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5 Days Kunming Chuxiong Dinosaur
Fossils Discovery Tour
Tour Code: KMT_13
Destination: Kunming
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Tour Itinerary
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Day 01 |
Arrival
In Kunming
Upon your arrival in
the Kunming airport or train station, our
guide will pick you up and transfer to your
hotel. |
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Day
02 |
Kunming
- Stone Forest - Kunming
(Breakfast + Lunch)
After breakfast, drive
90 KM to Lunan County and visit the Stone
Forest. Return to Kunming in the afternoon.
Stone
Forest: Located 120 kilometers southeast
of Kunming, the Stone Forest is a typical
karst formation covering an area of more
than 350 square kilometers. In 2007, it
is listed as World Natural Heritage. Walking
inside the forest, you will find a wonderland
consists of innumerable huge rocks of fantastic
shapes.
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Day 03 |
Kunming
- Lufeng - Wuding - Yuanmou
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
Drive 83 km to Lufeng which takes
1.5 hours, visit the Lufeng Dinosaurs Valley, you will
see the biggest Dinosaur Fossils in the world and you
will be surprised by the number of skeletons put up in
the great halls of Lufeng Dinosaur Valley, a truly reproduced
Jurassic Paradise, definitely worth a visit! After lunch,
tour to Yuanmou Earth Forest, the driving takes 3.5 hours.
Stay tonight in Yuanmou.
Lufeng
Dinosaur Fossils: Since 1938, dinosaur fossils have
been found constantly in Lufeng. 24 categories 33 species
and hundred of complete dinosaur fossils have been unearthed.
The discovery site of the skull, teeth fossils of many
Ramapithecus is listed as a " major cultural relics reserve
unit " by the State Council. |
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Day 04 |
Yuanmou
- Kunming (Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
Pay a visit to the Yuanmou
Earth Forest. You will experience the geological wonder
of the Soil Forest. It was formed by geological movement
and soil erosion one or two million years ago. After lunch,
visit the Yuanmou Museum of Natural Primitive Human Society.
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Day 05 |
Departure
From Kunming (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
We offer 5 options
for today's tour:
1. Tour to the Dragon Gate in Western Hills.
2. Tour to Haigeng Park by the Dianchi Lake,
where you will enjoy the nice view of the
lake and see many seagulls.
3. Tour to Golden Temple.
4. Tour to Bamboo Monastery.
5. Explore the Bird-Flower Market and Jinma
Biji Archway.
A transfer to the airport for flight departing
Kunming. Bon Voyage!
Western
Hills: Located at the west bank of the
Dianchi
Lake, Western Hills is set in mountains
well covered by evergreen woods and filled
with sweet songs by lovely birds, perfect
for hiking. Dragon Gate consists of the Sanqing
Temple Complex and the Dragon Gate Grotto
Complex.
Golden
Temple: A Daoist temple constructed in
1602 AD, the main building of which is cast
entirely in bronze weighing about 280 tons.
Bamboo
Monastery: A Buddhist temple which was
first built in the Yuan Dynasty. During its
history, spanning nearly 1,000 years, the
temple has been burnt to ashes several times
and then reconstructed. The present structure
mostly dates from the late Qing Dynasty. Bamboo
Monastery is famous for its 500 colored clay
sculptures of Arhats. |
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Hotels For The Above Tour
City |
Luxury |
Standard |
Comfortable |
Kunming |
Kaihwa Plaza
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Kunming Hotel
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Camellia Hotel
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3. Tour Price
Please send us an email and provide
the information below so that we can quote precisely for
the above tour.
1. The number of adults and the number of children in your
party. If there are children under 12 years, they can enjoy
the preferential price.
2. Your approximate travel date.
3. The code of the tour that you are interested in. Each
tour has a code, you can find it above - at the top of the
page where the tour is.
4. Hotel choice for your tour (luxury or standard or comfortable
hotels).
5. If you would like us to tailor make a new tour for you
that is different from the above tour, please let us know
your requests.
4. Quotation Inclusions:
1. Hotel Accommodation
The hotel is based on two adults
sharing one twin or double standard room with private facilities.
Solo travelers or those who want to occupy one twin-bed
room of their own are required to pay additional charge
of single supplement rate. A single room is subject to availability
based on prior request at an additional cost; if the above
recommended hotel is not available, it will be substituted
by a similar one.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese breakfast
at the hotel, Chinese lunch or dinner in local Chinese restaurant
as specified in the itinerary.
3. Private Transport
Private transport between airport
/ railway station and hotel and all the sightseeing spots
by air-conditioned vehicle. Separate arrivals and departures
will incur extra charges.
4. Transportation Between Cities
The economic class air tickets of
the domestic flight or soft berth/seat train tickets between
cities as specified in the above itinerary. Airport construction
fee and fuel surcharge are included.
5. Entrance Tickets
The main entrance tickets for the
sightseeing spots mentioned.
6. Driver And Guiding Service
Driver and English-speaking guide
service on normal sightseeing activities noted in the itinerary.
Our guide will not fly with you from one city to another.
Upon your arrival at each city, a new local guide and driver
will pick you up, be with you for local tour and see you
off after you finish the itinerary of each city.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist Accident / Casualty
Insurance. We highly recommend that you purchase full coverage
travel insurance from you country of origin.
5. Quotation Exclusions:
1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining your visa to
enter China.
2. Charge Of Arrival And Departure
The international or domestic air
/ train charge of arrival and departure.
3. Single Room Supplement
Should a twin room is needed by a
single guest, supplement of the twin room will be charged.
What is single supplement?-
The hotel is based on double occupancy. If the visitor travels
alone or the number of the travelers is odd (such as 3,
5, 7...), who stays in one single room has to pay the single
room supplement. As the hotel is on double occupancy.
4. Personal Expenses
Expenses of a personal nature such
as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities
or sightseeing, overweight baggage charges or any meals
not specified in the itinerary, ect.
5. Optional Programs
Optional programs which are not specified
in the above itinerary.
6. Tips
Tips depending on the service of
your guide and driver, entirely voluntary.
7. Extra Cost
Any extra cost caused by changes of natural disasters, fires,
weather, governmental and local authority orders, political
change, strikes, war, riots, quarantine, custom regulations,
damages or injury caused by accident beyond the control
of us and that has incurred due to the tourist action violating
the laws.
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