I plan to visit Yunnan for 6-9 days, and by the way I also want to go to Shangri-La and Lugu Lake to have fun. How to plan the route? Which one is more comfortable to go to the boutique small group or free travel? Please share your travel experience with friends who have been there. Do you have any detailed graphic and text travel guide recommendations? Thanks
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I am Xiaoxuan, who loves traveling, and I have traveled to Yunnan, China twice! I took 2 minutes to read my article patiently, and I will definitely help you avoid detours during your trip to Yunnan. I will share my personal experience in Yunnan. I hope it can help you!

I am Xiaoxuan from Singapore. I have taken my family and friends to China twice. I have visited all the famous attractions in Yunnan without any regrets. The whole trip was very comfortable and cheap, it was so amazing! Yunnan has the reputation of "the kingdom of animals and plants" and the South of Colorful Clouds. The attractions have their own characteristics and are very worth a trip. If it is your first time to visit Yunnan, I will share with you my detailed guide on my personal experience.


1:Tour with a group? Free travel? How to find a reliable local tour guide?

2:What month is the best to go, detailed precautions

3:How to plan the itinerary?

4:Anti-fraud, super affordable strategy

5:Yunnan Food Guide, How to Book Train and Plane in China

1: Traveling with a group? Free travel? How to find a reliable local tour guide?


Before we set off, we were also dazzled by the guides online, because we chose a local Singapore tour group for our first trip to Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. After arriving in China, we actually took us to visit Xiaoya, a local tour guide from Yunnan, China. Because her service was very good, we added WeChat to contact us. After returning to Singapore, we often talked about daily life. I would also introduce her to friends to travel there. My friends were very satisfied with her service, so this time I went to China again and directly contacted Xiaoya to help solve all the itinerary planning and supporting services! Xiaoya helped us customize the itinerary for private customization according to our needs, and she made reservations and plans for the whole process of food, accommodation, travel, tickets and car use.


Xiaoya is a tour guide butler who receives Chinese foreign guests to visit Yunnan with full-time quality tours. The quotes given to us:Yunnan supports 7 days and 6 nights per capita RMB 2,300(Customized pure play group, luxury business car includes a 24-hour pick-up station for a dedicated person, 6-night 4-star hotel accommodation, tickets to all attractions, tour guide services, meals, etc. are included in the same price) There is no compulsory shopping process! It saves us a lot of money and takes a lot of detours! I am particularly grateful to Xiaoya for making us have a great time this trip, and I highly recommend it to everyone here.

I posted Xiaoya's contact information below. Anyone who wants to travel to Yunnan or other cities in China can ask her for free consultation.

Xiaoya’s WeChat ID:13087413709(←Click to copy to add her WeChat)

Xiaoya Whatsapp:+8617774448498(Click to copy her WhatsApp number, which can plan your itinerary for free)


【Save money strategy】: My personal experience is that when traveling, try to find a local tour guide to plan the itinerary for the most affordable, so as to save Singapore travel agencies from making the difference between the price, and directly connect with the tour guide to better and more cost-effective. More importantly, if you have any problems, let the tour guide help solve them more efficiently.

2: What month is the best to go to? Detailed precautions!


Yunnan is one of the most suitable cities for tourism in China🌈Spring all year round, neither lukewarm nor hot!It is recommended that you avoid the hottest July and August months.. We consulted in advance and finally decided on our itinerary and chose to set off in October. The weather and temperature are still very suitable for people like me who are afraid of heat.

1: Recommended must-visit attractions:

Must-visit scenic spots:Dali Ancient City, Lijiang Ancient City, Lugu Lake, Shangri-La, Yulong Snow Mountain, Erhai Lake, Blue Moon Valley, these scenic spots are worth visiting, but I went all over them anyway. I personally think you can plan according to your own time!

