Stone Forest Tour - Private

General information

Destination	Category
Kunming, China	Sightseeing Tours

Program details

120km away from Kunming city, there stands one of the "Nature's World Wonders". Shilin is a stone forest, where stone peaks rise abruptly from the ground in numerous layers like bamboo shoots, forests and pagodas. Hence all visitors to Kunming from home and abroad never hesitate to admire the unique scenes formed by the stones.



Both Chinese and overseas geologists have proved that the stone forest is over 270 million years old. The area used to be an ocean. During the long geological period from the late Permian period 230 million years ago to 2 million years ago, the ocean subsided and giant rocks appeared. During this time the rocks were gradually worn away by water, forming the strange rock forms the strange rock forms seen today.



Meeting/pick-up point: Pick up at hotels in Kunming city only.

Duration: 6-8 hours.

Start/opening time: At 9am. Pick up at 8:30am.

Languages: English.