Guide to Dali Attractions

Dali Attractions

Bad Monkey Bar

The Bad Monkey Bar is located on Renming Road ,Dali old town .There is live music show every night here and the singes is from different countries all over the world , the bar not only provide drinks but western food.

The Sweet Tooth

The Sweet Tooth dessert shop is owned & operated by the Deaf Provides Job Training and Employment for the deaf community of Dali.

Lilypad International Youth Hostel

Yiliang Roast Duck

Yiliang Roast Duck has a history of over 600 years; this savory dish can be on a par with Peking Duck, and can be divided into two types, namely Green duck and Fat duck. Green duck is famous for the tender meat and sweet taste while fat duck has got much fat to makes the meat more appetizing; with green onion, soy sauce or special jam, Yiliang Roast Duck is full of local flavor, especially the Roast Duck made in Goujie Street; with honey, and roasted by pine branches and needles, Yiliang Duck is unique.

Om Café

Om Café & Gallery located in Dali Renmin middle road, is a chill out place with a decent collection of music, has roof top garden, and the first floor runs as Café, serving world cuisine with southeast Asian curries, middle eastern hummus and nuances from around the world....

Dali landscape hotel

Landscape hotel is located in Dali old town near to the pedestrain street, which consists of many traditional Bai style courtyards.

Yinfeng Hotel - Dali

Grand Bay View International Hotel Dali

Dali Gurong hotel

Dali Gurong hotel belongs to Yunnan cigarette and tobacoo group, a 4 star hotel located in Dali old town not far from the foreigner's street. opened in June,2007. 2 floored traditional Bai people's buliding, equiped with 61 room. It's only 38km from Dali airport and ...

Dali Yundu resort

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Chicken-Foot Mountain(Mountain Jizu)

Mount Jizu enjoys the reputaion of being "the fifth most renowned Buddhist Mountain in China".

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Mount Jizu enjoys the reputaion of being "the fifth most renowned Buddhist Mountain in China".

Mountain Jizu is the place where Kasyapa,a disciple of Sakyamuni,preached Buddhism and sat in meditation to attain enlightenment at Huashoumen (a place on Mount Jizu).

the Buddhist temples on Mountain Jizu,first built in the Tang Dynasty,were expanded and renovated during the successive dynasties up till today.During the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty,Mount Jizu possessed altogether 42 temples,65 convents,170 monasteries and over five thousand monks and nuns.

Shaxi Ancient Town

Nestled deep in the Himalayan foothills of southwest China's Yunnan Province lays the ancient village of Shaxi. Shaxi (pronounced 'Shah Shee'), is a culturally diverse town and to the Bai and Yi minority peoples. The dramatic mountainous landscape and beautiful weather, combined with Shaxi's unique history and culture, make for a complete and enjoyable experience.

You can take public bus from Dali or Lijiang to Jianchuan first, then out of the Jianchuan bus atation, there are minibus going there all the time, 8 yuan per person.

Top Dali Tours

$2000 Per Day

guiding a U.S couple 6days

Here is your itinerary according to your latest travel information:
1/11 arriving Dali at 07:02, pick up from Dali train station, transfer to hotel in Dali old town, visit Xizhou village morning market, see cormorant fishing performance, view Three Pagoda, overnight in Dali
2/11 travel to Shaxi, visit Shiboshan Temple and Shaxi old town, stay in Shaxi
3/11 travel to Lijiang, visit Lijiang old town and local market, stay in Lijiang old town
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3/11 visit Jade Dragon snow mountain, see Impression Lijiang show, stay in Lijiang old town
4/11 travel to Tiger Leaping Gorge for hiking, stay in Tea Horse GH
5/11 Tiger Leaping Gorge hiking to Tina's GH, travel to Shangrila, stay in Shangrila
6/11 visit SongZhanLin Tibetan monastery, Naba Lake and Tibetan village, transfer to Deqin airport for flight 22:00 to Kunming

