[AMA] Just came back from Yunnan

[tjkb230]

Went there last yr enjoyed very much..

This was was taken which month? Was it very windy, cold?
The jacket is ownself one or rent there?

 

[Weng123]

One of the tribe is 纳西族. When I was there, one of them told me that they like buibui, to them is beauty. Skinny is considered as ugly.

EDMW bbfa go there really become Andy Lau

 

[EXIDBeast]

Wow whats this? Can SIC so maybe can go check it out the next time I go

Lol I googled tian yu and found a sina post. Quite nsfw

 

[Mr BBFA]

Need to change cash or 100% digital payment?

Their private hire easy to book?

 

[Weng123]

I took Scoot, direct to Kunming but not everyday have~ the day I fly back Scoot dont have any flight back to SG, so I went to Chengdu and took SQ direct. But the previous day I flew from Shangri-La Diqing to Chengdu and the train journey from Shangri-La to Chengdu feels too long for me

I used Wechat pay most of the time, it seems to be more widely accepted but I also have Alipay setup and used it. Not sure why Youtrip doesnt work when tied to my Wechat pay, keep getting stuck at contacting the bank page. My AMAZE card works fine when tied in both Alipay and Wechat pay

We got a driver to drive us around and take a look at our itinerary to see if we have enough time. Our colleague went the previous time with a tour and got to know this driver so he introduced to us. Driver help us to settle some ticket stuff too

Got the driver name and contact?

 

[EXIDBeast]

I think can always setup your Wechat again, but most important thing is to complete the identity verification, else may face problem binding your credit card to Wechat pay.

Actually the route I went was researched by my colleague, I mainly just see through and find it ok then go ahead already, online should have quite a lot of guide in chinese, the standard places to go are Kunming, Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-La. I did about 2 days of hiking in Tiger Leaping Gorge, 1 day in the Yulong snow mountain area. Got 1 day in Dali I did some cycling too, cause there's one stretch of road (大理S湾) of about 26km where car is not allowed to be used. The other places are mostly ancient town, prices there will be on the high side so avoid buying stuff there or do some bargaining before buying, usually can slash about 40 - 50% off~ If u are a buddhist, can also visit Buddhist temple at the Shangri-La area

Regarding F&E, its definitely possible as long as u have the necessary apps setup and done enough research~

Thanks for the reply. I am thinking of trek/walking and relying mostly on their public transport.

Unless really too inconvenient then maybe engage didi or their grab equivalent.

You think 1 week enough for your itinerary or you think some places should stay longer? I got feel to explore Xinjiang area before Yunnan

 

[MegatonNev]

Wow whats this? Can SIC so maybe can go check it out the next time I go

last time tw got such tour...

basically go Yunnan area to open air onsen to look at people going open air onsen....

not such if traditional or tour group still exist...

 

[AUTUMN&WINTER]

EDMW bbfa go there really become Andy Lau

Yeah, my girlfriend who was big size, bui bui and not pretty but the guys there wolf whistling at her. She was so happy.

 

[Disaresta]

ts, any pics of your daily meals ar? Pls sic.
Do you like the food there?

Have have, let me share it in a while~
Most of the food there quite heavy taste i.e. salty / sour / spicy.
Im not too picky with food so I still find it ok, but I dont eat beef~

 

[Disaresta]

ts, any pics of your daily meals ar? Pls sic.
Do you like the food there?

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[Disaresta]

ts, any pics of your daily meals ar? Pls sic.
Do you like the food there?

Continued ~~

 

[Disaresta]

I always go to Dali, Lijiang and Shangrila when the weather gets too hot here. Think have gone at least 4 times so far. From June-Aug is their rainy season, but still cooler than sg.

Their hotels are cheap. Can just chill there for a few days. The climb to the top of Yulong Snow mountain is kind of challenging. It’s above 4000m.

You went hiking at Tiger leaping gorge? Need to be fit to complete the hike?

Wow nice, u are very experienced, can share with others here also

Driver say try to avoid July to September period, rainy season spoil the trip hahaha

This time I went, only like 1 day rain, and it was at quite a short one at Tiger Leaping Gorge~

Ya indeed Yulong snow mountain a bit challenging, but really dont need oxygen unless u got medical condition like high blood pressure, asthma. Pregnant also not advisable to go up~ Dont go and buy oxygen to contribute to their coffer yeah hahaha. The hotel is really cheaper than more developed countries, booked all of them through trip dot com too

I spent about 5-6 hours per day for 2 days at Tiger leaping gorge, some part is challenging but I think for beginner, just buffer more time to complete is completely doable

 

[Disaresta]

last time tw got such tour...

basically go Yunnan area to open air onsen to look at people going open air onsen....

not such if traditional or tour group still exist...

Oh like that ar, then not really interested le

 

[nachtsid.er]

Gotch bump into 天山童姥？

 

[addict951]

Wah, like a lot of soupy noodles hor?

 

[Disaresta]

was thking of zhang jia jie next march.
did u go wif tour group or self trip? or employ a local guide there?
and how long sg to yunan? cos if shorter trip mayb go there liao
ZJJ is 9 hrs flight. i might perish

I went for self trip with driver~ spent about 650 SGD per person for the driver

If more experienced, likely can skip the driver part and save more~ For me this is my first trip to China, so want to be on the safe side!

 

[Disaresta]

Wah, like a lot of soupy noodles hor?

Yes, they really like to eat 米线！Its basically our 粗米粉 lol

 

[Disaresta]

got photos bo?

Haha what kind of photo u want to see? I posted some food photos~

 

[Disaresta]

Need to join tour or can DIY for Yunan plus places?

Can DIY de~~ but make sure to do your research throughly 1st!

 

[addict951]

Have have, let me share it in a while~
Most of the food there quite heavy taste i.e. salty / sour / spicy.
Im not too picky with food so I still find it ok, but I dont eat beef~

ts, this is some sort of BBQ spicy beef?