Kunming Tours

Kunming is renowned as the 'City of Eternal Spring' due to its year-round mild and pleasant spring-like climate. Our tour package includes visits to Yunnan Stone Forest and the Golden Temple. The journey to Dali and Lijiang, possibly Shangri-La, will enhance your trip with the lasting appeal of the alluring old town and its minority culture. It is the Horticultural Exposition for which Kunming has become more widely known on the world stage. During your visit do not forget to buy the special handmade products and try the featured local snacks such as the 'Across Bridge Rice Noodle'.

KM01 : Yunan Highlights of Kunming,Dali, Lijiang & Shangri-la

• Luxury & Standard : 9 Days $899 Up

This itinerary covers some of the most interesting facets of Yunnan Province. Highlights include Kunming’s geological wonder the Stone Forest; Dali Old Town, the former political, cultural and economic center of Yunnan; Lijian Old Town, for 800 years home to the Naxi ethnic minority and Pudacuo National Park, a protected wetlands area in Shangri-La (Zhongdian).

KM02 : Kunming - Jinghong - Simao - Jianshui - Yuanyang - Hekou

• Standard : 11 Days $1099 Up

Minorities in Yunnan have long illustrious history intriguing to people home and abroad. Meantime, the appealing natural scenery here attracts crowds of photo lovers who come here for photographing. Along the way, you will be indulged in the Tropical Botanical Garden in Xishuangbanna, sweet countryside landscape in Jianshui and the delicate Terraced Fields in Yuanyang.

Note: All the following itineraries provided are only for your reference. We do not offer the price and operate these tours at present since the local service can not reach our standard. If you are interested, you may follow our itineraries and journey by yourselves, but please be sure to keep safety in mind all the time. Thank you.

KM03 : Yunnan Yuxi Travel

Apart from the well-known Stone Forest, Yunnan owns more than a hundred's ancient oryctocoenose of the extinct species. This attraction may stir your great curiosity and interest. Moreover, Fuxian Lake is the best resort near Kunming.

KM04 : Yuanmou Man Exploration in Yunnan

Yuanmou County is famous for two sightseeing spots, and they are respectively the Yuanmou Man Archeological Site and the Clay Forests.

KM05 : A Trip to Jianshui City

Taking a tour around the frontier will make you feel quite special. Visit the South Lake in Mengzi County, the exploration to the Yuanshi Cave firstly. Daweishan Nature Preserve Area and the Vietnam Street will be arranged for your second day trip.

KM06 : Kunming Nearby Areas

The splendid Dadieshui Waterfall Scenery Zone and the graceful ancient A-Lu Cave nearby Kunming make this ecological tour itinerary exceptionally colorful.

For more Kunming tour itineraries, please click Kunming Hiking Tours, Golf Tour and Bicycle Tours.

Questions & Reviews

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Nov. 17,2009 13:49 Reply

Mrs.CECILIA(GHANA) said:

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Nov. 18,2009 03:46
Mr.William replied:

Send them an email or fill their online enquiry form. They will repond you within one day.

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Oct. 21,2009 00:18 Reply

Ms.charlene(philippines) said:

what is the easy way to visit in kunming because i am filipino and this is my first travel.

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Oct. 14,2009 05:22 Reply

Ms.Lam(Singapore) said:

I have a 5 hour transit in Kumming. What can I do in 5 hours?

Oct. 14,2009 19:36
Mr.Ray6 replied:

Kunming airport is very near to the downtown. It's only 10 minutes driving by taxi. You can take the time to the downtown for a walk. You'd better back to the airport 1.5 hours before your flight schedule.

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Sep. 15,2009 19:52 Reply

Ms.Juliet said:

I will visit Shangri-la at the end of December Is Shangri-La (since it is very high) not too cold? Any risk/danger for height sickness?

Sep. 16,2009 19:28
Mr.Cheng replied:

Generally it will snow in winter in Shangri-la and it will be very cold outside. If you would like to visit there in the end of December, you are advised to bring some warm clothes with you. As for the height sickness, it depends on each person's physical condition. You are advised to check with your doctor before you take the tour.

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Sep. 14,2009 03:46 Reply

Mr.Lum said:

What is the better transfer between Kunming and Dali, Lijiang, train or flight during Chinese National Holidays?

Sep. 15,2009 04:47
Mr.Acedo replied:

During Chinese National Holiday, take flight from Kunming to Dali and take car from Dali to Lijiang is better. During the National holiday, many domestic travelers will travel and the train tickets between Kunming and Dali are always in great demand and hard to get. While, it only takes 3.5 hours from Dali to Lijiang by land transfer, and on the way, you can also visit the local scenic spots.

