I am planning a trip to Yunnan in January. Is it practical to go to Shangrila / Zhongdian at that time of the year? Are roads passable, and are places like the Songzanlin temple open?
Aug. 10,2009 03:18 Mr.Jason replied:
Yes, it is practical. Winter is a best season to see the snow mountains there, though Meli Snow Mountain will not allowed to climb in. The temple is open. You can take bus from Lijiang/Dali to Zhongdian. The average temperature is about 6C. Keep warm, for the altitude there is high.
Sep. 16,2009 21:39 Mr.Liu(China) replied:
It depends on weather.The temperature of Shangrila in January will be very cold,about 10 centigrades below zero.So you need some warm clothes and shoes,and the traffic might be blocked by heavy snow.The Songzanlin Temple is always open,you can visit it at any time you like.
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Sep. 6,2009 22:57
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Mrs.DORIS LEE (Singapore) said:
My family of 5 is planning a trip to Kunming->Lijiang->Shangrila->Dali-Kunming for about 10 days this Dec. We're on a tight budget. Can anyone advises if it's more cost effective to take public transport (bus,train etc) to places of interests or is it cheaper to join local tour? What are the not to be missed places to visit?
Sep. 7,2009 03:09 Mr.bob(usa) replied:
Hi, actually jion a tour is cheaper and you will not miss the most important place. But you are advised to join a tour offered by a big travel agency as the local small travel agency will make a lot of hidden charges. At least, i do not believe them at all. Personally speaking, tcg is rather good. I have booked a tour before, good service and knowlageble tour guide. Have a good day in china.
Sep. 16,2009 00:11 Mr.Liu(China) replied:
Hi,Mrs Lee.I'm Chinese and have been living in Yunnan for 24years so I think I can give you some useful advices.First,the itinerary you planned is very good,but the altitude of Shangrila is very high and the weather will be very cold,so you must take some warm clothes.(The temperature will be 10 to 15 degrees below zero.)Second,I think Dali is better than Lijiang and Kunming because Ljjiang is always full of visitors and the traffic conditions in Kunming is terrible.At last I will say that the cost of traffic could be very high or very low,it mainly depends on your choice.The ticket of airplane between Kunming and Dali is about 750 yuan,and the ticket of bus is only 200 uan.You can also take a small bus of local driver's,it will be more convenient for your trip.
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Sep. 6,2009 04:30
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Mr.Ryan(Great britiain) said:
Hello... I've seen beautiful pictures of Yunnan and am keen to go this October for 7 nights. Can you suggest an itinerary (our budget is not too restrictive). Our thoughts were, - 1 overnight day in Kunming (from HK). Is stone forest worth a visit in the short time frame? - fly to dali (or train?) and spend 2 nights - Bus/train to lijiang for 2 nights - Bus to Zhongdian for 2 nights
I'll be honest and don't know THE places to go to/see. Are day tours convenient to join in each place? Is non-Mandarin speaking a problem?
Many thanks for your advice!
Ryan
Sep. 9,2009 21:35 Ms.Dora replied:
Hi, Mr Ryan, You can refer to this to arrange your itinerary: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/package/kunming.htm
Stone forest is close to the city proper of Kunming. You can spend half a day there. Easy to find a one-day tour there, so as a english tour. :-)
Sep. 15,2009 13:07 Mr.Liu(China) replied:
I'm glad of your visiting,Mr Ryan.I'm living in Kunming and here is my suggestions and answers to your questions:
-I suggest that you'd better spend a whole day in Kunming because it has a lot of beautiful places that worth to visit.But I don't think stone forest is worth to visit in the short time frame,its ticket is too expensive.(200 yuan,or 17.6 for each)
-It only needs about 40 minutes if you decided flying to dali,or 6-8 hours if you took a bus or train.Of course,fly to dali means more expenses,50-55 for each.
-It will take you 2 hours from dali to lijiang by bus.The railway between dali and lijiang has been built on Sept 4th.But i don't know when we can take train to lijiang.
-The traveling route between lijiang and zhongdian is about 200kilometres long,and it will take 3 hours to arrive there by bus.
-7 days is enough for your journey,but I think 9-10days would be better.And non-Mandain speaking is really a problem even for chinese people from other provinces,so you'd better employ a local guide.
Contact me at:hliu.1985@gmail.com if you had more questions.
