From Kunming we caught a minibus to the Stone Forest Park. It is a huge area covered with large stones in a well laid out parklike setting.The guides dress in traditional clothes. The maps around the place are not very informative so you are encouraged to take a guide so you don't get lost.
We met two foreigners who had not taken a guide and were lost for 2 hours and found themselves going around in circles in the blazing sun! They were relieved to bump into us. We didn't take a guide but hooked on to the tail end of a Spanish speaking group from Spain. As we spoke English they didn't take any notice of us, so we got a free tour!
