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About this activity

At 9 o’clock in the morning, your driver and tour guide will pick you up in Kunming downtown (within Second Ring Road). We will drive about 1.5 hours to one of Yunnan greatest wonders, the Stone Forest. This wonder of nature, a forest made of stone, used to be an ocean about 270 million years ago. Then the earth’s crust rose and limestone pierced through. Weather and time have sculpted a 350 km2 karst labyrinth that literally feels like you are walking through a forest, with ancient stone trees looking down on you. Every rock formation you pass has its own touching story or thrilling legend, passed on by the natives who have lived in this area for ages. The natives belong to the Sani minority, a branch of the Yi ethnic minority. You can find many beautiful girls in traditional clothing and maybe even cute grandma’s jamming together singing folk songs as they create embroidery.
But there are more wonders to see, and for that we will have to go underground. After lunch we’ll see another piece of art made by nature, the Jiuxiang Caves. And this is not your average karst cave, this area is the largest cave group system in China, with rivers, gorges, waterfalls, forests, natural stone bridges, and anything you image you would find in a fairyland. Take a floating boat ride on the river through narrow green canyons and see the entrance of the caves hidden inside the forests from above as you fly over it in the cable car. Jiuxiang is not just a cave, it is a hidden magical world.
After that, your driver brings you back to Kunming downtown afterwards (about 1.5 hours) and drops you off again at your address within the Second Ring Road.
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Included

Transportation with skilled driver
English / Chinese-speaking tour guide service
1 bottle of local drinking water per person per day
Chinese lunch (good quality) including one soft drink per person
24/7 English-speaking customer services
Supplements for meals and accommodation for driver
Government taxes

Not included

Tips for driver and guide (highly appreciated)
Personal Travel Insurance
Flight tickets
Chinese visa fee (China requires visa for most travelers)
Personal expenses

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
IMPORTANT NOTE: to register your tour legally with the local authorities, we need your passport information as mentioned below. We will contact you by message via TripAdvisor. Until we received your reply with your passport information, we will NOT start arranging your tour. We are not responsible if we cannot arrange a tour guide, private transportation or hotel due to the customer’s own late reply or lack thereof (for example during national holidays or high season). Thank you for your understanding.
At time of booking full name as mentioned in passport, passport number, birthday, expiry date, gender and country are required for all participants.
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A maximum of 8 people per booking
The daily working time for driver and tour guide during this tour is maximum 10 hours per day. Overtime working hours will be charged extra.
Tipping drivers and tour guides is custom in China. We recommend giving 2 – 3 USD per person per day to the driver and 4 – 5 USD per person per day to your tour guide.
Please only bring one small and handy day pack / hand luggage per person. Larger suitcases or backpacks cannot be taken on this day trip.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate