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3 days
China, Asia

3-Day Dali itinerary guide

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Dali — Dali Yunnan China Temple-01

Top stops to prioritize

  • Dali Ancient City
  • Butterfly Spring
  • Dali Railway Station Ticket Office
  • Foreigner's Street Central Square
  • Caicun Wharf
  • Dali Butterfly Spring Park
  • Chongsheng Temple
  • Three Pagodas

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Three Pagodas, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Dali Ancient City
  • Foreigner's Street Central Square
  • Caicun Wharf
  • Dali Butterfly Spring Park
  • Chongsheng Temple
  • Three Pagodas
  • Erhai

Day 2: East side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the east side side of town.

  • Butterfly Spring
  • Cangshan
  • The Bakery No.88
  • Dali Catholic Church
  • Little Putuo
  • Tianjingge Scenic Area

Day 3: Proximity is everything

For day 3, we bundled attractions like Dali Railway Station Ticket Office and Dali Airport and other places within a close range, so that the time it takes to travel between all of them is less than one hour.

  • Dali Railway Station Ticket Office
  • Dali Airport
  • Mountain Tea Garden (East Gate)
  • Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Museum
  • Dali Christian Church
  • Zhonghe Temple

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