A PRIVATE YUNNAN JOURNEY
A clear starting point for the route, with the details confirmed around your dates and group.
Morning light on Erhai Lake. A quiet lane in Lijiang. Two nights to settle into the slower pace beside Lugu Lake.
The best memories are rarely made in a hurry.✓Experiences over checklists
✓Local culture and daily life
✓A comfortable, unhurried pace
✓Stories worth bringing home
—The maximum number of sights
—A fast-paced coach tour
—The lowest-cost package
—A rigid, minute-by-minute schedule
Not additions made to fill an itinerary—moments chosen to give you more time with a place.
Start with the open water, mountain views and Bai villages around Dali, leaving enough room to take in the everyday rhythm of the lake.
Take in Erhai from the eastern shore, where the lake, village lanes and mountain horizon come together.
Move from Lijiang’s old-town atmosphere into a high-mountain landscape shaped by weather, water and altitude.
Give the lakeshore enough time to settle in: a boat on the water, a slower afternoon and a sunrise before the return drive.
YOUR 6 DAYS IN YUNNAN
Arrival transfer · Two nights in Dali
Meet your local driver at Dali Airport for a private arrival transfer. Visit the Three Pagodas at Chongsheng Temple and wander Dali Old Town at your own pace. Sightseeing and meals on arrival day are timed around your flight. Stay at 大理五彩云酒店 in Dali.
MEALS Yi-style lunch and Bai Eight Bowls dinner, as flight timing allows; the source also lists breakfast on arrival day.
Mountain views · Lakeside villages
Ride the Ximatan cable car on Cangshan Mountain when conditions allow; the partner proposes the Gantong cable car as a weather alternative. Cross Erhai Lake by boat toward Shuanglang, then explore the Erhai Ecological Corridor by included shuttle. The boat route and cable car are checked against operating conditions before departure. A second night at 大理五彩云酒店.
MEALS Breakfast, Bai-style lunch and Erhai fish dinner.
Private road transfer · One night in Lijiang
Travel to Lijiang by private vehicle. After a local cured-pork-rib hotpot lunch, explore Black Dragon Pool and Lijiang Old Town, leaving time for its lanes and canals. Stay at 丽江国际酒店.
MEALS Breakfast, Lijiang cured-pork-rib hotpot lunch and Naxi-style dinner.
Snow mountain · Long onward drive
Visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain by the Glacier Park cable car, then Blue Moon Valley by shuttle and the Impression Lijiang performance. An oxygen bottle and cold-weather jacket are provided for mountain use. Continue by road to Lugu Lake, with a possible stop at the Lining Eighteen Bends viewpoint. This is the longest day: mountain tickets, performance timing and the onward drive are checked together before booking. Stay at 女儿国酒店 by Lugu Lake.
MEALS Breakfast, snow-mountain lunch box and stone-pot fish dinner.
Lake excursion · Second night by the water
Take a traditional pig-trough boat from Daluoshui toward Liwubi Island when boats operate. Continue to Luyuan Cliff, the Caohai wetlands and Walking Marriage Bridge, then reach Lige Peninsula for the sunset viewpoint. The partner itinerary ends with a Mosuo bonfire gathering, subject to the local schedule. A second night at 女儿国酒店.
MEALS Breakfast, Ninglang local lunch and Mosuo-style dinner; the detailed itinerary describes stone-pot fish.
Mountain road transfer · Departure
Enjoy the lakeshore at sunrise if you wish, then return by private vehicle to Lijiang. The partner itinerary includes a transfer to Lijiang Airport according to your flight time. Choose a late flight or discuss an additional night if the mountain-road transfer would make departure too tight.
MEALS Breakfast and local lunch; the detailed itinerary suggests wild-mushroom hotpot.
MAKE THE ROUTE YOURS
PRIVATE TRAVEL, LOCAL SUPPORT
Share your dates, group size and pace.
Review the hotels, guide and private transport in a written proposal.
The licensed partner handles the contract and operates your journey.
