Make life easy
Arrival transfer, check-in, a practical map and help with the small systems of daily life around your room.
Dali, Yunnan · a residency from 14 nights
Settle into DaliLeave the days for what you love
Begin with the right place to stay. Cangshan, Erhai, coffee, tea and yoga do not need to fill every hour. They only need to arrive on the right days.
From RMB 5,60014 nights · one traveller
28 nights from RMB 8,300
28 nights from RMB 8,300
ROOM14 or 28 nights · private room
ARRIVALSetup and a personal living plan
CHOOSECoffee, tea, yoga or craft
REPLYWithin one business day
Settle first, then explore
A good residency beginswith a place that fits you
We begin with your month, budget and living rhythm, then shape arrival, everyday needs, what you would like to learn and a few unhurried weekends into one residency proposal. The point is not to schedule every day. It is to make the important parts feel quietly resolved.
The residency rhythm
Begin with two weeksStay two more if it feels right
Fourteen nights move beyond hurried sightseeing. Choose 28 when you want Dali to feel closer to an ordinary life.
Move between mountain and lake
Old Dali, Xizhou and Erhai in one or two considered outings, with enough open days left to make them yours.
Choose one thing to learn
Coffee, tea, yoga or Bai craft, matched to real dates and your level rather than forced into the calendar.
Keep your own Dali
Return to favourite tables, or turn Shaxi, Cangshan and nearby villages into one beautifully paced weekend.
Bring what you love into the day
Once you are living in Dalichoose one life to try
Some travellers want to take coffee further. Others want yoga in the morning, tea in the afternoon or a quiet craft table. These are not activities packed into a tour. They are matched to your dates and allowed to grow into the week.
COFFEETasting, brewing, latte art or a seven-day skills course; advanced travellers may request an SCA Brewing Intermediate pathway
DALI TEATea tables, guided tasting and regional culture, matched to season and teacher
YOGAMorning drop-ins, a short practice series or private sessions matched to level, language and distance
BAI CRAFTTie-dye, village craft and an unhurried half day with local making
WEEKENDSXizhou, Shaxi, Cangshan or a coffee-origin extension, paced around weather and energy
Each option is confirmed against real dates, language and level. The provider, schedule, fee, assessment and cancellation terms are shown before booking; a certificate requires passing the relevant assessment. Any SCA option follows official Specialty Coffee Association course information and an actual authorised session.
A complete residency
Let the room be settledSo the days can stay open
The base plan takes care of the stay, arrival and everyday orientation. Lake views, learning and weekend extensions enter only when they genuinely belong.
14-night residency
- 14 nights in a selected private room with bathroom, desk and Wi-Fi
- One Dali airport or railway-station transfer
- Arrival orientation and a bilingual living map
- One personal residency conversation and daily-life / weekend proposal
- Chinese-language help for key reservations and one weekly human check-in
- Actual property, location and terms shown before confirmation
Add only what belongs
- Coffee, tea, yoga, Bai craft and other locally matched learning
- Xizhou, Shaxi, Cangshan and nearby-village weekends
- Peak dates, Erhai views, boutique stays or double occupancy
- Daily car, full-time guide or interpreter support
- International and domestic transport, visa and insurance; flight support can be quoted separately by a Taiwan travel-agency partner
- Meals, personal spending and items not named in the proposal
Why Dali, why now
Not an invented lifestyleA long-stay city taking shape
Dali is no longer only somewhere to pass through. It is becoming a city of longer stays, where coffee, tea, village craft and the landscape can enter ordinary days rather than sit outside them as attractions.
Long-stay visitors received across Dali Prefecture from January to October 2025. Dali Prefecture Government
Yunnan's green-coffee output in 2025, ranking first in China for both acreage and output. Yunnan Department of Agriculture
Dali's 2026 mountain-and-lake coffee route links Xin Di, Qiu Yuan, Hong Shi, Ji Wo and Ban Shan. Dali Culture and Tourism
Public starting prices
Know how long you will stayChoose what to learn later
Begin with one traveller and a selected low- or shoulder-season room. Once the month is known, we show real property choices and optional themes instead of asking you to imagine a vague package.
14 nights · RMB 5,60028 nights · RMB 8,300one traveller · no payment before the property and options are confirmed
14-NIGHT RESIDENCYFrom RMB 5,600 · selected private room, arrival transfer, living plan and weekly human support
28-NIGHT RESIDENCYFrom RMB 8,300 · selected private room, arrival transfer and a full month of local-life planning
COFFEE SKILLSFrom RMB 7,980 · 14 nights plus a seven-day coffee skills course and an optional included PCA Level 1 assessment; certification requires passing
ADVANCED COFFEEFrom RMB 15,800 · 21 nights plus an SCA Brewing Intermediate pathway, subject to an authorised trainer, real dates and assessment terms
TEA / YOGA / CRAFTMatched and quoted after dates, level and preferred frequency are known
SEASONSelected low- or shoulder-season inventory; summer holidays, Lunar New Year and festivals are checked separately
TWO GUESTSQuoted by room and breakfast needs rather than simply doubling the solo price
PAYMENTEnquire first; deposit terms appear only after room and plan details are accepted
A good fit, or not
This is not every traveller's ChinaThat is part of its value
We would rather make the fit clear before an enquiry than sell long-stay life as a frictionless resort holiday.
You may love it
You want to live in Dali for a while with your own ordinary days, yet appreciate having the room, arrival and a few meaningful outings quietly thought through. Coffee, tea, yoga or craft interests you more than racing between sights.
It may not fit
You expect a fixed group schedule, daily guide, full board, private car throughout or a guaranteed certificate. Those needs belong to a different fully accompanied journey.
Begin with your month
Tell ushow you would like to live
Share your preferred month, room style and the life you would like to try. We reply with fit, property direction and the clearest next step. There is no pressure to pay.
Human reply within one business day