Wish you had a happy journey in Yunnan!
-
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Aug. 31,2009 08:11
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Mr.david said:
Hi could anyone give me recommendations for the southern part of yunnan? Planning to go to xishuangbana, want to see the elephant valley and the single tree forest. How can i book a a cabin in trees for the elephant valley? Furthermore, is there some information for menghai? I heard it should be great, but i have no idea where to go and what to do there, because of lack of information on the internet :( I would have 7 days to stay... probably its too much^^ thx david
Sep. 2,2009 02:45 Mr.Sandy replied:
To stay one night in the cabin in treet seems not comfortable. You can watch elephents there, but do not recommend to live in it. Menghai is a production area of Puer tea. You can visit the tea garden. Menghai also has a pass to Burma.
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Aug. 10,2009 09:43
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Mr.Yan(USA) said:
One more question regarding travel to Shangrila / Zhongdian in January - is there regualr air service between Kunming and Diqing in January?
Aug. 10,2009 22:34 Mr.Frank replied:
Yes, there are direct flights from Kunming to Diqing Shangri-la Airport everyday, even in Jan.
I am trying to fly from Hong Kong to Yunnan to Beijing, but I can't find an airport in Yunnan to fly into. (I am looking om American travel sites.) Suggestions are appreciated.
Aug. 10,2009 22:31 Mr.Frank replied:
From Hong Kong to Yunnan, you could land on the Kunming Airport, the capital of Yunnan Province. From the Kunming Airport, you also could fly to Beijing directly. Well, the real-time flight infor could be searched at http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-flights/
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Jul. 25,2009 08:37
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Mr.wan(Malaysia) said:
Dear Me Bai;
thanks again for your reply !at lijiang which hotel will recommend, which i can walk around easily to visit around the "lijiang ancient city ".
Jul. 26,2009 08:21 Mr.bai replied:
youth hostel
Jul. 30,2009 21:10 Ms.Sisley replied:
Hi, you could stay at a home hostel just located in the ancient city. The price is reasonable and you could walk around the city at any time. Except of peak tourims season, you could find one hostel easily when you arrive there.
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Jul. 23,2009 22:52
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Ms.lily(Malaysia) said:
We will b travelling in Yunnan in Aug for 18 days. This is our itinerary, pse help to amend and wld also appreciate if any advises of places to visit, bus transporttions for the individual cities. I hv the train schedules, but wld prefer bus to see more scenery. We are 57 years old backpackers. Kunming->Lijiang->Shangrila->Dali-Shilin->Qujing->Guiyang->Anshun ->Guilin(fly back home). Has anyone heard of a place called Pingsan, its off Pingnam in Guilin?.
Thanks/Lily
Jul. 24,2009 13:25 Mr.Bai replied:
so short a time to visti this many places.advice on ur itinerary： Kunming-shilin（train or bus no more than 2 hrs）-Kunming--Dali(4hours for buses,trains are recomended but take longer,usu 7hs )-Lijiang-shangrila-bus/flight-Kunming--flight/train--Guiyang--train/bus-Anshun--flight/bus-Guilin.clear?hehe.Btw,come to Yunan before Aug 14 and you can enjoy the Torch Festival. enjoy yourself。
Jul. 24,2009 22:43 Ms.lily(Malaysia) replied:
Mr Bai, thank you for your reply. We are budget travellers and travelling by bus to some locations are cheaper. We should be arriving Kunming on 8 Aug, where and when is the tourch festival?.
Thank you
Jul. 28,2009 21:15 Ms.Amanda replied:
Hi. The torch festival is held by Yi ethnic group at lunar June 24 (August 14). :-)
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Jul. 25,2009 00:05
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Mr.wan(Malaysia) said:
Hi Mr Bai;
Thanks for your reply, your note really helpfull !Can you tell me , by coach how many hours from Xichang to Luku lake ?
Jul. 25,2009 04:38 Mr.Bai replied:
6-8hrs.there is one bus starting from Xichang at 8:30 directly to Lugu Lake and the tickets will cost you 74 yuan.you`d better take some medicine in case of carsickness,for some parts of the road are not so good.but anyway the sceneries along the way are extremely beautiful.i have heard that there is one more bus line opened up from Xichang to Lijiang directly in 2008and the bus usually stops at Lugu Lake，im not quite sure about it.check it when you are in Xichang.