2: Must-check-in attractions for in-depth tours:

1 Dali Ancient City - One of the most beautiful ancient cities in China
2Lijiang - Ancient city with more than 800 years of history
3Lugu Lake - The last tear on the earth
4 Erhai Lake-Cangshan Snow Erhai Lake Moon
5 Jade Dragon Snow Mountain-Nasi people's sacred mountain
6 Blue Moon Valley - A blue moon is embedded at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
7 Shangri-La-owned attractions such as Pudacuo National Park, Dukezong Ancient City, Gadan Songzanlin Temple, Tiger Leaping Gorge
8 Xishuangbanna - Paradise of animals and plants
9 Stone Forest - "World Geopark", "World Natural Heritage Scenery


Singapore✈ Yunnan-In-Depth Tour-7 Days and 6 Nights Supporting Simple Version


🚩The first day
【Singapore-Yunnan Pickup Station-Check-In Hotel-Free Activities】

We took a plane to Lijiang Airport. Xiaoya and the driver picked us up at the airport exit. After receiving us, we took us to the hotel where we stayed and signed a formal travel contract with their company. We paid the remaining group fee. Next is to play as you like. (Be sure to try the local hot pot. Many local people eat treasure restaurants recommended by Xiaoya to me, which are super delicious!)

🍜Dining: Take care of yourself
🏠Accommodation: Lijiang

🚩The next day

D2: La City Haiyulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area (Yunshanping Cableway) → Gan Haizi → Blue Moon Valley → Baishui River → China's charming town "Shuhe Ancient Town" → Lijiang Ancient City Sifang Street (you can visit Lijiang Ancient City by yourself and enjoy Lijiang snacks)

🍜Dine: breakfast-middle
🏠Accommodation: Lijiang

🚩Day 3

D3: Lijiang → The first bay of the Yangtze River → The majestic Tiger Leaping Gorge (world famous and deepest canyon in China) → Yi village → Fairy tale world lakes are clear and blue. "Pudacu National Forest Park" → (Give a gift to watch the Tibetan characteristic "College Toast Banquet" song and dance performance at night)

🍜Dine: morning - mid-night
🏠Accommodation: Shangri-La

🚩 Day 4

D4: Shangri-La Mandala → Dukezong Ancient City (everyone works together to turn the world's largest prayer wheel to pray for their family) → Yila Grassland "Napa Sea" → Lijiang

🍜Dine: breakfast-middle
🏠Accommodation: Lijiang

🚩 Day 5

D5: Lijiang → Dali Flower Sea → Internet celebrity photo shoot jeep travel photography (send travel photography, all negatives are given) → Shuanglang Scenic Area → Take a ferry to "Jinsuo Island" → Blue romantic "Santorini"

🍜Dine: morning - midnight
🏠Accommodation: Dali

🚩Day 6

D6: Dali Ancient City → Taste local special afternoon tea → Erhai → Internet celebrity glass racket photo check-in → Fanxi → Internet celebrity S curve → Kunming

🍜Dine: breakfast-middle
🏠Accommodation: Kunming

🚩 Day 7

D7: Delivery from the airport/stop in Kunming, return to the warm home in Singapore

This is my recommended 7-day trip to Yunnan. If you have enough time, you can also visit 9 days and 8 nights. If you want to customize it privately, please contact Xiaoya for free. Please book Xiaoya for this 7-day and 6-night itinerary. It saves 50% more than a free trip. The price is very affordable and has a very high cost performance! Because Xiaoya and his company have cooperated with various local scenic spots and hotels, they can help get it at an extremely low price. This is also one of the important reasons why I recommend Xiaoya to you, save money!


Friends who plan to visit Yunnan can consult her for free in advance. Xiaoya’s contact WeChat ID:13087413709Free consultation with Xiaoya, a professional Chinese tour guide. I remember when I added it, I said it was recommended by Singapore Xiaoxuan, and asked her to give her a free guide and the best price!

Let’s summarize the benefits of choosing a local tour guide arrangement:


First:Traffic problems

At that time, I checked many flights and high-speed rails, and the prices were relatively expensive, and the air tickets and high-speed rail tickets were also very tight. Finally, the tour guide booked a round-trip discount air ticket for me through the channel. I took a luxury car throughout the trip, which was very comfortable. In short, this trip to Yunnan was particularly smooth and affordable.

second:Itinerary

The advantage of asking the tour guide to arrange the itinerary is to play whatever you want. Design the itinerary according to your own arrangement. You can arrange it according to the specific time if you want to play for a few days. If you are tired, take a break. If you are hungry, the tour guide will take me to eat local specialty food in Yunnan. If you stop and enjoy the scenery wherever you are beautiful, stop and enjoy more and take more photos. It is very free.

