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Dali Classic 1-Day Tour

Best Season: March-May, September-November

Route Overview

D1 Dali Ancient Town (2-3 hours) → Chongsheng Temple Three Pagodas Cultural Tourism Area (2 hours) → Three Pagodas Reflection Park (1 hour) → People's Road (1-2 hours)

Tips

D1

Travel Tips

Today's main activities are to visit the Dali Ancient City. In the morning, you can walk through the various streets of the ancient city to feel the life atmosphere of the ancient city. In the afternoon, visit the Chongsheng Temple Three Pagodas Park to get close to the only remaining royal temple relics from the Dali Kingdom period; then go to the Three Pagodas Reflection Park on the south side of the pagodas, where you can take photos of the reflection of the pagodas in the pond, with the best shooting time being 16:00-17:00. In the evening, return to Dali Ancient City to start the night life of Dali, and the People's Road at night is truly lively.

Dali Ancient Town (2-3 hours) -> Bus ride 15 minutes-> Chongsheng Temple Three Pagodas Cultural Tourism Area (2 hours) -> 10-minute walk-> Three Pagodas Reflection Park (1 hour) -> Bus 15 minutes-> People's Road (1-2 hours)
image of Dali Ancient City

Dali Ancient City

image of Chongsheng Temple Three Pagodas Cultural Tourism Area

Chongsheng Temple Three Pagodas Cultural Tourism Area

image of Three Pagodas Reflection Park

Three Pagodas Reflection Park

image of Renmin Road

Renmin Road

Transportation Guide

. You can walk around the ancient city of Dali, and Chongsheng Temple Three Pagodas can be reached by taking bus number 19 from the north gate of Dali Ancient City or by taxi.

Dining Guide

Dali Ancient City has many characteristic restaurants. In addition to the cuisine of the Dali Bai ethnic group, you can also find various local and even foreign restaurants in the city. The must-try delicacies include: Bai three-course tea, cold chicken rice noodles, Xizhou broken crispy cake, Dali raw skin, pot-cooked fish, and roasted bait blocks, etc.

image of Cang'er Spring Restaurant (People's Road Main Store)

Cang'er Spring Restaurant (People's Road Main Store)

Local Specialty

image of Zaihuishi (First Store)

Zaihuishi (First Store)

Local Specialty

image of Meizijing Restaurant

Meizijing Restaurant

Local Specialty

image of Xiangpiao Tavern

Xiangpiao Tavern

Local Specialty

image of Shi Jing Private Cuisine

Shi Jing Private Cuisine

Bai Ethnic Specialty

Accommodation Tips

Accommodations in Dali are mainly concentrated in the ancient city, Xiaguan, and Shuanglang. The ancient city has a variety of inns and youth hostels with the most convenient facilities. The inns on Foreigner Street each have their own characteristics, and tourists who come to the ancient city usually choose to stay here.