Dongchuan Red Land Kunming Dali Lijiang 6-Day Tour

After arriving at Kunming Changshui International Airport, your guide will pick you up and transfer you to a 4-star hotel in the city.

Recommended Activity: Jinbi Archway, Wenming Street Historical Block, Kunming Old Street. You can also contact Intoexplore travel consultants for more suggestions.

• Kunming – Dongchuan
• 4+ star hotels
• Breakfast/Lunch

Explore scenic spots in Dongchuan Red Land and return to Kunming.

Highlights:

Damakan: A perfect sunrise spot. In the morning fog, sunlight on the red fields and villages looks like an oil painting.

Jinxiu Garden: Curved hills with red, yellow, and green fields – best seen by drone.

Music Score Valley: Rolling fields look like musical scores; local farmers and sheep often make the scene more vivid.

Luoxia Valley: Deep canyons with red earth and village silhouettes glowing in sunset – ideal for sunset watching.

Qicaipo (Colorful Slope): Soil shows gradient colors like purple-red and orange-red due to moisture differences.

After the tour, drive back to Kunming.

Drive to Lijiang and head to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

First stop is Ganhaizi (altitude 3,100m) for a good view of the snow mountain – great for photos.
Then take the large cable car to Glacier Park (altitude 4,500–4,600m), where you'll see a gradual change from pine forest to fir forest, alpine meadow, and bare glacier. This is the main scenic area with both ancient and modern glaciers. It’s the lowest-latitude oceanic glacier in China and the closest glacier area to the equator in the world. On clear days, you can see the entire Ganhaizi valley.

Next, visit Blue Moon Valley (altitude 2,800m), made up of 4 connected lakes with different colors due to minerals and sunlight. You can take photos of the blue water, white deposits, and snowy peaks – especially stunning in winter.

Alternative cable car routes (if you’re concerned about high altitude):

Spruce Meadow (altitude 3,500m): A circular meadow surrounded by spruce forest. Full of wildflowers in summer and snow-covered in winter.

Yak Meadow (altitude 3,700m): One of the best places to see all 13 peaks of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and experience traditional Tibetan culture.

You can ask Intoexplore consultants for suggestions based on your health and preferences.

Reminders: Even in summer, the mountain is 5–10°C cooler than downtown Lijiang. Bring a jacket. Walk carefully on wet or icy boardwalks. Don’t cross safety barriers.

In the evening, explore Lijiang Old Town, one of China's Four Famous Ancient Towns. It was built in the late Song and early Yuan dynasties, over 800 years ago. Once a key stop on the Ancient Tea Horse Road, it’s famous for its bridges, canals, Naxi-style houses, and nightlife. It became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997.

Stroll along Dayan Flower Alley, and try traditional crafts:

Make Dongba paper (an ancient Naxi papermaking technique)

Stamp it with Dongba characters

Try traditional indigo dyeing and make your own scarf or cloth bag