Day 11. Blue Valley and Yulong Snow Mountain

I bought a day tour to visit Blue Valley ( 蓝月谷), Impression Lijiang ( 丽江印象), and Yulong Snow Mountain ( 玉龙雪山). All these attractions were in one big park. The tour included transportation, lunch, a free rental waterproof winter jacket, and two cans of oxygen. The price was 1080 RMB (~$150) for two people. I booked the trip a few days prior and had to send them photos of our passports. In general I do not like group tours in China since a lot of time was wasted on things I don't like. This tour was no exception. However, I could not find a way to book tickets on my own for the cable car ride to Yulong Snowy Mountain without joining a tour, a questionable practice on the park side. In hindsight, we should have skipped this park completely Most of the attractions were too crowded and not worth a visit. To Start the Tour The tour driver picked us up at 6am. We then went to a shop to pick up rental jackets and oxygen cans. Over there, we had to listen to a sales pitch on products for al...