$600 Per Day

A Frenth family's 9days tour(Lijiang-Dali-Shaxi-Tiger Leaping Gorge-white water terrance-Shangri-la-Meili snow mountain)

Day1 lijiang driving to Dali at moning and visit three pagodas. After noon, visit Dali old city,stay over night at Dali .
Day2 Leave at morning , watch comorant fishing at Xizhou town.after that ,driving to Shaxi,visit Shibaoshan rock cave temple .stay over night at Shaxi
Day3 Visit Shaxi old town at morning .after that, driving to tiger leaping gorge.when arrive Shangri-la ,stay over night at Haba village
Day4 visit white water terrace , after that ,drive to Shangri-la ,stay shangri-la
Day5 Trip to Deqin,stay at Feilai si. on the way visit the moon bay of yangtze rever.
Day6 trip to Mingyong glacier park,hiking 3-4hours,stay at Feilaisi
Day7 Feilai si to Shangri-la, stay at Shangri-la
Day 8 visit Shika snow mountain and Npa lake, drive back Lijiang
Day 9 Depart day

$380 Per Day

7 Days Tour of Kunming-Yuanyang-Dong chuan-Le xia guo

Day1
Our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area at Kunming Airport and transfer you to the hotel. We will recommend you have dinner in the nearby place

Day1
Our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area at Kunming Airport and transfer you to the hotel. We will recommend you have dinner in the nearby place

Day2
After breakfast (8:30am) we will go to Dongchuan (5hours) 12:30am you will arrive in dongchuan red soil land spots and check in the hotel,(you will via moon land (20min.) on the way to the dongchuan red soil land then you will see the whole view of Red soil Dong chuan, photography of Yunnan Eastern River Red Land, Located in the southwestern part of Kunming, 2600 ft. above sea level, a remote area. Because of lack of infrastructure, problem of transportation, and limited lodging facilities. Ordinary travel agencies never thought of going there. Even the people living in that area are not aware or familiar of it Because the soil contains such components as oxidized Iron, etc kind of metallic minerals. After a long period of oxidation, gradually added and mixed in the soil that produced this extra-ordinary reddish brown soil. Having lunch in 12:30am In the afternoon we will visit “Lexiagou” (1hour)and duoyishu (50min.)

Day3
We will get up early to visit “Damakan”(6:00am) see the sunrise then we will head to “Qicai po,(30min)” then we will back to hotel have breakfast .then we will visit lepuao(60min) Jinxiu Yuan (1 hour)”hen we will head back to Kunming (2:00pm arrive) take a rest and prepare to go Yuanyang next day

Day4
After breakfast at 8:00amwe will transfer you to Yuan yang (500kms about 7-8hours drive time) from kunming to Yuanyang old town (Xinjie village)and check in the hotel (about 3:00pm) and its famous rice terraces, cut into the mountains by local Hani people over thousands of years. we will Visit local Hani village (visit time-one hour) on the way and get a glimpse of traditional life. After that we will see Tiger-mouth Terrace sunset (visit time two and half an hour) then we will back to hotel a7:00 pm all wait in the lobby and transfer to have dinner

Day5
We will go to Duoyishu to see the sunrise, take the breakfast with you and departure at 4:50am visiting time (2 and half an hour). Then at 8:00am back to hotel and take a break till the afternoon 4:40 pm we will go to Bada terrace to see the sunset(2 and half and hour) then you will go to Shengcun to visit the terrace.back to hote

Day6
Today we will back to Kunming departure at 9:00am and arrive in Kunming at 4:00pm(the way is hard to drive and now the government is repairing the highway which means the drive time from 6hours drive to 8 hours drive) we will stop in Donghai and visit Xinmeng village (visit time 40 Min.)and the construction will continue to the next year Oct.

Day7
In the moring Our guide and driver will see you off at the airport today. Hope next time we still have the chance to serve you again

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