CTH-126: 11-Day South China Bike Tour

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Tour code: CTH-126
Tour Type: Adventure,Biking/cycling,Culture,History
Destinations: Guilin - Yangshuo - Kunming - Dali - Lijiang
Tour overview: Cycling amongst the countless rice terraces, limestone peaks in Yangshuo, or riding through the laid-back ancient towns Dali & Lijiang for dramatic scenery & minority cultures, by taking this biking tour you will get up so close to the local people and unique life style!

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Highlights

1. Cycling in the downtown area of Guilin and have beautiful city views.

2. Have a relax cruise down to Yangshuo and walk on the leisurely west street.

3. Freely explore the countryside Yangshuo on bike.

4. Visit the must visit site in Kunming like stone forest, minority village & golden palace.

5. Biking tours to Canshan Mountain.

6. Ride to the Baisha villages

7. See the unique Bai & Naxi life style in Dali & Lijiang

8. Admire the snow-capped Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

Tour Date	City	Tour Brief
1	Guilin	N/A
2	Guilin	Reed Flute Cave, Seven Star Park
3	Guilin - Yangshuo	Li River
4	Yangshuo	Yangshuo Bike Riding, Moon Hill
5	Yangshuo - Kunming
6	Kunming	Stone Forest, Kunming Golden Temple
7	Kunming - Dali	Cangshan Mountain, Erhai Lake, Dali Old Town, Three Pagodas
8	Dali - Lijiang	Erhai Lake Park, Xizhou town
9	Lijiang	Baisha Murals, Shuhe Old Town, Black Dragon Pool, Dongba Culture Museum
10	Lijiang	Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, White Water River
11	Lijiang	Service Ends

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1

City:	Guilin
Activity:	Our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area at Guilin Airport and transfer you to the hotel.
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Day 2

City:	Guilin
Activity:	One day bike tour in Guilin city, you will visit Reed Flute Cave, Seven Star Park (panda zoo), and city central lakes.
Attractions:	Reed Flute Cave a brilliance cave with spectacular a spectacular world of various stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations created by carbonate deposition; illustrated by colored lighting to form a fantastic cave. Seven Star Park a large and beautiful park in center Guilin; there is a spectacular cave inside, with cute giant pandas in the zoon.
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Day 3

City:	Guilin - Yangshuo
Activity:	Take a leisurely cruise down Li River disembarks at Yangshuo. Check in the hotel. Free time for your own arrangement.
Attractions:	Li River 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.
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Day 4

City:	Yangshuo
Activity:	An escorted bike tour to the countryside of Yangshuo, lunch at a riverside restaurant, bike to Moon Hill, and go up to have a bird-eye view of the beautiful area.
Attractions:	Yangshuo Bike Riding You will be escorted by the guide to take about 1.5-2 hours bike ride to the countryside to see the stunning landscape around Yangshuo and the local farmer’s life. Moon Hill A limestone pinnacle with a moon-shaped hole penetrating the hill; Along the "Appreciating Moon Path", you would appreciate from different angles that the cave takes on a specific looks of "full-moon", "half-moon" or "crescent
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Day 5

City:	Yangshuo - Kunming
Activity:	Transfer to Guilin and fly to Kunming. Be met and transferred to the hotel.
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Day 6

City:	Kunming
Activity:	One full day tour to the Stone Forest, on the way to visit a local minority village. In the afternoon, pay a visit to the Golden Temple.
Attractions:	Stone Forest A grand karst site, located outside Kunming, features countless stone pillars, unique aesthetic peaks, grotesque rocks, strange caves, mountain lakes, and interesting ethnic culture and customs. Kunming Golden Temple
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Day 7

City:	Kunming - Dali
Activity:	Transfer to take a morning flight to Dali. A bike trip (5 km) to Cangshan Mountain, take the cable car up, have a panoramic view of Erhai Lake, proceed to visit Dali old town and the Three Pagodas at Chongsheng Monastery.
Attractions:	Cangshan Mountain Indeed as it Chinese names implies, Cangshan Mountain is covered by verdant forests. Elevation of Cangshan is 4000 meters. Snows cover the peak all year, when ice reflects sunlight from the top, it looks so holy that arises your desire to worship. Erhai Lake Known as "pearl of the plateau", it’s the second largest freshwater lake in Yunnan. Bamboo rafting in the crescent-shaped lake, you’ll be in an atmosphere of peace and calm. Dali Old Town Built 1500 years ago, the Old Town of Dali shows an example in the harmonious relationship between man and nature, with its abundant ecological intelligence. All literal descriptions are redundant, photos will explain everything. Three Pagodas About 2km north of ancient Dali town, three pagodas tower in a triangle formation. Major pagoda, Qianxun Pagoda, was built in the Tang Dynasty. The highest one has 69 meters, while the other pagodas, octagonal in shape have 43 meters in height.
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Day 8

City:	Dali - Lijiang
Activity:	Visit Erhai Lake Park, then drive to Lijiang, on the way to visit Xizhou to see the traditional residential architecture of Bai people and their lifestyle. After arrival in Lijiang, check in the hotel.
Attractions:	Erhai Lake Park Covered 100 ha, Erhai park located at Tuanshan Mountain by the Erhai-lake side. Mountain slopes are dotted by luxuriant pines, cypresses and clusters of camellias, azaleas. From Observation Pavilion a bird-view on Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake. Xizhou town Xizhou town is characterized by cultural folk and architectural style of Bai minority people. Old streets and houses are well preserved although here used to be an essential military fortress in the period of Nanzhao Kingdom thousand years ago.
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Day 9

City:	Lijiang
Activity:	One day bike tour: Baisha village to see the ancient murals and local people's life, then proceed to Shuhe Old Town, today's trip ends at the Black Dragon Pool with a visit to Dongba Culture Museum.
Attractions:	Baisha Murals Painted in Baisha Town in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), it’s a wonderful sight with their smooth lines, bright colors, vivid pattern and harmonious composition. The mural is an interesting co-existence of Buddhism, Taoism and Lamaism in the artworks. Shuhe Old Town At an altitude of 2440 meters, it is a tranquil town with a population of about 3000 people. Along with its sister town Lijiang, it is also part of the UNESCO Heritage site. But the town is less touristy and polished with more original characters. Black Dragon Pool Coming from melting snow water, the pond flows downstream into Lijiang. As its water is as green and lucid as jade, the pond also gets the name "Yuquan" or Jade Fountain. Dongba Culture Museum Dongba culture refers to ancient Naxi culture. The main architecture of the museum is similar to the Naxi courtyard, and fully uses the advantage of its landform. It holds a remarkable collection of Naxi relics and cultural display.
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Day 10

City:	Lijiang
Activity:	Half day tour to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and cable car up to Spruce Meadow to overlook the snow-capped peak, White Water River. Then drive back to Lijiang, free at the rest of the day.
Attractions:	Jade Dragon Snow Mountain The holy mountain - "God of Sanduo" of Naxi people; it stretches 35 km from north to south with 960-square-kilometers of snow-capped area. Looking from afar, you can see that the mountain just looks like a huge dragon lying in the cloud. White Water River Formed by runoff from the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, its name stems from white riverbed. Because of transformed from ice, water in river is so cold that can not swim in it, but drinking is a good way to “taste” this white dragon-like river.
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Day 11

City:	Lijiang
Activity:	Transfer to the airport and fly to Kunming to connect your flight to the next destination.
Attractions:	Service Ends
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