Self-drive with rental car through Sichuan, Yunnan and Myanmar border

Day 1 Arrival in Chengdu

Warm welcome by local guide (you can choose the language).
You will have a short health test to confirm that you are able to drive a car safely.
Applying Chinese driving license at traffic police station with your passport, original driving license and health examination table.

Day 2 Chengdu

The traffic police office will take one day to prepare your new temporary Chinese driving license, so you could have a leisure day in Chengdu. Hanging out and exploring the city by yourself. People’s park may be a good place to visit local people’s life, drinking Kung fu tea and playing Tai chi. Jinli is a nice place to catch night view of the city.

Day 3 Chengdu – Pingle – Shangli – Bifengxia – Ya’an (152km, 3 hours driving)

Loading your travel luggage on car and you will start this trip with full fuel tank.
You will drive by two ancient towns and arrive Panda base in Bifengxia.
Pingle Ancient Town features the ancient style architecture, river sights and idyllic life styles. Vestiges of old constructions, including wharves, bridges, houses, stone-paved streets are well preserved.
Shangli Ancient town exists with two rivers around. Facing to the fields and hills, decorated with the bamboo grove, streams and bridges, the ancient architectures seam fantastic and quiet.eserved in the town.

Day 4 Ya’an -Xichang (310km, 4.5 hours driving)

This is a spectacular highway with 270 bridges and 25 tunnels to Xichang. Xichang is the seat of the district government of the Yi Autonomous Region. Attractions include the Xichang Old Town and Qionghai Lake.

Day 5 Xichang – Lugu Lake (250km, 5.5 hours driving)

The road condition is good from Xichang to Lugu Lake. The Lugu Lake area keeps the matriarchal society way of living, the people and minority is regarded as the “living fossil of matriarchal society of human”, unique and quite interesting.

Day 6 Lugu Lake – Lijiang (207km, 4.5 hours driving)

Driving along the stunning mountain landscape to Lijiang, one of the UNESCO world heritage ancient town. Someone said that Ljiang is the only fairyland which was left by God on the earth. Lijiang Ancient Town is in the embrace of snow mountains, accompanied by serene rivers, and bathed in the fragrance of flowers. People live leisurely in harmony with the nature and reserve their primary living styles. It is a virgin land untouched by the modern civilization, and the last pure land for the spiritual quietness.

Day 7 Lijiang – Dali (164KM, 3 hours driving)

You can take the old road from Lijiang to Dali, and pass several small villages and watch the farmers working in the field.
According to literature, this Dali Ancient City was a gateway to the Silk Road in Southwest China, Bai minority people mainly lives here, The traditional Bai ethnic minority folk houses give the Dali Ancient City distinctive feel, unlike any other Chinese city.

Day 8 Dali – Baoshan – Tengchong (341km, 7.5 hours driving)

Driving across the Nu river and Gaoligong Mountain, you may arrive in the late afternoon in Tengchong. It is a place full of geothermal energy, so you could enjoy the hot spring bath here

Day 9 Tengchong – Ruili ( 210km, 6 hours driving)

The ever-changing landscape makes up for a longer drive with the Myanmar border. Ruili, the hometown of the Dau people, has subtropical rainforests, exquisite pagodas and China’s largest jade market.

Day 10 Ruili – Mangshi – Baoshan ( 218km, 5 hours driving)

Leave the border area and drive through the autonomous areas of the Dai, Dong and Jingpo ethnic groups. Your route will take you to the city of Mangshi, the hometown of Peacock. Hot springs and Sanxian Cave are some of the attractions. After that, you will spend the night in Baoshan.

Day 11 Baoshan – Kunming (462km, 6 hours driving )

Drive to Kunming and return your car here.