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Introduction
Yunnan Province, 392km (243 miles) NW of Kunming, 15km (9 miles) N of Xiaguan, 150km (90 miles) S of Li Jiang The charming town of Dali, traditionally one of the best places in China to tune in, turn on, and drop out for a while, remains a... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There Dali's transportation hub is Xiaguan, 15km (9 miles) to the south. From the Dali Airport another 15km (9 miles) northeast of Xiaguan, there are daily flights to Kunming (40 min.) and Xishuangbanna (50 min.). From the airport to... Continue reading »
Dali Travel Experiences
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Dali
After 4 hours we arrived in Dali. We soon discovered that they dropped us off in the new part of Dali, so we took a local bus to the... Continue reading »
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Dali
It was another overnight train to Dali, this one only lasting 7 hours and on the same type of nice, new train I took from Guangzhou to Gu... Continue reading »
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watch the time, float on by
What can I say about a place were the minute you walk into town, pack still on your back, you are lead through some alleyway, up som... Continue reading »
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Old Town Dali
We arrived in New Dali and jumped on the squashy number 4 bus to take us to Old Town Dali. After half an hour of standing in the ai... Continue reading »
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Fun In Dali
We got out of Kunming the day after on a 7 hour train on a "hard seat". We sat down as 2 young chinese lads and a chinese girl sat... Continue reading »
Popular Dali Hotels
- Manwan Hotel Dali
- DALI ASIA STAR HOTEL
- Landscape Hotel
- Phoenix Hotspring Hotel
- Manwan Hotel Dali
- San Ta Yuan Hotel
- Guest House No. 5
- Dali Asia Star Hotel
- Dali Huai Ren Hotel
- Dali MCA Guesthouse
Popular Dali Things to Do
- Cycling and exploring small Bai villages around the lake.
- Baizu/Naxi Minzu quan
- The Three Pagodas
- Climb the mountain to the temple and pray to some statue
- birdfishing on Erhai Hu lake
