Standard Group	Your Version
Stay	Out-of-town budget hotels; 30-min commute	Old Town courtyard inn (Lijiang), Erhai-front boutique (Dali) — walk to dinner
Activity	Photo stop at Erhai; no heritage workshops	Full Erhai cycling loop + 3 hands-on heritage workshops + Lashi Lake horseback + Naxi ancient-music concert
Pace	Half-day in Dali; rushed group schedule	Slow-travel pacing — 3 nights Lijiang, 2 nights Dali, genuine dwell time
Guide	Chinese-only group guide; 30+ passengers	Dedicated bilingual heritage guide (max 8 guests) + tie-dye / Dongba master artisans

What's Included & Not Included

Included

**Accommodation**: 6 nights — Lijiang 3 nights (Old Town courtyard), Dali 2 nights (Erhai-front boutique)

**Transport**: Lijiang–Dali train tickets + all local transfers + airport pickup/drop-off

**Tickets**: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain + Blue Moon Valley + Three Pagodas + Cangshan Cableway + Dongba Museum

**Experiences**: 3 heritage workshops (tie-dye, Dongba, ancient-music concert) + Erhai bike rental + Lashi Lake horseback

**Meals**: 6 breakfasts + 12 main meals (including Naxi welcome hotpot + fire-pit farewell)

**Service**: Dedicated bilingual heritage guide

Not Included

International round-trip flights

Personal expenses & meals not listed

Visa fees

Travel insurance upgrade

Optional add-on activities

Q1: Is Yunnan open to foreign visitors?** Fully open. Lijiang Sanyi Airport is a 144-hour transit visa-free port. Yunnan's v

pproximately 2–2.5 hours: design → knot → dip → oxidize → untie → rinse. Your finished piece needs 1–2 hours to dry. If your flight is the same day, tell us early so we can arrange expedited drying.

Q2: Do I need to speak Chinese?

No. Your dedicated bilingual guide handles all communication throughout the trip.

Q3: Can the itinerary be customized?

Yes. Every tour is private and adjustable to your interests, pace, and dates.

Q4: How do I pay and book?

Wind, flowers, snow, moon — and three heritage crafts you'll make with your own hands. Yunnan at the pace it deserves.

Final Itinerary Is Subject To The Contract

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