APPLE LI

Designing a tailor-made adventure for you in Yunnan with a local Bai

China, Yunnan Province, Dali, Lijiang

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Member for 5 years 10 months

26 Reviews

$10 Per Hour | $80 Per Day

Gender
: Female
English
: Fluent
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Private bus, Public transportation, Bicycle
Services
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Tour guide, Interpreter, Business assistant, Shopping assistant, Car rental, Airport/train station pickup, Hotel reservations

About Me

Roads are in front of us all ,life is yours ,travel needs no time to wait and it is one of the great teacher to learn from!

I am a Bai woman born in Dali and living in Shaxi at the moment,Shaxi is a mountainous part of Yuannan Dali Prefecture with a deep history on the old tea horse road . My background is an part time English teacher and a vegetarian chef. I have extensive knowledge of Yunnan foods,people, and wild plants, as well as Bai culture. I have more than 5 years experience as a guide,Fixer and translator, taking journalists, photographers, researchers,and tourists all over Yunnan.

For the past 6 years I also have traveled to Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Nepal, India, Malaysia, Tibet as well as many big city in China . I am deeply passionate about traveling, I love to meet people of all walks of life from other cultures. I love to explore new and less visited places, to learn different ways of thinking and living from people . With my work I constantly learn more about myself and the life in this amazing and ever changing world.

I speak Mandarin, local dialect, Bai language and fluent English. I like to take my guests to off-the-beaten-paths, to local markets, to ancient villages and monasteries, and to trails in the mountains to meet local minority peoples including shamans, elders, crafts people, artists and other characters of interest living in the area.

Since moved to Shaxi a year ago ,I spent most of my time on hiking,biking ,trekking into high solitude mountains.I like to view myself as a real ,personal , passionate outdoor guide who cares about your coming trip in Yunnan.

In hope to preserve our nature ,everyone who join my tour will get a free tree in return to donate to local community &people .

I also offer fresh market tours with cooking class in Shaxi Pear Orchard Temple, and mushroom picking tours in the summer rainy season. If you prefer, we can also cook a lovely Bai-style homemade meal together.

Please feel free to contact me!

Enjoy your travel in Yunnan - The Clouds of the South !

