Old-town courtyards
Restored Bai and Naxi courtyard houses inside the old towns of Dali and Lijiang. Charming, atmospheric, and sometimes a five-minute walk from where a car can stop.
Local Services
A help desk, not a shop
We are based in Yunnan. If you would rather not spend your evenings comparing bus timetables or messaging guesthouses that only answer in Chinese, we can take that over: a car with a driver, or help finding the right guesthouse. We charge no booking fee from travellers.
Prices below are written as "from ¥—" because they depend on season, vehicle and distance. Nothing is final until we confirm it in writing.
Car with a driver
Airport and station transfers
Meet-and-greet at Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La, Mangshi or Jinghong, with a driver holding your name. Useful when you land at midnight or arrive with more luggage than you planned.
From ¥—, confirmed on inquiry. Included: vehicle, driver, fuel, tolls, parking. Not included: waiting beyond 60 minutes after landing, extra stops.
One-day loops around a single destination
A full day out and back: the Erhai lake loop from Dali; Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Baisha from Lijiang; Songzanlin and Pudacuo from Shangri-La; the botanical garden and a Dai village from Jinghong.
From ¥—, confirmed on inquiry. Included: vehicle, driver, fuel, tolls, parking, up to 8 hours. Not included: entrance tickets, meals, cable-car tickets.
Multi-day cross-destination routes
The routes people actually ask for: Dali to Lijiang to Shangri-La over four or five days; the Nujiang loop from Dali via Liuku and Bingzhongluo; Kunming to Xishuangbanna with a stop in Pu'er. We plan the overnight stops around how long the roads really take.
From ¥—, confirmed on inquiry. Included: vehicle, driver, fuel, tolls, parking. Not included: driver's accommodation and meals on overnight trips, entrance tickets, your own hotels. Child seats on request, at no extra charge.
Cancellation: free up to 72 hours before pickup. Inside 72 hours, the first day is charged. If a road closes for weather, we reschedule at no cost rather than push the car through.
Guesthouse and hotel help
We recommend places we have actually stayed in or visited, in four categories:
Erhai lakeside
Guesthouses on the quieter east shore of Erhai, with lake-facing rooms. Best for slow days and sunrise photographs; less convenient for restaurants.
Jinghong boutique
Small hotels near the Mekong in Xishuangbanna, walking distance to the night market, with air conditioning that actually works.
Family guesthouses
Owner-run houses in Lijiang and Shangri-La, usually with the owner cooking breakfast and a yak blanket on the bed.
Which area suits whom
Dali: the old town if you want to walk to dinner; the lake villages if you want quiet. Lijiang: inside the old town for atmosphere, outside the gates for sleep. Shangri-La: the old town for character, the new town for heating. Nujiang: whatever is available in Bingzhongluo, and book ahead. Dehong: Mangshi for the first night, Ruili for the border. Xishuangbanna: Jinghong riverside for food and boats.
How it works
- 1. You send dates, destination, budget per night and what matters to you.
- 2. We reply with two or three real options within 24 hours, with what each one is actually like.
- 3. You confirm, and pay the property directly on arrival or through their own link.
Honestly: we do not hold inventory, availability changes daily, and we never take your payment.
Send an inquiry
Telling us the destination, dates and how many of you is enough to start. We answer in English, usually within one working day.
This form opens your email app. If you prefer, write directly to hello@yntrips.com. No payment, no account required.