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Jul. 20,2009 13:19
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Mr.Wan(Malaysia) said:
Hi Norman;
Thanks for your reply. Actually i am thaught of travel on the way up Dali-Lijiang and Shangrila, than by flight to Kunming from Shangrila.There is really long journey from Xichang to Dali, perhaps i have to sort out my itinerary again.Anyway thanks again for your kind attention.
Jul. 24,2009 13:06 Mr.Bai replied:
there is no direct transportion from Xichang to Dali.what Norman told is actually the only option you have if you wanna start from Xichang. make LuKu lake as your first destination then Lijiang,Shangarila and Dali.there are coaches, flights and trains from Dali to Kunming and it will take you 4 hrs if you take bus. btw,if you arrive at Xichang on Aug 14 you can join the celebration of "Huobajie"(Torch Festival)of Yi people there.enjoy yourself.
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Jul. 19,2009 21:13
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Mr.Wan(Malaysia) said:
Hi Norman;
Thanks for your helpfull reply ! If i travel from Xichang to Dali, what is the distance and how long it will take ? Is there any flight from Shangrila to Kunming ? What is is bookin web ? I tried to book China local flight online, many times it can't do so. Should you have the schedule pls tell me , i intend to fly from Diqing air port Shnagrila to Kunming on 20th Aug 09. Your kind attention is much appreciated.
Jul. 20,2009 02:20 Mr.Norman replied:
To Mr Wan So, you are changing your travel plan. There is no direcct bus route from Xichand to Dali. Xichang bus Station only have one bus a day at 8:30am to Lugu Lake. It needs 7-8 hours. Lugu Lake is 5-6 hours from Lijiang and Lijiang is 3-4 hours to Dali. You make me puzzled about your route, and that is a route for your reference. Yes, Shangri-La has flights to Kunming. You can see the web of China Eastern Airlines. Flight at Diqing departing at 8:40, 8:50, 8:55, 9:55 and 21:20. Please confirm that when you book the ticket. :-)
Jul. 24,2009 13:05 Mr.Bai replied:
there is no direct transportion from Xichang to Dali.what Norman told is actually the only option you have if you wanna start from Xichang. make LuKu lake as your first destination then Lijiang,Shangarila and Dali.there are coaches, flights and trains from Dali to Kunming and it will take you 4 hrs if you take bus. btw,if you arrive at Xichang on Aug 14 you can join the celebration of "Huobajie"(Torch Festival)of Yi people there.enjoy yourself.
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Jul. 18,2009 06:19
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Mr.Simon Wan(Malaysia) said:
Hi Mr Bai;
I am a photographer lover, next month i travell from Xichang of Xichuan province to Lijiang,is there a direct flight from Xichang to Lijiang or shangrila ? or is there any bus coaches from Xichang to Lijiang or Shangrila ? i got only 6 full days and this time try to visit 3 places, shangrila,Lijiang and Dali, anyone been there before, can give me some advise ? Thanks !
Jul. 18,2009 21:47 Mr.Norman replied:
Hello, Mr simon Wan. There is not flighs available to both Lijiang and Shangri-La. The best way is to go by bus. There is one direct bus from Xichang Bus Station to Lijiang, if you miss it, you can make a transfer at Panzhihua (or by train to Panzhihua).
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Jul. 12,2009 06:38
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Ms.aria Julia Pascali(Brazil) said:
it is possible to travel from Seoul to Kuming in 5 days, from 24 to 29 july, 2009? What is the price?
Jul. 13,2009 02:05 Mr.Jason replied:
You mean fives at Seoul and Kunming? It is possible. As I know there are direct flight from Seoul to Kunming, but only four flights a week. Mu2003, KE886. You can check them. Does the price you mean refers to as the flight cost? Suggest you check a few days before leaving. It should be more than 3500rmb, single trip.
Jul. 16,2009 10:06 Mr.bai replied:
five days to travel in yunnnan are not that enough for you have so many places to visit,so many food to eat and so many amazing things to to ...if i were you id like to come to Yn next time with more friends and a specific plan. hehe...just my personal opionion
breathtaking place - fabulous people - full of wonder
The theatre at Kunming was unbelievable.
