Jason | Two things we have to do

In April 2023, we traveled to Iran. Because we met local friends, we were lucky enough to get to know the local life. We realized that it is not easy for a person to enter a strange place and do an in-depth trip during travel. Therefore, we should do our work from the perspective of travelers.

Traveling is not just about reaching the town or inn at the destination, that's just the beginning. The next part is important: really entering the place - going to nature, villages, and going to restaurants and cafes hidden somewhere. During the trip, talk with sincere and simple people, understand each other's lives, and feel the richness and meaning of travel.

So we have two clear things to do:

1️⃣【Make in-depth travel simple】Our outdoor experience takes you to places that are not easy to reach: mountain roads, streams, lakes, villages, farmhouses, local food. Make your trip rich and simple.

2️⃣【Provide rich self-guided travel information】In addition to cost considerations, we also want to explore freely without a guide when traveling. We will provide a lot of content for you to explore without reservation. Including natural outdoor, temples, ancient villages, hot springs, cafes, restaurants, and other local commercial experiences that we think are good. Even the seasonal climate, clothing, arrival in Dali and local transportation, accommodation, and meals.

Please see here: some recommended information for Dali travel

It will be updated from time to time. Refer to this information in advance, not only for your reference, but also for your travel plans.

I hope these can make your trip rich, smooth, and free of frustration, and that you can experience a wonderful vacation that is meaningful to yourself and the people around you.

◆Watch a beautiful sunset at Cangshan Mountain

◆Go hiking in the mountains and learn about plants, birds and animals

◆ Go paddleboarding/kayaking or boating on a country lake

◆ Picking mushrooms in Cangshan Mountain (June to October)

◆Go to the stream to paint, hike, and draw

◆Visit the cafe on the mountain and watch the sunset on foot

◆Hike to a temple in the mountains and have a vegetarian meal

◆Go camping by the lake in the mountains

◆Go on a boat ride on the lake to watch the stars

◆Use local soil as material to make your own pottery

◆In the quiet courtyard of "Unko Kaimono", we make Kintsugi, beads and tile cats

◆Learn about the world of bees in the beekeeper's forest

◆Use mushrooms and moss collected from the mountains to make a mushroom lamp

◆Collect fresh moss from the mountains and make a forest micro landscape in a jar

◆Spend a day at a farm in the mountains, eat wild vegetables, and walk on the alpine pastures

◆ Go to the tea garden to pick tea leaves and make tea in spring and summer, and make a cake of Pu'er tea by hand in autumn and winter

◆Go to an ancient town on the Ancient Tea Horse Road to catch an old market

Whether it was the peak holiday season or on ordinary days, the places we went were quiet, with few tourists, and most of the time we were the only ones there.

*Some of our tour leaders will bring their own dogs (dogs love nature and we can't bear to leave them at home). They are all very friendly. Students who are afraid of dogs can confirm in advance.