Day 1
Kunming: Stone Forest
Half-day at UNESCO karst.
Morning: Bullet train to Stone Forest. Afternoon: Return, Green Lake Park stroll. Evening: Yunnan crossing-the-bridge noodles.
6 days · balanced pace
Yunnan Highlights: Kunming – Dali – Lijiang
Stone Forest → Erhai Lake bike loop → Lijiang Old Town + Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
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Day 2
Kunming → Dali
2 hr bullet train; check into Erhai lakeside.
Morning: Train to Dali. Afternoon: Dali Old Town wander. Evening: Sunset at Longkan wharf.
Day 3
Erhai lake loop
E-bike + Xizhou village.
Morning: E-bike from Xizhou north along the west shore. Afternoon: Turn back or continue to Shuanglang. Evening: Bai-family dinner in a courtyard.
Day 4
Dali → Lijiang
2 hr bullet train.
Morning: Train Dali → Lijiang. Afternoon: Check into Lijiang Old Town. Evening: Lantern-lit lanes + Naxi 'ba ba' pancakes.
Day 5
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Cable car up + Blue Moon Valley.
Morning: Bus to Yulong Snow Mountain, cable car to Glacier Park. Afternoon: Blue Moon Valley + Impression Lijiang show. Evening: Return to Old Town.
Day 6
Shuhe & departure
Shuhe Old Town, then fly out.
Morning: Shuhe Old Town (quieter than Dayan). Afternoon: Fly Lijiang → home.
Destinations on this trip
Kunming
The Spring City — 20°C year-round, gateway to Yunnan's Stone Forest and the Southeast Asian border.
Dali
Bai villages ringing the 42 km Erhai Lake, framed by the Cangshan mountains — Yunnan's slow-life capital.
Lijiang
UNESCO Naxi mountain town of cobbled canals, wooden bridges, and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain on the horizon.