China · YUNNAN, LIJIANG & SHANGRI-LA TOURS
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These are the 15 best yunnan, lijiang & shangri-la tours in China right now, with what each one costs, how long it runs and which city it starts from. Number one is at the top for a reason.
Shop Lijiang’s Naxi market with Fancy, then join a small-group soup-dumping class, cook three dishes, and enjoy lunch and tea.
“Lovely experience to discover Naxi culture through food. You will learn a lot about culinary traditions at the market and cook a delicious meal that is easy to cook and to replicate at home. Fancy host I lovely and kind, I highly recommend it!”
Private day trip from Kunming to Stone Forest and Jiuxiang Cave, with hotel pickup, boat and cable car, and lunch included.
“Amazing trip. Fantastic views of Stone Forest and Jiuxiang Cave. Guide Victor is kind and informative. The lunch was delicious. The driver drove safe and carefully.”
A private day trip from Kunming to the Stone Forest, with expert guide commentary, full park walking routes, and optional add-ons.
“The place is amazing. We have some issue at the beginning with the tour organizer but then fixed quickly… our guide was outstanding!”
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain glacier cableway plus scenic train round-trip, Blue Moon Valley, and optional Impression Lijiang, with hotel pickup.
“Very nice tour guide via Wechat with great arrange the schedule inside the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Great Experience to Trek up to 4680m point.”
Climb Haba Snow Mountain from Lijiang with Tiger Leaping Gorge stops, a small group feel, yak-luggage trekking, and an early summit push.
“Our tour guide - jasmines very knowledgeable, understanding and friendly. This has made our trip very enjoyable and pleasant as a whole! Thanks for the wonderful abd memorable experience!”
A 10-hour private day trip from Lijiang to Shangri-La, mixing Gorge views, Naxi culture at Haba, and Tibetan towns like Dukezong.
“It was an amazing scenic road trip. We had time to comfortably visit the selected spots. Our dedicated driver (Mr. Lai) was kind with us, taking care of all route details. We start at Lijiang and ended at Shangri-la. Highly recommended itinerary to visit both lovely places.”
Walk the Jinsha River plank road in Tiger Leaping Gorge, with a First Bay Yangtze photo stop, Naxi lunch, and smooth small-group transfers.
“We had a magnificent day trip to Tiger Leaping Gorge! Our driver took great care of us , avoiding long queues and taking wonderful photos! Thank you to our trip organizer , Tan, for organizing a wonderful day for us!”
Private guided Stone Forest UNESCO rocks, Yiliang roast duck lunch, then a customizable Kunming old-town city tour in one day.
“5 stars: Stone Forest is absolutely worth visiting. the guide I had was excellent. Room to improve: If you can choose an option without lunch, take it. They bring you to some roadside place, food is ok, but heavily overcharged. Also, i tried to say 17 times i am a single person, but was still served with a family size lunch (full duck + side), which ultimately means a waste of food. My recommendation: Take the tour, but skip the meal if it's 'included in the tour' (payment isn't anyway). In retrospect, it bothers me that there is a geology museum on site which looked really interesting and i should…”
Visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Black Dragon Pool, Baisha Ancient Town, plus Impression Lijiang, with private pickup and cable-car options.
“we enjoyed all the activities and the way the guide showed us. it was flexible and up to our pace.”
Sunrise at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, cableways to glacier or spruce or yak plains, Blue Moon Valley, and the Impression Lijiang show.
Private 6-hour Tiger Leaping Gorge tour from Lijiang or Shangri-La. Hike the upper gorge, enjoy hotel pickup, included tickets.
“This is a must at Yunnan Lijiang. Our guide was Mr. Jerry that he was very nice and very helpful. The tiger leaping gorge is fantastic, an amazing gorge experience. Highly recommended.”
Private 1-day Jade Dragon Snow Mountain trip from Lijiang with cable car rides, Impression Lijiang at 3,100m, Baisha murals, and hotel pickup.
Door-to-door Kunming tour pairing Stone Forest karst wonders with a Nuohei Yi village visit, plus lunch and a guide who helps you shoot better.
“This place is gorgeous, come here to relax work your family and enjoy the beautiful view of the rock formations. I recommend to rent a cart, is not expensive and you can stop anywhere to admire the view.”
Private Tiger Leaping Gorge day trip from Lijiang, customized hiking options, great river viewpoints, plus Black Dragon Pool and Baisha Village.
“This was an incredible tour that was customised to my needs. My tour guide and driver were both so helpful and ensured plenty of extra stops at view points so I could fully experience the wonderful area. The company even arranged an earlier start time and dropped me to the airport afterwards, they were so obliging. 10/10 recommend!”
Ride a cable car above Lijiang clouds to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, then visit Blue Moon Valley with a private guided day trip.
“Our guide Louise is fantastic. She brought around smoothly and gave her advise on various photo area. she even advise us where to sit during the impression of lijiang where we can use an umbrella freely to avoid the hot sun. She also gave us advise on how to proceed to Kunming when we told her there are almost no more tickets from Lijiang. She advised us to go to Dali (as there are more tickets avail to kunming from there) to transfer to kunming instead which is a really great idea. overall me and my wife had a wonderful time :)”
