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Guangxi-Guizhou-Yunnan Highlights
Tour code: AT401
Duration: 21 days
Route: Guilin, Sanjiang, Zhaoxing, Kaili, Guiyang, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang
Attractions: Chengyang Shelter Bridge, Zhaoxing Dong ethnic villages, Zengcong Drum Tower, Langde & Lanhua Miao ethnic villages
Itinerary:
Day 1 Driving route Guiyang-Kaili-Rongjiang-Congjiang-Zhaoxing-Sanjiang-Longji-Guilin-Yangshuo
Hongkong / Guilin
Transfer via: PM flight
Pikup from Guilin airport by our English speaking tour guide and transfer to hotel.
Day 2 (B, L, )
Guilin /Yangshuo / Guilin
Transfer via: Boat
Full day Li River Cruise to Yangshuo with lunch aboard and stay in Yangshuo tonight.
Li River Cruise: Depart from your hotel in the morning. Be transferred to the Zhujiang Pier(about 1 hour drive)for a 4.5 hours wonderful cruise.You will enjoy the picturesque mountains, peaceful green fields ,farms and villages with water buffalos,cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Disembark at the one-thousand-year-old town Yangshuo in the afternoon. Have a short exploration to the old town before to be transferred back to Guilin city.
Day 3 (B, L, )
Guilin/Longji / Sanjiang
Transfer via: Private car or coach
Depart from the hotel in the morning & drive to Longji area.
Longsheng is located in the mountainous region on the northeastern part of Guilin. The natural beauty and the colorful ethnic Chinese cultures and customs attract people from all over the world.
After 2.5 hours drive (115KM beautiful mountain road) you will get to the Longji area, Heping Township of Longsheng County. Visit Zhuang and Yao Minority tribes villages and some families if you like. Those ethnic girls dressed in their own colors may have a demonstration on hair combing or singing and dancing upon guests' request and gratuity. Clients will enjoy the beautiful terrace rice fields after getting to the summit of Longji (Dragon's backbone).The terrace rice fields were first built in the Yuan Dynasty ( about 800 years ago) and completed in the Qing dynasty as the crystallization of the wisdom and labor of the Zhuang people.
Longji Dragon Backbone Rice Terrace are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop, with the highest place of an elevation of 885m and the lowest 380m. The coiling line spirals up from the mountain foot to the top, making the mountain looks like huge snail seen afar. Enjoy the hiking tours around Pingan village for the wonderful views.
Further drive(2 & half hours) to Sanjiang County. Free at leisure to explore the old town. (Sometimes it might takes longer because the mountain road between Longsheng to Sanjiang is always under construction, passengers need to be patient for long time driving on the bumping road)
Day 4 (B, L, )
Sanjaing/Heli//Tangan / Zhaoxing
Transfer via: Private car or coach
Visit the Chengyang Shelter Bridge in the morning. Then to be transferred to the Heli Village, pass Renhe Bridage,which is a beautiful shelter bridage built in a mixture of Dong and Han architecture. Keep driving to southeastern area of Guizhou province. Visit the Tangan & Zhaoxing Dong ethnic villages. Stay overnight in Zhaoxing, the biggest Dong Village in the world.
Chengyang Roof Covered Bridge: One of the most beautiful & well protected shelter bridges in China,constructed in 1911,finished in 1925. The bridge is 64.4 meters long, 3.4 meters wide, 10.6 meters high, with beautiful shelters construction on it. It is supported by five big stone piers and the whole bridge is made of wood with all mortise and tenon joints, without any iron nails.
-Renhe Bridage: Construted in 1883. It is painted with beautifu pictures of history and scenery. The entire bridge is made of wood with all mortise and tenon joints, without any iron nails.
-Tangan Dong Ethnic Village: Sporsored by Government of Norway, a good example of Ecologic Museum of Dong Ethni Culture. Its unique irrigation and drinking water system has been skillfully designed.
