Tuesday, March 11, 2025

My 21 days - Overland Border Crossing Train Rides from Malaysia > Thailand > Laos > China (Feb 10 > March 2 2025) - Xishuangbana / Pu'er, China Feb 24 2025 (Day 16)

My 3 Nights Stay in Pu'er, Yunnan
Chama Ancient City Food Centre, Pu'er
Bonfire Party, Chaom Ancient City
Pu'er, Yunnan, China


Monday Feb 24 2025 (Day 16, Xishuangbana / Pu'er) - train ride from Xishuangbana > Pu'er for our 1st night stay in Chama Ancient City Tourist Town, tracing the Chama Gudao (Tea Horse Ancient Road) dating back to Tang Dynasty !  

Ground Transport & Food:

  1. Train (Xishuangbana > Pu'er): CNY44 = Rm27
  2. DiDi Cab: CNY3 + CNY12.50 per pax (cost sharing of 4)
  3. Food: CNY10 + CNY14 = Rm14.50 per pax

1) Hotel buffet breakfast prior to our train ride from Xishuangbana > Pu'er, after the breakfast, we e-hailed a DiDi cab (CNY12) from our hotel to Xishuangbana Train Station for a train ride to Pu'er, our next destination. 

2) Xishuangbana Train Station - boarding train No D272 from Xishuangbana ETD11.10 > Pu'er (ETA12.00)


3) Arriving in Pu'er Train Station (12.00)


4) Pu'er Train Station Customer Service Centre (Tickets) - bought our 4 train tickets (CNY188 = Rm114 x 4, Pu'er > Kunming) in advance over the ticketing counter, took a metered taxi (CNY50 = Rm30) from the Pu'er Train Station >  Nanling Chaoma Ancient City for our hotel check-in. 


5) Hotel Accommodation (Pu'er) - our group's 3 nights stay in Nanling Inn, Chaoma Ancient City, Pu'er, Yunnan; room tariff Rm98 (US$22, twin sharing)  


6) After the hotel check-in & a short rest, we began to explore the the hotel surrounding which is right in the heart of Chaoma Ancient City Tourist Town. 


7) Pu'er Tea Horse Road Tourist Attraction Visitor Centre, Pu'er, Yunnan - a short visit as this is the starting point for our group to Chaoma Gudao Relic Park on our 3rd day of stay in Pu'er. 


8) Noodle lunch (CNY 10 = Rm6, self service) in a popular food stall in Chama Ancient City, free flow of noodle .....  


9) Chama Ancient City by Night - when nightfall, there were a hive of activities in Chama Ancient City Tourist Town; night market, food stalls, bonfire party, entertainment centres all came to life making the place a vibrant & lively place for visitors & tourists to enjoy their time here ....... 


10) Bonfire Party in Chama Ancient City Square with music & dancing on the floor - the night is young so just join in the madding crowd, the more the merrier ! 


11) Snack time - our group bought peanuts, snacks, pastries, mandarin oranges (totalled CNY52) from the night stalls in Chama Ancient City Tourist Town for munching, so just eat & enjoy !