Summary:
In-depth Southeast Guizhou to Dragon Backbone Terrace
1Highlights & Map
This Tour is Best for...
- China Sightseeing Tours
- China Culture Vacations
- China Adventure Travel
- Soft-adventure
- Soft-adventure
- Out-door
- Hiking & Treking
- Hiking & Treking
- Adventure
- Natural scenery
- Natural scenery
- Spring
- Spring
- Summer
- Summer
- Autumn
- Autumn
- Winter
- Chinese New Year
- Chinese New Year
- Family holidays
- Parents & Children
- Budget tour
- Budget tour
- Natural sightseeing
- Natural sightseeing
- Ethnic culture
- Ethnic culture
- Cultural
2Itinerary
Day 01Guiyang, Kaili
Destinations: Guiyang to Kaili
Activities: Arrival in Guiyang; Guiyang-Kaili Arrive in Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province, and then transfer to Kaili, capital of Southeast Guizhou Region. The rest time is free to refresh.
Day 02Kaili
Destinations: Kaili
Activities: In the morning visit the Kaili museum. A short drive from Kaili takes us to Shiqiao village to learn about the art of traditional paper-making. Then drive to Matang village to see the Gejia Miao. Afterwards, we try Guizhou's local specialty: fish hot pot with sour soup for dinner (Kaili is the best place for this dish). In the evening we check in the best 4-star hotel.
Meals: lunch
Day 03Kaili
Destinations: Kaili to Rongjiang
Activities: We will leave Kaili in the morning to visit Langde, a quiet little Miao Village village with traditional wooden houses, cobblestone path and waterwheels. We will dine with the family of the village chief. From then on we will drive most of time through beautiful countryside with terraced hillsides and quaint villages. We next visit Paika Miao village, where local craftsmen still make their traditional musical instrument Lusheng pipes by hand. We head for Rongjiang and stop by Datang, short-skirt Miao village with their unique aquatic granary and gorgeous view of Mountain Leishan. We stay overnight at a 3-star hotel in Rongjiang.
Meals: lunch
Day 04Kaili
Destinations: Rongjiang to Zhaoxing
Activities: We first stop by Chejiang, a Dong People village by Rongjiang (Banyang) River where some women dry their crops on the ground under the 21-layers Bell Tower;Then we continue to drive along the water to Congjiang. Further driving, we will stop by Pingjiang River and change to paddle boat to cross the river to walk around another Dong village by the other side of the river. A short drive around and up the mountain, we will visit Basha Miao People village. Then a 2-hour drive will take us to Zhaoxing, the largest Dong villages in the region with more than 700 households.
Meals: lunch
Day 05Kaili
Destinations: Zhaoxing
Activities: Today we will take a wonderful hiking tour(3hrs). We depart Zhaoxing for Tang An, from here we start hiking. Tang An is a Dong village with rice terrace and Dong ethnic Minority museum. After lunch we will walk around the village. The local villagers will present a performance - ethnic dances and polyphonic style sing-along.
Meals: lunch
Day 06Kaili, Guilin
Destinations: Zhaoxing to Chengyang
Activities: We depart Zhaoxing for Yangxi. Then we will have lunch at Yangxi after viewing a wind & rain bridge. Afterwards we continue our journey south into Guangxi Province's Sanjiang, a village of South Dong people, one of the two subgroups of Dong ethnic minority. A short drive further down will take us to Chengyang, a little village with the largest wind and rain bridge. Walking behind the bridge we will see farms and market at the foot of the hill. We stay overnight in Chengyang.
Meals: lunch
Day 07Guilin
Destinations: Chengyang to Longsheng
Activities: We drive to Longsheng in the morning. The terraces are beautiful -- a real photographer's dream and an amazing feat of farming. Thousands of acres, inaccessible by mechanical tools, have to be tilled and cared for by hand. The layers upon layers of rice terrace reach up to 1,000 meters peak. It’s worth staying a whole day there, climbing up to the top for stunning views and great photos. We stay overnight in Longsheng.
Meals: lunch
Day 08Guilin
Destinations: Longsheng to Guilin
Activities: You will wake up with the sunrise and glittering rice terrace outside your room. We will leave Longsheng at 13:00 pm to Guilin and fly out.
3Price Policy
Price Includes
- Hotel accommodation in twin shared room with daily breakfast.
- Meals as specified in the itinerary (B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner).
- Domestic flights, trains or buses as specified in the itinerary
- Airport tax and fuel fee.
- Private car/coach for transfers service and sightseeing program as indicated in the itinerary.
- Local English-speaking tour guide for transfers and sightseeing program as indicated in each city.
- Entrance fees to scenic spots as indicated in the itinerary.
- Service charge and government Taxes.
Price Excludes
- Entry or exit China international airfare or train tickets.
- Hotel room/cruise cabin single supplement.
- Personal expenses such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities, etc.
- Gratuities to the tour guide, driver and hotel bellboy.
- Fees for entry visa to China.
- Traveler insurance.
- Services not mentioned in the itinerary.
Cancellation in advance | Cancellation penalty |
More than 30 days | No Cancellation Fee |
30-10 days | 50% of the full payment |
9-0 days or no show | 100% of the full payment |
4Things to Do
5Reviews
recommend
Ms. Ms Seralina
(Afghanistan)
Dec.31, 2012
- "Thanks for the perfect arrangements"
- I feel gratitude that my guide has offered me lots of useful advice and help. I have a wonderful time here.
recommend
Ms. Ms Chloe
(France)
Dec.31, 2012
- "...."
- With regard to this trip, I should say, it is just wonderful! That is exactly what I had expected. I hope one day I would bring my family here with me.
recommend
Ms. Mr. Mike
(Germany)
Dec.31, 2012
- "Nice"
- Very pleasant trip, my sweet memory in China. Fully recommended!
6Questions & Answers
Questions & Answers
Apr. 13,2013 18:23
Asked by Mr.berry lawrence (Singapore)
- 8 Days Guizhou Minorities Culture Experience Tour
- Would like to know cost for per person on twin sharing basis on above-mentioned tour. Since it is daily tour, date of departure is not an issue. Please revert in US dollars. Tks. Berry Singapore
Feb. 09,2013 14:23
Asked by Mr.De vriendt (China)
- Ctp82 guizhou minority from shanghai fri 12 April ti sat 20 pril 4 adults 2 rooms vegetarian @fish
- We like a quote for 2 couple of adult age 50 including flight from shanghai dept Friday 12 April 2013 in the evening to Guiyang and return Saurday 20 April 2013 in the afternoon, the above this in minorities with some trekking looks very nice we like some adventure and trekking and nature experience. We live in shanghai and 2 of our friends are coming from Africa and they wanted to discover deep china. 1 couple is vegetarian but can eat fish other couple no restrictions . Please quote us full package price including return flights from shanghai and 3 meals hotel, transport and other cost all in Rmb . Thank you - M. De vriendt- shanghai
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