Joy shapes the plan with you. Yunnan Huatai International Travel Service Co., Ltd. is the proposed local operator. These are real profiles and vehicles from its supplied materials; the final team and vehicle are confirmed in writing.
A guide is included throughout all six days. Choose Chinese or English; discuss another language with Joy in advance. These are three guides in the partner team, including an English-speaking guide.
A profile from the partner guide team. Final assignment depends on your dates.
Meet three drivers in the partner materials. The specific driver depends on your dates and is confirmed before departure.
Browse the exterior and seating of vehicles in the partner materials. The final model and seating capacity are selected for your group and written into the proposal.
Yunnan Huatai International Travel Service Co., Ltd. supplied its business license and travel agency permit (L-YN-101161). Open either image to read the full document. Your proposal identifies the contracting operator and exact services.
“Living abroad taught me how different a place feels when you have someone local you can trust.”
Joy Liu was born and raised in Yunnan. He helps you shape the route around what matters to you, then connects you with licensed local partners who arrange and operate the journey.
MEET JOY →Five hotel nights and guiding are included. Vehicle, room types and exact inclusions are confirmed in a written proposal after we know your dates and group size.
Final pricing depends on travel dates, group size, hotel availability and any route customizations. Your licensed local travel partner will provide the final proposal and contract.
✓Five hotel nights, with room types confirmed in your proposal
✓Private vehicle, airport transfers, driver and local guide
✓Listed meals, entry tickets, cable cars and boat trips
✓Travel insurance, bottled water and listed mountain essentials
—Flights or trains to Dali and from Lijiang
—Personal spending and activities outside the itinerary
—Disruption costs outside the operator’s control
Check these practical points as you choose your dates and pace.
The local partner describes this as a pure sightseeing small-group journey with no compulsory shopping. Its brochure states a double tour-fee compensation policy if shopping is imposed; check the final contract for the exact terms.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain reaches high elevation. The partner advises travelers with serious heart, blood-pressure or breathing conditions against the mountain visit and asks guests aged 70 or above to travel with family and provide a health certificate. Tell Joy about any concerns before booking and consult your clinician about high-elevation travel.
Cable cars, boats, mountain access and outdoor performances depend on weather, tickets and local operation. The local partner may adjust the visiting order for weather or traffic; any replacement for an unavailable service will be explained in your written proposal.
Day 4 combines the snow-mountain visit with the onward drive to Lugu Lake, and Day 6 returns by mountain road to Lijiang Airport. Share your flight times before booking so the operator can check both transfers and propose a gentler schedule if needed.
For medical questions about high-elevation travel, consult your clinician and the CDC high-altitude guidance ↗.
Use these guides to understand the places, choose your pace and arrive with more useful context.
Yes. The route is designed for your own party, with transport arranged for the group size in the final proposal.
The route starts with pickup at Dali Airport and ends with a transfer to Lijiang Airport. Share your flight times so the operator can check arrival-day sightseeing and the Day 6 mountain-road return.
Five nights are included in this six-day journey: two in Dali, one in Lijiang and two by Lugu Lake.
A local guide is included throughout. Choose Chinese or English according to your group's language preference. Contact Joy to discuss any other language before booking.
The itinerary names 大理五彩云酒店 for two nights, 丽江国际酒店 for one night and 女儿国酒店 by Lugu Lake for two nights, described by the partner as five-diamond-class stays. The PDF does not specify twin, double or other room types; your chosen room arrangement will be written into the booking proposal.
It combines Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Blue Moon Valley and Impression Lijiang with the onward drive to Lugu Lake. We will check cable car and show times, road conditions and your preferred pace before confirming it. An additional Lijiang night is an option if you prefer a gentler schedule.
The partner itinerary includes the Ximatan and Glacier Park cable cars, the Blue Moon Valley shuttle and Impression Lijiang performance. Weather, tickets and operating schedules can affect the day; the confirmed proposal will list the included services and any alternative or refund terms.
The proposed route has no mandatory shopping stops. Any optional purchases remain your choice.
Yunnan Huatai International Travel Service Co., Ltd. is the proposed local operating partner. Contracting and payment details will be specified in the final written proposal.
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