2 Days Dali City Tour from Kunming by Speed Train

Day 1 Kunming-Dali

Sightseeing and Activities:Dali Old Town, Forigners Street, Gate Towers, Three Pagodas, Chongsheng Temple,
Accommodation:Dali
Meals:Lunch

This early morning, our driver will pick you up from your hotel. Drive to Kunming train station. Take the high speed train to Dali( 2 hours). The local guide and driver will meet you at Dali train station.

Visit Dali Old Town, which is 13 kilometers away from Xiaguan in Dali City. It can be dated back to the year 1382 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and has been among the top listed historical cities of China since 1982. The tour in Dali Ancietn Town will include the Forigners Street, the Gate Towers and the Ancient City Wall.

In the afternoon, visit Three Pagodas in Chongsheng Temple which has a history of over 1,800 years located at the foot of Cangshan Mountain facing to the Erhai Lake. Three Pagodas are made of three ancient independent pagodas forming a symmetrical triangle.

Day 2 Dali-Kunming

Sightseeing and Activities:Erhai Lake Cruise, Xizhou Old Town, Zhoucheng Village
Accommodation:None
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch

This morning, cruise in Erhai Lake by the small boat to the Jinsuo Islet in the east Erhai Lake. There are 200 Bai ethnic families around 1000 people in Jinsuo Island. On the boat, enjoy the green Cangshan Mountain and the Three Pagodas from a far as well as lots of birds and seagulls flying over the lake.

After that, drive to  Xizhou Town to fully appreciate Bai-style traditional architectural courtyards, taste their fragrant Three-Course Tea and explore their distinctive culture. This little village has been called ‘a living art museum’ due to its unusual concentration of nationally protected heritage sites, mostly including architecture that spans the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) until the creation of New China in 1949, but also includes centuries old trees, parks, and wildlife preserves.

After Xizhou, visit Zhoucheng Village which is the largest Bai ethnic village in China and the Bai Ethnic Tie-dying Cloth Workshop where you can take some special souvenir with the Bai ethnic style. The tie-dyeing products in Zhoucheng Village are well sought after, both at home and abroad. Do drop by and witness the process of this historical craftsmanship. 

In the late afternoon, drive to take the high speed train back to Kunming. Service ends.