Day 5 (B, L, )
Zhaoxing/Congjiang/Basha/Xindi/Zengcong / Rongjiang
Transfer via: Private car or coach
Drive to Congjiang County. Visit the special Basha Miao Ethnic groups village. Then keep driving via Xindi Town to Zengcong Town to visit the oldest & biggest Zengcong Drum Tower. Stay overnight at Rongjiang County.
-Basha Miao Ethnic village: It is a very special and old Miao Ethnic village. The villagers remain their unique tradition since Qing Dynasty( about 2200 years ago). All the men comb their hair with a very special hair, caring a knife on the waist and a traditional fowling piece, dressing like an accient Chinese warrior.
-Zengcong Drum Tower: It is the oldest and the most beautiful drum tower in China. It is 25 meters high with 13 stories. It was built in 1672. You can walk to the top for the beautiful views.
- Rongjiang County: It is an old town with the history of over 2000 years. It is holly land where the Dong & Miao ethinc nationalities originated.
Day 6 (B, L, )
Rongjiang/Chejiang/Sandu/Danzhai/Qingman / Kaili
Transfer via: Private car or coach
Depart early in the morning to visit the Chejiang Banyan trees and Dong Ethnic Village by the river. . Then keep driving via Sandu,Danzhai,enjoy the beautiful view on the way. Arrive at special mini skirt Qingman Miao ethnic village in the afternoon. To be transferred to the Kaili city.
- Kaili is a 2500 years old city with the population of 450,000, 65% is the Miao Ethnic groups among of that.
Day 7 (B, L, )
Kaili/Langde/Lanhua/Kaili
Transfer via: Private car or coach
Visit the Kaili Ethnic Minorities Musem, Langde & Lanhua Miao ethnic groups villages.
-Kaili Ethnic Minorities Musem: You will have the chance to visit all ethnic minorities histories, culture in Guigzhou province.
-Langde Miao ethnic group village: An old village with beautiful traditional Miao style houses, the village is named " Village of China Civil Arts".
-Lanhua Miao ethnic group village: Another beautiful village, famous for its special tradition. This Miao ethnic group used to be call "Long Skirt Miao group" in the old time.
Day 8 (B )
Kaili/Guiyang
Drive to Guiyang. Then take a city tour. You will visit visit Qianling park, Jiaxiu pavilio, and the Hongfu Temple where is the center of Buddhism in Guizhou Province.
Day9 Guiyang - Anshun (B, L)
Today's program highlights the remaining culture of the Old Han (Chinese) ethnic group.
The ancestors of these villagers migrated from Jiangxi Province to Guizhou Province in the Ming Dynasty. We will drive for 1.5 hours to reach Tianlong village. Women here are still dressed in traditional Ming dynasty costumes, and houses remain faithful to the Ming architectural styles. We will watch a local opera performance called Ground Opera , famed for the performers' symbolic masks. Another village visit will be arranged to Stone village , a Buyi village .
Day10 Anshun (B, L)
One-day tour included Huangguoshu Waterfall and Tianxingqiao Scenic spot .
The Huangguoshu Waterfall, the largest waterfall in Asia, is about 74 meters high and 81 meters wide. Hidden behind the waterfall is a 134-meter long Water-Curtain Cave with fantastic stalactites. Situated in Zhengning County, it is located in a karst area 600-1500 meters above sea level, with a rainfall of 1300 mm, the region has long been know for its scenic beauty of crisscrossing streams and alternating peaks and gorges.
Day11 Anshun - Liuzhi (B, L)
Liuzhi is our next destination. The drive is through attractive countryside and we plan to see Miao nick-named Four Seal Miao . They have been named Four Seal as they once served the emperor and it is said that the seal was awarded to them by the emperor.
Day12 Liuzhi - Suoga - Liuzhi (B, L)
Today, we drive through a spectacular vista of terraced fields to Suoga , famous for the Long Horn Miao Ethnic.
