Nature Wonder in Southwest China
Avatar Mountains and ethnic uniqueness
Nature Wonder in Southwest China
(Avatar Mountains and ethnic uniqueness)
This tour of China with the "Asia Mountains" company offers you an exciting journey through key natural and cultural landmarks. You will ascend Tianmen Mountain, walk across the glass bridges of Zhangjiajie, visit the ancient city of Fenghuang, and see the magnificent terraced fields of Longji.
The tour includes a cruise along the picturesque Li River and an introduction to the traditions of local ethnic minorities.
Route: Chengdu – Zhangjiajie – Fenghuang – Kaili – Zhaoxing – Longsheng - Guilin – Yangshuo – Chengdu
Available Dates
- 2024 | 10 places
- Individual dates are available
Trip details
Level 1
Begins in -
Ends in -
Price:
$ 2,115
(≥ 12 people)
≥ 10 people in the group: $ 2,175 per person
≥ 8 people in the group: $ 2,320 per person
An exciting journey through key natural and cultural landmarks. You will ascend Tianmen Mountain, walk across the glass bridges of Zhangjiajie, visit the ancient city of Fenghuang, and see the magnificent terraced fields of Longji. The tour includes a cruise along the picturesque Li River. Unique natural landscapes and cultural discoveries will make this trip to China unforgettable!
What's Included:
- 8N at good 4* Hotels, 1N at 3* hotel and 1N at 5* hotels (one room shared by 2 people).
- Full meals: Breakfast at the hotel, and Lunch/dinner at local good restaurants or hotels.
- 7-30-seat mini bus for all the transfers between airport-hotel-spot-airport.
- English-speaking tour guide during the whole tour.
- All entrance fee including cable car, sightseeing bus, etc.
- Domestic flights of Chengdu-zhangjiajie and Guilin-Yangshuo (economy class) with tax, and 4-star cruise of Guilin-Yangshuo.
- Traffic liability compulsory insurance and travel insurance for guests.
- NAVO’s service for information consulting, tour organization, documents translation, forms making, paperwork application and other preparations.
What's not included:
- Chinese visa and international flights.
- Personal expenditure, optional visit, and entertainment such as concert, dance or music shows in all cities.
- Tip to guide and driver. Not a must, only an award if satisfied with their service.
- Service not mentioned in the itinerary.
Chengdu. After arriving in Chengdu by flight G8532 13:50/20:32 (4h43m), picked up by hotel staff and transferred to hotel.
Chengdu – Zhangjiajie. Morning flight CA2675 0715/0855 to Zhangjiajie. Upon arrival, received by guide and transfer to the top of the Tianmen Mountain by cable car, which is the longest and the fast in the world, sightseeing of 99 serpentine turnings, 999 steps to the Tianmen Cave, Guigu wooden walkways and Glass sky walkways.
Then to visit Junsheng Art Academy, with the cultural concept of simplicity, nature and innovative, Junsheng Art Academy has already expanded a great market for this art that combining with the local culture and tourism industry. It not only made a certain of contributions for Zhangjiajie tourism development, but also gained plenty of “good comments” in the art field.
Zhangjiajie. After breakfast up to Yuanjiajie by Bailong Elevator, for sightseeing of Back Garden, Mihun (Ecstasy) Stage, the First Bridge Under the Heaven, and Avatar Hallelujah mountains.Then by eco-car to Emperor Mountain scenic area, sightseeing for Helong Park, fairy maiden present flowers etc, and comedown by cable car.
Zhangjiajie. After breakfast to visit Baofeng Lake, an artificial reservoir that is created by blocking gorge and building dam surrounded by forested stone peaks. Its average depth is 72 metres, length is 2.5 kilometres.
Boating for sightseeing of natural views around it. Then drive to Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, which is the landform museum of Zhangjiajie, combining mountains, valleys, streams, cliffs, and forests.
Experience an adventurous walk on the longest glass bridge, spanning two cliffs in the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, it is stretch 430 meters long and 6 meters wide, hovering over a 300 meters vertical drop.
Zhangjiajie – Fenghuang old town. In the morning drive about 3.5 hours to Fenghuang Old Town. In the afternoon visit the well-preserved ancient town that harbors unique ethnic languages, customs, arts as well as many distinctive architectural remains of Ming and Qing styles.
