9 Days Yunnan Golf and Sightseeing Tour to Kunming, Dali and Lijiang
Tour Overview
There are 9 golf courses in Yunnan Province at nowadays. Kunming, Dali and Lijiang are the best cities for golf playing. In this tour you will experience Kunming Spring...
Code of Tour: YET0000003184
Length of Travel: 10 Day
Destinations of Tour: Kunming-Dali - Lijiang
Departure City: Kunming
Price of Tour: Request
Type of Tour:
Features of Tour: Golf
There are 9 golf courses in Yunnan Province at nowadays. Kunming, Dali and Lijiang are the best cities for golf playing. In this tour you will experience Kunming Spring City Golf and Lake Resort, Dali Stone Golf Course, Lijiang Ancient Town Lakefront Golf Club and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Club. You will also visit some charming attractions including Kunming Stone Forest, Dali Ancient Town, Erhai Lake cruise, Lijiang Ancient Town, Tiger Leaping Gorge.
Highlights:
- Play golf at famous golf courses of Kunming, Dali, Lijiang.
- Visit some charming must-see attractions of Kunming, Dali and Lijiang.
Brief Itinerary
- Day 1: Kunming Arrival
- Day 2: Kunming
- Day 3: Kunming
- Day 4: Kunming
- Day 5: Kunming – Dali
- Day 6: Dali – Lijiang
- Day 7: Lijiang
- Day 8: Lijiang
- Day 9: Lijiang – Tiger Leaping Gorge – Lijiang
- Day 10: Lijiang Departure
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Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive in Kunming
Sightseeing and Activities:Kunming Arrival
Accommodation: Kunming
Meals: None
Upon arrival at the Kunming International Airport, your local guide will meet you, drive to Kunming Spring City Golf & Lake Resort for overnight.
Day 2 Kunming Spring City Golf & Lake Resort
Sightseeing and Activities: Kunming Spring City Golf & Lake Resort, Stone Forest
Accommodation: Kunming
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
In the morning, play golf at the Mountain Course of Kunming Spring City Golf & Lake Resort.a premier integrated golf resort in Kunming, comprises luxury villas and two championship golf courses – the Mountain Course designed by Jack Nicklaus and the Lake Course by Robert Trent Jones Jr. Surrounded by mountains and beside the limpid lake, the Spring City Golf & Lake Resort is one of the most beautiful golf holiday resorts in the world, hence the name of the golf paradise in Asia. It is Located in Kunming city in south China, this golfing. Jack Nicklaus designed this golf resort. In June 1999, the US Golf Digest evaluated it as No.1 Golf resort in China and Hong Kong.
Then drive to visit Stone Forest in the afternoon. There is a local saying: ‘It is a waste of time not to visit the Stone Forest while visiting Kunming’, which vividly expresses the deep love of the local people toward this world wonder. The quintessential karst landscape makes every tourist lost in wonder. After the tour transfer back to your hotel.
Day 3 Kunming Spring City Golf & Lake Resort- Dali
Sightseeing and Activities:the Lake Course of Kunming Spring City Golf & Lake Resort, Yuantong Temple, Flower and Birds Market
Accommodation: Kunming
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
In the morning you will play golf at the Lake Course of Kunming Spring City Golf & Lake Resort.
After lunch drive back to Kunming and visit Yuantong Temple which is the biggest Buddhist shrine in Kunming. It was originally built over 1000 years ago during the Tang Dynasty. After two restorations and expansions in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the temple took on its present appearance, with covered corridors, bridges and grand halls.
Visit the Flower and Birds Market in the late afternoon.
Take the speed train to Dali.
Day 4 Dali
Sightseeing and Activities: Dali Stone Mountain Golf Club, Three Pagodas, Dali Old Town
Accommodation: Dali
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast, take the high speed train to Dali(2 hours). Upon your arrival, meet your local guide and driver, drive to play golf at Dali Stone Mountain Golf Club. After the golf, you will visit the Three Pagoda in Chongshen Temple, which is a typical historical symbol of Yunnan. It is also one of the oldest sublime architecture in South China.
At last, you will visit Dali Old City, a historically and culturally famous city of China, is renowned for her historical interest. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was the capital of Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms, the political, economic and cultural centre of Yunnan, an important gateway of cultural exchange and trading with southeastern Asian countries, and an important pass of the ancient “Silk Route of the South”. It has long enjoyed the reputation of “a land of letters”.
Day 5 Dali -Lijiang
Sightseeing and Activities:the Erhai Lake Cruise, Xizhou Town, Lijiang Old Town
Accommodation: Lijiang
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
In the morning, you’ll travel in the Erhai Lake by boat and visit Jinsuo Island. Erhai Lake is the largest highland lake next to Dianchi and one of the seven biggest fresh water lakes in China. It means, ‘sea shaped like an ear’, in Chinese. Implying that the lake is ear shaped and as large as a sea, hence it was so named. The lake covers an area of 250 square kilometers and is located about two kilometers east of Dali.
After landing, you will head for Xizhou Town to fully appreciate Bai-style architecture, taste their fragrant three-course tea and explore their distinctive culture.
Then drive about 4 hours to Lijiang. You will be free in Lijiang Old Town. Lijiang Old Town has a history more than 800 years; it was listed as the World Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO 1997. Here you will see the wonderful wooden architecture of Naxi ethnic people.
