Yuxi Travel Package

Day One: Kunming – Yuxi

You will be surprised and excited as you go further into Kunming in Yunnan province. This tour takes you to Chengjiang County in Yuxi to explore the Maotian Mountain National Geological Park and Fuxian Lake.

Take a coach from Kunming South Coach Station to Chengjiang County. The bus runs regularly and reaches Chengjiang in 40 minutes, costing around CNY20 per person. Then take a taxi to Maotian Mountain National Geological Park, which is about 8 kilometers away from Chengjiang County.

“Maotian” means “a straw hat from the heaven”. The mountain earns its name as it resembles a huge hat. It was actually a very ordinary mountain until the discovery of the oldest and best-preserved ancient oryctocoenose. The paleontologists discovered 40 categories including 100 kinds of animals. All of these are precious evidence for research on the life cycle. You will see fossils of Trilobite, jellyfish, and Naraoia of 530,000,000 years ago.

Then return to the Chengjiang County by taxi and have lunch. Take a bus from the coach station to Luchong Village for your next stop – Fuxian Lake. Buses run every day between Chengjiang County and Luchong and take about twenty minutes. The bus fare is about CNY5. We suggest that you check in at a local hotel or guesthouse. Remember to bargain for the best room rate.

After having a short rest, you can go to visit the beautiful Fuxian Lake, one of the largest freshwater lakes in China. It has an average depth of 87 meters and the water temperature averages 17.7 degrees centigrade, which makes it an ideal resort for swimming. The sand is clean and soft along the beach. You can camp on the lakefront, row a boat, and swim in the lake.

For your dinner, we suggest that you have a taste of the local dishes, such as stewed Kanglang fish in a copper pot and rice and vegetable steamed in a copper pot.

Day Two: Yuxi

Get up early in the morning and catch a glimpse of the spectacular view of the sunrise on the lake. Then you can take a boat to the Gushan Island. The admission fee of the island is CNY15. Luchong Village is located on the west bank of Fuxian Lake and charges CNY10 for a visit. If time permits, you can rent a bicycle to ride around the lake.