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www.china-tour.cn<br />

a reputable <strong>China</strong> tour operator & travel agency<br />

from 1987<br />

<strong>Guizhou</strong> <strong>Hidden</strong> <strong>Tribe</strong> <strong>Tour</strong><br />

Destinations: Guiyang, Kaili, Xijiang, Rongjiang, Zhaoxing,<br />

Sanjiang, Longsheng, Guilin, Yangshuo, Hong Kong<br />

<strong>Tour</strong> Features: This tour takes you from Guiyang, capital<br />

of <strong>Guizhou</strong> Province, to Hong Kong. <strong>Guizhou</strong> is home to<br />

Miao, Dong and other ethnic minority people. You'll see<br />

some of their handicrafts, visit and stay in a minority<br />

village and learn about their culture. Spend a day in Guilin,<br />

one of the most beautiful places in <strong>China</strong>, before the tour<br />

ends in Hong Kong<br />

<strong>Tour</strong> Code:<br />

CCT-GMT<br />

<strong>Tour</strong> Class: Standard<br />

<strong>Tour</strong> Departure: Flexible<br />

Inclusion & Exclusion<br />

<strong>Tour</strong> map<br />

<strong>Tour</strong> Price: From 968USD<br />

Off Season Quotations Single Supplements<br />

10 Person or up USD968/Person USD255/Person<br />

6-9 Person USD1,202/Person USD310/Person<br />

2-5 Person USD1,708/Person USD320/Person<br />

Shoulder Season Quotations Single Supplements<br />

10 Person or up USD979/Person USD265/Person<br />

6-9 Person USD1,212/Person USD320/Person<br />

2-5 Person USD1,717/Person USD330/Person<br />

Peak Season Quotations Single Supplements<br />

10 Person or up USD992/Person USD275/Person<br />

6-9 Person USD1,225/Person USD330/Person<br />

2-5 Person USD1,730/Person USD340/Person<br />

Itinerary<br />

Day 01 Guiyang<br />

Arrive in Guiyang, the capital of <strong>Guizhou</strong> province, which is the hub of politics, economy, culture<br />

and communication in the province. Upon arrival, be met and transferred to the four-star Ramada


Plaza Hotel. After a short rest, visit Jiaxiu Pavilion, the symbol of Guiyang. Jiaxiu Pavilion was<br />

initially built by a provincial governor in the Ming Dynasty, with the purpose of encouraging<br />

scholars to make progress.<br />

Day 02 Guiyang / Kaili (B, L, D)<br />

Morning drive to Kaili, the centre of Miao and Dong<br />

Minorities Autonomous Prefecture in southeast <strong>Guizhou</strong>.<br />

Upon arrival, visit Kaili Museum where you can have a<br />

general understanding and basic knowledge of Miao and<br />

Dong people's history, daily life, textile technique etc. You<br />

will also visit Ms. Yang Jianhong’s workshop. Ms. Yang set<br />

up this workshop for minorities' textiles collection. At<br />

there you can find lots of excellent textile pieces, like a<br />

small embroidery museum. This afternoon visit Qingman Miao village where you will see the<br />

entire process of traditional Miao clothes-making. Then visit Shiqiao Miao village which is still keep<br />

the ancient way of paper making. At last explore Boji Miao village. Family visit will be arranged.<br />

Check into the local best Grand Dragon Hotel.<br />

Day 03 Kaili / Xijiang (B, L, D)<br />

Drive to Xijiang. En route, visit upper Langde Miao village, an old village with beautiful traditional<br />

Miao style houses, the village is named "Village of <strong>China</strong> Civil Arts". You will be greeted by its<br />

friendly villagers and drink the block way wines before entering the village. Enjoy a musical<br />

performance and village life there. Continue driving to Nanhua long-skirt Miao village, the villagers<br />

wear long skirts, hence they are "Long Skirt Miao". Upon arrival, visit Xijiang Miao village which is<br />

noted as the largest Miao village in <strong>China</strong> with more than a thousand family households. The<br />

villagers build their houses at the foot of a mountain. These houses are mostly wood houses (those<br />

propped up by wooden supports with ladders leading up), or built with dark red maple wood<br />

blocks, which appear golden in the evening glow. Home stay in the village.<br />

Day 04 Xijiang / Rongjiang (B, L, D)<br />

Drive to Rongjiang. En route, you can see the terraced paddy fields. Today you will visit two Dong<br />

villages, Chejiang Dong village and Datang Short-skirt Dong village where you can see drum tower,<br />

wooden houses and wind & rain bridges. Upon arrival, check into the local best Rongjiang Hotel.<br />