Day 6 Lijiang
Sightseeing and Activities:Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Club, the Spruce Meadow,Baishuihe River
Accommodation: Lijiang
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
In the morning you’ll visitGanhaizi Meadow, Baishui(White Water) River; take the chairlift to visit the Spruce Meadow of the Yulong Snow Mountain, which stretches a length of 35 kilometers (22 miles) and a width of 20 kilometers (13 miles). Looking from Lijiang Old Town in the south which is 15 kilometers (nine miles) away, the snow-covered and fog-enlaced mountain resembles a jade dragon lying in the clouds, hence, the name Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
After the Spruce Meadow, you will play the golf at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Club, which is well-known as the highest golf course in Asia. Situated in Ganhaizi at the eastern foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang, this golf course was open to the public in October 2001.
You will attend the Naxi Orchestral Show in Dongba Palace at night.
Day 7 Lijiang
Sightseeing and Activities:Lijiang Ancient Town International Golf Club, Black Dragon Pool, Dongba Museum
Accommodation: Lijiang
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
In the morning you will head for the scenic Black Dragon Pool and the Dongba Museum to explore the rich Naxi minority culture. Black Dragon Pool is the main headwater of the Yushui River which goes through the Old Town. People believe that the gods of the Naxi people are living in the chestnut woods, beside the mouth of springs, behind the carved doors and below the bridges.
In the afternoon you will play the golf at Lijiang Ancient Town International Golf Club, which is located at the foot of Wenbishan Peak, in the front of Wenhai Lake, face to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, about 8 Km away from Lijiang Old Town. It is designed by Joe. Bringer, a famous designer from USA. The Club features an international standard par 72; 18-hole golf course with 7,661 yards of fairway .There is also a 38-tee driving range with lights for evening driving. Overnight at the Villa of Lijiang Ancient Town International Golf Club.
Day 8 Lijiang-Tiger Leaping Gorge-Lijiang
Sightseeing and Activities: First Bend on the Yangtze River, Tiger Leaping Gorge
Accommodation: Lijiang
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
From Lijiang, you’ll drive about 60KM to the First Bend on the Yangtze River with imposing gorge scenery, and the Iron Chain Bridge in the Stone Drum town. The town of Stone Drum got its name from a large, cylindrical, marble tablet shaped like a drum. The scenery is magnificent as the road running through the Lijiang valley which is filled with wheat fields and drying haystacks.
Continue the driving 40KM more to visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the deepest gorge in the world. With 34 rapids of the Yangtze River, it is called the Jinsha in this area because you can find gold in the river. Afternoon, you will drive back to Lijiang.
Day 9 Departure from Lijiang
Sightseeing and Activities:Departure from Lijiang
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast
In the morning you will be free until you take the flight for returning. Transfer to airport, drop off and see off. Service ends.
Recommended Hotels
| Destination | 5 Star | 4 Star | 3 Star | Hostel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunming | Softel Hotel | Wenhui Hotel | Jinhua Hotel | T&T Story Hotel |
| Dali | Hilton Dali Resort & Spa | Shouyi Boutique Hotel | Dali Taihe Boutique Inn | Dali Fengxue Gucheng |
| Lijiang | Pullman Hotel | Wangfu Hotel | Liwang Hotel | Baisha Holiday Resort |
Service Included:
- Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
- Meals as listed in the itinerary;
- Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
- Private English-speaking tour guide;
- Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
- Service charge & government taxes;
- Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
- High speed train tickets from Kunming to Dali(2nd class seat).
Service Excluded:
- Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
- Chinese visa fees;
- Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
- Single room supplement;
- Tips to guides and drivers;
- Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
- Personal travel accident insurance;
- All optional programs.
General Yunnan Golf Travel Tips:
- Altitude Adjustment: All the golf courses on this tour are at high altitudes. Be prepared for your ball to travel further than at sea level. It’s a good idea to arrive at the course early to get a feel for how your ball is flying on the practice range.
- Hydration: At higher altitudes, dehydration can occur quickly. Drink water frequently, even if you don’t feel thirsty, to maintain energy levels and prevent altitude sickness.
- Layered Clothing: Temperatures can vary significantly throughout the day, especially in the mountains. Wear layers that you can easily remove or add as needed. A windbreaker and a hat are recommended for early morning or late afternoon rounds.
- Sun Protection: The sun’s intensity is stronger at higher altitudes, so apply sunscreen generously, wear a wide-brimmed hat, and consider UV-protective clothing.
- Equipment: Bring a rangefinder or GPS device to help with distance control, as your normal yardages will likely be off due to the altitude. Also, pack extra balls, as the courses can be challenging, with natural obstacles like lakes and forests.
- Fitness: Walking these courses can be demanding due to the terrain and altitude. If you’re not used to walking 18 holes at high elevation, consider renting a golf cart to conserve energy.
- Practice: Spend some time at each course’s practice facility before your round to adjust to the unique playing conditions, especially the speed of the greens and the effects of the thin air on your shots.
- Tee Times: Try to book early morning tee times to avoid any potential afternoon rain showers, which are common in mountainous regions, especially during the summer months.
- Local Cuisine: After your rounds, enjoy local dishes that are rich in carbohydrates and protein to help replenish your energy. Golfers often appreciate Yunnan’s lighter, flavorful cuisine, which includes dishes like rice noodles and local vegetables.
