Description
Tour Code: OCT-Yunnan-04
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Highlights:
Best Travel Time: The best time to have a photography tour is between the middle May and the early June, the middle October and November.
Day 1 Arrival Kunming
Transfer service to hotel
Meals: No meals
Accommodation: In Kunming
Arrive in Kunming, the start of this tour. Be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel for a good rest.
Details in the itinerary:
Kunming airport - Kunming downtown: 30 km, 1 hour driving
Day 2 Kunming - Dongchuan
Drive to Dongchuan (3 hours), Dongchuan Red Soil
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Dongchuan
After breakfast in hotel, be transferred to Dongchuan by about 2.5 - 3 hours driving. Upon arrival, visit Dongchuan Red Soil and enjoy photographing there for sunset if the weather is good enough on that day.
Details in the itinerary:
Kunming downtown - Dongchuan Red Soil Area: 170 km, 2.5 - 3 hours driving
Accommodation condition in Dongchuan is not as good as that in Kunming city. Generally we will arrange local guesthouse for staying overnight.
Note: Dongchuan in snow weather will show a different style, but roads may be blocked due to the frozen days
Day 3 Dongchuan - Kunming
Dongchuan Red Soil, Drive to Kunming
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation:In Kunming
In the morning, enjoy your free time at Dongchuan and also the sunrise on the Red field. In the afternoon, drive back to Kunming for around 2.5-3 hours. And have a rest of this day.
Details in the itinerary:
Dongchuan Red Soil Area - Kunming downtown: 170 km, 2.5 - 3 hours driving
Day 4 Kunming
Stone Forest
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Kunming
Depart from your hotel in the morning, you will take a visit to the Stone Forest (2 hours) - famous as the typical karst landform and known as the First Wonder of the World. After lunch in the scenic area (about 1 hour), drive back to the your hotel in Kunming and free of the rest day.
Details in the itinerary:
Kunming downtown - Stone Forest: 87 km, 1.5 - 2 hour driving
The travelling route in Stone Forest is not fixed and you can discuss with your guide to choose the you own travel route.
And if you are interested in Karst landform, another recommended site on the road between Stone Forest and Kunming city is Jiuxiang Scenic Area which is famous for the various karst caves in China.
Day 5 Kunming
Western Hill and Dragon Gate, Village of Ethnic Culture, Qiongzhu Temple
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation:In Kunming
Optional Night Activities: Bridge-crossing Noodle (generally 1 hour)
Today, enjoy your full day city tour starting from a visit to the Western Hill and Dragon Gate (1 hour) - set in mountains well covered by evergreen woods and filled with sweet songs by lovely birds. Continue your trip to Village of Ethnic Culture (1 hour) - managed to represent and exhibit the history, the cultures, the customs and the natural village houses of the 26 nationalities in this province. And then, a visit to Qiongzhu Temple (1 hour) - the first temple dedicated to Zen Buddism in Yunnan. After the tour, drive back to your hotel and have a rest of this day.
Details in the itinerary:
Western Hill and Dragon Gate can let you have a view of Dianchi Lake
Day 6 Departure Kunming
Transfer service to airport
Meals: Breakfast
Say goodbye to Kunming and continue your tour to next city.
Details in the itinerary:
Kunming airport - Kunming downtown: 30 km, 1 hour driving
Service Ends