Long Horn Miao Ethnic still has some hemp which they traditionally use to make their clothes. However, they still batik and embroider their costumes. This village has received a grant from Norway and they now have a small museum. Here, we can see how the young girls dress their hair for the festival on a wooden support, they use their hair, as well as their mother's and their grandmother's to make a coiffure of several kilos.
Day13 Liuzhi - Shuicheng (B, L)
Coach to Nankai, Shuicheng , visit the Small Flowery Miao. These Miao wear a jacket with superb cross-stich geometrical patterning in yellows, oranges and greens. The women wear their hair piled high upon their head in a neat roll which takes a long time to arrange. It is also possible we may see Yi people in this area.
Day14 Shuicheng - Weining (B, L)
Today, we drive to Weining, a remote small town in the north-west only recently connected by a reasonable road and railway. In this area, both Miao, Yi and Muslims live. This area was once so poor that the local inhabitants had to eat buckwheat, potatoes and maize rather than rice. We plan to have a boat ride on Caohailake, femed for its Black-neck cranes.
Day15 Weining (B, L)
This area was converted to Christianity by English Missionaries and there are many churches in this area. The Miao here were converted to Christianity by the Reverend Pollard and the Reverend Harry Parsons in the 19 th and 20 th Centuries. We can visit a local church and the Big Flowery Miao village here.
Day16 Weining / Xingyi(B, L)
Drive about 5 hours to Xingyi. Upon arrival of Xingyi, visit Black Miao, another sub-branch of Miao, who are special with their frilled skirt and dazzling silver decorations.
Day15 Xingyi / Luoping (B, L)
Drive 3 hours to Luoping, enjoy not only the nice views of Nine-dragon waterfalls and Duoyi River, but also colorful customs of Buyi ethnic. Drive to Golden Cock Hills, photographing the golden fields of rape.
Day16 Luoping / Stone Forest (B, L)
Drive to Stone Forest, enjoy the beautiful surroundings while the crowd of visitors do not disturb you. The night of Stone forest is so unique, which you can not find in other place of the world.
Stone Forest is located in Shilin County, 89 kilometers from Kunming. The area, covering 350 square kilometers, is the highest karst terrain in the world and a national scenic area in China.
Day 17 (B, L, D )
Kunming / Dali
Transfer via: MU5951 (0945/1015)
Transfer to Dali by air. Visit Three Pagodas, and the old town, the Ancient Wall Gate, have dinnier at an old traditional restaurant called "Plum Well". More details of Dali...
Three Pagodas:are located northwest of Dali at the foot Cangshan Mountains. With Qianxun Pagoda, completed in 876 during the Tang dynasty (618-907AD).
Day 18 (B, L, )
Dali / Lijiang
Morning visit of a small Catholic church in old town of Dali, drive to Xizhou Morning Market & the typical living house of Bai Minority. enjoy the tea ceremony of Bai Ethnic, take as more pictures of the colorful costumes of Bai Ethics, listening to their stories... Drive to Lijiang after lunch.
Xizhou House: live Bai minority people. You will see the their typical traditions, dresses there.
Day 19 (B, L, )
Lijiang
Visit the old town of Lijiang, escorted tour to Square Street, Mu Prince Mansion in the morning. Drive to Lashi Lake to visit Naxi Village in the afternoon, take a canoe ride on the lake.
The Lijiang ancient town of Dayan: The town was built in the late song dynasty and the early Yuan dynasty and was listed by the UNESCO on the list of the world's major cultural heritages in 1997.
Day 20 (B, L, )
Lijiang
Full day visit the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Yak Meadow, the old house of Joseph Rock, who stayed in Lijiang for 27 years from 1922 to 1949.
The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: The mountain has 13 peaks of which the highest is 18000 feet above sea level. It is a treasure of wild plants and rare animals.
Day 21 (B, L, )
Lijiang / Depart
Transfer via: air
Free time in the old town of Lijiang, transfer to airport to majoy Chinese City of Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou.