Sightseeing and Activities:

Lufeng World Dinosaur Valley 🦖  Lufeng Dinosaur Museum

Tour Itinerary:
In the morning, your guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in Kunming and set out for Lufeng County in Chuxiong City, about 2 hours’ drive away. Lufeng is world-famous as one of the richest fossil sites of the Jurassic period, first brought to light in 1938. The most iconic discovery here is the Lufengosaurus, a large prosauropod dinosaur that has become the pride of Chinese paleontology.

Your first stop will be Lufeng World Dinosaur Valley, a fascinating theme park built around real excavation sites. Here you can see life-sized dinosaur sculptures, walk through ancient landscapes reconstructed from the Jurassic era, and even view sites where fossils were unearthed. It’s both an educational and thrilling journey, perfect for families and dinosaur enthusiasts.

Next, visit the Lufeng Dinosaur Museum, which houses an impressive collection of fossils, skeletons, and models. Besides dinosaurs, the museum also displays other prehistoric creatures, including the remains of Ramapithecus, a Miocene primate considered an early relative of today’s orangutans—making Lufeng significant not only in dinosaur research but also in human evolutionary studies.

After exploring these prehistoric wonders, enjoy a local lunch before driving back to Kunming in the afternoon. Your guide will escort you to your hotel, and this short yet fascinating journey into the ancient world will come to an end.

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