Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1 · Saturday Nov 7
✈️ Fly to Kunming
SCOOT
TR160
22:00
SIN
~4h
02:00+1
KMG
🏨 Hotel near Kunming airport · Rest on arrival
Day 2 · Sunday Nov 8
😴 Recovery Day
Arrived at 2am. Sleep in, recover from red-eye. Optional evening stroll at Green Lake Park if energy allows.
🏨 Same Kunming hotel (night 2)
💡 No transport today — rest is the activity
Day 3 · Monday Nov 9
🚄 Kunming → Dali
🚄 HSR
2h · ~¥145
~09:00
KMG
2h
~11:00
DLI
Afternoon: Dali old town walk, Erhai Lake sunset
🏨 Dali hotel (nights 3–5)
Day 4 · Tuesday Nov 10
🏔️ Dali — Erhai Lake
FULL DAY
No transport
Morning: Erhai Lake by hired car + boat ride
Afternoon: Xizhou village, Bai architecture
Evening: Old town food crawl
Afternoon: Xizhou village, Bai architecture
Evening: Old town food crawl
🚗 Private car for Erhai loop ~¥200-300 for the day
Day 5 · Wednesday Nov 11
🍜 Dali — Food & Culture
FULL DAY
No transport
Morning: Three Pagodas (1 temple — worth it)
Afternoon: Tea tasting, local market
Evening: Bai cuisine dinner, old town night scene
Afternoon: Tea tasting, local market
Evening: Bai cuisine dinner, old town night scene
Day 6 · Thursday Nov 12
🚄 Dali → Kunming
🚄 HSR
2h · ~¥145
~10:00
DLI
2h
~12:00
KMG
Afternoon: Kunming food scene, Green Lake Park
Evening: Cross-the-bridge noodles dinner
Evening: Cross-the-bridge noodles dinner
🏨 Kunming hotel (night 6)
Day 7 · Friday Nov 13
🚄 Kunming → Chongqing
🚄 HSR
4h · ~¥300
~09:00
KMG
4h
~13:00
CKG
Evening: 🔥 Hongyadong night view — Spirited Away vibes
Dinner: First hotpot experience (split pot available)
Dinner: First hotpot experience (split pot available)
🏨 Chongqing hotel (nights 7–8)
Day 8 · Saturday Nov 14
🌆 Chongqing — Full Day
FULL DAY
Metro + walking
Morning: Ciqikou Ancient Town, xiaomian breakfast
Afternoon: Liziba monorail, Yangtze cableway
Evening: Jiefangbei food crawl, grilled fish on Nanbin Road
Afternoon: Liziba monorail, Yangtze cableway
Evening: Jiefangbei food crawl, grilled fish on Nanbin Road
🌙 Pack tonight — early morning departure tomorrow
Day 9 · Sunday Nov 15
✈️ Fly Home
SQ
SQ819
02:35
CKG
~5h
07:50
SIN
⚠️ Very early — taxi to airport by 23:30 on Nov 14
🏠 Arrive Singapore 7:50am Sunday morning
🏠 Arrive Singapore 7:50am Sunday morning