NatureYunnan: Kunming, Dali, Lijiang & Shangri-La
Eight days from the Stone Forest to the Tibetan edge of Yunnan, through old towns, snow mountains and tea country.
Southwest China
Yunnan & the Southwest
China's most culturally diverse province: Naxi old towns, Bai villages, Tibetan monasteries and some of Asia's best hiking.
The feeling
Snow mountains, old towns, tea forests.
Yunnan sits where the Tibetan plateau falls towards Southeast Asia. The result is a province of snow peaks, subtropical valleys, tea forests and more than twenty-five recognized minority cultures.
The classic route runs from Kunming to Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-La, but the best journeys add time in smaller places: a Bai village near Erhai Lake, a tea mountain, or a hike in Tiger Leaping Gorge. We use local guides from the communities we visit.
- Region
- Southwest China
- Best time
- March–May · September–November
- Ideal length
- 4–10 days
- Access
- Flight or high-speed rail
- Style
- Private, tailor-made
All journeys here are private and can be combined with other regions.
Don't missThe essentials,
The essentials,
and the quieter corners.
These are the experiences we build into most journeys here — but the best days are often the ones we leave open.
Lijiang's Naxi old town
The signature experience — worth planning your route around.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Best with a specialist guide and time to slow down.
Tiger Leaping Gorge hike
We weave this in where it fits your interests and the season.
Dali, Erhai Lake and Bai villages
We weave this in where it fits your interests and the season.
Journeys hereWays to travel
Ways to travel
Yunnan.
Start with one of these, or use them as a starting point for something entirely your own.
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