Thanks for sharing. We had a great time too.

Lotte Market from Nov 20 to 5 Jan. Coex is Dec19 to 25. Chenggyecheon stream is from Dec 13 to Jan 12 2025. 😊

Dali - 2 nights, Lijiang - 3 nights, Shangri-la - 3 nights If redo this trip, we would drop Erhai S Bay in Dali and replace with hiking at Cangshan Mountain. Extend 1 day in Lijiang to include Tiger Leaping Gorge. Add 1 night at Lugu Lake.

Thank you so much. Do you think it’s worth to stay a night at Shaxi or a day visit is fine. I’m still debating because I don’t like the hassle of packing for just one night

Shaxi is a small town so a day visit is good enough We stayed a night because 1. Journey - Shangri-la (train) to Lijiang (Didi) to Shaxi 2hrs 40 mins ; Shaxi (Didi) to Dali 2 hrs 2. Can put luggage in hotel 3. Want to see their Friday Morning Market - can skip actually

We were there 2nd half of April: 18 April to 1st May

Wish you a blessed 2025

It was in April. Lijiang was cooling, Shangri -la was a little cold, Kunming and Dali were hot

@ thanks for your replies! Did you have to wear any jacket/thermal?

Just windbreaker jacket. At Shangri-la, I added another layer of sweater.

@ okay thank you!!

Yes, online. Scoot

CNY6.4K per person excluding air ticket

My pleasure

You mean it is better without music at all?

@@holidayingyourway513 I’m would say so. The music is nice, but it distracts from the dialogue 🙏

Thanks. Will take note for future videos

That depends on individual

I don’t think so

我没有但是有很多人穿着传统服装拍照

That’s great! Thanks for sharing

It was a day trip.

Mainly squatting type. Very very few places have sitting type if I could recall.

Yes, from 18 April 2024

Thank you. Are you from Malaysia?

We are from Singapore

I was from both long ago. Now in California.

Planning to go next year. Thank you for posting.

Xilu Xiaoxie Inn, CNY598

@ is that include driver or entrance price only?

That included driver

Sure, it is your call. We started in Lijiang first because we landed in the wee hours that day. We wanted a slow and relaxed day to get ourselves adjusted to the high altitude and have an early rest. We chose to put Kunming last because we prefer not to travel long distances on the day of departure.

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We travelled on our own. No travel agent.

Bus No. 3 only goes to Songzanlin Monastery. To get to Balagezong Scenic Area, will need to take a tour bus. Hotel can help to reserve seat for you. You then pay for the tour bus and entrance fee when you board the bus at the parking area opposite Dukezong ancient town north gate.

Thank you 👍

It is hot in Kunming and Dali. Cooling in Lijiang (about 15 to 19 degree Celsius during the day ). Cold in Shangri-La ( about 8 to 12 degree Celsius during the day).

Noted. Thanks

Sorry, I have to agree. The videos are fantastic but playing the same piece of music over & over again drives me nuts! There are plenty of royalty free music tracks you can use on KZbin.

爱尚菌 at Kunming Old Street

We travelled on our own, without using any tour agency.

五湖汽锅鱼 (Five-Lake Steamed Fish)

Hotels: 1. Star Gate Hotel Kansai Airport (arrived late) - 1 night 2. Courtyard Nagoya -2 nights 3. Hotel Kuretakeso Takayama - 4 nights 4. Hotel JAL City Toyama - 3 nights 5. Hotel Kurobe (Ryokan Hotel) - 1 night 6. Hotel Forza Kanazawa - 1 night 7. Fairfield by Marriott Osaka Namba - 5 nights (Marriot Bonvoy Member) Must Go Places: 1. At Nagoya - Kiso Valley: Magome & Tsumago 2. At Takayama - Takayama Old Street, Shirakawa-go & Gokayama Ainokura Village, Shinhotaka Ropeway & Shinhotake Onsen Village (many Ryokans & more traditional compared to Hotel Kurobe), Kamikochi 3. At Toyama - Himi Banya-gai Harbour Market (fresh seafood direct from Himi port), Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, Kurobe Gorge 5. At Kyoto - Kyomizu-dera Temple, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kinkakuji Temple, Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, Togetsukyo Bridge, Nishiki Market 6, At Osaka - Dotonbori District, Shin Saibashi Suji, Osaka Castle, Kuromon Ichiban Market Can Skip Places: 1. At Takayama - Miyagawa Morning Market, Hida Folk Village 2. At Toyama - Takaoka Town 3. Kanazawa 4. At Kyoto - Sagano Romantic Train 5. At Osaka - Shinsekai Hope the above helps.

Thank you so much for the insight. This helps us tremendously

Yes, can use Didi. In fact that was what we did. By the way, Metro line service only available after 6 am.

Our itinerary was actually a 12 full days trip. I think 10 full days is a better bet. 2 days in Lijiang, 3 days in Shangri-la, 2.5 days in Dali, and 2.5 days in Kunming as you need to include travelling time from one location to another. Otherwise may have to exclude some attractions.

Our pleasure!

CNY598 per person. This included the snow mountain, blue moon valley , impression Lijiang performance, lunch, transport to and fro from hotel, rental of down jacket, oxygen can.

Where can we buy the ticket ? From the hotel ? Is it the same price or different price, different hotel?

We bought it thru the hotel. You can also buy it at trip.com or ctrip.com.

Thank you! It was in the month of April.

I don’t think we saw anyone with baby. The whole place was full of people.

Thank you! Glad you like it!

Except for the Kunming to Lijiang train ticket, all our train tickets were bought at the train station. In China, we could not buy tickets online because it requires local mobile phone number for verification. Outside China, we managed to buy at www.12306.cn using email for verification. However it was not easy though. We were successful only after a few attempts.

there have app called Xiecheng, allowed Foreigners book tickets, I booked from here for my customers before

Just found out. Train tickets book through Xiecheng (cTrip) has an additional charge of CNY15 per ticket.

We did not experience that. We arrived in the wee hours. Custom clearance was slow but smooth. We cleared within an hour.

Our train ticket from Kunming to Lijiang was booked online before our travel at www.12306.cn. It was not easy though as we were successful only after a few attempts. You give it a try. If fail, try trip.com within Alipay App (note that I have not tried booking tickets on this App)

Buying a ticket for the Yulong Snow Mountain ropeway is a big challenge due to its limited daily supply. You can try the online purchase which opens at 8pm but tickets get snatched up within seconds. As for impression lijiang and blue moon valley, these are in the Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area Ticket and I believe you can easily buy the ticket on site. I think a guaranteed way for this tour is still buying through a travel agent. The hotel we stayed in helped us to purchase the tickets.

@@holidayingyourway513 thanks!

Thanks for the feedback. My music is relaxing and romantic type