10D YUNNAN CUISINE JOURNEY

Car Transfer: Airport to Hotel
Upon arrival in Dali, be met your guide and transfer to your hotel.

Dali old town & Cangshan Mountains
Enjoy a walk on the Cangshan Mountains to visit Gantong Temple. If time permits, you can visit Zhonghe Temple (4-hour walk) before exploring the Dali Old Town where you can admire the scenic Dali views.

Erhai Lake Cruise & Tie-dye Experience
Stroll along Erhai Lake and take a small Erhai cruise boat for a leisurely one-hour lake tour. Immerse yourself in the laid-back charm of Dali.

Visit Xizhou Ancient Town. Well-preserved grand Bai ethnic mansions here witness the glorious history of the ancient Xizhou Business Gang. Then take part in the Bai Tie-Dye Experience. Immerse yourself in this intangible cultural heritage craft. Witness the transformation from indigo plants to classic blue-and-white art and create freely. You can dye square scarves, canvas bags, garments and more with fully custom patterns, and take home your unique handmade souvenir.

Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple
Visit Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, dating back to the Tang & Song dynasties (Kingdom of Nanzhao & Dali), this iconic trio of one large and two small Buddhist pagodas stands as a national cultural treasure and the timeless symbol of Dali.

Car Transfer: Dali to Nuodeng
Proceed to Nuodeng Ancient Village (156km / 2.5 hours). As one of the oldest Bai ethnic ancient villages in northwest Yunnan, Nuodeng boasts the most well-preserved original village layout.

Nuodeng day trip
Visit the Ancient Salt Well. Unassuming in appearance, this well was dug in the Han Dynasty with a history of over 2,000 years, ranking among the longest continuously used salt wells in western Yunnan.

Next, proceed to the ham workshop. The iconic and unique craft of Nuodeng ham is known as "salt-mud sealing", whose core ingredient is the potassium salt from the ancient Nuodeng well. The Nuodeng ham workshop is a unique flavor laboratory shaped by time, natural salt, local climate and human wisdom.

Car Transfer: Nuodeng to Baoshan via Yunlong County
Travel to Lujiangba, Baoshan by car (336 km / 4–4.5 hours), with a stop to visit the Yunlong Taiji Landform scenic area on the way.

A full-chain coffee experience from seed to cup
Baoshan is an important coffee-producing region in China. Proceed to Xinzhai Coffee Manor for a visit. Learn about coffee planting and harvesting, and join a guided tour of the processing plant to discover the secrets of various coffee processing methods up close.

At the roasting workshop, witness how raw coffee beans are roasted into roasted beans with distinct flavors. In the hand-brewing tasting session, under the guidance of professional baristas, you will systematically taste coffees of different processing methods and learn to describe their unique flavor profiles.

Car Transfer: Baoshan to Tengchong
Then proceed by vehicle to Tengchong (96 km / 1.5–2 hours).

Visit Heshun Overseas Chinese Township
This is a tranquil ancient town nestled between mountains and rivers, dotted with numerous well-preserved ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is hailed as "a living museum of ancient towns" and renowned as "the hometown of overseas Chinese and a land of scholars".

Tengchong Day Tour
Visit Rehai Hot Spring Scenic Area, a spectacular geothermal wonder of China dotted with dense hot spring clusters, where rising mist shrouds the land like a fairyland. Next, head to Simola Wa Ethnic Village. In the Wa language, "Simola" means "a place of happiness". Located in Qingshui Township, Tengchong City, it is a well-preserved ancient primitive village of the Wa people.

Continue with a tea mountain visit (stay duration: approximately 1–1.5 hours). The tea plantations lie on the volcanic ash soil zone at the western foot of the Gaoligong Mountains, at an altitude of 1,600 to 2,000 meters. Shrouded in mist all year round, tea trees grow alongside forests, forming a natural ecological barrier.

Guests may take part in hands-on tea making experiences according to the tea harvesting season: the full process of tea picking and processing is available in spring (March–April) and autumn (September–October). Alternatively, you may hike across the tea mountains and overlook the intertwined landscape of volcanic landforms and idyllic countryside.

Visit Beihai Wetland (approx. 1.5 hours, including boating).
As China’s only volcanic barrier lake wetland, this lake formed by volcanic eruptions has evolved over tens of thousands of years, nurturing a unique ecosystem of floating grass rafts and marsh islets.

Visit the Volcanic Geopark. It is home to one of China’s youngest volcanic clusters. Scattered across northern Tengchong are 97 volcanic cones, creating a striking unique landscape known as “nine out of ten mountains lack peaks”, with gentle volcanic craters shaped like giant bowls.

Visit Yunfeng Mountain
Visit Yunfeng Mountain, a sacred Taoist site in Tengchong (approx. 3 hours of tour, including cable car ride).
It is hailed as the foremost Taoist sacred mountain in Western Yunnan.

Transfer: Tengchong to Kunming
Return to Tengchong by vehicle (60 km / 1.5 hours), then proceed to the airport.

Take the flight back to Kunming according to the scheduled departure time. Upon arrival, check into the hotel for rest and relaxation.

Car Transfer: Hotel to Airport
You will be transferred to the airport in time for your flight and return home comfortably.