1-Day Dinosaur Tour in Kunming

Summary

In the morning, your driver and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel (within the second ring road of Kunming) then drive you to the World Dinosaur Valley (1.5 hour drive). Feel like you enter a safe Jurassic Park, as you visit the biggest, most complete and oldest dinosaur valley in China. Since 1938, about 150 complete dinosaur skeletons were unearthed in Lufeng County, and now more than 60 complete dinosaur fossils are on display, dating from the Jurassic period. You can also see the excavation sites and modern dinosaur replicas. After lunch we will drive back to Kunming and visit the Jing Xing Bird and Flower Market, which reflects the Old Kunming way of life, with a lot of people selling flowers, birds, fish, insects bamboo bongs and pipes. Sometime you can even see old people “Liu Niao” which means they take their bird cages out for a walk in the park.  

Tour info

Duration
1 day
Group Size
Pricing (From)
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Meeting Point
Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

Our tour takes place in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province and a historical and cultural city. People around China also call her “Spring City” because her climate is like spring all year round. We will visit the World Dinosaur Valley, where you can find more than 60 complete dinosaur fossils and much more... Later we will go to the Jingxing Bird and flower market, an interesting place full of life where you can see the Old Kunming’s way of life.   Highlights: • World Dinosaur Valley: In the biggest and most complete dinosaur valley of its kind in China, you can see more than 60 complete dinosaur fossils, excavated on site. • Jingxing Flower and Bird Market: See the real Old Kunming while visiting this interesting place full of life.

What’s included?

  • 2 bottles of local drinking water per person per day

  • Transportation with skilled driver during tour at designated period of time

  • Experienced private English-speaking tour guides

  • Supplement for the tour guide (meals)

  • 24/7 English-speaking customer services

  • Government taxes

  • Flight tickets

  • Chinese visa

  • Lunch

  • Personal travel insurance

  • Personal expenses

  • Tips for tour guide (not requested, but highly appreciated)

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 24h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Wonders Of Yunnan Travel

About operator:

Wonders Of Yunnan Travel Agency is a professional and reliable Kunming based tour operator specialized on tailor-made tours in Yunnan and other regions in Southwest China. As a subsidiary of the well established Travel Company KSCI Travel Co. Ltd, we can draw upon many years of experience in the Chinese travel market since 1981. Wonders Of Yunnan is qualified to run the business for overseas tourists traveling in China, offering complete travel solutions (tour packages, customized trips, transfers, hotel bookings, flight ticket bookings) and Meeting-Incentive-Conference-Event (MICE) services to our clients at competitive prices. You are welcome to visit our website or our office in Kunming for more information!

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