Today we are heading out on the first day of our X-Phase, which is a student planned and organized portion of the trip. Today we are exploring the Xizhou Oldtown, and tomorrow we are seeing the Three Pagodas and Chengsheng Temple. We are staying in a house in the Dali Oldtown.
July 22 2019
- 12:00 – Leave Eco House (As soon as possible)
- Take a bus from the Eco House (42-70 Y) – can’t find information online about
- 1- Arrive in Xizhou
- 1:15 – Eat lunch (150 Y)
- 2:45 – Visit Yan’s Compound (390 Y) – 严家大院
- Possible tea ceremony? Can’t find the actual price online
- 5:15 – Leave Xizhou
- Take a bus to the Eco House (42–70 Y)
- 5:50 – Pick up bags
- DD from Eco House to Dali (90-115 Y)
- Possibly bus time permitting from Eco House to Dali (42-70 Y) – （Walk to main road è catch bus 7 è ride for 18 stops è get off at 一塔路口
- 7:00 – drop off bags + check in to Airbnb
- 7 – 8 – Dinner (200 Y)
- 8 – 9 – Explore Old Town (in two groups) and buy breakfast (120 Y)
- (1,845 Y total)
July 23 2019
- 5:30 – Wake up
- 6:00 – Leave for pagodas using didis (105 Y)
- Or bus: walk to the eastern road è catch the 7 bus è ride 6 stops è get off at 北门桥头 è walk
- 7:00 – Arrive at pagodas and buy tickets (1050 Y)
- 8:00ish – Eat breakfast at pagodas and have morning meeting
- 12:00 – 1:00 – leave pagodas
- By 2:00 – Finish Lunch, find something near pagodas (200 Y)
- 2:15 – Take bus back to old town (42 – 70 Y)
- Possible split？è maybe biking
- Bus back: walk down to main road è 三塔专线 bus è ride 7 stops è walk back to airbnb
- 3:00 – Yu’er Yuan, Chuangdancheng
- 6:00 – Eat dinner (300 Y)
- 7:00 – Leave for house
- Free time until bed
- (2,075 Y total)
July 24 2019
- 8:30 Leaving for breakfast in the Old Town, everyone is packed. (175 Y)
- 9:30 Morning meeting in the airbnb
- 10:30-11:00 Debrief on x-phase
- 11:30 – 12:30 Last lunch in the old town, bring bags (300 Y)
- Bus to the train station – tentative on information
- Walk to main road è Take 8 bus – (31 stops, get off at 大理站) è walk to train station
- 2:00 – arrive at train station