third:Food and accommodation issues

All the local star-rated hotels in Yunnan were arranged for me. Xiaoya let us know the name of the hotel in advance, allowing us to fully understand the itinerary. The prices are not only affordable but also the environment is particularly comfortable. The dinner I stayed in Lijiang was not included, allowing us to explore a lot of local delicacies by ourselves. Xiaoya also took me to taste a lot of local snacks.


remind:If you are not familiar with scenic spots and tourist routes, don’t book a hotel in advance at will, otherwise it will be a waste of time. Some hotels are far away from the scenic spots and transportation is not convenient. Setting the wrong location will affect the time of travel. I suggest that you contact the tour guide directly to make reservations. Many scenic spots adopt the "pre-reservation + staggered peak flow limit". The number of people entering the park is limited every day. You need to make an appointment in advance before you can go in and play. I asked Xiaoya to help you solve these problems. It is recommended that you add Xiaoya WeChat to consult her for free!

【Detailed introduction to must-see attractions】


【Dali Ancient City】

Dali Ancient City is located at the foot of the beautiful Cangshan Mountain and is the capital of the Nanzhao Kingdom and the Dali Kingdom in ancient China. This is a suitable place for life. Locals spend the sunrise and rest at sunset. They grow flowers and plants to bask in the sun in their spare time. In addition, the sun is bright and the temperature is suitable, attracting countless tourists.

【Blue Moon Valley】

Blue Moon Valley is located in the 5A scenic spot "Yulong Snow Mountain". Yulong Snow Mountain is a famous tourist destination in the country and a must-check-in Internet celebrity attraction for Lijiang tourism.

The scenic spots are divided into five major areas: "Ganhaiziyuan", "Yaoping", "Blue Moon Valley" and "Glacier Park" (the highest altitude is often suspended. It is recommended to consult a tour guide in advance)

【Yulong Snow Mountain】

Yulong Snow Mountain is one of the well-known attractions in Lijiang and is also the sacred mountain in the hearts of the Naxi people. There are a total of 13 peaks that are rolling and like silver dragons flying, hence the name. You can take the cableway directly up the mountain in the scenic area and easily appreciate the magnificence of high-altitude glaciers. This is the highlight of many tourists visiting here.

【Lugu Lake】

Lugu Lake is located on the border between Yunnan and Sichuan, with an altitude of about 2,685 meters and is known as the "Pearl of Plateau" in China. The Mosuo people living by the lakeside on one side of Yunnan pursue the "men do not marry women do not marry", so Lugu Lake is also known as the "Eastern Women's Country".

Lugu Lake is surrounded by green mountains and the lakeshore is winding and graceful. There are 17 beaches and 14 bays along the lake. The water-based poplar flowers in the lake are in full bloom, and the flowers are as white as ice and snow, with stars dotted, and the wind blows by and shaking. The scenery is very charming, like a fairyland on earth.

【Lijiang Ancient City】

Lijiang Ancient City, also known as Dayan Town, is one of the famous towns on the ancient Tea-Horse Road in China. Many movies and TV series have been taken here. In the ancient city, there are wooden buildings, green tiles, ancient streets, stone alleys, and small bridges and flowing water. Standing on the east street of the ancient city, you can look up at the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from afar. The scenery is very beautiful. The ancient city of Lijiang is built against the mountains and the streets and alleys are built against the water. It was once the trading market for the Ancient Tea-Horse Road.

【Erhai Lake】

Erhai Lake is located on the east side of Dali Ancient City, at the foot of the green Cangshan Mountains. The lake is blue. It is famous for its beautiful scenery and unique villages and towns. It is one of the four famous scenic spots in Dali. The famous scenery of Erhai Lake is the double corridor on the east coast. Here you can enjoy the beautiful lake view. The sunlight passes through the clouds and is reflected on the lake water, forming the "Erhai Lake Divine Light". With the continuous green mountains as the background, it is a scenic spot caught by photography enthusiasts.

【Shangri-La】

The sun and moon in the hearts of Yunnan scenic spots that foreigners like the most are the ones, including Pudacuo National Park, Dukezong Ancient City, Gadan Songzanlin Temple, Tiger Leaping Gorge and other attractions.

