4 Days Dali - Shaxi - Lijiang
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Over 4 days, 4-Day Dali to Shaxi Tea Horse Road Tour links Dali to Shaxi with Shaxi to Lijiang, taking in Sideng Square and Xingjiao Temple, Shibaoshan Grottoes along the way. Leave Dali after an Erhai or Xizhou visit and travel privately into the Shaxi valley. Dali’s basin is close to 2,000 metres; the old town and Three Pagodas are easy walking, while the Erhai shore and Xizhou lanes add a longer 4–8 kilometre section by vehicle and on foot. Continue north to Lijiang with an optional stop in a Naxi village. Try a bowl of rice noodles or a slice of ba-ba flatbread near the market, then look north for the snow line on Jade Dragon Mountain when the afternoon haze lifts. The route is best suited to curious travelers who want local context alongside the main sights, with the daily emphasis on tea landscapes, village life and small-scale cultural encounters. Opening hours, traffic and local access are checked during the trip, allowing the guide to reorder visits when needed.
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Daily itinerary: Dali to Shaxi → Sideng Square and Xingjiao Temple → Shibaoshan Grottoes → Shaxi to Lijiang.
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Leave Dali after an Erhai or Xizhou visit and travel privately into the Shaxi valley. Within Dali to Shaxi Tea Horse Road, the next named stop after Dali to Shaxi is Sideng Square & Xingjiao Temple. Later in Dali to Shaxi Tea Horse Road, Sideng Square & Xingjiao Temple brings a different activity: Explore the market square, ancient theatre stage, Xingjiao Temple and caravan-era lanes with your guide.
Explore the market square, ancient theatre stage, Xingjiao Temple and caravan-era lanes with your guide. The Dali to Shaxi Tea Horse Road route moves on to Shibaoshan Grottoes, while Shaxi to Lijiang has its own later place in the plan. Later in Dali to Shaxi Tea Horse Road, Shaxi to Lijiang brings a different activity: Continue north to Lijiang with an optional stop in a Naxi village.
Explore forest paths, historic Buddhist carvings and mountain viewpoints around Shibaoshan. The Dali to Shaxi Tea Horse Road itinerary pairs this visit with Sideng Square & Xingjiao Temple beforehand and Shaxi to Lijiang afterward. Later in Dali to Shaxi Tea Horse Road, Shaxi to Lijiang brings a different activity: Continue north to Lijiang with an optional stop in a Naxi village.
Continue north to Lijiang with an optional stop in a Naxi village. Earlier in Dali to Shaxi Tea Horse Road, Shibaoshan Grottoes formed a separate part of the journey before Shaxi to Lijiang. The prior Shibaoshan Grottoes visit is a separate stage of Dali to Shaxi Tea Horse Road: Explore forest paths, historic Buddhist carvings and mountain viewpoints around Shibaoshan.
Two nights lets the town breathe; three or four nights allows Shibaoshan, village cycling or an unhurried Dali–Shaxi–Lijiang route. Final train or flight times should be confirmed before fixing the last day; when timings change, sightseeing is shortened instead of adding an unrealistic transfer.
Prices are per person, based on double occupancy.
Only places used by this itinerary are shown below. The final hotel list follows confirmed transport, season and room availability; upgrades and room preferences can be customized.
The planned route starts around Dali and finishes around Lijiang. Exact airport, railway-station or hotel transfers are matched to your confirmed arrival and onward tickets.
Yes. The published day order is a workable starting point, not a fixed group schedule. We can change hotel level, walking time, special interests and selected stops while protecting the route logic.
Your local team checks current access before travel. Outdoor sections may move within the itinerary, and mountain or canyon routes can be shortened or replaced when conditions make the original plan unsafe.
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