| Travel plan Chengdu-Kunming | |
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| Jun 27, 2009 01:31 |   |
| guest15121 | Hello everybody, Me and my boyfriend are planning to go from Chengdu to Kunming this July. What do you think of our plan? Is it reasonable? Have we missed any place that's worth seeing? Day 1 Shanghai - Chengdu (train) 2 (train) 3 Chengdu 4 Chengdu 5 Emei Shan 6 Emei Shan 7 Bus fron Emei Shan to Chengdu in the evening 8 Kanding 9 Kanding 10 Litang 11 Litang 12 Xiancheng 13 Zhongdian 14 Zhongdian 15 Tiger Leaping Gorge 16 Tiger Leaping Gorge 17 Lijiang 18 Lijiang 19 Kunming 20 Kunming 21 Yang Yuan rice terraces 22 Kunming - Shanghai (Train) 23 (train) 24 Shanghai We're planning to take the bus everywhere except from/to Shanghai. Thank you for any responses! |
| Jun 27, 2009 04:02 | #1 |
 | Note that it's "Kangding" not "Kanding", and "Xiangcheng" not "Xiancheng". You're way too optimistic to try and do the Yuanyang (not Yangyuan!) rice terraces as what, a daytrip from Kunming?! That's not evn technically possible. You might be a bit optimistic with the part from Sichuan province to Yunnan province as well. |
| Jun 27, 2009 04:43 | #2 |
| GUEST15121 | Haha, yeah.. should have checked out what I actually wrote down instead of trying to write it down purely from memory... About the Yuanyang rice terraces, we thought we would take the bus from Kunming to Xinjie 10.40 and so arrive there about 17.. Then watch the sunset and sleep there, watch the sunrise and take the bus back from Xinjie to Kunming 10.20am. All the facts about the timetable for the bus was found in Lonely Planet so I hope they're still accurate. Why do you think it's too much for one trip? We are most interested in the mountains boarding Tibet since the weather is cooler there, but also the Tiger Leaping Gorge seem very interesting and beautiful. |
| Jun 27, 2009 20:10 | #3 |
| Xinjie isn't where the rice terraces are, you need to get out to the rice terraces which're still quite a way from the township. |
| Jun 28, 2009 19:41 | #4 |
| The rice terraces may not be worth viewing at the moment as they won't be flooded to reflect the sunset (at least from what I know from my somewhat limited information). Still, the surrounding area is beautiful. |
| Jun 29, 2009 01:11 | #5 |
| GUEST15121 | Really? Hmm.. Says in the Lonely planet that you can go there any time of the year. Oh well, we'll just have to ask someone in kunming.. |
| Jun 29, 2009 06:22 | #6 |
| Yes, you could technically go there any time of the year, but if you're looking for water-flooded terraces that look wonderful reflecting the sun in photos, then now is not the right time. Duh! |
| Oct 4, 2009 16:35 | #7 |
| Quote:Originally Posted by ELLYSE Yes, you could technically go there any time of the year, but if you're looking for water-flooded terraces that look wonderful reflecting the sun in photos, then now is not the right time. Duh!Hi! I think about going there next year. How about may? Are the terraces water-flooded? I know the rice will be already growing up, but I thought water will be still there... |
| Oct 9, 2009 21:20 | #8 |
| Not sure about May, I was there in January. You might want to ask on the forum on Yuanyang Window, they'd be in a better position to answer your question: http://www.yuanyangwindow.com/ |
| Oct 11, 2009 13:41 | #9 |
| You are great! I've found there everything I needed :) Thank you. I guess, may is a good time for this trip, there is a chance for the water :))) |
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