Kunming Hostels - Comments and Reviews

Unfortunately the weather today prevented us from doing any exploring but we put the day to good use planning where we will go after hunming. The trip at the moment is: Kunming - Dali - Ligiang - Shangri-la - xishunbanna - Hekou - Kunming although things can change along the way and there will probably be things that we will want to do inbetween...

We were picked up by minibus from our hotel in Sapa and we weaved our way back down the mountain to Lao Cai. Once there we were dropped off in this random street and pointed in a direction. So off we walked and 30 seconds later found ourselves at the border of Vietnam and China. Turns out one side of the river is Lao Cai and the other side is He...

Ok, we stayed at the bar a little late, didn't pack and forgot to set our alarm. So when our guide called our room at 6:35 am (5 minutes after we were supposed to be checked out) things were a little hectic. We did a rush pack job and were soon on our way to the airport. Even though we got there a little late the line up wasn't too bad and we ma...

Quick look around, arranged for Tibet Travel Permit to be picked-up in Zhongdian (aka Shangri-La). Also organised bus transport to Dali.

Before leaving for Yuanyang, I was caught up in the madness of Spring Festival traffic. The Chinese celebrate the lunar New Year by going home to spend time with their families. Without fail, every year this causes immense problems as many bus services discontinue for the week long holiday (and sometimes the weeks surrounding as well), and the t...

I decided very early this morning that I would leave Dali today and head to Kunming. Dali had been a little disappointing after the joys of Lijiang and Tiger Leaping Gorge so I thought it best to move on. I took the bus with Antonio and Nadia while Steve, Arjen and Audrey stayed another day at the Dragon Fly, Dali. We first had to catch a bus to...

At 7am we checked out of the hostel and went to catch our minibus to Kunming, a nice cozy 5 hours away. But being China it was of course far longer. As soon as we got onboard and there were only 5 seats taken I knew we were in for a long wait. We ended up stuck at Xiaguan (Dali City) station for 2 hours waiting for the bus to fill up. Jesper and...