7-Day丨Yunnan: Kunming, Jianshui, Dali & Xishuangbanna

Highlights: Arrival, local market orientation & Yunnan welcome dinner

Arrive in Kunming, meet your local guide and transfer to the hotel. When time allows, take a relaxed introduction to a neighbourhood food market before a welcome dinner featuring seasonal Yunnan flavours.

Your guide will discuss dietary preferences and explain how altitude, season and ethnic traditions shape the province's cuisine.

Scenic Spots & Highlights of the Day

Seventy-Two Strange Towers (72 Strange Towers)

Downtown Night Market & Tujia Culture

Highlights: Wet market, Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles & wild mushroom hot pot

Morning:Market flavours

Walk through a lively market with your guide to identify local herbs, cured ingredients, chillies and seasonal mushrooms. Continue with a bowl of Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles and learn how the hot broth cooks the ingredients at the table.

Evening:Wild mushroom hot pot

Enjoy a carefully prepared mushroom hot pot using varieties selected by a licensed restaurant. Mushroom availability changes with the season, and all wild mushrooms must be fully cooked before tasting.

Scenic Spots & Highlights of the Day

Tianmen Mountain Cableway & Glass Skywalk

Misty Quartz Sandstone Pillars

Highlights: Jianshui Old Town, purple pottery & steam-pot chicken

Travel to historic Jianshui and explore its old streets, courtyards and traditional architecture with a local guide.

Visit a purple-pottery workshop to see the vessel associated with Jianshui's celebrated steam-pot chicken, then taste the gently steamed dish at a local restaurant.

Scenic Spots & Highlights of the Day

Golden Whip Stream National Forest Park

Sunset Glow Over Wulingyuan Canyon

Highlights: Scenic transfer, Dali Old Town & Bai cuisine

Continue towards Dali by the most suitable rail or road connection for your travel date. After hotel check-in, stroll through Dali Old Town and discover the region's Bai culinary influences.

Dinner can be tailored around local vegetables, grilled dishes and the province's characteristic sour-and-spicy flavour profile.

Scenic Spots & Highlights of the Day

Avatar Hallelujah Mountains (Qiankun Column)

Tianzi Mountain Sea of Clouds

Highlights: Bai village life, dairy craft & grilled milk fan

Visit a Bai community near Erhai Lake to learn about village life, local produce and traditional dairy-making techniques.

Taste grilled milk fan as it is toasted until lightly golden and paired with a sweet or savoury accompaniment. The remainder of the day can be adjusted for a market, lakeside walk or cooking activity.

Scenic Spots & Highlights of the Day

Tianmen Mountain Cableway & Glass Skywalk

Misty Quartz Sandstone Pillars

Highlights: Transfer to tropical Yunnan & Dai-style evening food experience

Travel to Xishuangbanna using the best available flight or rail connection for the confirmed date. On arrival, settle into the tropical pace of southern Yunnan.

Evening:Dai flavours

Sample a selection of Dai-inspired dishes, which may include pounded spicy chicken feet with lime and chilli, grilled foods and fresh herbs. Alternatives are arranged for guests who prefer milder flavours.

Scenic Spots & Highlights of the Day

Golden Whip Stream National Forest Park

Sunset Glow Over Wulingyuan Canyon

Highlights: Local market, cultural neighbourhood & departure

Make a final guided market or cultural-neighbourhood visit, depending on your departure time, and gather practical suggestions for recreating favourite Yunnan flavours at home.

Transfer to the airport or railway station. Additional nights and nature experiences can be added through a personalised proposal.

Scenic Spots & Highlights of the Day

Avatar Hallelujah Mountains (Qiankun Column)

Tianzi Mountain Sea of Clouds