Reference book: lonely planet the latest version is also the last version is 2011, but a little place has changed, especially the price, a lot of is doubled, so, can only learn from part of it.
Kunming (3 days and 2 nights)
K5684 Tianjin-Beijing West 13:48 open 31 yuan
T61 Beijing West-Kunming 16:36 open 558 yuan
Because there is no car in Tianjin directly to Kunming, so can only be transferred from Beijing.
Before you go, if you are staying in a hostel, it is best to book in advance, because traveling in Yunnan, there is never off-season, said the hostel more, but Shu Xin are more expensive, relatively speaking, cost-effective international youth hostels are very popular. International Youth Hostel web site / can be booked online, the deposit is as little as 20 yuan (go out or do a net banking is better, buy train tickets, air tickets and book rooms are better).
Accommodation
Kunming Yaju International Youth Hostel
Tel: 0871-4193198 Address: 2-2, Block F, Shanghai Salon, Chuncheng Road, Kunming (Come out directly from Kunming Station, and it's almost a 5-minute walk or so to find us! Along the station before the road walk about 200 meters, turn right to the intersection of Chuncheng Road and the station before the road is the Shanghai Salon )
It is in the vicinity of the Kunming station, so it is very convenient, and the owner and the owner's wife is very good, the boss is very handsome yo. There are computers, wifi, hot water, router, but no breakfast, but there are a few small stores under the building, a lot of snack bars and convenience stores. We stayed in a girl's quadruple room, 50RMB a night for two nights.
Neighborhood: there are snack bars, convenience stores, KFC, McDonald's and so on.
Banks: Construction Bank
Transportation: next to the exit of the train station is the bus station, out of which you can buy a bus ticket to Dali or buy a train ticket, but the train is cheaper, but you have to do it for 8 hours, and the bus ticket is up to 5 hours. Kunming car a lot, but also a lot of people, the train station and the bus station are not together, so to take the 80 road 1rmb / person (a long time to come to a trip and a lot of people, more than 1 hour journey, I was forced to stand over, if there is a gentleman, it is best not to sit), or in the bus station to buy a ticket, 5rmb / person people have been organized to queue up on the car, straight to the bus station. (The bus station is also divided into east, south, west and north, don't get confused, we arrived at the west station).
Recommended places:
Expo Park: If you have been to the World Expo in Shanghai, then there is no need to go.
Dianchi and West Mountain: there are special buses, at the foot of the mountain, there is a food city, the night is very lively, is more expensive than the downtown 3-5 dollars, there is also Yunnan impression of the show, student ID half price, West Mountain there can do the cable car, but more than a hundred, is not cost-effective, but the West Mountain can see Dianchi, said to be very beautiful. (You get off and walk up at the bottom of the mountain, there is a park, 10rmb/person, not bad)
Post office: right next to the front of the Kunming station, it is obvious, want to postcards of Kunming children can be purchased over there.
Yunnan University: Cuihubei Road 2, has a unique flavor, a hundred years of university, worth a look.
Cuihu and Wenlin Street: in the vicinity of Yunnan University, out of the door, to the right hand side, up the walk, is Wenlin Street, many foreigners welcome coffee shops, book bars are in Wenlin Street, there are many special snacks. Out of the door, to the left, and then to the right at the intersection, you can get to Cuihu Lake, where the locals are walking and chatting, but also a lot of people posting marriage announcements. It's very empowering.
Jinbi Road: Nearby are the Temple of Literature, Golden Horse Square and Bijie Square, quite busy.
Shilin and Jiuxiang: these are in the suburbs, far away from the front of the city, so we did not go. But it's the signature of that side, so if you have enough time, it's still okay to visit.
TIPS:
We all went by 11 buses and buses, you can try the fried potatoes and poi on the road, not bad, hehehe.
Actually, sometimes it's nice to stay in a hostel and have a late night killing game and nagging with your donkey friends.
Although the sun does not seem to be too big, but to wear sunscreen ah ah ah ah ah.
Dali (2 days and one night)
High speed Kunming Western Bus Station - Dali 107rmb/person
Accommodation: because straight to the Lijiang, so in Dali only stayed for one night, found that the three friends of the hostel to live in the drop, the attitude of the service is not good, so live in the farm house is not expensive, the standard room with two beds, 50rmb/person (in fact, in the vicinity of the train station, there are a lot of people asked) (in fact, near the train station there are a lot of people ask, in the old city of Dali, in fact, walk ten steps, there is a hostel).