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Sep. 14,2009 00:45 Reply

Ms.Jessica said:

I will visit Shangri-la at the end of December. Is Shangri-La (since it is very high) not too cold? Any risk/danger for height sickness?

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Jul. 16,2009 19:23 Reply

Mr.　　THOMAS(Australia) said:

We do want to hike through the Tiger Leaping Gorge.

Jul. 20,2009 00:54
Ms.Ruby replied:

If you are not experienced hikers, I do not suggest you hike there as it is very dangerous. The view sure is imposing, you may just watch

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Jul. 9,2009 03:43 Reply

Mr.Thomas Chen(USA) said:

We would like to have a walking day in Baishui Tableland. I heard that Dry Sea meadow, Cloud fir meadow and maybe even Yak meadow are worthy of time. I think we will be tired after this and this would be enough to do in one day, right?

Jul. 10,2009 03:00
Mr.John replied:

You're quite right. By the way, there are three Cable cars. The main cable car leads you to the snow mountain, the Spruce Plateau cable car and the Yak cable car. And there will always be crowds of tourists to queue a very long time to take the main cable car. You should better work out your visiting route beforehand to avoid much waiting time.

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Jun. 21,2009 19:39 Reply

Mr.Pan Navarra(Canada) said:

We would like to go to Lugu Lake for one day visit after our our stay Lijiang Is it possible?

Jun. 22,2009 01:12
Mr.Stacy Abrams replied:

I have done some research on this. The road to Lugu lake is very inconvenient, bumpy and hard. It takes about 7 hours'driving from Lijiang to Lugu lake. And mud-rock flow and landslide happen very easy at rainy season. So if you would like to go there, at least 3 days are needed and make sure you go on sunny days.

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Jun. 19,2009 02:32 Reply

Mr.Cyril Dickson said:

Is there a flight from Kunming to Macau?

Jun. 21,2009 21:07
Mr.Mario El. replied:

There is no direct flight from Kunming to Macau, you can take a flight from Kunming to Hong Kong, then take a boat heading for Macau.

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Travel to Kunming - Lujiang - Luoping - Kunming
 
Luliang County is located in the eastern part of Yunnan Province, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) away from Kunming. You can get there by either train or bus and the transfer only takes about 2.5 hours. (You can refer to the above Kunming package tours for Kunming itineraries. )
 
The 25 square kilometers (6177 acres) Colorful Sand Forest, known as one of the world's geographic wonders, is at 15 kilometers (9 miles) southeast of Luliang County. Thousands of years' wind and rain erosion accomplished this unique geographical structure. As the name suggests, the miscellaneous red, yellow, white, green, blue, black and gray, together with the season, climate and sunshine makes it a well-known geological tourism landscape. Colorful Sand Forest is award in year 2000 for the country "AAAA" class tourist scenic spot.
 
The admission fee is CNY40.00 and if you need a guide, an extra CNY30.00 is needed. Walking along the circling and tortuous path, you will find the exquisite works of art left by the Sand Sculpture Festivals. They are dexterously built among the sand wall, sand pillar, sand channel and sand valley, make one feels like in a fantasy.
 
Food and souvenir can be easily purchased in the scenic area. After a half day strolling in the sand forest, you can rest yourself at the local guesthouse in Luliang County. Exploring the county in the afternoon and getting closer to the daily of Chinese people.
 
The next morning, take a bus to Luoping which is 110 kilometers (68 miles) to the south. If you go there in February or March, you will meet the fabulous Luoping Rape Flower Cultural Tourism Festival. In 2002, the dozens of thousands of rape flower fields was awarded the title of "the world's largest natural Garden (rape plantations)" by the headquarters of the Guinness World Records in Shanghai. That is the grand view that one can only imagine.
 
After arrival at Luoping County, first we suggest you take the shuttle buss to the Nine Dragon Waterfall Group which is 22 kilometers (13 miles) northeast and also a country "AAAA" class tourist scenic spot. It is considered the most fascinating part of Nine-dragon River. The waterfall group is comprised of 10 levels of Waterfalls with different width and height. It always has a magnificent appearance all the year round but brings you absolutely different enjoyment in different seasons. You can find many local guesthouse near the bus station and the standard room is about CNY60.00 per room per night.
 
After a night rest, you may head to the Duoyihe River Scenic Area in the morning which is only one hour's driving distance. The Duoyihe River is 12 kilomters (7 miles) long with over 40 waterfalls, folded water and calcified beaches. And you will see the Waterwheel Museum which presents the history of the waterwheel development and the categories.
 
In the afternoon, catch the bus back to Kunming and you will be there in about 4 hours.