Jul. 16,2009 09:59 Mr.Bai replied:
water splashing is in Xishuangbanna,SE of Yunnan.people in Yunnan are quite friendly,really.hehe...places highly recommended are Dali,Lijiang and Shangarlila.im a Dali-er studying out to Yunnan,
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Jul. 11,2009 22:11
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Mr.chas(USA) said:
my wife is from there go to dali and lijiang along with shi lin. if you like thai food and chinese food I found its like a mix of both you can see the beginnings of the mighty Yangtze river and some of the 27 different costumed peoples of southern China
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Jan. 26,2009 10:04
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Ms.Monica(USA) said:
This place is like a heaven if you know where to go. This is my first time ever to visit this place, and I am from the USA.
Yes, I agree the mountains and the nature are amazing. I went to the water splashing festival, it was very impressive...
At night, i went to Karaoke and clubbings. Food was great and cheap. People are friendly. :)
Jul. 10,2009 23:50 Ms.aslal(morocco) replied:
hey
can i ask which city or place did you visit? i want go there in the end of august, i will be alone is it easy to make a friends there?
Think you
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Feb. 17,2009 02:46
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Mr.Kun said:
A new airport in Tengchong County in Yunan Province was officially inaugurated on February 16. It will be of great convenience for travelers to explore the beautiful countryside scenes, shortening the journey time between Kunming and Tengchong from ten hours to fifty minutes. Tenchong Airport is located ten miles in south of Kunming.
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Dec. 14,2008 04:27
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Mr.Zac(Manaysia) said:
I was in Yunnan Province in 2006 tavelling through Kunming, Li Qiang and Dali.. It's absolutely beautiful. Full of culture and breathtaking landscapes. I highly recommend nature lovers and those who are looking to getaway from the big cities to visit. The Stone Forest in Kunming, Li Qiang old town and Jade Dragon Snow Mountant are a few of the places that are not to be missed. Its a woderful golf destination as well.
Jan. 8,2009 14:39 Mr.anuradha(india) replied:
is the peple are from tai race and are there tai khampti people
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Aug. 7,2009 10:49 Reply
Mr.Yan(USA) said:
I am planning a trip to Yunnan in January. Is it practical to go to Shangrila / Zhongdian at that time of the year? Are roads passable, and are places like the Songzanlin temple open?
Aug. 10,2009 03:18
Mr.Jason replied:
Yes, it is practical. Winter is a best season to see the snow mountains there, though Meli Snow Mountain will not allowed to climb in. The temple is open. You can take bus from Lijiang/Dali to Zhongdian. The average temperature is about 6C. Keep warm, for the altitude there is high.
Sep. 16,2009 21:39
Mr.Liu(China) replied:
It depends on weather.The temperature of Shangrila in January will be very cold,about 10 centigrades below zero.So you need some warm clothes and shoes,and the traffic might be blocked by heavy snow.The Songzanlin Temple is always open,you can visit it at any time you like.
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Sep. 6,2009 22:57 Reply
Mrs.DORIS LEE (Singapore) said:
My family of 5 is planning a trip to Kunming->Lijiang->Shangrila->Dali-Kunming for about 10 days this Dec. We're on a tight budget. Can anyone advises if it's more cost effective to take public transport (bus,train etc) to places of interests or is it cheaper to join local tour? What are the not to be missed places to visit?
Sep. 7,2009 03:09
Mr.bob(usa) replied:
Hi, actually jion a tour is cheaper and you will not miss the most important place.
But you are advised to join a tour offered by a big travel agency as the local small travel agency will make a lot of hidden charges. At least, i do not believe them at all.
Personally speaking, tcg is rather good. I have booked a tour before, good service and knowlageble tour guide.
Have a good day in china.
Sep. 16,2009 00:11
Mr.Liu(China) replied:
Hi,Mrs Lee.I'm Chinese and have been living in Yunnan for 24years so I think I can give you some useful advices.First,the itinerary you planned is very good,but the altitude of Shangrila is very high and the weather will be very cold,so you must take some warm clothes.(The temperature will be 10 to 15 degrees below zero.)Second,I think Dali is better than Lijiang and Kunming because Ljjiang is always full of visitors and the traffic conditions in Kunming is terrible.At last I will say that the cost of traffic could be very high or very low,it mainly depends on your choice.The ticket of airplane between Kunming and Dali is about 750 yuan,and the ticket of bus is only 200 uan.You can also take a small bus of local driver's,it will be more convenient for your trip.
