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

Tour Date	City	Tour Brief
1	Guiyang	N/A
2	Guiyang - Anshun	Huangguoshu Waterfall, Longgong Caves
3	Anshun - Guiyang - Kaili	Tianlong Village, Kaili Folk Museum
4	Kaili	Xijiang Miao Village, Matang Village
5	Kaili	Jidao Miao village, Datang Miao Village
6	Kaili - Zhaoxing	Basha Miao village, Zhaoxing Dong Village
7	Zhaoxing - Sanjiang	Tang'an Dong Village, Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge
8	Sanjiang - Longji	Longji Rice Terraces
9	Longji - Guilin	Seven Star Park
10	Guilin - Yangshuo	Li River
11	Yangshuo	Yangshuo Bike Riding
12	Guilin	Service Ends

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1

City:	Guiyang
Activity:	Arrive in Guiyang. Be met at the airport or train station and transferred to your hotel.
Attractions:	N/A
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Day 2

City:	Guiyang - Anshun
Activity:	Drive to Anshun to see the largest waterfall in China, Huangguoshu Waterfall (81m high, 74m wide). Visit the Longgong Caves and a small batik museum in the afternoon. Overnight at Anshun.
Attractions:	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. Longgong Caves Covering an area of almost 60 square kilometers, the Palace is a magnificent underground cave system with lakes, waterfalls and stalactites. It's a great journey deeper into the cave by boat to view its wonderful and changing scenery.
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Day 3

City:	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.
Attractions:	Tianlong Village Featured by stone enclosing walls, stone city walls, stone tiles and stone watchtowers, it is a real stone village. The houses remain the Ming architectural style, and the locals still keep up most of the cultural traditions of that time. Kaili Folk Museum One of 100 distinctive museums in China, it’s entitled "the Origin of Chinese Folk Arts". As an open-air museum of showing national culture and customs, it displays a variety of traditional costumes, artifacts and musical instruments.
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Day 4

City:	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.
Attractions:	Xijiang Miao Village The largest Miao village in China; it's the "living fossil" to explore Miao's history and traditional culture. Here tourists would be impressed by the ancient houses, Long-table Dinner, Lusheng Festival, embroidery and twinkling silver orn Matang Village 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.
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Day 5

City:	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.
Attractions:	Jidao Miao village 25km away from Kaili, for the local women wear traditional long skirts, the village got its name. The distinctive Miao-style housing (called "Diaojiaolou") and creative festivals attract a large number of tourists. Datang Miao Village 15km from Leishan County, the village stands out for the distinctive and fashionable dress of the locals. All females here wear extremely short skirt all year round, even in freezing winter. You would be impressed by their silver ornaments.
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Day 6

City:	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 Dong Village - the largest Dong people's community in China with more than 800 households and a population of 5000.
Attractions:	Basha Miao village The village makes a real picture of ancient life in Tang or Song eras – the locals wear ancient costumes, carry swords and put their long hair rolled up into topknots. Zhaoxing Dong Village the largest Dong ethnic community in China; it’s 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.
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Day 7

City:	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 and Rain Bridge
Attractions:	Tang'an Dong Village Amongst mountains, paddy fields and lush greens, Tang'an is still a most primitive Dong village. With ancient stone paths, wooden houses and picturesque scenery, the village is a perfect place for people to return to nature. Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge Built in 1916, it’s the largest and best one among Dong’s Wind and Rain Bridges; no nails or rivets were used in the wood-and-stone architecture. Visitors come here to experience the pastoral life, Dong customs and enjoy the charming sceneries.
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Day 8

City:	Sanjiang - Longji
Activity:	Drive to Dazhai to see the gorgeous rice terraces, and hike 5 hours to Ping An Village. Overnight at local guesthouse.
Attractions:	Longji Rice Terraces Where there is soil, there is a terrace. Construction of the terraces began in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and was completed in the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). For picturesque scenery, the linked together terraces vary from season to season.
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Day 9

City:	Longji - Guilin
Activity:	Further explore the Zhuang village, and drive to Guilin. Visit Seven Star Park and visit a tea farm.
Attractions:	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 10

City:	Guilin - Yangshuo
Activity:	Take a leisurely cruise down Li River, disembark at Yangshuo, free time at the rest of the day.
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 11

City:	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.
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.
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Day 12

City:	Guilin
Activity:	Transfer to the airport and fly to your next destination.
Attractions:	Service Ends
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