Day 1: Changsha South
Day 2: Kunming (Altitude : around 1850m)
Day 3 – 4: Dali (Altitude : around 1890m)
(Dali Accommodation)
Day 5 – 7: Lijiang (Altitude : around 2500m) (part i / part ii (altitude 3050m) )
(Lijiang Accomodation)
Day 8 : back to Kunming
Day 9: Return
As we are self driving all the way from Liijang to Kunming, by the time we arrive to Kunming is already 5pm and traffic jam makes the travelling time longer. Taking a high speed train back to Kunming might be a better option, especially staying over this hotel – Fengbang Hotel for the final day of the journey. Highly Recommended.
Fengbang Hotel (Kunming University Town South Metro Station)
Located near Kunming South station, around 10 minutes driving time. It’s the most value worth hotel in Kunming due to almost lowest room price. The hotel offers free transport from Kunming South station to the hotel (both ways).
Although it locates further away from the center of Kunming, there are many stores and restaurants around the hotel to shop and eat. If you are alighting at Kunming South Station, this got to be the only choice for stayover.
Coffee machine and welcome drinks are available at the entrance near the lift.
Room and Free Breakfast
We get a very big room, double bed for just HKD350 during peak season. Very clean and hygienic. It is the first hotel that I came across using famous brand for soap (Dettol) and shampoo (forgot the brand).
Breakfast starts at 7.30am. We only managed to take a few bites and set off to catch our early train as we need to go.
Dinner
We went over to a restaurant – 牧野蒙味烤羊腿 located at the back of the street for goat meat. 5 minutes walk away from the hotel. The food is so much better than our first meal at the center of the Kunming on our first day. They do not have paper menu, therefore, you either need to use meituan (China) or click on the map to find the menu.
The shop owners are couple, come from Harbin. (People from the North really looks younger than they are.) They don’t understand English so you will need to prepare translation app or capture the images from the menu in the map for ordering.
Snacks and Drinks
This place is more like a local resident. You won’t find the Yunnan Flower Cake around here. If you want to get some local souvenir, you can purchase at the high speed railway station. If you wanna are a sweet tooth / foodie like me, I suggest going to this local snack store. This store closes at around 10am.
Travelling in Kunming, stay away from the center area. You will have a better experience in terms of food and staying environment.
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