Attractions

Erhai Lake, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Pudacuo — the sights worth lingering over along the way.

Erhai Lake

Dali's highland jewel — Bai villages ring the water beneath the Cangshan range, made for an unhurried lakeside loop.

Destination

Dali

On these routes

• Kunming – Dali – Lijiang – Shangri-La Classic Loop
• Kunming – Dali – Lijiang – Lugu Lake Classic Loop
• Dali – Lijiang – Lugu Lake Loop
• Dali – Lijiang Short Loop
• Dali Erhai Lake Day Charter

Xizhou Old Town

A well-preserved Bai town of painted screen walls, courtyard houses, and surrounding farm fields.

Destination

Dali

On these routes

• Dali – Lijiang – Lugu Lake Loop
• Dali Erhai Lake Day Charter

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

Lijiang's sacred snow peak — glacier-park boardwalks climb toward the snowline above wide alpine meadows.

Destination

Lijiang

On these routes

• Kunming – Dali – Lijiang – Shangri-La Classic Loop
• Kunming – Dali – Lijiang – Lugu Lake Classic Loop
• Dali – Lijiang – Shangri-La Loop
• Dali – Lijiang Short Loop
• Lijiang Day Charter

Tiger Leaping Gorge

One of the world's deepest gorges, where the Jinsha River thunders between two towering snow ranges.

Destination

Lijiang

On these routes

• Kunming – Dali – Lijiang – Shangri-La Classic Loop
• Dali – Lijiang – Shangri-La Loop

Pudacuo

Shangri-La's alpine national park — Shudu and Bita lakes ringed by spruce forest and highland meadows.

Destination

Shangri-La

On these routes

• Kunming – Dali – Lijiang – Shangri-La Classic Loop
• Dali – Lijiang – Shangri-La Loop

Lugu Lake

A pristine highland lake straddling Yunnan and Sichuan — glide across the blue water in a Mosuo dugout canoe.

Destination

Lugu Lake

On these routes

• Kunming – Dali – Lijiang – Lugu Lake Classic Loop
• Dali – Lijiang – Lugu Lake Loop

Gemu Goddess Mountain

The Mosuo people's sacred mountain above Lugu Lake — ride the cable car up for a full-lake panorama and a summit cave.

Destination

Lugu Lake

On these routes

• Kunming – Dali – Lijiang – Lugu Lake Classic Loop
• Dali – Lijiang – Lugu Lake Loop