Wild Mushroom Tour In Yunnan

Forage, eat, and learn about the 200+ fantastic kinds of edible mushrooms during the mushroom season in Yun Nan, China with local mushroom experts, Chinese medicine food therapist, and Tibetan medicine healers. If you are a mushroom lover, this will be a trip of a life time.

Tour Highlighs

  • Full pre-travel support from VISA, to what to bring, to important logistics.

  • Visit Kunming and Shangri-La in one tour, geting to see different cultures of Yun Nan.

  • Taste a least 20 kinds of wild (in-season), farmed, and medicinal mushrooms.

  • 5-star hotels inspired by local architecture in the heart of Kunming and Shangri-La for the best hospitality.

  • No rushed itinerary or forced shopping, only curated quality experiences for you to learn all about mushrooms!

  • Daily learning and Q&A session with TCM food therapist and your tour guide Zoey Gong and other local experts.

7-Day Itinerary

Itinerary is subject to slight change due to weather and other circumstances.

Day 1

  • Arrival in Kun Ming the early afternoon

  • Airport pickup to 5-star accommodation

  • Welcome Dinner - Yun Nan cuisine fine dining

  • Wellness goodie bag for the trip

Day 2

  • Mushroom foraging at the outskirts of kunming.

  • Mushroom Hotpot Lunch 

  • TCM meridian massage

  • Citywalk: Kun Ming ancient town.

  • Fine dining featuring local ingredients and (poisonous) mushrooms 

  • Feel free to explore the robust night life scene in Kunming

Day 3

  • Coffee at boutique Yunan coffee shop

  • Farmer’s market tour with local food expert to learn about the specialty produce in Yun Nan and the wild, foraged mushrooms!

  • Lunch: Enjoy traditional Yunnan rice noodle and a variety of street foods

  • Leave for Shangri-La by high-speed train.

  • Welcome dinner in Shangri-La featuring fresh matsutake and yak meat.

  • Stay at 5-star hotel next to Napa Lake.

  • Post-dinner ear seeding session

Day 4

  • Qi Gong on the grassland, surrouded by highalnd animals.

  • Photoshoot in traditional Tibetan outfits.

  • Picnic among the grassland.

  • Visit the highest botanical garden in the world: Shangrila Botanical GardenLearn about unique highland plants and look for mushrooms! 

  • Tour Dukzong Ancient Town

  • Traditional tibetan dinner

Day 5

  • Mushroom forage day in the mountain . Hiking, foraging, and we will cook the mushrooms and enjoy as dinner! 

  • Taste wine produced in shangrila at a wine bar  

Day 6

  • Visit matsutake trading market

  • Traditional yun nan cuisine featuring matsutake

  • Pu’er tea tasting 

  • Make afternoon tea and snacks with yak butter at local Tibetan’s house! See what real local life is like. 

  • Stay at a luxury Tibetan style condo.

  • Farewell dinner and group session before departure tomorrow.

Day 7

  • White Tower Prayer Ceremony

  • visit a nearby Tibetan temple and make a prayer for your wishes to come true!

  • Send off to airport

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Yun nan shangrila tour

✺ Tour Dates and Pricing ✺

  • Shared Room: $3800 pp

    Single Room: $4200 pp

    All accomodation, transportation, treatments and meals mentioned in the itinerary is included in the price. Flights, visa application, and activities outside of the itnerary is not included in the pricing.

  • TBD

    All accomodation, transportation, treatments and meals mentioned in the itinerary is included in the price. Flights, visa application, and activities outside of the itnerary is not included in the pricing.

  • We do not accpet any guests without a free consultation to make sure we are a good fit for each other! After that, if you decide to travel with us, we will send you payment details (paypal, venmo, wire, alipay, wechat pay, zelle) to confirm your booking. Full amount is required to secured your booking. After payment confirmation, we wil immediately start visa application (if required for your passport) and get ready to welcome you to china!

  • We do not accept refunds after payment confirmation, as our work starts immediately after. Please plan your schedule accordingly. However, if you really have to cancel, you are welcome to transfer your spot to a friend or to another future .

  • No, our pricing includes all treatments and fee for your guide, driver, and staff. Tipping is also not common in China. You are welcome to tip if you are happy with our or others’ service, but it is not required or expected.