CTH-129: 12-day eco tour to Guizhou and Guangxi

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Tour code: CTH-129
Tour Type: Adventure,Climbing/Mountaineering,Minority,Photography
Destinations: Guiyang - Anshun - Kaili - Zhaoxing - Sanjiang - Longji - Guilin - Yangshuo
Tour overview: This eco-program leads you into the fascinating and unique Guizhou and Guangxi province. In these mountainous and rural areas, travelers can see the well-preserved varied customs in different minority villages, with beautiful and special architectures, fun activities, rice terraces, clothes and ornaments along the way!

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Highlights

1. Admire the largest and highest waterfall in China
2. enjoy the ancient ground opera in Tianlong ancient village
3. witness the traditional way of making batik in gejia people's village
4. drink the local wine with friendly people at Miao village and see their unique hairstyle and beautiful fabric costume
5. Stroll at the Dong people's village and enjoy local dishes
6. Stun at the exquisitely wooden-made wind and rain bridge at Chengyang
7. Hiking on the gorgeous rice terraces and explore the Zhuang minority villages there
8. Stay at the local guest house when visit the minority villages
9. Take a relaxed cruise down to Yangshuo and explore the countryside views on bike

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1

Citys:	Guiyang
Activity:	Arrive in Guiyang. Be met at the airport or train station and transferred to your hotel.
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Attrations:	Arrive in Guiyang

Day 2

Citys:	Guiyang - Anshun
Activity:	Drive to Anshun to see the largest waterfall in China, Huangguoshu Waterfall (81m high, 74m wide). Visit the Dragon Palace and a small batik museum in the afternoon. Overnight at Anshun.
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Attrations:	Huangguoshu Waterfall also known as Yellow Fruit Tree Waterfall, is the largest waterfall in China. It is 81m-wide and 74m-high, which makes it Guizhou’s number-one tourist attraction. It mainly contains Waterfalls Cluster, Water-Curtain Cave and Rhinoceros Pool. Dragon Palace

Day 3

Citys:	Anshun - Guiyang - Kaili
Activity:	Drive back to Guiyang, stop at Tianlong to visit a local old-Han village best known for their Ground Opera. After lunch, proceed to Kaili, and visit Kaili Folk Museum to have a general idea of the ethnic groups in Guizhou.
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Attrations:	Tianlong village featuring stone enclosing walls, stone city walls, stone tiles and stone watchtowers, is a real stone village. The houses remain keep the Ming architectural styles, and the locals still keep most of the cultural traditions of that time. Kaili Folk Museum one of 100 distinctive museums of China, is entitled “the Origin of Chinese Folk Arts”. As an open-air museum of nationality culture and customs, it is very interesting, with displays on costumes, artifacts and musical instruments.

Day 4

Citys:	Kaili
Activity:	Drive to visit Xijiang Miao Village, the largest one in China. Then visit Matang Gejia people's village. A family visit will be arranged to see their traditional way of making batik.
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Attrations:	Xijiang Miao Village Matang village is regarded as a subgroup of the Miao minority. The Gejia have different customs, dress and language and are renowned for batik and artisans; their traditional dress often features batik and embroidery.

Day 5

Citys:	Kaili
Activity:	Drive along the Bala River to Jidao Long-skirt Miao village. You will be amazed by their traditional wooden houses. Go ahead to Datang Short-skirt Miao village located at the foot of Leigong Mountain. You will be greeted by the friendly villagers and drink the local wine before entering the village. Later, continue your journey to see more beautiful landscape on the way. Some hiking can be arranged to see the terraced fields.
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Attrations:	Jidao Miao village 25km away from Kaili, for the local women wear traditional long skirts, hence the origin of its name. The Miao style houses “Diaojiaolou” and its featured and creative festivals attract a large number of tourists. Datang Miao village 15km from Leishan County, is stands out because of women's distinctive style of dress. All females here wear extremely short skirt all year round, even in freezing winter. You will be impressed by their silver ornaments.

Day 6

Citys:	Kaili - Zhaoxing
Activity:	2-hour drive to Basha Miao village noted for men's hair style and women's shinning fabric costume from egg-white. After lunch, proceed to Zhaoxing - the largest Dong people's community in China with more than 800 households and a population of 5000.
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Attrations:	Basha Miao village Wander up the hill from Congjiang and you'd swear it is a movie set depicting the Tang or Song eras - its men still wear period clothes, carry swords and wear their long hair rolled up into topknots. You will be surprised by their well preserved ancie zhaoxing the largest Dong ethnic community in China, is still an amazing place, packed with traditional wooden structure, several wind and rain bridges and five remarkable drum towers, which form a sharp contrast with modern cities.

Day 7

Citys:	Zhaoxing - Sanjiang
Activity:	Head for Tang'an Village, which has been listed as an eco-museum by the joint efforts of Guizhou provincial government and Dr. John Aage Gjestrum, a leading museologist in Norway. Proceed to visit Sanjiang, and visit Chengyang Wind
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Attrations:	Tang'an Village Chengyang Wind

Day 8

Citys:	Sanjiang - Longji
Activity:	Drive to Dazhai to see the gorgeous rice terraces, and hike 5 hours to Ping An Village. Overnight at local guesthouse.
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Attrations:	longji rice terraces

Day 9

Citys:	Longji - Guilin
Activity:	Further explore the Zhuang village, and drive to Guilin. Visit Seven Star Park and visit a tea farm.
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Attrations:	Zhuang village Seven Star Park a large and beautiful park in center Guilin; there is a spectacular cave inside, with cute giant pandas in the zoon.

Day 10

Citys:	Guilin - Yangshuo
Activity:	Take a leisurely cruise down Li River, disembark at Yangshuo, free time at the rest of the day.
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Attrations:	Li River Cruise The River offers unparallel scenery with rolling hills, clear waters bamboo forest, small villages, fisherman and villagers along the journey. The most popular way to enjoy its beauty is by river cruise, bamboo raft or hiking along the bank.

Day 11

Citys:	Yangshuo
Activity:	2-3 hour bike tour to the countryside to see the stunning landscape and local farmer's life. Free time at the rest of the day.
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Attrations:	bike riding

Day 12

Citys:	Guilin
Activity:	Transfer to the airport and fly to your next destination.
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Attrations:	Service Ends

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