16Days Tour: Kunming-Guiyang-Guilin
 
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16 Days Yunnan-Guizhou-Guangxi Minorities Discovery by Speed Train
Day1 Arrive in Shangrila 
Sightseeing and Activities:Arrive in Lijiang
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Arrive in Lijiang



Day2 Lijiang-Shangrila
Sightseeing and Activities:Lijiang
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Day3 Shangrila-Tiger Leaping Gorge-Lijiang
Sightseeing and Activities:Lijiang-Tiger Leaping Gorge-Shangrila
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Lijiang-Tiger Leaping Gorge-Shangrila

Day4 Lijiang
Sightseeing and Activities:Lijiang
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Lijiang

Day5 Lijiang-Dali
Sightseeing and Activities:Lijiang-Dali
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Lijiang-Dali



Day6 Dali
Sightseeing and Activities:Dali
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Day7 Dali-Kunming
Sightseeing and Activities:Dali-Kunming
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Dali-Kunming

Day8 Kunming
Sightseeing and Activities:Kunming
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Kunming


Day9 Kunming-Guiyang
Sightseeing and Activities:Jiaxiu Tower and Qingyan Old Town
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Welcome to Guiyang, the Capital of Guizhou Province. Your local guide and driver will meet you at the airport / train station and then transfer to hotel.
Visit Jiaxiu Tower and Qingyan Old Town in the afternoon.

Day10 Guiyang-Kaili
Sightseeing and Activities:Shiqiao Miao village,Matang village
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This morning make 3hrs driving to Kaili. Kaili is the capital city of the Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Southeast Guizhou, and also the base of southeast Guizhou’s ethnic culture tour. Today’s first stop is Shiqiao Miao village. Shiqiao Miao village is famous for its old technology of papermaking. The ancient traditional methods of production method can be traced back to the Tang dynasty. You can learn how to make paper in local family.



After lunch continue drive to Matang village, where you can see Gejia group, who are not listed into 55 minority groups in China. The Gejia people of Matang adore bow and arrow. As a legend goes, the ancestors of the Gejia people was hero who could shoot the sun with the arrow. You will appreciate the traditional Gejia batik in the village, and learn the art of batik. In the evening drive to hotel in Kaili.

Day11 Kaili-Rongjiang
Sightseeing and Activities:Langde Miao Village,Datang Miao Village,Qiaotu Shui village
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In the morning pay leisure visit to explore Miao’s history and culture in Langde Miao Village and Datang Miao Village. Langde is a village of Long Skirt Miao. This village is considered to be the live museum of Miao Culture. Most wooden buildings were built from 1616-1911.Datang Miao Village is a Short Skirt Miao village, it is another branch of Miao live for hundreds years. Women in Datang are well known for their beautiful short skirts and hairstyle, they have worn a kind of traditional short skirt for 500 years. Another highlight in this village is the granary built over a pond with the multi-function of fire-proofing, rat-proofing and ant-proofing.
After lunch further driving to Rongjiang, on the way stop at Qiaotu Shui village, which villagers usually dress in black and blue. Men have long gowns and black turbans, and women wear collarless blue blouses, black trousers and aprons, all of which are embroidered.



Day12 Rongjiang-Congjiang-Zhaoxing
Sightseeing and Activities: Basha village, Zhaoxing village
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After breakfast drive to explore Basha village, a hidden kingdom occupied by the legendary Basha Miao people. Enter the Last Gunmen’s Tribe in China. All the men wear their hair in a bun. when the boys grow to 16 years of age, an “adult ceremony” will be held for them. The man adult of Basha Miao Village carries a hunting gun on his shoulder and a gunpowder bag , a bullet bag and a knife around his waist, making himself up like an ancient warrior.

This afternoon continue drive to Zhaoxing village. Zhaoxing is the biggest Dong village with over 1,000 Dong households in China. It has a history of nearly 2000 years. The village is divided into five natural sections. Each section has a clan and each clan has a drum-tower, a Wind-Rain-Bridge and a stage.
Overnight in Zhaoxing village.



Day13 Zhaoxing-Guilin-Yangshuo
Sightseeing and Activities:Tang’an village
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In the morning, you have chance to visit Tang’an village. Tang’an village is situated at a mountain slope and encircled by rice fields, green trees and hills. It has been accepted jointly by China and Norway as an ecological museum of the Dong ethnic group. It is the only eco-museum of Dong Minority on the earth. Hike 2.5hrs from Tang’an Village to Zhaoxing village, you will passing the rice fields on the way .
This afternoon you will take high-speed train to Yangshuo.



Day14 Yangshuo
Sightseeing and Activities:Yangshuo
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You will take a boat trip to the Li River (Xingping section). You will feast your eyes with the reflection of fantastic peaks with various shapes, crystal clear water, green hills, bamboo groves, the river passes an endless procession of distinct peaks and bamboo groves and the stunning landscape. Then you will pay a visit to Silver Cave -The cave is deep and irregular, with a great number of stalactites of thousand charms, which, in lights glint like silver, hence the name of the cave. These majestic, diamond-like stalactites decorate the cave and make it into a dazzling place. Strolling along the West Street where is famous for its antiquated style and courtyard like environment.



Day15 Yangshuo-Guilin
Sightseeing and Activities:Yangshuo-Guilin
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After breakfast. Transfer back to Guilin. Along the way we will visit Shangri-La get a tour of elegant scenery,ancient bridge brook river,deep pool limestone cave and fallen village. Continues the trip to Mulong Lake Park. It features the integration of historical culture into the nature. To the north of Mulong Lake, visitors can find a group of manmade sights such as Dongzhen Gate and the site of the City Wall in Song Dynasty. A very large building complex is scattered around where visitors can admire forest, grass, falls and streams. Then go to take Li River (city section) boat cruise where you can view the ten famous hills like Elephant Truck Hill, Fubo Hill etc.

Li River: The Li River that flows from Guilin to Yangshuo is the most famous tourist attraction in Guilin. Boasting the No.1 Guilin Landscape among all the waters and mountains in the picturesque Guilin, Li River was listed as one of the top ten watery wonders in the world. When traveling to Guilin, a Li River cruise will take you to enjoy the spectacular scenery of verdant mountains, towering karst peaks, water sights, grotesque rocks and caves along the river.

Day16 Departure from Guilin
Sightseeing and Activities:Departure from Guilin
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Departure from Guilin

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Guizhou Travel Guide is about "Guizhou Discovery". Our travel agency is one of the earliest travel companies in Guizhou since 1984, and we are the specialists on Guizhou tour arrangement. Our company is located in Kaili city, the capital city of Southeast Guizhou. Most of our staff come from Miao or Dong tribes, we speak English, Chinese, Miao or Dong  as well. We believe that we know Guizhou culture much better than some others, because our roots are here and we love this land. What‘s more, we love learning. We can arrange tours in Guizhou that interest you most on your dates with your own driver and guide.We won‘t resell the fixed tours as others, we work with you to create your tailor-made unique trip. Every trip of ours is designed to your interests, and our tour operator will help you to make it. 

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