Transportation:From the bus station, straight ahead, like the left, there is a station, you can do 8 buses and 2 buses directly to the ancient city of Dali. There are also tour buses in the ancient city, 2rmb/person. There are also plenty of places to rent mountain bikes, so it's okay if you don't know how to ride, you can rent a tandem bike as long as your partner can ride. (We are so, as the leader, more tired)
Recommended place:
Cangshan: you can be in the morning in with the local exercise grandparents, slip up the mountain, there is a large cable car and a small cable car, take the small cable car, in the middle of the mountainside, you can go along the mountain to the head of the mountain to see Tianlong Bawei film and television city, the other side of the sea can see the Erhai (the best to walk with a few people together, because cangshan) (It's best to walk with a few people, because Cangshan Mountain is very big, novice easily get lost, before driving our taxi driver uncle said some time ago there are a few college students alone on the mountain disappeared).
Erh Sea: it is best to have a two-day tour around the sea, because the Erhai is very large, you can ride with your companions along the highway all the way to the north (rented into the general rent of 300, 50RMB / person), along the 214 national highway, on the road to pass through the Xizhou, live in Xizhou for a night, and then to Shuanglang, and then go back to the ancient city, don't just in the ancient city of Dali to hang around (we because of the time relationship, we only ride to the Longkang dock, and then to the ancient city of Dali. (Remember to always wear sunscreen, because it's easy to get sunburned when you're in the sun for a long time, my companion got sunburned).
TIPS:
The price of goods in Dali will be much cheaper than in Lijiang, you can buy some special products and send them back, there is Shentong Post near the south gate.
After arriving, it's better to buy the ticket in advance, because the train from Dali to Lijiang is very hot, you have to hurry to buy it, also at the south gate, the fee is 5rmb/person.
Don't worry about withdrawing money, there are many CCBs and ICBCs in the old town, right in the center, near the foreigner street.
To eat, it is best to go out of the old city and go to the city of Xiaguan, be sure to try the fried bait, and a lot of mushroom dishes, rice noodles and poi is also different from Kunming.
Be sure to bargain, prices are higher in the old city.
We took a taxi to the train station, 20rmb/person, bus 8 can also be, we are almost there.
Lijiang (4 days and 3 nights)
K9619 Dali - Lijiang East 35+5rmb/person
Out of a lot of people will ask you to go to their home to live, are in the new city of the original old city home of the aboriginal people, if you don't want to live so rowdy, you can go with them, the bus fare is 10rmb/person. In the ancient city under the mouth, because the ancient city can not ride a bike, so la, so easy to get lost, we are doing bus, in the Zhongyi market under, from the south gate into, walk a lot of roads, before finding a place to live, because it is dark, the extension of no lights, a little scary, but the closer to the street of the first five streets, seven streets over there, the more bright lights, very lively.
Lodging: Lijiang is never short of places to live, more horrifying. We live in the old town of Danyan, very lively, live in is in the Wuyi Street Naxi mom descent Runge Inn, foreigners are many, but very quiet. Female triple room 40rmb/person, quite good, very inn feeling. Their family can also help book train and bus tickets, people are very good yo.
Telephone: 0888 5107713
Transportation: you can take the 11 or 13 road in the ancient city, to the Shuhe ancient city and bus station and train station. But you can also do that kind of blue van, people all go, 5rmb/person. Shuhe ancient town, the old tea horse road, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain farther is 10rmb/person.
Recommended:
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: blue van can be directly to the end of the big cableway ticket office, the big cableway is to be able to climb to the head of the snowy mountains, the small cableway are only to the bottom of the mountain blue moon valley, yak ping those places. To go to the snow mountain before the best boss to help you rent down jacket and buy oxygen cylinders, because the highest snow mountain is more than 4,000 altitude, the more climb the more cold, if you do not sit on the big cable car, in fact, do not have to rent the head of the snow mountain, because it must be paid 1,000 yuan deposit, 200rmb / piece. We rented in the old town is 20rmb / person, no deposit. Tickets before entering the snowy mountains 100rmb/person, half price for student ID, but no discount on the ropeway, plus insurance 170rmb/person, plus coach tickets in the head.
The tea horse ancient road: follow the van, do not listen to the locals that can escape the ticket, because there is no ticket, you can hike the ancient road, because now it is very safe, unlike the original miasma and so on, it is very safe, horseback riding 100rmb/person.
Shuhe Ancient City: Shuhe Ancient City is a little more tranquil, although there is no lively Zhongyi market, but there are three-eyed well, there are a lot of quiet cafes, very much the original Lijiang Ancient City feeling, you can come to live a few nights, very quiet.
