Dali and Shuanglang: three itinerary ideas
Three ways to explore Dali and Erhai: a two-day visit from Lijiang, three relaxed lakeside days or a six-day journey through Shuanglang and Xizhou.
Choose a region, a length and a way to travel. Compare daily plans and make a route your own.

A city day, a short valley journey or a week across a region. Leave real time for transfers and discoveries.
Explore the details ↓Three ways to explore Dali and Erhai: a two-day visit from Lijiang, three relaxed lakeside days or a six-day journey through Shuanglang and Xizhou.
An arrival day, a park day and an onward day, without squeezing everything into one transfer.
City life first, mountain scenery next, with travel days given the space they need.
A flexible overnight outline from Chengdu, with the mountain access and room confirmed before departure.
A rail-based outline with two-night stays, town walks and time for one local outing in each area.
One base and a different focus each day, with a short lakeside outing rather than an obligatory full circuit.
Two road days around a full day at the lake, staying in one confirmed village base.