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Day 01: Dali
Arrive in Dali and get prepared. Stay overnight at the local hotel.


Day 02: Dali - Erhai Lake - Dali
Dali is a city just opened to foreigners in 1984. Set beside a lake and against a backdrop of mountains, you will see the local agriculture, observe small temples and visit local markets. Visit the Dali Ancient City and Three Pagodas, a landmark on a hillside northeast of Dali. In the afternoon, you will take a leisurely two-hour boat ride on Erhai Lake, with a chance to see the fishing junks that play this vast, shallow lake. The smaller junks often use captive cormorants to do the work of fishing, a practice that has been used in China for centuries. While on the lake, visit the Putao Bai temple, built on a rock island, and explore a Bai fishing village. The Bai, a Tibeto-Burmese people, are one of Dali's dozen ethnic majorities. They make up almost 50 percent of Dali's population and may have settled on Erhai Lake as long as 3,000 years ago.


Day 03: Dali - Mt. Cangshan - Dali
Today you will have the opportunity to take the chair- lift up Mt. Cangshan. You will have chance to enjoy the fresh air and wild life in the mountains and enjoy the birds-eye view of the Dali area. It is a relaxed and happy trek in Cangshan Mountain with waterfalls everywhere along the trail. This evening, browse around the ancient part of town on foot. Dali's historic quarter, with its stone houses and narrow streets, offers a rare look into what old China must have looked like.


Day 04: Departure from Dali
Leave Dali according to your schedule.