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Sep. 6,2009 04:30 Reply
Mr.Ryan(Great britiain) said:
Hello... I've seen beautiful pictures of Yunnan and am keen to go this October for 7 nights. Can you suggest an itinerary (our budget is not too restrictive).
Our thoughts were,
- 1 overnight day in Kunming (from HK). Is stone forest worth a visit in the short time frame?
- fly to dali (or train?) and spend 2 nights
- Bus/train to lijiang for 2 nights
- Bus to Zhongdian for 2 nights
I'll be honest and don't know THE places to go to/see. Are day tours convenient to join in each place? Is non-Mandarin speaking a problem?
Many thanks for your advice!
Ryan
Sep. 9,2009 21:35
Ms.Dora replied:
Hi, Mr Ryan,
You can refer to this to arrange your itinerary:
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/package/kunming.htm
Stone forest is close to the city proper of Kunming. You can spend half a day there. Easy to find a one-day tour there, so as a english tour. :-)
Sep. 15,2009 13:07
Mr.Liu(China) replied:
I'm glad of your visiting,Mr Ryan.I'm living in Kunming and here is my suggestions and answers to your questions:
-I suggest that you'd better spend a whole day in Kunming because it has a lot of beautiful places that worth to visit.But I don't think stone forest is worth to visit in the short time frame,its ticket is too expensive.(200 yuan,or 17.6 for each)
-It only needs about 40 minutes if you decided flying to dali,or 6-8 hours if you took a bus or train.Of course,fly to dali means more expenses,50-55 for each.
-It will take you 2 hours from dali to lijiang by bus.The railway between dali and lijiang has been built on Sept 4th.But i don't know when we can take train to lijiang.
-The traveling route between lijiang and zhongdian is about 200kilometres long,and it will take 3 hours to arrive there by bus.
-7 days is enough for your journey,but I think 9-10days would be better.And non-Mandain speaking is really a problem even for chinese people from other provinces,so you'd better employ a local guide.
Contact me at:hliu.1985@gmail.com if you had more questions.
Wish you had a happy journey in Yunnan!
-
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Aug. 31,2009 08:11 Reply
Mr.david said:
Hi could anyone give me recommendations for the southern part of yunnan? Planning to go to xishuangbana, want to see the elephant valley and the single tree forest. How can i book a a cabin in trees for the elephant valley? Furthermore, is there some information for menghai? I heard it should be great, but i have no idea where to go and what to do there, because of lack of information on the internet :( I would have 7 days to stay... probably its too much^^ thx david
Sep. 2,2009 02:45
Mr.Sandy replied:
To stay one night in the cabin in treet seems not comfortable. You can watch elephents there, but do not recommend to live in it. Menghai is a production area of Puer tea. You can visit the tea garden. Menghai also has a pass to Burma.
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Aug. 10,2009 09:43 Reply
Mr.Yan(USA) said:
One more question regarding travel to Shangrila / Zhongdian in January - is there regualr air service between Kunming and Diqing in January?
Aug. 10,2009 22:34
Mr.Frank replied:
Yes, there are direct flights from Kunming to Diqing Shangri-la Airport everyday, even in Jan.
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Aug. 10,2009 11:16 Reply
Mr.TRAVELER3757(United States) said:
I am trying to fly from Hong Kong to Yunnan to Beijing, but I can't find an airport in Yunnan to fly into. (I am looking om American travel sites.) Suggestions are appreciated.
Aug. 10,2009 22:31
Mr.Frank replied:
From Hong Kong to Yunnan, you could land on the Kunming Airport, the capital of Yunnan Province. From the Kunming Airport, you also could fly to Beijing directly. Well, the real-time flight infor could be searched at http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-flights/
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Jul. 25,2009 08:37 Reply
Mr.wan(Malaysia) said:
Dear Me Bai;
thanks again for your reply !at lijiang which hotel will recommend, which i can walk around easily to visit around the "lijiang ancient city ".
Jul. 26,2009 08:21
Mr.bai replied:
youth hostel
Jul. 30,2009 21:10
Ms.Sisley replied:
Hi, you could stay at a home hostel just located in the ancient city. The price is reasonable and you could walk around the city at any time. Except of peak tourims season, you could find one hostel easily when you arrive there.
