"Ni Hao"! Here is another trip date/itinerary to yunnan.
This year, you can also join trip in the month of June, August, October and December 09. Please email me for itinerary. Each august in yunnan has its season of fruits and weather which will decide where are the best destinations inside Yunnan. Of course I still need to give myself sometime to do my work. For the trip to go, we need around 8 pax.
Following is the tentative end april trip itinerary. Will be revised if necessary. If folks going on the trip are interested, I am open to abandon few destinations and accommodate to visit the Yuan Yang Rice Terrace in south Yunnan. According to Nature Products Network,
Yuan Yang Rice Terraces: Definitely the world’s most spectacular!
If you have seen the famous Banaue rice terraces of the Ifugaos in The Philippines and then visit the endless rice terraced mountains of Yuan Yang in Southern Yunnan, you regret having wasted time and gone through an unsafe trip on Luzon’s killer roads. Compared with Ifugao, the Hani people in Yuan Yang have much larger mountains and gorgeous sites to cultivate. Their endless irrigated terraces are giving a new meaning to paddy rice cultivation in Asia.
Anyway, email me at ethniceast@gmail.com for your inqueries etc.,
Itinerary
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| Day 1 Tue |
Depart Singapore at 8am. Arrive Kunming at 12pm and transfer into New Era Hotel Service Apt. After check in, we will then walk around nearby shopping malls, public art gallery, Flower and Birds Street, etc. Dinner at famous local “Cross The Bridge Noodle” Restaurant. At the restaurant, you will also see a few ethnic dance performances. After dinner free and easy, walk around other food stalls area including dog meat stalls. Coffee before sleeping. |
| Day 2 Wed |
After breakfast, transfer to Organic Farm for overnight stay. See and understand how organic vegetables and fruits are grown, we will have lunch and dinner with organic meals even organic eggs the next morning. Chickens and pigs here are also organically grown. Also learn and understand how it will protect your health and environment. If you want, we will arrange for you to do some simple farming work at the 110 acres farm. |
| Day 3 Thurs |
Breakfast at Farm. Check out and transfer to 5 hours coach bus to go to Old City Dali. Lunch on the road. Arriva Dali and transfer to ethnic Bai Guesthouse in the old city. Walk around the Dali Old City, “The Great Walls of Yunnan”, eat and shop around “Foreigner’s Street”. Visit 2 old churches in Dali old city. The 80 years old catholic church is built in the shape like an Ark, Noah’s Ark! The protestant church is 100 over years. Dinner at local ethnic Bai restaurant. |
| Day 4 Fri |
Early breakfast at local café. Those who want to see the morning wet market got to wake up earlier. Walk up a bit CangShan Mountains to Dali Filming Studio, catch a good view of Dali Old City and Camellia/Peony Flowers Nursery. Return for lunch, check out and transfer to coach to go to Lijiang, 3 hours journey. Check into guesthouse and visit Lijiang Original Ancient Town. Dinner at local restaurant with many herbal local dishes. After dinner continue to tour Lijiang Old City, those who want can go to see the modern cultural dance and opera show of the local ethnic groups, it is of good performing standard (at your own expense). Or you can shop at the old city for many herbal products here. Home of the ethnic Naxi folks. |
| Day 5 Sat |
Breakfast at local cafe and then go for Hot Spring Spa (at your own expense). If not in time, we will have the spa in Kunming. The hot spring here is more natural and has a bit of the sulphuric content. After lunch return to Dali have dinner and then take night train back to Kunming. |
| Day 6 Sun |
Upon arrival, transfer to hotel and then breakfast. Free and easy for the morning. In the after afternoon, those who are keen should go to the Minority Village Theme Park to see the culture, lifestyle and dances of the 18 minority groups of Yunnan China (at your own expense). Dinner at Mao Ze Dong Restaurant of spicy Hunan dishes. After dinner free and easy. |
| Day 7 Mon |
After breakfast free and easy for shopping. Lunch at Porridge Queen Restaurant. Hot spring Spa(Included) from 7 pm to 7 am overnight stay till the next morning. |
| Day 8 | Breakfast at Spa. Morning Free and easy and transfer to airport for flight return to Singapore |
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Hi FeztusL
May I know the total damage to the pocket and date of departure. Thank you.
morning patrick, planned departure date is 21 april, or few days later.
travel cost within yunnan is $400 sg dollars for this 8 days trip which includes accommodation, transport, 90% meals and “guides/translators”. Not included is airfare and personal expenses. some of you might be able to get your own free mileage tickets. visits to certain places of interest is not included as sometimes some group members are not keen to do it again and rather do something else. once the group is firm up, we will finalise it.
