Dali Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
City in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
About Dali
Dali is a popular tourist destination for domestic Chinese tourists, one of the string of towns described inYunnan tourist trailleading up to the beautifulTiger Leaping Gorge. It is a medium-sized city of 650,000 but its tourist draw is the "Old Town." (大理古城). Like many Chinese tourist destinations, the old town, which has architecture that dates back to the Ming dynasty, has been extensively renovated, rebuilt and modernized, including newly constructed city walls and gates. You can still see the remnants of the old wall in the form of long mounds that surround the old city, but Dali is no longer a walled city by any means. The old town section of Dali is sandwiched between two multi-lane highways. While it lacks the authentic rustic charm of other old Chinese cities (e.g.Pingyaoor evenLi
Top Attractions in Dali
Explore the best things to see and do in Dali:
- ★Butterfly Spring
- ★ClimbDali
- ★Dali Bai Nationality Autonomous Prefecture Museum
- ★Dali Municipal Museum
- ★Erhai Lake
- ★Erhai Lake Villages
- ★Erhai Paradise
- ★Erhai Park
Where to Eat in Dali
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bakery 88
- 🍴Black Dragon Cafe
- 🍴Cafe de Jack
- 🍴Dali Cookery School
- 🍴Golden Local-Style Noodles
- 🍴Jim's Peace Cafe
Where to Stay in Dali
- 🏨Bird Nest
- 🏨Dali Garden Bed & Breakfast
- 🏨Dali Letu International Youth Hostel
- 🏨Dali Mingtong Yinxian Youth Hostel
- 🏨Dali Private House
- 🏨Dali Three Pagodas Youth Hostel (Hostelling International)
Dali Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including: