Breakfast at hotel.

Transfer to Kunming Railway Station for bullet train Kunming-Dali (about 2 hours, 2nd class seats).

Standing against the Cangshan Mountains in the west and adjoining the Erhai Lake in the east, embraced by undulating hills around, Dali was the capital of Nanzhao and Dali Kingdom as early as 1,300 years ago. It is home to Bai minority.

Meet at Dali Railway Station and transfer to the starting point of the Erhai Lake Eco Corridor, where we will take a shared battery cart journey along the Corridor (about 12 kilometers, or 50 minutes) to the terminal at Caicun. The Erhai Lake Eco Corridor is a 27.5-kilometer well-paved road on the west bank of the Erhai Lake. En route, we may see beautiful landscape of the Cangshan Mountains on your left-hand side, and the tranquil Erhai Lake on your right. If you would like to walk for a while, you may get off the cart 2 or 3 kilometers from the Terminal and walk the very last section of the Corridor, with opportunities to visit authentic Bai minority villages.

Continue to visit the Three Pagodas. Standing in a way of a tripod on the outskirts of old town, the Three Pagodas were constructed in about 850 and 1050 following the model of the Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi’an. For centuries, they are considered landmark of the region.

Rest of afternoon will be guided stroll in the old town of Dali.

The old town of weathered gray granite stands at 2,100 meters on a long, narrow rice plain between the Cangshan Mountains and the Erhai Lake, a natural configuration that seems specially designed for a good, bountiful life. Format of the old town is like a chessboard with four gates guarding in the directions of east, south, west and north, a design that was adopted by most towns in ancient China.

Lunch en tour at local Chinese restaurant. Dinner at leisure - on your own account

Overnight in Dali, 01 night