destination

Kunming

We rented a bike and drove about 1.5 hours through the city towards Dragon Gate, I was really surprised how bike-friendly such a city can be. Everywhere there are bicycle lanes, but where electric scooters run, but which are very pleasant to drive. We then took for 40 CNY per person the gondola, which first crosses the lake and after the intermediate stop on the other shore the mountain goes up. Do not forget to smile, because again and again photos are shot in between, which you can then of course buy at an exorbitant price. Once at the top of the mountain, there is another chairlift. To get all the way up the mountain you pay another 70 CNY (40 for admission and 30 for the train). From there you can slowly go down again, passing beautiful temples built on the mountain. The best known, The "Dragon Gate" is in addition to the overwhelming view really impressive. Then it goes down, where you either back on a golf cart (of course you pay for it again) or in a 15-minute walk back to the gondola. Attention : The last departure is at 17 o'clock, so come on at 15 o'clock, so you catch the last gondola. The return trip on the bike through the city was very exciting, although there was more traffic in the evening. Also on the program was the stone forest. The stone forest was really beautiful, albeit a big labyrinth. You do not often see such a landscape and the many Chinese tourists are well distributed, so sometimes you stand alone among the high rocks.