2-Days Self-Guided tour from Lijiang to Dali and overnight in Shaxi old town

Our driver will sign your name and meet you at your Lijiang/Shuhe hotel lobby at 09:00am then transfer to Shaxi Old Town and need 2-2.5hrs driving, 110KM. Note: We can meet you at the Lijiang train station/airport and the departure time also is flexible.

After the 2.5-3hrs driving, we will reach the Shaxi old town and our driver will show you to your hotel to check in first then the rest day is free for you and You can walk around the Shaxi Old Town, Shaxi River, Xinjiao Temple, stage in the quare and some ancient coutyards with local people. Shaxi once played an important role as a bustling trade station on the Tea and Horse Caravan Road, an important branch of the Silk Road. Just over one thousand years ago, this ancient trade route connected Tibet with Eastern China. In exchange for teas from Yunnan, Tibetans traded their famous breed of horse to Song Dynasty officials in eastern China, who were busy defending their territory from invaders from the north. Thus the Tea and Horse Caravan was born. Shaxi became the main trade station along this route. Though today Tibet and China don’t trade along this route, Shaxi still has that border-town feel. Old cobble-stoned alleyways still look like they did a thousand years ago. And different minorities, including the Yi and Bai, still clash every Friday during the Sideng Market when mountain villagers come down from the hills to trade their goods.

In the morning, our driver will meet you at 9am or any time before 17:00pm then transfer to Dali old town and need 2.5-3hrs driving, 130KM.

After the 2-2.5hrs driving, we will reach the Dali old town and our driver will show you to your hotel to check in first then the rest day is free for you and end of our services(We can drop off you at the Dali train station as well). Dali is the center of the Bai minority region, and the ancient capital of the Nanzhao Kingdom. The city is located at the intersection of highways to Myanmar and Tibet, and globally between Kunming and Lijiang as the crow flies. She is known for her white marbles with gray features. Despite an altitude of 1900m, the region enjoys a temperate climate all year round, attracting many Chinese city dwellers wishing to escape the pollution of cities in eastern China, but also Chinese artists, the region has become some aspects a bohemian region. At the foot of Cangshan Mountain in the west, and Erhai Lake in the east, its location is exceptional, and it is one of the major destinations in Yunnan where to rest and relax for a few days.