【Xishuangbanna】

Xishuangbanna is located at the southern end of Yunnan, connected to the mountains and rivers of Laos and Myanmar, and is close to Thailand and Vietnam. It has dense forests and abundant plants. Therefore, Xishuangbanna is known as the "plant kingdom". Xishuangbanna scenic area includes three major areas: Jinghong City Scenic Area, Menghai County Scenic Area, and Mengla County Scenic Area. It is recommended to play for 3-4 days.

Finally, I will give you some tips on preventing fraud in Yunnan:


【Say important things again】

★ When booking a hotel, don’t book the tickets to attractions by yourself. Ask a tour guide to help you book the tickets for more than twice the price.

★ Consult local specialties before purchasing, because many Chinese specialties cannot be brought out of customs.

★ Hotels, tickets, and tourist buses need to be booked in advance, otherwise you may not be able to enter the scenic spot to visit.

★Yunnan is mainly an ancient city and a leisure and tourism city in China, so you must consult in advance to understand travel instructions and prepare a travel list.

2. Never participate in many low-priced groups. Many low-priced groups have shopping sessions, which is a waste of time. I personally recommend not to register with local travel agencies in Singapore, because Singapore travel agencies will hand over the tour group to China's Yunnan travel agencies for reception. We recommend our tour guide Xiaoya, who has made a very cost-effective booking with her and has a high cost-effective tour.

3. Don’t believe the nonsense of the black car drivers on the streets of Yunnan. Especially gentlemen, don’t go to have fun with them because they are “lustful”, because they are not very familiar with many local cultural customs when they go out, so don’t cause unnecessary trouble for yourself.

4. Please bring your passport or Taiwan compatriot certificate, home return certificate and other valid documents. If you need to purchase train and air tickets in China, you must consult Xiaoya in advance (it is recommended to consult in advance)

5. When you go out to prevent the water and soil from being unacceptable, please bring some daily medicines such as cold prevention and diarrhea, band patches, etc.

【About hotel reservations】

Booking in advance: It is recommended to know and book a hotel in advance. Foreign guests need to stay in foreign-related hotels to avoid unnecessary trouble when they do not find the right hotel when they arrive.
Location selection: Try to choose a hotel with a superior geographical location and convenient transportation to facilitate travel.
Safety Note: Please keep your belongings safe when checking in the hotel and abide by the hotel's regulations and systems.
We asked Xiaoya to help book the hotel four weeks in advance!

Hotel accommodation: Look at the picture (Xiaoya arranged the hotel environment for us very well, and shopping near the hotel is very convenient) I booked the itinerary four weeks in advance, so I found Xiaoya to book the itinerary in advance, so that Xiaoya can upgrade the hotel better.

[Recommended money-saving strategy sharing]

Before leaving, we were also dazzled by the guide online. In the end, we chose to take us to tour - Xiaoya Tour Guide. Because of the good service, we had a high evaluation of her and finally chose her again. We talked a lot on WeChat. She answered many questions about my trip to Yunnan, China. We talked about it for about a week and it was very realistic. Xiaoya has a good service and many friends who have been to recommend her. We asked her to help plan the two trips to China, saving time, money, worry and trouble. We had fun and made more friends.
There is no need to spend my energy on researching strategies. Many strategies are copied. It is recommended to find a familiar local tour guide to get the free guide directly. Every time I travel, I save money and energy.
I personally think the cost is very cost-effective and great value. And I had a very free and happy time. Thank you very much for the tour guide Xiaoya who planned the itinerary for us throughout the whole process. My parents had a very happy time! So I'm happy to advertise for Xiaoya
I posted Xiaoya’s WeChat here. You can add her to WeChat for any travel related issues in Yunnan and China.

This is her WeChat ID:13087413709(←Click to copy WeChat account)

Xiaoya Whatsapp:+8617774448498(Click to copy her WhatsApp number, which can plan your itinerary for free)


When adding WeChat, I said it was recommended by Singapore Xiaoxuan, so that Xiaoya will give you the best price!

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PS: Currently, Yulong Snow Mountain has a limited number of 10,000 people entering the park every day. Friends who plan to go to Yunnan must consult in advance and make a reservation, remember.

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