Hi,
My friend and I will be in Kunming from 10 May to 17 May . We are planning to visit places around Kunming and then proceed to Dali and Lijiang. Please advise

1) How many days we should spend in Kunming? Dali? and Lijiang?
2) What is the best routing: Kunming --> Dali then Lijiang or Kunming - Lijiang then Dali?
3) What is the best way from Kunming to Dali and Lijiang? by bus, train or airplane?

FYI, our main purpose is to visit the natural and historic scenes and taking photos (both of us are amateur photographers)

Hope to hear from you soon.
Bernard