Shidong Canoe Dragon Boat Festival Tour Package brings an oldest festival in Guizhou to the visitors. In this tour you will see Miao Dragon boats race in Qingshuijiang river( the river goes to Yangze river), you will see how the local Miao farmers prepare for festival and celebrate it by singing and giving those animals to the boatmen as gifts when they visit the villages by boat.
Experience Shidong Canoe Dragon Boat Festival, you will see its difference from Han Chinese Dragon Boat festival and race;
Enter into the centre of Miao area visit Langde Upper Miao Village, and experience the local Miao welcome ceremony;
Visit the ancient town Zhenyuan, appreciate its old builidings culture and history;
Matang village of Gejia group, there you can learn how to make batik by painting on the cloth with wax;
Shiqiao village, you will experience how to make paper with tree's bark.
Transfer to Kaili city by bullet train or shuttle bus. Start your tour from Kaili city. Pick you up from Kaili South Railway Station and transfer to Wudong Miao village.
You can experience fishing in farmer's paddy field with a fishing basket, prepare your tonight's dinner.
Visit Dragon Boat Festival in Shidong.
The dragon boat festival falls on the 25th of the fifth lunar month. Different from Han Chinese Dragon Boat festival, Miao Dragon festival focuses on praying for plenty rain for rice fields and other crops. Before the boat race starts, the local boatmen drive their dragon boats(made of a single timber) to visit their relatives of villages on both sides of Qingshuijiang river. Their relatives already prepared 'gifts'(ducks, geeses, pigs, even a young bull) before the boats arrive, and wait for their arrival. These are not just simple gifts, they also symbolize good lucks.
Visit Black Dragon Cave temples on the cliff, and then visit Wuyang scenic spot by cruise. After we finish Wuyang river visit, we will Matang village and see local women making batik on the way back to Kaili.
After breakfast, pay a leisure visit to explore Miao's history and culture in Upper Langde Miao Village, which is considered to be the live museum of Miao Culture. This village is surrounded by mountains and rivers and boasts wooden stilt houses, winding mountain paths, and well-preserved Wind and Rain Bridge. This morning you will have a chance to experience Miao welcoming ceremony.
After Langde village visit, we move to Kaili South Railway Station, the trip ends.
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Private transportation through out the itinerary. SRT will arrange for all travelers to be met on arrival and seen off on departure based on your flight info.
Shared accommodations in well located, tourist to superior class hotels include breakfast, service charge and government tax.
All entrance fees(shuttle bus) sightseeing; excursions and activities as per the itinerary
Domestic flights and 2nd class express train listed in the itinerary
Private friendly and professional English-Speaking guides (French, Italy, Russian, German can be arranged per your request)
Visa support letter for you to apply Chinese visa easily.
Travel and health insurance when travel with us.
8, A 24/7 helpline while you are traveling.
International and domestic flights not indicated.
Food, Lunch or dinner not specified
Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers
Personal expenses and the other tours or activities not mentioned
We will upgrade trains to 1st class where available if book the tour 5 months in advance of departure.
There is no problem to travel Silk Road during Ramadan.
Complimentary 2 bottles of water each person on daily use.
We will use business MPV to luxurious coaches and trains.
All the hotels we selected are 4-5star well-located in the city center with good and proper breakfast for our clients.
Our guides are very friendly, knowledgeable, helpful. And our group tours will be escorted from SRT.
Generally speaking Mid March—End Oct are the best time to visit Silk Road. And we strongly suggest you come in May, June, October to avoid the heat and crowd. No need to worry about high altitude along the Silk Road. We will prepare Oxygen bags if the package includes Xiahe, Qinghai Lake and Taxkorgan County.
We offer beneficial Cancellation Policy to our customers.
