One Day Kunming Private Tour

Your private guide and driver will pick you up from the lobby of the hotel booked on your own in downtown Kunming at about 08:00. Then a comfortable vehicle will transfer you to the Stone Forest, which takes around 2 hours on the way.

As a must-see of Kunming, the Stone Forest is a quite hot travel destination for visitors from all around the world. Formed by the power of nature, the Stone Forest boasts the most magical karst landform, which is the essence of your private Kunming day tour.

After the lunch break, your Kunming day trip will continue to the Western Hills. To save your energy and time, the cable car will be included, which will take you to the Dragon Gate. The 20-min cable way ride will travel above the azure Dianchi Lake and the lush forest, bringing the fairy-like scene to you. After getting off, you need to hike for 20 minutes to the Kuixing Pavilion, the highest site of this scenic area. There you could capture an amazing bird's eye view of the Dianchi Lake and Kunming City. Afterwards, trek down for half an hour to the exit of the Dragon Gate Scenic Area, and your memorable one-day Kunming tour package will come to an end here. Your guide and driver will escort you back to your hotel and say goodbye. If you plan to further explore Yunnan to Lijiang, Dali, Yuanyang or Shangri-La, please feel free to contact your travel consultant. We will always remain at your service.

Meals: Lunch

Just as its name suggests, the park resembles a large-scale gray forest composed of a mass of stone pillars in various shapes which densely tower in this area. With the interpretation of your knowledgeable tour guide, you would discover many funny spots as well as vivid images of animals, plants and etc. Among all the sights of the Stone Forest, you shall not miss the highlights including the Sword Blade Pond (Jianfeng Pond), the Peaks Pavilion (Wanfeng Pavilion) and Ashima.

Near the Stone Forest nestle several minorities, such as Naxi people and Yi people. While enjoying the splendor of the natural views, you will also get a chance to witness the singing and dancing performance by Yi people with their unique costume.

Endowed with enchanting scenery, the Western Hills Scenic Area is a forest park with rolling mountains, verdant trees and various birds. In addition, it is also famous for its Taoist and Buddhist relics, such as Taihua Temple, Huating Temple and Sanqing Pavilion. The Dragon Gate, situated at the edge of the prestigious cliff, is worth your glimpse, from where you can have a full view of the Dianchi Lake and the whole city. There are also grottoes engraved out of the nearby steep cliffs, which could be traced back to the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911). While touring the cultural and historical sites, your informative guide will make simple explanation for you to better understand. As an ideal getaway, the Western Hills will absolutely enable you to escape from the bustling city and get fully refreshed.