Yunnan Tours

Yunnan Tours

Popular Yunnan Tours

A land diverse in its culture and blessed by a picturesque landscape, Yunnan is a magnet to western travelers. Joint one of our Yunnan tours and discover authentic ancient towns, dramatic scenery, warm climate, minority cultures, and leisurely pace, Yunnan offers sensory overload.

With so much to see and do, our custom, private and small group Yunnan tours are thoughtfully curated to maximize our travelers’ time. Maintaining a focus on flexibility, take the plunge and experience Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La, the Yuanyang terraced fields, Dongchuan Red Land, and Jianshui.

Whether you’re after just a taste or want a fuller experience of Yunnan’s amazing diversity, we have a Yunnan tour that will create your travel adventure.

Highlights of our Yunnan tours

Yunnan tour highlights are difficult to reduce to one list.

  • Kunming – In Kunming, there is much to see and an integral of a Yunnan tour adventure. The Stone Forest comprises of about 500 square kilometers of blade-like limestone pillars, creating a maze-like forest of dramatic stone peaks, columns, lakes, waterfalls, underground rivers, and caves.  Yuantong Temple is one of the oldest and grandest Buddhist temples in Kunming, and is famed for its majestic architecture, design, artifacts, and peaceful gardens.  A special feature of Yunan tours is the Bird and Flower Market which is the biggest and oldest bazaar in Kunming with over 700 stores selling a wide variety of birds, flowers, fish, antiques, handicrafts, and snacks.
  • Dali – Capture the cultural, natural and spiritual essence of Dali with immersion into diverse attractions – from the markets, buildings and historical residences of Bai minority culture, the peaceful beauty of a vast glacial lake central to the Bai people and spiritual significance of Buddhist temples, architecture, and artifacts. On your Yunnan tour make sure you visit Xizhou Town, Erhai Lake, Chongsheng Temple, and Dali Ancient Town.
  • Lijiang – In Lijiang, observe how the enduring nature of cooperation, communication and progress expressed in centuries-old magnificent Baisha murals pervades the spirit of the temple and gardens, ancient Nakhi ethnic culture and towns, including Shuhe Ancient Town amid stunning scenery.
  • Shangri-la – On your Yunnan tour lift the veil on the fiction and legend of Shangri-la depicted in James Hilton’s 1930 novel Lost Horizon, when you spend a marvelous day immersed in the stunning scenery, ancient Tibetan culture and buildings and get up close and personal with the people living the traditional way that brings the legends to life.
  • Dongchuan Red Land – Dongchuan is the opportunity on a Yunnan tour to delve into a photographer’s paradise. With its undulating palette of color – from all shades of deep red and orange patched with the variegated green of cultivation, it’s possible to capture the changing light of the day, the weather or the season to create stunning visual memories.
  • Yuanyang – In Yuanyang, visit the Yuanyang Scenic Area where you can experience the ethnic Hani people who developed the terraced system for rice farming on difficult terrain. Take advantage of prime viewing positions of the 3700 sculptured rice terraces reaching up to 2,000 meters like a ladder into the sky, a popular Yunnan tours feature.
  • Jianshui – On the way to Jianshui, visit Tuanshan Village and be transported to the past as you enter through the ancient watchtower gate to explore traditional buildings and grand mansions. Jianshui is home to the famous Zhu Family’s Garden located in a Qing-era private mansion of 200 rooms. Feel the peace and contemplation of the 700 year old Confucius Temple, with its gardens, halls, pavilions, and ancestral temples.

Experience more on Yunnan tours

Special experiences not to be missed on Yunnan tours.

  • Get cultured – As China’s most culturally diverse province, Yunnan offers a direct experience of different ethnic minorities. On your Yunnan tour take a trip to a local minority village and see what life is really like.
  • Join the celebrations – Tour Yunnan during one of the many annual festivals, such as the Torch Festival of Yi, the Water Splashing Festival of Dai and the March Fair of Bai.
  • Cycle the scenery – Boasting some of China’s most beautiful and dramatic scenery, Yunnan is the perfect place to see on a bike or on foot. Visit Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the world’s deepest gorges and be amazed at the green valleys, snow peaks, and wildlife. Yunnan tours provide a truly different experience of real China.

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Yunnan Day Tours

Shangri-la Day Tour


Destination
Shangri-la
Tour Type
CustomPrivate

Shangri-la Day Tour

Shangri-la Day Tour

Lijiang - Tiger Leaping Gorge Day Tour


Destination
Lijiang
Tour Type
CustomPrivate

Lijiang - Tiger Leaping Gorge Day Tour

Lijiang - Tiger Leaping Gorge Day Tour

Lijiang - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Day Tour


Destination
Lijiang
Tour Type
CustomPrivate

Lijiang - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Day Tour

Lijiang - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Day Tour

Lijiang Exploration Day Tour


Destination
Lijiang
Tour Type
CustomPrivate

Lijiang Exploration Day Tour

Lijiang Exploration Day Tour

Dali Highlights Day Tour


Destination
Dali
Tour Type
CustomPrivate

Dali Highlights Day Tour

Dali Highlights Day Tour

Kunming Highlights Day Tour


Destination
Kunming
Tour Type
CustomPrivate

Kunming Highlights Day Tour

Kunming Highlights Day Tour

Yunnan Private Tour Packages

2 Day Kunming + Luoping Photography Tour


Destination
Kunming Luoping
Tour Type
CustomPrivate

2 Day Kunming + Luoping Photography Tour

2 Day Kunming + Luoping Photography Tour

2 Day Kunming - Dongchuan Red Land Tour


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Dongchuan
Tour Type
CustomPrivate

2 Day Kunming - Dongchuan Red Land Tour

2 Day Kunming - Dongchuan Red Land Tour

4 Day Xishuangbanna Nature Discovery Tour


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Xishuangbanna
Tour Type
CustomPrivate

4 Day Xishuangbanna Nature Discovery Tour

4 Day Xishuangbanna Nature Discovery Tour

4 Day Lijiang Tour


Destination
Lijiang
Tour Type
CustomPrivate

4 Day Lijiang Tour

4 Day Lijiang Tour

4 Day Kunming - Shilin - Yuanyang -Jianshui Tour


Destination
Kunming Yuanyang Jianshui
Tour Type
CustomPrivate

4 Day Kunming - Shilin - Yuanyang -Jianshui Tour

4 Day Kunming - Shilin - Yuanyang -Jianshui Tour

8 Day Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Shangri-La Tour


Destination
Kunming Dali Lijiang Shangri-la
Tour Type
CustomPrivate

8 Day Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Shangri-La Tour

8 Day Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Shangri-La Tour

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Destination
Hong Kong Kunming Dali Lijiang
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Beijing Xi’an Chengdu Guilin Yangtze River Shanghai
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Reviewed on Oct 25, 2025
Tripadvisor score An unforgettable experience in Xi’an!

Oct 2025 • Couples

This is the fourth time I write this review because tripadvisor keeps saying it was made using AI. As a non-native English speaker, I used AI to give Cathy the highest praise I could for taking care of us during our trip to Xi'an. She's the best and takes care of every single detail. To Cathy my biggest thanks and to tripadvisor and its insipid AI I hope you detect a drop in content creation due to this.
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Reviewed on Oct 24, 2025
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Oct 2025 • Family

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Reviewed on Sept 29, 2025
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Sept 2025 • Solo

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Reviewed on Sept 23, 2025
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