Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Stone Forest, Shilin County 652200 China
About 1.5 hours from Kunming lies one of Yunnan greatest wonders, the Stone Forest. Wander through a labyrinth with ancient stone trees looking down on you or see the forest of limestone pinnacles from above. This area used to be an ocean about 270 million years ago until the earth’s crust rose and the limestone pierced through. Weather and time have sculpted a unique 350 km2 karst maze unlike anywhere in the world. 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, and you can find them still meandering the area, jamming and singing folk songs as they create their traditional embroidery.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Jiuxiang Scenic Region, Jiuxiang Country, Yiliang (Zhaotong) County 652114 China
Not far from the Stone Forest we will descend down under the ground into the Jiuxiang Caves, a fairyland hidden within the largest cave group system in China with winding rivers, steep gorges, surging waterfalls, lush forests and natural stone ridges. Take a floating boat ride on the river through narrow green canyons and see the entrance of the hundreds of karst caves concealed by 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.
Duration: 3 hours
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Traveler pickup is offered
We will pick you up from your hotel within the second ring road of Kunming. Your tour guide will hold a flag printed “Wonders Of Yunnan”. Tour ends at the visitors’ hotel.
09:00 AM
8 hours(approx.)
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.
Infant seats available
Please only bring one small and handy day pack / hand luggage per person. Larger suitcases or backpacks cannot be taken on this day trip.
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : patryk_pl91
The stone forest is truly beautiful and the caves are very colorful and amazing. My guide was nice and spoke good English. Overall, it was a great day and I can certainly recommend this trip to anyone!
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Posted On : 2024-05-11
Posted By : H45UTemilya
Amazing experience at the stone forest and the caves! Vivian was an excellent tour guide with perfect English. She had great knowledge about the sites and the area and was also willing to share her personal experiences and culture which made the trip extra special! Thank you Vivian :)
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Posted On : 2024-03-05
Posted By : Geoffrey_B
Well organized. Our guide, Sarah, was very knowledgeable and fun to be with.
Both the Stone Forest and Jiuxiang Caves are a must see when in Kunming.
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Posted On : 2020-12-30
Posted By : glenniesguy
We booked a day trip from Kunming to the Stone Forrest. A must for anyone in Kunming.
When I wrote away I got a fast reply and easy pay via pay pal.
They gave us a very good English speaking driver named Joe. He walked us around the whole site and told us that being over certain ages we had to pay nothing or half. Did not know that. Went to a fun local restaurant. Great time had by me and my wife.
Good company to work with.
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Posted On : 2019-09-12
Posted By : DianePham
Great staff, amazing private tour and so worthy!
I contact WOYT by Skype, I planned for my guest to visit Kunming during their business trip and Kaylee was my responder, she was amazing and devoted, so caring and responsible for our tour (even it's happened during they golden dragon festival weekend)
The scenery was beyond wonder, like walking in the lost paradise of myth (yeah, I know because they filmed The Odyssey to the West here :D) the weather was great, my trip end with the Dynamic Show which related and remained us (Vietnamese) to our country and ethnic culture. And the most surprise us is the cost to our private tour for 6 people is just around as any other join-in group tour, but we have an private vehicle and English speaking tour guide
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Posted On : 2019-06-24
Posted By : KAVSKAVS
My husband and I went to Kunming just for a weekend and we visit the stone forest and Jiuxiang cave, it was really a very good experience. We would like to thanks Melanie that support us in our plan as well as Rosemary a very nice guide and Mr Cao the driver.
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Posted On : 2019-03-18
