Kunming & surroundings travel guide

Group the historic city centre, provincial museum and Dounan flower market into your Kunming stay. Give the Stone Forest or Dianchi and Western Hills a separate day, then plan your airport or station transfer.

Plan your visit

Kunming in one to three days: old streets, museums and flowers

Keep the old centre together, then give the museum and flower market their own day.

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Where to stay

Where to stay in Kunming: city nights, station stops and lakeside stays

Pick a city base for exploring, then place your first or last night beside the departure you actually booked.

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Things to do

Stone Forest from Kunming: Main Park or Naigu?

Grey rock spires, Ashima, or quieter black-rock trails: pick the walk that fits your schedule.

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Dianchi and Western Hills: cliff paths, lake walks and the cableway

See Longmen's cliff shrines, cross the lake by cableway or spend an easier half day along the Dianchi shore.

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Getting there and away

Getting to Yunnan: choose the airports that fit your route

Start closer to your first stay and finish near your last, with connections and the first hotel planned together.

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Kunming airport to the city and the right train station

Take Line 6 into the city, change at Juhua for Kunming South, or go straight to your hotel when you arrive late.

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