5 Days Luoping Golden Canola Flower Tour

Day 1: Kunming - Arrival
You'll begin your journey to diverse and captivating Yunnan Province from the capital city, Kunming.
If your schedule allows, you can visit the interesting Kunming City Museum where you have the chance to learn about Kunming's history and to see an exhibition of Yunnan's role in 2nd world war.
Option for the evening: if you like you can visit the Dynamic Yunnan Show – an original ethnic dance musical. It was directed by Yang Liping and has been an outstanding gain to the Chinese stages in recent years.
Day 2: Kunming – Luoping
In the morning, we drive to Luoping. Located 230 kilometers east of Kunming, and neighboring Guizhou and Guangxi Provinces, Luoping County is home to one of the largest plantations of rapeseed flowers (Canola) in Southwest China. Each February and March, the flowers in the basin of Luoping are in full bloom. Looking far, you just see golden and yellow colors stretching to the horizon while standing in a huge natural garden.
Our tour continues to explore the area called Hundred Thousand Hills (Shiwan Dashan). It is specifically interesting for photography enthusiasts: the hilly terrain offers endless photo shooting options!
Day 3: Luoping
We get up early today to witness how the sun rises over close Golden Rooster Hill (Jinjiling). We have breakfast afterwards and head to the Nine Dragon Waterfall which is a ten-tier waterfall, located within an hour's drive from Luoping and known as one of China's biggest and most beautiful waterfalls. We either take a cable car or hike up the hill to a viewing platform, giving view to valley and waterfall. Afterwards we walk the area and down the hill again to the biggest waterfall itself: 56 meters high and 112 meters.
Day 4: Luoping – Stone Forest – Kunming
After breakfast we drive to Stone Forest on the way back to Kunming. After lunch, we will have a full afternoon to visit this wonderful landscape. Enjoy the beautiful views of the sight and spend about 2-3 hours in the park.
Stone Forest was listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2007. This typical Karst physiognomy assumed shape of stone pillars and boulders which have been formed 500,000 to 300 million years ago and in total covers an area of 1,460 square kilometers. The scenic attractions in these regions enjoy great reputation, both within China and abroad.
Later in the afternoon we drive back to Kunming and drop you off at your hotel in Kunming.
Day 5: Kunming - Departure
It's time to say good-bye! We drop you off at Kunming's airport or train station where you can continue your trip according to your schedule. We welcome you next time in Yunnan!