The town with a history of 1,300 years is placed in a mountain setting, incorporating the natural flow of the river Tuojiang into the city layout. Over half of the city's population belong to the Miao or Tujia minorities. It was the centre of the unsuccessful Miao Rebellion of 1854-73, which created a Miao diaspora in Southeast Asia during the last two centuries.
Fenghuang – Zhenyuan – Kaili. In the morning drive to visit the Southern Great Wall which was built in 1554 and finished in 1622 to defend against the local Miao minority ethnic group, which defied the central government at that time. Reach Zhenyuan town at noon.
After have lunch at this old town, visit Qinglongdong Ancient Architectural Complex first established in 1388. Located on the cliff of Mount and on the riverside of Wu River, three religions, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, co-exist in complex. Qinglongdong Ancient Architectural Complex was. Covering an area of more than 3000 square meters, it has 36 single buildings. In the late afternoon drive about 1.5 hours to Kaili.
Kaili – Rongjiang - Zhaoxing. In the morning, drive from Kaili along the Bala River to visit Langde Shangzhai, an ancient Miao minority village with hundreds of years of history, retaining many ancient customs.
Entering the village is like entering a utopia. The village is designated as a national key cultural relics protection unit due to its high cultural value. It was also chosen as a stop for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay. The village charms visitors with its colorful Miao song and dance, silver ornaments, stilt houses, stone paths, heritage of anti-feudal heroic figure Yang Dalu, and the hospitality of the Miao people.
After lunch in Rongjiang county, a 1.5-hour drive takes us to Biasha Miao village. It is well noted for men’s hair dresses and women’s shining fabric costumes from egg-white. Hike in this primitive village to experience its daily life with very little signs of modern influence. In the late afternoon reach Zhaoxing.
Zhaoxing – Sanjiang – Longsheng. In the morning drive to Zhaoxing Dongzhai, the largest Dong minority village in the Dong ethnic area of Southeast Guizhou and also the cultural center of Dong ethnic folk customs.
The village is built in a basin among the mountains, with two small creeks converging into a river flowing through. The houses in the village are built in a pile-dwelling style with fir wood and small blue tiles, simple and practical.
In 2005, the village was selected as one of the "Six Most Beautiful Ancient Villages in China" by National Geographic Magazine China, and in 2007 as one of the "33 Most Tempting Tourist Destinations in the World" by Fashionable Tourism Magazine and National Geographic Magazine USA. It is most famous for its drum towers, which are unique among Dong villages nationwide and are listed in the Guinness World Records. Not only known as the "Hometown of Drum Tower Culture and Art", it is also the hometown of songs and dances. Dong song and dance troupes are performing in the village.
Afterwards, drive to Longshen.
Longsheng- Guilin. Visit Longji in the district of Longshen, which is inhabited predominantly by ethnic groups of Zhuang, Yao, Miao and Dong. These minorities maintain their traditional custom and folks to a large extent.
The Zhuang people cultivated the grand terrace fields in Longji centuries ago. In Dec. Though the rice had been reaped as early as in the beginning of Oct., Dec. is the time to see the uncovered beautiful curve of the terrace fields.
After the visit drive to Guilin. Visit Reed Flute Cave known as "the Palace of Natural Arts". It got its name from the type of reed growing outside, which can be made into flutes. Reed Flute Cave is filled with a large number of stalactites, stalagmites and other rock formations. Inside, there are more than 70 inscriptions written in ink, which can be dated back as far as 792 AD in the Tang dynasty.
These aged inscriptions tell us that it has been an attraction in Guilin since ancient times.
Guilin – Yangshuo – Chengdu. In the morning transfer to the Gulin Pier to take the 4-star cruise ship to Yangshuo. During the four-hour journey on the Li River, you will immemorable scenery with clear water, various shapes of hills and countryside landscape along the river. Reach Yangshuo at 13:00 and have lunch. Afternoon explore Yangshuo old town by walking or bicycle.
In the evening transfer to Guilin Airport to take flight 3U6762 22:25/00:05 to Chengdu.
After arriving, picked- up by the hotel staff to hotel.
Flight home. In the morning the hotel staff drop you off at the airport to take flight GB8351 09:15/12:50(5h35m) back home.
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