Tiger Leaping Gorge: generally everyone together to charter a car to go, is the paradise of the donkeys, generally suitable for the time is 2 days and one night, in the middle of the Tiger Leaping Gorge of the old Xie car horse store rest, if the foot can not, it is best to take the tent, and Tiger Leaping Gorge for Asians, especially the novice more treacherous, however, many Europeans feel quite suitable for beginners. I'm not sure if I'm a good person, but I'm a good person.
TIPS:
Be sure to finish shopping in Lijiang Old Town, Zhongyi Market's breakfast is cheaper and local, and be sure to try the Lajiang Pork Rib Hot Pot.
If you don't go to Snow Mountain, you don't have to buy the ancient city maintenance fee, because it's expensive 80rmb/person.
Down jacket do not buy at the foot of the mountain, very expensive, it is best to buy an oxygen cylinder, although we did not use. We passed the Tiger Leaping Gorge, then a high mountain, and finally came to the plains on the high mountains surrounded by clouds, you will be a great visual impact, really like a paradise.
Accommodation: Shangri-La Lao Xie car and horse store
Tel: 0887 8200766
Lao Xie is outside of the city on the Yila grasslands, and a little closer to go is the Shikar Snow Mountain, especially beautiful, due to the lack of transportation, so can be picked up and dropped off at the bus station and the old city of Shangri-La there. As the food is more expensive, you can eat with people spell, the door is the Tibetan family, there are sweet and idle ghee tea, and barley cakes, 20rmb/person. The fare is 3rmb/person. 90rmb deposit, 6 rooms 45rmb/person.
Transportation: you can only carpool, of course, there are buses near the mouth of the old city, 13 will go to Songtsam Forest Monastery. I am familiar with all chartered buses. Hehehe.
Recommended place:
Songzanlin Monastery:There is an old statue near the bus station, take the 13th road will go to Songzanlin Monastery, the full ticket 75rmb/person, student ticket 50rmb/person. It is best to go with a pious heart, in fact, the current Songtsamling Monastery is being rebuilt, the original has been damaged long before when it was invaded. We ran into three other people on the way, and then happened to have a guru is one of the uncle's hometown, so very fortunate, visit is all the way to listen to the explanation. The return trip is also to take their car back to the ancient city.
Ancient city: Shangri-La's ancient city of very few people, but inexplicably with a kind of Tibetan rough, where the Tibetans are very hospitable, you can buy some yak meat here, a lot cheaper than the ancient city.
Napahai: you can rent a car to circumnavigate, Napahai is actually a wetland.
Pudacuo National Park: chartered 200rmb/6 people this is well worth a visit, the largest national park, and the wetland area is also very large, the most suitable time is in the fall, the sky is full of yellow leaves, is the most beautiful time, and, the wild plants and animal species, but only in the winter they come out of the activity. Full ticket 175rmb/person, student price 135rmb/person. Before you go, you'd better wear more, the altitude is more than 3000, it's a bit cold.
Lijiang (2 days and 1 night)
The same ticket price back to Lijiang, we just wandered around the new town, rested a bit, and then bought a train ticket home, and then went to Lugu Lake with friends we met in Shangri-La. Still staying at the Descent Runner. 40rmb/person.
Lugu Lake (2 days 1 night)
Shuttle Lijiang - Lugu Lake 72rmb/person
Lugu Lake - Lijiang 80rmb/person
This is the most regrettable place, just in time to Lijiang rain, we also in the rainy and misty time to go to the Lugu Lake, the lake seems to be shrouded a layer of veil, no longer clear and fresh. Lugu Lake is more famous in the big water, Liger, small water. Small Lushui in the heart of the lake, look out to see the panoramic view, Rig is a prominent piece of the shore, and then the Mosuo people live there, the big Lushui is the destination of the shuttle bus, the tour bus is to Rig. Tickets are 100rmb/person. Student price 50rmb/person, in the ticket when you remember to make sure to passport, daughter country passport, very memorable.
Accommodation: International Youth Hostel Husi Tea House 6 people 30rmb/person
Tel: 0888 5881170
Transportation: you can rent a bike You can also charter a car You can also rent an e-bike, a necessary item is to tour around the lake, you can see the most beautiful places of the lake, in fact, Lok Shui, Rig are very small, you can walk, because most of it is uphill. Rent an electric bike 90rmb/person , chartered 20rmb/person. I hiked and hitchhiked part of the lake. It's really beautiful and the lake looks blue from a distance.
Recommended places:
Fall into the water, Riga, around the lake tour.
We returned to Lijiang at noon the next day and then bought train tickets to Kunming.
K9612 Lijiang-Kunming 90rmb/person
K740 Kunming-Yingtan 409rmb/person