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Jul. 23,2009 22:52 Reply
Ms.lily(Malaysia) said:
We will b travelling in Yunnan in Aug for 18 days. This is our itinerary, pse help to amend and wld also appreciate if any advises of places to visit, bus transporttions for the individual cities. I hv the train schedules, but wld prefer bus to see more scenery. We are 57 years old backpackers.
Kunming->Lijiang->Shangrila->Dali-Shilin->Qujing->Guiyang->Anshun ->Guilin(fly back home).
Has anyone heard of a place called Pingsan, its off Pingnam in Guilin?.
Thanks/Lily
Jul. 24,2009 13:25
Mr.Bai replied:
so short a time to visti this many places.advice on ur itinerary：
Kunming-shilin（train or bus no more than 2 hrs）-Kunming--Dali(4hours for buses,trains are recomended but take longer,usu 7hs )-Lijiang-shangrila-bus/flight-Kunming--flight/train--Guiyang--train/bus-Anshun--flight/bus-Guilin.clear?hehe.Btw,come to Yunan before Aug 14 and you can enjoy the Torch Festival.
enjoy yourself。
Jul. 24,2009 22:43
Ms.lily(Malaysia) replied:
Mr Bai, thank you for your reply. We are budget travellers and travelling by bus to some locations are cheaper. We should be arriving Kunming on 8 Aug, where and when is the tourch festival?.
Thank you
Jul. 28,2009 21:15
Ms.Amanda replied:
Hi. The torch festival is held by Yi ethnic group at lunar June 24 (August 14). :-)
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Jul. 25,2009 00:05 Reply
Mr.wan(Malaysia) said:
Hi Mr Bai;
Thanks for your reply, your note really helpfull !Can you tell me , by coach how many hours from Xichang to Luku lake ?
Jul. 25,2009 04:38
Mr.Bai replied:
6-8hrs.there is one bus starting from Xichang at 8:30 directly to Lugu Lake and the tickets will cost you 74 yuan.you`d better take some medicine in case of carsickness,for some parts of the road are not so good.but anyway the sceneries along the way are extremely beautiful.i have heard that there is one more bus line opened up from Xichang to Lijiang directly in 2008and the bus usually stops at Lugu Lake，im not quite sure about it.check it when you are in Xichang.
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Jul. 20,2009 13:19 Reply
Mr.Wan(Malaysia) said:
Hi Norman;
Thanks for your reply. Actually i am thaught of travel on the way up Dali-Lijiang and Shangrila, than by flight to Kunming from Shangrila.There is really long journey from Xichang to Dali, perhaps i have to sort out my itinerary again.Anyway thanks again for your kind attention.
Jul. 24,2009 13:06
Mr.Bai replied:
there is no direct transportion from Xichang to Dali.what Norman told is actually the only option you have if you wanna start from Xichang.
make LuKu lake as your first destination then Lijiang,Shangarila and Dali.there are coaches, flights and trains from Dali to Kunming and it will take you 4 hrs if you take bus.
btw,if you arrive at Xichang on Aug 14 you can join the celebration of "Huobajie"(Torch Festival)of Yi people there.enjoy yourself.
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Jul. 19,2009 21:13 Reply
Mr.Wan(Malaysia) said:
Hi Norman;
Thanks for your helpfull reply ! If i travel from Xichang to Dali, what is the distance and how long it will take ? Is there any flight from Shangrila to Kunming ? What is is bookin web ? I tried to book China local flight online, many times it can't do so. Should you have the schedule pls tell me , i intend to fly from Diqing air port Shnagrila to Kunming on 20th Aug 09. Your kind attention is much appreciated.
Jul. 20,2009 02:20
Mr.Norman replied:
To Mr Wan
So, you are changing your travel plan. There is no direcct bus route from Xichand to Dali. Xichang bus Station only have one bus a day at 8:30am to Lugu Lake. It needs 7-8 hours. Lugu Lake is 5-6 hours from Lijiang and Lijiang is 3-4 hours to Dali. You make me puzzled about your route, and that is a route for your reference. Yes, Shangri-La has flights to Kunming. You can see the web of China Eastern Airlines. Flight at Diqing departing at 8:40, 8:50, 8:55, 9:55 and 21:20. Please confirm that when you book the ticket. :-)
Jul. 24,2009 13:05
Mr.Bai replied:
there is no direct transportion from Xichang to Dali.what Norman told is actually the only option you have if you wanna start from Xichang.
make LuKu lake as your first destination then Lijiang,Shangarila and Dali.there are coaches, flights and trains from Dali to Kunming and it will take you 4 hrs if you take bus.
btw,if you arrive at Xichang on Aug 14 you can join the celebration of "Huobajie"(Torch Festival)of Yi people there.enjoy yourself.
