Day 1- Kunming. Arrival inwards Kunming past times flying from Kuala Lumpur. Transferred from the aerodrome to Kunming Railway station for my overnight prepare to Dali.
Day 2- Kunming. Back inwards Kunming past times overnight prepare from Lijiang. Half 24-hour interval sightseeing around Kunming, visiting Cuihu lake as well as Yuantong temple. Transferred dorsum from Kunming to Changshui aerodrome for my flying dorsum to Kuala Lumpur
Itinerary Map (click to thought POIs as well as routes)
4.40 pm - Arrive at Changshui international aerodrome past times flying (Air Asia) from Kuala Lumpur - RM476 (return)
Immigration clearance. Malaysians volition require to apply for a tourist visa (L visa) prior to arrival. You tin move check here on how to apply for a China tourist visa inwards Malaysia. Made mine inwards Malaysia before coming hither - RM88.30
Freshened upwards at the aerodrome as well as walked around the aerodrome for a fighting to larn my bearings straight. If y'all require a information conception to remain connected, they tin move go purchased at a convenience shop inwards the aerodrome for an exorbitant fee of 200 yuan (Unicom, valid for 2 weeks)
Getting to Kunming downtown from the aerodrome is quite straightforward. After exiting the arrival hall, plough left as well as walk to the 919 coach halt at the cease of the terminal. From here, y'all tin move accept aerodrome buses to diverse parts of the city
6.05 pm - Rode aerodrome coach (with letters '919C') to Kunming railway station - 13 yuan
Arrival hall inwards Changshui International Airport, Kunming
Walked from the drop-off dot to Kunming railway station (under five minutes)
7.10 pm - Arrive at Kunming railway station. Went to the ticket counter as well as purchased a ticket for the 10.37pm prepare (K9632) to Dali - 102.50 yuan (Hard sleeper)
For a fighting to a greater extent than comfort, y'all tin move opt for the slightly to a greater extent than expensive soft sleeper. The difference betwixt the two, is that a difficult sleeper has vi beds to a cabin, whereas a soft sleeper has iv beds
Alternatively, to relieve yourself the hassle of queuing upwards or avoid getting into a province of affairs where a prepare may go fully booked, y'all tin move mass your prepare tickets inwards advance amongst Ctrip. Take depository fiscal establishment complaint that they accuse a booking fee for each ticket y'all buy. For added flexibility, prepare tickets tin move go cancelled as well as refunded upwards to 2 hours before departure, withal proceed inwards remove heed that the booking fee is non-refundable
Dinner at the railway station - Dico's (27 yuan)
10.30 pm - Board prepare departing for Dali
The aerodrome coach I took dropped me off nigh this busy junction inwards Kunming
From the junction earlier, Kunming railway station is solely a stone's throw away
Long queues at the ticketing counters inwards Kunming railway station
Entering the deviation hall. Take depository fiscal establishment complaint of your prepare release every bit this volition go of import afterward on
30 minutes before deviation as well as people are already queuing at the gates
The whole procedure from the deviation hall to boarding the prepare is a seamless experience. Everything is clearly indicated as well as if that fails, at that topographic point are personnel on the soil who volition ensure that y'all produce non larn on the incorrect train
The cabins within the prepare cause got no doors! Oh well, privacy is overrated anyways
Train go inwards China has been rather pleasant overall, at to the lowest degree inwards my experience
9.00 am - Arrive at Kunming railway station past times prepare from Lijiang
Had a few hours before my furnish flight, as well as hence I decided to produce to a greater extent than or less sightseeing around Kunming. With this inwards mind, Cuihu lake as well as Yuantong temple are perfect for quick visits
9.15 am - Rode coach #2 from Kunming railway station to larn to Cuihu lake - 1 yuan
9.40 am - Hopped off at Wuyi route coach stop. Walked from the coach halt to Cuihu lake (under 10 minutes)
10.00 am - 11.30 pm - Sightseeing around Cuihu lake. Allow upwards to 2 hours to run across the identify inwards its entirety, every bit it is quite a large area. One item highlight of the lake is the thousands of migratory seagulls that brand the lake their home, from Nov to March each year
Back inwards Kunming after around 2 weeks exploring Yunnan
From the railway station, y'all tin move accept coach #2 to Cuihu lake
Wuyi route coach halt is where y'all should larn off if your goal is Cuihu lake
Walking to Cuihu lake from Wuyi road
Entrance into Cuihu lake
A beautiful pavilion located on 1 of the islets at Cuihu lake
Mid-Lake Islet at Cuihu lake
Admiring views of Cuihu lake amongst the city's skyline inwards the backdrop
Hundreds of migratory seagulls circling around to feed
Yuantong Temple
Walked from Cuihu lake to Yuantong temple (under twenty minutes)
11.50 pm - Arrive at Yuantong temple. There's an entrance fee of 6 yuan to enter
12.00 pm - 1.00 pm - Sightseeing around Yuantong temple, the largest as well as grandest Buddhist temple inwards Kunming. The expanse is quite tiny though as well as tin move go seen inwards less than an hour
Lunch nearby Yuantong temple - Dico's (23 yuan)
Walking from Cuihu lake to Yuantong temple
Entrance into Yuantong temple
Walking towards the Yuantong temple gate, flanked past times cherry bloom trees
The Octagon Pavilion (the pagoda on the right) surrounded past times the Pool of Setting Free
Taking a stroll around the Pool of Setting Free
Yuantong Hall
Beautiful sculptures within Yuantong Hall
Cuihu Lake to Changshui International Airport
1.25 pm - Rode coach #100 from Yuantong temple dorsum to Cuihu lake - 1 yuan
1.30 pm - Hopped off at the coach halt nigh southwest role of the lake
Walked from Cuihu lake to Xiaoximen coach final (under fifteen minutes)
2.20 pm - Rode aerodrome coach (with letters '919B') from Xiaoximen coach final to Changshui international aerodrome - 13 yuan
3.10 pm - Arrive inwards Changshui international aerodrome for my 5.40pm flying dorsum home
Taking coach #100 dorsum to Cuihu lake
Xiaoximen coach final nigh Cuihu lake
Taking a 919 aerodrome coach dorsum to Changshui international airport
Back inwards Changshui international aerodrome for my flying home
