Route: Kunming - Lijiang - Shangrila - Dali- Kunming

Will you take flights or buses all the way? I think the route of Kunming - Dali - Lijiang - Shangri-La - Kunming is better. You can take flight to Dali first, then go to Lijiang by bus, after that, take bus to Shangri-La and fly back to Kunming. Or, you can fly to Shangri-La first from Kunming, and then visit Lijiang, Dali and Kunming in reverse. Hope it helps.