Dali self-driving tour Dali in midsummer is really beautiful

Number of days: 3 days
Time: August
Average cost: 1500 yuan
With whom: parent-child
Updated: 2024.09.05

In August, it is very hot all over the country, and even after the beginning of autumn, there will be autumn tigers. Staying at home was boring, so my husband and I discussed it and decided to go out for a while. I have been to Guizhou before, and this time I chose Yunnan. Which city? Later, after thinking about it, Dali was the main focus.

We flew to Kunming, and Kunming took the high-speed rail to Dali. I rented a car for a self-driving tour in Dali. (Note, I made a mistake here, in fact, you can rent a car directly at Kunming Airport, and it is convenient to drive directly to Dali, and there is no off-site fare.) )

Day1 Dali's Erhai East Line is really beautiful

When I arrived in Dali, after picking up the car with a hi, I went directly to Santorini. It is an Internet celebrity check-in town that integrates art, cultural creativity, catering, and viewing experience. You can take a 10 yuan/person tour bus to quickly climb to the top of the mountain, and then go down the mountain to the business district on the left.

In addition, you can choose to consume or directly purchase tickets to climb high and watch the scenery, with a consumption of about 70 yuan/person.

I also went to Shuanglang Ancient Town. This is a beautiful town located in the northeast of Erhai Lake, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on one side. The commercial street is antique, with gold, silver and jade, handmade products, snacks and specialties. Many alleys lead to Erhai Lake, so you can explore more, with piers, B&Bs and beautiful views along the beach.

After that, I checked in the window of Erhai Lake. There is an abandoned wall with windows on the shore of Erhai Lake in Wolu Mountain, through which you can take pictures of the rippling Erhai Lake, and it takes about 20 minutes to queue up for shooting. There are also beaches and cliff caves around. Here you can also see Xiaoputuo, one of the eight ancient views of Erhai Lake. Backed by the sea of clouds and standing above the sea, there is a Guanyin Pavilion built on the island.

about 17:00 in the evening, the sunset shines on the sea surface through the clouds, forming a beautiful Tyndall effect, which is the best observation point on the high slope of Wenbi Village. Climbing high at night and looking into the distance, while blowing the cool breeze, you can see the night fishing landscape of Erhai Lake, and the fishing lights on the fishing boats converge into thousands of miles of galaxies on the Erhai Sea.

Then we set off for Shaba, a small village on the outskirts of Xiaguan in Dali, which is inconspicuous but famous for its hot and sour fish, and the ingredients are taken from local crucian carp. Locals say that the difference from Guizhou is the use of papaya to extract acid. The per capita consumption is more than 50 yuan.

Day2 went to the Erhai West Line to play and went

to Longkan Wharf first. It is known as the best place to watch the sunrise in Dali, including metasequoia forests, ancient ferry ports, sequoia trees and dragon niche villages.

Here we recommend a nearby mushroom hot pot restaurant: Longkan Memory Wild Mushroom Hot Pot No. 1 Courtyard. The store follows the tradition, the straw hat is used as a pot lid, and the boss will hand over the chopsticks after the mushrooms are cooked for 25 minutes, the mushroom soup is fragrant, the clerk is thoughtful, the courtyard style is chic, and the mushroom meat stuffed dumplings are also freshly packed on the same day.

After that, we set off for S Bay, located on the side of Panxi Village next to Erhai Lake, and the road winds along Erhai Lake. Sunshine, blue sky, Erhai Lake, seagulls, villages with green tiles and white walls, celebrities and restaurants surrounded by flowers, as well as bicycles full of flowers and colorful balloons floating in mid-air, together constitute the comfortable posture of Panxi Village.

Day3 The beauty of the ancient city of Dali

On the third day, we focused on the ancient city of Dali. In fact, the commercialization here is still obvious. However, commercialization also means strict management here. I recommend the Generalissimo of the Commanding Troops and Horses here. Originally the Yunnan Admiralty, it is worth visiting, including the Dali 5,000-year historical relics exhibition, the history and culture exhibition of the Admiralty's Mansion, the stele forest and calligraphy exhibition, etc. It takes about 2-3 hours.

After staying in the ancient city of Dali for a while, we drove directly to Fuxian Lake. Fuxian Lake is also a particularly famous attraction in Yunnan. First I went to Red Sand Beach. I left the red sand beach and went to a park next to it, I don't remember what the name was. This is a gravel beach, there are not many people, and there are some flowers.

Day4 The beauty of Fuxian Lake

Enough fun, we will stay at today's homestay, which turns out to be in a high-end villa area in Sun Mountain Town. From the foot of the mountain to the B&B, you need to go up the mountain along the road, and I feel that after driving for more than ten minutes, I don't want to go down the mountain when I enter the B&B.

We accidentally found that walking along the road of the community, we can walk directly to the Internet celebrity Xi'an Club and the Sun Mountain Internet Red Bridge in about ten minutes. As soon as I went out, a small rainbow appeared in the sky. At sunset, there were a lot of people in the Xi'an Clubhouse, so we didn't go in, we watched the sunset directly on the Internet celebrity bridge, and then returned to the observation deck of the community to continue watching the sunset.

In the morning, Fuxian Lake is blue, passing by the Internet celebrity S Bend, the lake water here is green. Leaving Fuxian Lake, the next target is the Yuanyang Terraces, this journey is not short, from Fuxian Lake to Yuanyang we went to Jianshui for lunch and rest. We immediately decided to add Jianshui to today's itinerary.

When you arrive in Jianshui, you will definitely go to see Lin'an Railway Station, which is already a train museum, dressed up beautifully, and many tourists take pictures here.

Day5 The beauty of Yuanyang terraces

We had lunch in the ancient city of Jianshui and went to the Seventeen Hole Bridge. A place that has been seen many times in photos. The seventeen-hole bridge under the blue sky and white clouds is very beautiful.

The most amazing thing is that when we arrived, the sky was clear, and it didn't take long for it to rain heavily, and sure enough, it was a cloud of rain, and ten minutes later the rain passed and the sky cleared. But because we were quite wet from the rain, we could only drive slowly, and we were dried by the sun while walking on the road.

After walking for a long time, I don't know how many turns I made, and stopped at an observation deck, with green terraces in summer on one side and some relatively new mushroom houses on the other. Because I have seen the Longji Terraces and Tang'an Terraces before, the scenery of the terraces is not too amazing to us. But when I went home to sort out the photos, I was beautifully touched by the strong pastoral style in the picture below.

Then we found one of the great pleasures here, all kinds of animals can be seen on the road: hens with chicks, ducks, buffaloes, etc., which appear on the road from time to time. What I didn't expect was that the doors and windows of the B&B were a little leaky, and the wind was whistling at night, which made my impression of Yuanyang discounted a lot. Waking up in the morning, the terraced fields under the morning sun show beautiful light and shadow.

When you come to Yuanyang Terraces, you must remember to go to Azheke, which is another place I like very much. A centuries-old ancient village with a unique mushroom house. When we went, there were not many people, and when we finished shopping, tourists came one after another. You need to buy a ticket here.

It is quite a distance from Yuanyang to Puzhehei, first from the terraces and then driving down the mountain countless curves, we had lunch in Yuanyang County, The county seat is the hottest place in our trip to southeastern Yunnan. After lunch, I continued to drive to Puzhehei, and it was almost five o'clock when I got there.