Dali 5 Days: Basin, Villages and Shaxi

Five days completing Dali's basin before adding Shaxi as an honest 131-kilometer northern excursion or overnight.

Shaxi valley and old town landscape north of Dali

Photo: Matthieu Lelievre · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DAY 1

    Dali Old Town

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    Dali Old Town

1.1km

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15 min

    Three Pagodas

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    Three Pagodas

DAY 2

    Cangshan Gantong Route

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    Cangshan Gantong Rou...

DAY 3

    Shuanglang Old Town

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    Shuanglang Old Town

16.4km

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28 min

    Little Putuo Viewpoint

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    Little Putuo Viewpoi...

DAY 4

    Xizhou Old Town

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    Xizhou Old Town

6.3km

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14 min

    Zhoucheng Tie-Dye Village

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    Zhoucheng Tie-Dye Vi...

DAY 5

    Shaxi Old Town

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    Shaxi Old Town