Tour InformationTour Summary Join this tour with other travellers and visit 2 of Kunming’s most famous sites: Stone Forest and Jiuxiang Caves. The beautiful scenery of the Stone Forest Scenic Area was listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2007. This attraction enjoys great reputation, both within China and abroad. The Yunnan Stone Forest Park, some 90km east of Kunming, is a very popular tourist hot spot. Due to the gigantic size of the park it is nevertheless still possible to find less visited and remote areas, especially in the sunny winter months. Find your own way through the maze of enormous stone pillars! Afterwards visit Jiuxiang Scenic Region which is located in Jiuxiang Yi and Hui Autonomous Township of Yiliang County, a 45 minutes’ drive from the Stone Forest. It is famous for its karst caves (about 100 in total, of which over 60 are explored), mountains, rivers, deep valleys as well as minority customs and cultures. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner Tour Dates Today's Activities Travel Distance Meals Hotels Day 1 Kunming – Stone Forest – Jiuxiang Caves – Kunming 230 km L N/A Check here for all group tour updates! Tour Details Day 1 – Kunming – Stone Forest – Jiuxiang Caves – Kunming At 9:00am in the morning, your driver and tour guide picks you up in Kunming downtown (within Second Ring Road). You will be driven to the Stone Forest Scenic Area (about 1.5 hours). Enjoy your time in the so called First Wonder of Yunnan for about 2 hours. In the early afternoon have a short lunch break and get driven to Jiuxiang Caves (about 45 minutes). Visiting time at the caves is about 2 hours as well. The 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. Meals: L Overnight in N/A Check here for all group tour updates! Tour Price & Accommodation Tour price: 146 USD per person Check here for all group tour updates! For Terms and Conditions please scroll down to the end of this page. Price including Transportation with skilled driver English / Chinese-speaking tour guide service Entrance ticket Stone Forest: 175 RMB per ticket Shuttle bus at Stone Forest: 25 RMB per ticket Entrance ticket Jiuxiang Cave: 90 RMB per ticket Cable car at Jiuxiang Cave: 35 RMB per ticket 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 Price excluding Tips for driver and guide (highly appreciated) Personal Travel Insurance Flight tickets Chinese visa fee (China requires visa for most travelers) Personal expenses Note: 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. Terms & Conditions For Group Tours in Yunnan The Terms and Conditions below are contractual statements governing the business relationship between Wonders Of Yunnan Travel and its clients booking group tours. The receipt of the participant's deposit or full payment indicates the acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. Thus it is extremely important that our clients understand and accept them as guidelines of our services. Tour Confirmation The number of tour participants of every above stated group tour is limited to max 15 people. The individual tours are operated if min 2 pax confirmed and paid accordingly. 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