Hi Feztus,
I may like to join the June/Dec .
….visits to certain places of interest is NOT included as sometimes some group members are not keen to do it again and rather do something else.
Perhaps, Feztus you may also consider to cater for another itinerary for those SHCians who had NEVER been to Yunnan and would like to visit more touristic places NOT Farms pls.
Enough of farm visits in Perth, Wellington and Cameron Highlands.
I notice your itinerary has a lot of farm visits like the previous one rejuvenating.
steven, if you are one of those who dont enjoy the cold weather, june will be better option for you. will need to confirm soon.
organic farm stay is only 1 night! i prefer to organise trip that is not the usual touristy type of visiting and shopping at assigned factories and donating to temples and eat at appointed restaurants. so I hope it is good all. it is pretty difficult to have a group of all that has never been to yunnan, anyway, may not be a good idea. it is best to have a few of both. But surely we have free and easy days where travelers can opt to visit certain places of interests and my “translators/guides” will bring them there if assistance is necessary. Leaving the others to opt out. Most of the usual tour destinations are for sure along the itinerary route.
I will work it out with each group after the members are confirmed.
Hi Feztus,
Thanks for your PROMPT reply.
….I prefer to organise trip that is not the usual touristy type of visiting and shopping at assigned factories and donating to temples and eat at appointed restaurants.
It is Ok. In that case, I MAY had to do some research from Lonely Planet and with kind courtesy of Cheng Pun’s DVD video on Yunnan etc…to customise my own itinerary for a small grp of 5 to 6 who had NEVER been to Yunnan before.
I prefer a smaller private grp as we have done for Saigon.
No thanks to those tour packages who “hush” customers from 1 place to another and sometimes had to get up at unearthly hrs.
Thanks Feztus for the answer. Now my opinion is opened to Steven’s itnerary too. Like Steven said, I have stayed in Perth, NZ, and Tasmania’s farm and open country.
I have yet to visit Yunnan, though I stayed in Myanmar for almost 2 years due to business. My wife been to Daji Lijang and took nice snapshots. I kind of like the Rock Forest, Jade Dragon snow mountains in Lijang, the Bai Sha
Village with its ingenious folks and culture. Maybe it is nice to visit there for first timer like me. My opinions are opened.
um, sounds better.
seems like i might not need to come up with an itinerary. ha ha…
anyway, i will still need to respond to anybody’s plan as certain places are not suitable for certain people.
some people like to see nature, others like to see people’s culture, some like to shop, others like to look for business opportunities, yet others like to eat, golf, hotspring spa, massage, etc.
so we will confirm once the group is there.
Hi Feztus Lim ,
…. some people like to see nature, others like to see people’s culture, some like to shop, others like to look for business opportunities, yet others like to eat, golf, hotspring spa, massage, etc.
I truly agree with you that it is NOT easy to satisfy everybody needs.
Anyway, GOODLUCK to your “ALL ROUNDED” Yunnan itineraries.
whatever it is, your effort is very much appreciated. now to ask for some help … anyone out there know how to make a trip to swatow? My mother wants to go back to her hometown but me totally totally clueless on what to do …
for the fun of distraction, i think you can google “Shantou”, which in teochew is “swatow”, it is near to “Chaozhou”, in Guangdong.
You have to find a flight to guangzhou and maybe another domestic flight to shantou or from shenzhen to shantou.
best is to ask your relative the address and domestic flight. this should give you some direction.
thanks for the tips. However, mom is only able to tell me her village name but me can’t read/ write Chinese well. That’s why I’ve to keep asking for help. To date, almost nothing.
Would like to join the group June/Dec. Being first timer, how would you rate getting Halal food there?
yes, there are heaps of chinese muslim food, restaurants and mosques where we normally stay and go.
even xinjiang folks selling chinese satay.
problem here is that not able to post up photos. if you give me your email address, i will forward some pictures to you.
I will keep you in mind for june trip.
You will still need us to go with you as the chinese muslim speaks mainly mandarin.