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Reviews of APPLE LI

bobberne
December 6, 2016
My wife and i were in Lijaing in early November 2016 and Apple was our tour guide. She was wonderful. She is smart, resourceful, friendly and engaging. She got to know us quickly and then proceeded to tailor the trip to our preferences. We stayed at the Intercontinental in Lijiang and visited different locations by car, each day. Apple is an expert on many things: the geography, culture, religion, and economy of the Yunan Province....read more
My wife and i were in Lijaing in early November 2016 and Apple was our tour guide. She was wonderful. She is smart, resourceful, friendly and engaging. She got to know us quickly and then proceeded to tailor the trip to our preferences. We stayed at the Intercontinental in Lijiang and visited different locations by car, each day. Apple is an expert on many things: the geography, culture, religion, and economy of the Yunan Province. She is especially knowledgeable about food, and she selected excellent restaurants each day for lunch, all of which she had visited usually multiple times before. We saw may religious sites and learned about the various practices and customs. She loved to walk and we covered an average of about 10 to 14 kilometers a day in all kinds of settings. We were interested in local crafts and we visited painters, ceramic artists, wood workers, and textile artists. We often travel without guides but this was a case where it would have been impossible without Apple and with her it was one of the best trips we have experienced. In short, we cannot recommend her too much. She is terrific. Read less
rsheykhet
August 21, 2016
In August 2016 my family went on a trip to the Yunnan province. We were incredibly fortunate to have Apple as our guide. Having your trip guided by someone who cares deeply about her land and her people makes a world of difference. Apple is an inexhaustible source of history relating to both local peoples and the whole of China....read more
In August 2016 my family went on a trip to the Yunnan province. We were incredibly fortunate to have Apple as our guide. Having your trip guided by someone who cares deeply about her land and her people makes a world of difference. Apple is an inexhaustible source of history relating to both local peoples and the whole of China. The customs, culture and the day-to-day life of people in the Yunnan region become accessible and understandable with Apple's help. You go where the locals go, eat what the locals eat, and fall in love with the place. My daughter was interested in Chinese medicine and medicinal herbs, so Apple was able to point out a myriad of different plants right there on our hikes, and explain their medicinal value. The hikes were absolutely breathtaking, by the way. Apple was extremely accommodating and tailored our tours around our wishes. We spent six days in Yunnan with her, and I only wish we had more time. Read less
Weyun
July 5, 2016
I write this review about a very interesting and joyful trip in Lijiang which was upgraded to one of our best memories of this holiday. We, a group of 3 brothers and sisters stayed for around 4 days around the area and Apple was our first tour guide. Starting point was near our hotel where we decided to make a short round trip in the city and then started to climb up the hill right besides the black dragon pool....read more
I write this review about a very interesting and joyful trip in Lijiang which was upgraded to one of our best memories of this holiday. We, a group of 3 brothers and sisters stayed for around 4 days around the area and Apple was our first tour guide. Starting point was near our hotel where we decided to make a short round trip in the city and then started to climb up the hill right besides the black dragon pool. Apple explained to us how the people live in this area and showed to us very nice houses where we could for example watch a craftsman doing some tree carvings. Actually we would never had found this on our own!
She always gave us the feeling that we are not forced to go anywhere and can decide on our own what we want to do but she never made the impression of getting lost or not knowing where to go. She explained to us how the local language is used which is by the way very colorful. After the short hike along some hidden pathways we went down to visit black dragon pool which is a very nice place to relax. Later we were introduced to a local painter who showed us his artworks and Apple was busy translating everything for us.
At the end of the tour Apple led us to a small Muslim restaurant where we could enjoy delicious food which we wouldn't have experienced without her! This was amazing. Additionally Apple helped us to find some places where we wanted to buy some stuff which was already off her duty. After a final coffee on the way back we had to have to say goodbye to her.
All in all I have to say that we enjoyed this day very much and had a lot of fun. I hope we will meet again in future!
So to all other people who need a very experienced and friendly tour guide around the Yunnan area, for sure you should contact her.
Thank you Apple and best regards,
Stefan
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Arte
June 8, 2015
At March 2015 my husband and I traveled through China and for our trip through Yunnan we contacted Apple and ask her to take us around....read more
At March 2015 my husband and I traveled through China and for our trip through Yunnan we contacted Apple and ask her to take us around.
Apple was an excellent guide. She speaks great English, is very friendly, outgoing and personable. The personal level we had, made the trip much more enjoyable.
She likes to travel by herself, and she is also very knowledgeable and passionate about her country, and the area Yunnan. She took us for hiking, to great festivals, to beautiful little villages and a lot of interesting places around the way, we could not find by our own. She told us al lot about the ethnic groups, the food and the daily way of life. She was always very flexible about our wishes, and planed the trip from Dali to Shangri La very well. If you have an opportunity to visit Yunnan and need someone to introduce you to the local sites and cuisine, you could not do better than Apple. She is absolutely fantastic.
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JaneS
April 9, 2015
We have just returned from a 10 day trip in Yunnan – organised by and guided by Apple - Kunming to Dali, then Weishan, Shaxi, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Shangri-La and Lijiang. ...read more
We have just returned from a 10 day trip in Yunnan – organised by and guided by Apple - Kunming to Dali, then Weishan, Shaxi, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Shangri-La and Lijiang.
Our decision to use a guide rather than travel independently, in an area where we suspected there was little English, was rewarded with a trip that visited some less frequented places and was crammed with local information and experiences.
Apple was delightful – excellent English and very well-informed. She not only told us about the history and the local ethnic minorities, but she gave us an impression of everyday life in modern China. She was also very optimistic about the physical abilities of three mature travellers, and encouraged us up and down some very steep paths in Tiger Leaping Gorge which were free from the local crowds.
Highlights of our trip were visits to local markets where Apple pointed out large numbers of vegetables not available in Australia and sampling the local foods, from street and market stalls to restaurants in traditional houses. It was all delicious!
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