Seven Day Miao Minority Tour

Tour Specialty

Guiyang, home to many colorful ethnic minority groups. With the unique cultural relics, the bright natural scenery, simple and unsophisticated folk customs, this will let you escape from the concrete world. On this tour you could not explore many Miao minority villages to experience the different ethnic customs but enjoy the breath take scenery of Wuyang River.

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1
Place & Transport: Arrive in Guiyang, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Guiyang)

Day 2
Place & Transport: Guiyang to KaiLi
Today's Activities: Kaili Ethnic Minorities Museum, Shiqiao Miao village, Qingman Miao Village
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Kaili Ethnic Minorities Museum: In the museum there has a quite detailed introduction to human culture, geography, and the national minorities'customs of the southeastern areas of Guizhou Province. Some writing, pictures, and material objects are displayed here. Minority Customs hall and Dragon Boat hall are the main exhibits which are worth watching.
- Shiqiao Miao village: A Miao village is well known for silk felt making whilst Shiqiao village has a history of paper making whose ancient traditional methods of production are still followed today.
- Qingman Miao Village: Located 23 kilometers southwest away from Kaili city. One of the biggest characteristics here is that a guest who visits a household at will may have witnessed the entire process of traditional Miao clothes-making. The main traditional clothing material is the homemade cloth span, woven, and dyed all by the Miaos. The widespread local song "Cotton Song" states the entire process of looking for the cotton seed, seed selection, land reclamation, sowing, harvesting cotton, getting rid of seed, bowing cotton, spinning, reeling thread, dyeing, and sewing. In each household you can see dye vats used for dying cotton material. This kind of dye vat is made of the cedar plank, approximately 2 and half feet high, one meter in diameter. The dye vat must be raised because it takes about one month to finish dying a bolt of cloth by indigo dying water and this process is called "aising vat".

Day 3
Place & Transport: KaiLi to Zhenyuan
Today's Activities: Wuyang River
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch, Chinese Dinner

- Wuyang River: Wuyang River Scenic Spot lies in Zhenyuan, Shibing, and Huangping counties in the Miao & Dong Autonomous Prefecture in Southeastern Guizhou. Wuyang River enjoys the fame of Natural Wash Painting.

Day 4
Place & Transport: Zhenyuan
Today's Activities: Qinglongdong Cave/Green Dragon Cave, Zhengyuan Acient Town
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch, Chinese Dinner

- Qinglongdong Cave/Green Dragon Cave: Built in Ming Dynasty and has a history of 500 years, enduring damaged and repaired for many times, this ancient complex now occupies an area of 21000 square kilometers,and is divided into six parts, such as the cave, Zichan Academy, Longevity Palace, etc.
- Zhengyuan Acient Town: A small hidden town,stroll along the Ancient Walk Way, visit the Ancient Well and the Residence of the Fu family, built 300 years ago.

Day 5
Place & Transport: Zhenyuan to KaiLi
Today's Activities: Shidong Ancient Town
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Shidong Ancient Town : Shidong is a very small town in Taijiang county.It is very famous for its silver ornaments-making.We will have a demonstration of silver ornaments making.It is overwhelming to see all the process.

Day 6
Place & Transport: KaiLi to Guiyang
Today's Activities: Jiaxiulou, Hongfusi/The Great Happiness Temple, Qianling Park
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Jiaxiulou: Built in 1598, and is one of the symbols of Guiyang. The tower is a timberwork building with attics,and twelve stone pillars at the bottom.It is surrounded by a marble balustrade. Jiaxiu Tower is linked with the Fuyu Bridge which connects both the south and north banks.
- Hongfusi/The Great Happiness Temple: Located on Qianling Mountain and built in the early Qing Dynasty, it is one of the key Buddhist monasteries open to tourists in China, one of the key provincial class cultural relics, the largest Buddhist monastery in Guizhou and a notable tourist spot.
- Qianling Park: Situated on Qianling Hill, which is 1.5 kilometers from the center of Guiyang City, the park covers an area of 426 hectares. First built in 1957, it is a unique park in the city and a 4-A National Tourist Attraction.In the park, there are verdant old trees spreading their shades, the Qianling Lake rippling in the breeze, the Nine-winds Path zigzagging up the mountain and fish swimming leisurely in the Seven-star Lotus Pond.

Day 7
Place & Transport: Depart Guiyang , Flight not included
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Guiyang)
Meals: Breakfast

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Tour Prices

(per person and in US dollars)

* Price are in US dollars, for one person. Price are for references only, may vary according to your travel time.

* Better discount is available when travel in low season from Nov to March.

Note:

Our quotations are not valid in the following situation, the first week of May and October—the national two holidays. Shanghai F1,Guangzhou Fair, Chinese New Year.

Service Inclusions

Entrance Fees:
To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
Meals:
All meals as specified in the itinerary.
If the restaurant indicated is not available on the day, your guide will arrange another restaurant from our list of approved restaurants. Breakfast is usually a western style buffet. We endeavor to ensure that a choice of western and Chinese breakfasts is supplied, however there may be occasions when only a Chinese breakfast is available in some remote locations.
Private Transfers:
Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in Chengdu, Zigong , Dazu, Chongqing by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver and English-speaking guide (as listed above).
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Guide:
As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided, who will remain with you throughout your time in each city.
Hotels:
Hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with twin beds.
All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
Service Charge & Government Taxes:
Luggage Transfers:
Between airports and hotels.
Arrangements:
The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

Service Exclusions

Personal Expenses:
Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
Meals:
Any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary.
Single Room Supplement.