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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
With this private 5 hours tour, you will be escorted by your personal English-speaking tour guide and professional chauffeur to visit highlights of Kunming city attractions: Dragon Gate at West Hill, Huating Temple, and Grand View Tower. This is a perfect introduction to those who have a short stay in Kunming, city of perpetual Spring.
Friendly and experienced English-speaking tour guide.
All entrance tickets as listed in the itinerary.
One-way chairlift and eco-car at the West Hill.
Transfer by reliable driver and air-conditioned vehicle.
Lunch at a popular local restaurant
Gratuities (recommended).
Food and drinks, unless specified
Airport transfer.
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
You'll be picked up from your hotel in central Kunming. Please enter your hotel name and address at the time of booking.
Kunming Dragon Gate, Kunming, Yunnan, China At around 9am, your private English-speaking tour guide and vehicle will pick you up from the lobby of your downtown Kunming hotel and drive to Dragon Gate at West Hill. Located 37km west of the down town Kunming, the Dragon Gate in Western Hill is close to the Dianchi Lake. This group of grottoes, sculptures, corridors and pavilions were hacked from the cliff between 1781 and 1835 by a Taoist monk and his co-workers. 150 minutes
Huating Temple, Kunming, Yunnan, China Next, your will visit Huating Temple, which is one of the oldest and largest Buddhist complexes in Kunming with 572 painted sculptures and more than 260 stone carvings of animals and birds, which are of marvelous shape and some romantic feel. Still remained in the temple are 17 stone stele of Ming and Qing Dynasty, along with 7 tower tombs from Qing Dynasty. 60 minutes
Daguan Yuan Park, Kunming, Yunnan, China After lunch, you will visit Grand View Tower (Daguan Park), which is located at the terminus of Daguan Road and is 6 km from the city center, near Dianchi Lake and facing Taihua Mountain which is on the other side of Dianchi Lake. Completed in 1690 during the Qing Dynasty, the park consists of hills, ponds, pavilions and rockeries in a style similar to that of the gardens of the Yangtze River Delta. Its lovely gardens and buildings have won the name of "West Lake Junior" commanding a panoramic view of Dianchi Lake with the charming Sleeping Beauty Hill in the background. After that, you will transfer be transferred back to your downtown Kunming hotel. 60 minutes
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
NOT recommended: if you have trouble with steps road or if you have to use a wheelchair, it might be a bit challenging for you to visit the Dragon Gate.
30-minute steps down from the West Hill.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
RichardCR2013
02 Sep 2018
Wonderful tour - very good and knowledgeable guide, Richard Jr - and driver. Plenty to see and experience and much history to learn with the right guide to help. Some walking involved so be careful of the altitude and take at a reasonable pace. Experiment for lunch.
Susan K
05 Nov 2016
My tour guide Murphy was excellent! Her English was very good and she was very considerate of any need I had, I highly recommend her.
This tour in
Kunming
is organized by
Trippest Mini Group Tours
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