Kunming Private Day Tour to Dianchi Lake, West Hill and Anning Hotsprings

Escape the bustle of the city and discover the picturesque locations outside of Kunming on this double-duty, full-day excursion. Stroll around the Dian Lake, use the convenient cable car to reach the Dragon Gate at West Hill to get amazing panoramic view of the lake and city. Explore the temples and pavilions, gain insight view of the history and stories about the attraction. Then, relax in the outdoor hot spring at the Anning Hotsprings. This private tour including English speaking tour guide, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle, entrance fee, round trip cable car, lunch and door-to-door hotel transfers.

• Make sure everyone brings their passport
• Full name and passport number are required to book attraction tickets

Quick itinerary view

1 Dian Lake (Dian Chi)

Your English speaking guide and private car will pick you up in your hotel’s lobby. Heading directly to Dian Lake which takes about 1.5 hours. On the way, your tour guide will explain the related stories, feel free to ask questions if you have. Dian Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Yunnan Province and the sixth largest one in China. Its natural banks are formed by mountains on all four sides. Follow your tour guide to stroll around the park, enjoy beautiful sceneries with birds flying around.

2 Kunming West Hill (Xishan Forest Park)

Next, use the convenient cable car to explore the West Hill. West Hills boasts an excellent environment with flourishing flowers and dense forest, providing excellent environment to enjoy the tranquility and marvelous scenery. It is known as ‘having the most pleasant environment in the world’.

3 Kunming Dragon Gate

Your first stop is the Dragon Gate where you can enjoy amazing paranomic view of Dian Lake and Kunming City.

4 Sanqing Pavilion

Then, move on to Sanqing Pavilion. The pavilion was built on the cliff, looks like a ‘castle in the air’. Stroll around the halls and courtyards in the temple, get to know the history about the Taoism in China and enjoy amazing panoramic view of Dianchi Lake.

5 Taihua Temple

Depending on your time and interests, you can choose to visit Taihua Temple. Originally built in the Yuan Dynasty (1206 – 1368), the temple is the oldest one in Western Hills. The temple is famous for the beautiful rare flowers on the grounds.

6 Anning Hot Spring Hotel Parking Lot

In the afternoon, you will enjoy an outdoor hot spring for about 2 hours at Anning Hot-spring Resort. The hot spring here comes from 1230 meters underground, and it’s abundantly rich in minerals and elements.

Benefits of hot spring:

• Relax all the body muscles, eliminating stress.

• Improve metabolism and remove fatigue and the minerals contained in the water are believed to have health promoting, healing and even anti-aging effects.

• Ideal for people suffering from sciatic nerve pains, tendonitis, arthritis, muscle pains or insomnia problems, and people recovering after an accident or operation.

After your tour finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Kunming.

Private Tour

There are discounts in the off-season, please call us!

Free cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours before your travel date and get a full refund

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