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Jul. 18,2009 06:19 Reply
Mr.Simon Wan(Malaysia) said:
Hi Mr Bai;
I am a photographer lover, next month i travell from Xichang of Xichuan province to Lijiang,is there a direct flight from Xichang to Lijiang or shangrila ? or is there any bus coaches from Xichang to Lijiang or Shangrila ? i got only 6 full days and this time try to visit 3 places, shangrila,Lijiang and Dali, anyone been there before, can give me some advise ? Thanks !
Jul. 18,2009 21:47
Mr.Norman replied:
Hello, Mr simon Wan. There is not flighs available to both Lijiang and Shangri-La. The best way is to go by bus. There is one direct bus from Xichang Bus Station to Lijiang, if you miss it, you can make a transfer at Panzhihua (or by train to Panzhihua).
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Jul. 12,2009 06:38 Reply
Ms.aria Julia Pascali(Brazil) said:
it is possible to travel from Seoul to Kuming in 5 days, from 24 to 29 july, 2009? What is the price?
Jul. 13,2009 02:05
Mr.Jason replied:
You mean fives at Seoul and Kunming? It is possible. As I know there are direct flight from Seoul to Kunming, but only four flights a week. Mu2003, KE886. You can check them. Does the price you mean refers to as the flight cost? Suggest you check a few days before leaving. It should be more than 3500rmb, single trip.
Jul. 16,2009 10:06
Mr.bai replied:
five days to travel in yunnnan are not that enough for you have so many places to visit,so many food to eat and so many amazing things to to ...if i were you id like to come to Yn next time with more friends and a specific plan. hehe...just my personal opionion
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Jul. 9,2009 22:20 Reply
Ms.PETERSEAFORD(Australia) said:
I have had the pleasure of visiting Yunnan.
breathtaking place - fabulous people - full of wonder
The theatre at Kunming was unbelievable.
Jul. 16,2009 09:59
Mr.Bai replied:
water splashing is in Xishuangbanna,SE of Yunnan.people in Yunnan are quite friendly,really.hehe...places highly recommended are Dali,Lijiang and Shangarlila.im a Dali-er studying out to Yunnan,
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Jul. 11,2009 22:11 Reply
Mr.chas(USA) said:
my wife is from there go to dali and lijiang along with shi lin. if you like thai food and chinese food I found its like a mix of both you can see the beginnings of the mighty Yangtze river and some of the 27 different costumed peoples of southern China
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Jan. 26,2009 10:04 Reply
Ms.Monica(USA) said:
This place is like a heaven if you know where to go. This is my first time ever to visit this place, and I am from the USA.
Yes, I agree the mountains and the nature are amazing. I went to the water splashing festival, it was very impressive...
At night, i went to Karaoke and clubbings. Food was great and cheap. People are friendly. :)
Jul. 10,2009 23:50
Ms.aslal(morocco) replied:
hey
can i ask which city or place did you visit? i want go there in the end of august, i will be alone is it easy to make a friends there?
Think you
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Feb. 17,2009 02:46 Reply
Mr.Kun said:
A new airport in Tengchong County in Yunan Province was officially inaugurated on February 16. It will be of great convenience for travelers to explore the beautiful countryside scenes, shortening the journey time between Kunming and Tengchong from ten hours to fifty minutes. Tenchong Airport is located ten miles in south of Kunming.
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Dec. 14,2008 04:27 Reply
Mr.Zac(Manaysia) said:
I was in Yunnan Province in 2006 tavelling through Kunming, Li Qiang and Dali.. It's absolutely beautiful. Full of culture and breathtaking landscapes. I highly recommend nature lovers and those who are looking to getaway from the big cities to visit. The Stone Forest in Kunming, Li Qiang old town and Jade Dragon Snow Mountant are a few of the places that are not to be missed. Its a woderful golf destination as well.
Jan. 8,2009 14:39
Mr.anuradha(india) replied:
is the peple are from tai race and are there tai khampti people
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Dec. 26,2008 11:06 Reply
Mr.kelly(usa) said:
airports in Yunnan