Northern Yunnan tour: Kunming – Dali – Weishan – Nuodeng – Shaxi – Shangri-La – Tiger Leaping Gorge – Lijiang – Shuhe – Kunming
Hello,
We’re back in France after a stop in Guangxi and Guangdong.
We’re very satisfied with this trip, and especially with the part organised by Yunnan Roads.
Some feedback from our experience:
The package of bookings, car and driver, plus a guide in Shangri-La, works very well. (Note: as I speak Mandarin, I had no trouble communicating with the driver.)
The accommodation and choice of visits turned out to be very good. We especially enjoyed the villages: Donglianhua, Nuodeng, Shaxi and Shuhe, and little-visited sites such as Shibaoshan. As it was low season, Shangri-La and Lijiang were OK (but I dread to think what they’re like in high season!).
The guide in Shangri-La is remarkable.
Areas for improvement, the trains:
Arriving in Dali at 6:30 am would be worth a stop for breakfast, to change and freshen up.
On the Lijiang–Kunming train, a VIP compartment isn’t the best choice, as you can only travel lying down.
The transfer from Kunming’s main station to the new high-speed station turned out to be very tight.
Thank you, and hope to see you again.
JP