Day 05 Rongjiang / Congjiang / Zhaoxing (B, L, D)<br />

Drive to Zhaoxing. Visit Basha Miao village. Basha is a very special and old Miao Ethnic village. Till<br />

today, men still keep guns for hunting. The hairstyle is very unique--all the hair cut but a knot in the<br />

middle. Visit Zengchong Dong village. Zengchong Drum Tower is the largest and oldest drum tower<br />

in <strong>Guizhou</strong> and also a major cultural relic under state protection. Continue driving to Zhaoxing and<br />

check into the local best Zhaoxing Hotel.<br />

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Day 06 Zhaoxing (B, L, D)<br />

This morning explore Zhaoxing Dong village. This village is divided into five parts according to<br />

family groups that each has one roofed bridge and one drum tower. The tallest tower is 25 meters<br />

high without any iron nail or rivet. Wooden tenons and mortises connect the tower. Inside the<br />

tower are carved figures of people, animals of flowers full of Domg's color. The drum tower is a<br />

place where the Dong people gather together for important decision, singing and entertainment.<br />

This afternoon visit Jitang Dong village which is located on the hills and rice paddies.<br />

Day 07 Zhaoxing / Sanjiang (B, L, D)<br />

Drive to Sanjiang. En route, visit Tang’an Dong village<br />

which is noted as the first ecological museum of Dong<br />

people. A good example of human living harmoniously in<br />

an agroecosystem and has been listed as an eco-museum<br />

by the joint efforts of <strong>Guizhou</strong> provincial government and<br />

Dr. John Aage Gjestrum, a leading musicologist in Norway.<br />

Upon arrival, visit the largest wind & rain bridge in<br />

<strong>China</strong>---Chengyang Wind & Rain Bridge and nearby Dong<br />

village. Check into the local best Sanjiang Hotel.<br />

Day 08 Sanjiang / Longsheng (B, L, D)<br />

Drive to Longsheng. Visit the amazing Dragon Bone rice terraces that stretches layer upon layer,<br />

coiling around from the base of Longji Mountain to its summit. This is the most amazing terrace in<br />

<strong>China</strong> whose construction began in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), and continued until the early<br />

Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) when construction was completed. Check into Longsheng Spa Vacation<br />

Centre.<br />

Day 09 Longsheng / Guilin (B, L)<br />

Drive to Guilin. Visit Reed Flute Cave, known as "the Palace of Natural Arts" where you can see<br />

beautiful stalactites & stalagmites, learn how they are formed. Elephant Trunk Hill, the whole hill<br />

looks very much like a giant elephant with a long trunk. It is also the symbol of Guilin city. Fubo Hill,<br />

you can see lots of rock stone carvings & Buddha statues since Tang Dynasty. Have a wonderful<br />

bird's-eye view of Guilin city if you climb to the summit. Check into the four-star Guihu Park Hotel.<br />

Day 10 Guilin / Yangshuo (B, L)<br />

Enjoy the cruise on the Li River striking you with its poetic scenery of misty pinnacles, gentle green<br />

riverbanks and quite river activities. Disembark at the Yangshuo. Have a free walk in the West<br />

Street. Check into the three-star PLUS New Century Hotel.<br />

Day 11 Yangshuo / Guilin / Hong Kong (B)<br />

www.china-tour.cn Tel: +86 (29) 6865 0391 1 (800) 320 9088 (for US & Canada area) Email: info@china-tour.cn


Free day for you to explore the villages nearby Yangshuo town and enjoy the village life. This late<br />

afternoon drive back to Guilin to take the flight to Hong Kong.<br />

Remarks:<br />

1. Seasonality<br />

Shoulder season: March 15-31, April, May, June, July, August, October, 2010<br />

Peak season: July, August, September, 2010<br />

2. Above prices are not valid during Spring Festival and National Holiday (1-7 October). Please<br />

contact us if your equerries fall into the above periods.<br />

Book and inquiry<br />

Customize the tour<br />

www.china-tour.cn Tel: +86 (29) 6865 0391 1 (800) 320 9088 (for US & Canada area) Email: info@china-tour.cn

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