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Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau

Yunnan–Guizhou PlateauComfortable

Kunming's spring city, Puzhehei's lotus maze and Guizhou's great falls

Huangguoshu WaterfallPuzhehei Tourist AreaStone Forest (Shilin)
RouteKunming in → Puzhehei (HSR 1.5 h) → Anshun (HSR 2 h) → Guiyang out
PaceComfortable
Best timeMar–Jun & Sep–Nov

Trip Summary

Two green provinces in one comfortable arc: Kunming's lake-and-hills spring city and Stone Forest, the lotus lakes of Puzhehei, then the Guizhou border for Huangguoshu's thunder, the Longgong cave river and Qingyan's stone lanes — finishing in Guiyang's night markets.

Trip Highlights

  • Huangguoshu's 77-m curtain and water-curtain cave
  • Puzhehei's standing-row boats through lotus karst
  • The Stone Forest's stone pinnacles at dawn
  • Longgong's underground river by boat
  • Green Lake's gulls and Guiyang's sour-fish hotpot

Day by Day

Green Lake Park

Day 1 — Arrive Kunming

Fly into KMG. Green Lake's gulls at dusk and old-street noodles.

Flight in · Kunminginternational flights, destination pre-filledBook →
Stay · Green Lake Parkgull-side baseBook →
Car rental · Kunmingpick up at Kunming Changshui International Airport on arrivalBook →
Western Hills & Dragon Gate

Day 2 — Spring city

Western Hills' Dragon Gate over Dianchi, Yuantong temple, Kunming old street's flower cakes.

Stay · Green Lake Parksecond spring nightBook →
Stone Forest (Shilin)

Day 3 — Stone Forest

The day among the stone pinnacles; evening back for a mushroom hotpot.

Stay · Green Lake Parkthird stone-forest nightBook →
Tickets · Stone Forestskip-the-line entryBook →
Puzhehei Tourist Area

Day 4 — HSR to Puzhehei

Ninety minutes east; afternoon boats into the lotus maze.

Stay · Puzheheilotus-lake farmstayBook →
Tickets · Puzhehei Tourist Areaskip-the-line entryBook →
Puzhehei Tourist Area

Day 5 — Puzhehei villages

Village walks, peak viewpoints and slow boats; night in a lakeside farmstay.

Stay · Puzheheisecond karst nightBook →
Tickets · Puzhehei Tourist Areaskip-the-line entryBook →

Day 6 — HSR to the falls

Cross into Guizhou (2 h); afternoon at the Doupotang cascade stretch.

Stay · Huangguoshu Waterfallfall-view roomsBook →
Huangguoshu Waterfall

Day 7 — Huangguoshu

The Great Fall's curtain cave and both-bank boardwalks at length.

Stay · Huangguoshu Waterfallsecond curtain nightBook →
Tickets · Huangguoshu Waterfallskip-the-line entryBook →
Longgong (Dragon Palace) Caves

Day 8 — Longgong

Boat the cave river and palace halls; an easy Buyi-village lunch.

Stay · Huangguoshu Waterfallthird cave-river nightBook →
Tickets · Longgongskip-the-line entryBook →
Qingyan Ancient Town Scenic Area

Day 9 — Qingyan & Guiyang

Short HSR to Guiyang; afternoon in Qingyan's walled lanes, night snack street.

Anshun → Guiyang trainHSR ~30 minBook →
Stay · Qingyan Ancient Townstone-lane finishBook →
Car rental · Guiyangpick up at Guiyang North Railway Station on arrivalBook →
Tickets · Qingyan Ancient Town Scenic Areaskip-the-line entryBook →

Day 10 — Out

Jiaxiu tower's morning river, then KWE out.

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