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

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

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

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

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

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

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    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 - traditional Yun Nan cuisine

  • Wellness goodie bag for the trip

Day 2

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

  • Lunch: Learn to cook mushroom cuisine with local wild mushrooms from local chef and food therapist.

  • Citywalk: Kun Ming ancient town.

  • Yun Nan traditional medicine foot soak and massage experience.

  • Dinner: Mushroom Feast.

Day 3

  • Citywalk: traditional architecture of Kun Ming.

  • Lunch: seasonal “food as medicine” restaurant in Kun Ming.

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

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

  • Stay at 5-star hotel.

Day 4

  • Wild mushroom foraging experience.

  • Mushroom hotpot lunch.

  • Tour Shangri-La local winery and enjoy tasting.

  • Farm-to-table dinner with local villagers.

  • Bonfire singing and dancing with local villagers.

Day 5

  • Tofu and soy milk making with local villagers. Pair with local organic rose jam, Tibetan er kuai, and more.

  • Tour community center built by an herbal skincare company. Learn about their products and the function of medicinal mushrooms with food therapist Zoey Gong.

  • TCM x Biodiversity class at a local TCM education center.

  • Dinner

Day 6

  • Visit the highest botanical garden in the world: Shangrila Botanical Garden and take a biodiversity course. You will receive a certificate.

  • DIY bag project with local leaves.

  • Tour local produce market and have lunch.

  • Tour around Dukezong Old Town.

  • Stay at a luxury Tibetan style condo.

  • Farewell dinner and group session before departure tomorrow.

Day 7

  • White Tower Prayer Ceremony

  • Optional experience with Tibetan traditional clothes

  • Traditional Tibetan Breakfast

  • Send off to airport

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✺ Tour Dates and Pricing ✺

  • Early Bird (book by 5/31) Pairs: $6300 for two who stay in the same room

    Early Bird (book by 5/31) single room: $3500 per person

    Regular Pairs: $6900 for two who stay in the same room

    Regular single room: $3800 per persson

    August temperature in Kunming: 65-73F (18-80C); in Shangri-La 48-54F (9-19C). The BEST TIME for wild mushrooms.

    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.