Trip to Visit Sisters' Meal Festival

Itinerary A:

D1(April 24) Arrive in Guiyang Airport and transfer to Kaili.
Stay overnight in Kaili(4 stars) (L,D)

D2(April 25)Kaili-Rongjiang,Langde Miao village and Datang Miao village.Visit the minority market in in Taojiang,which happens every 6 days.
Stay overnight in Rongjiang(2-3 stars)(B,L,D)



D3(April 26)Rongjiang-Zhaoxing,visit minority market in Xiajiang, and visit Basha Miao village and Zhaoxing Dong village.
Stay overnight in Zhaoxing (3 stars) (B,L,D)




D4(April 27) Zhaoxing-Rongjiang,drive to Tang’an and start hiking to Zhaoxing(2 hours) or relax,drive to Congjiang.
Stay overnight in Congjiang.(3 stars) (B,L,D)


D5(April 28) Congjiang-Rongjiang-Danzhai-Kaili,visit the interesting minority market in Xinghua, and other villages on the way back to Kaili .
Stay overnight in Kaili (4 stars) (B,L,D)

D6(April 29) Kaili-Shidong-Kaili, Sisters’ Meal Festival Day!
Enjoy Sisters’ Meal fesitval in Shidong and visit other villages on the way to Shidong.
Stay overnight in Kaili(4 stars) (B,L,D)



D7(April 30) Kaili-Shiqiao-Guiyang,visit Qingman and Shiqiao Miao villages,where the local Miao people still make paper with trees’ bark. After we finish visiting Shiqiao village,we will drive to Guiyang airport, and the trip ends. (B,L)

Quotation: RMB 4,800 /person( A 4-people group)

Included:
1. A private car with a driver,and everything related to the car,such as gas,toll gate fee,parking lot fee and so on;
2. All accommodations listed in the itinerary( 2 rooms per night);
3. All meals listed in the itinerary;
4. All entrance fee;
5. An English speaking guide

Not included:
1. All flight tickets;
2. Private expense,such as snacks,drinks,laundry,tips and so on.

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Itinerary B:

D1(April 24) Beijing-Guiyang(CA4162) or other flights, Our guide and driver will pick you up at the airport,and transfer to the hotel(4 stars).

Stay overnight in Guiyang(4 stars hotel)

D2(April 25) Guiyang-Shiqiao-Kaili,visit Qingman Miao village(Zhouxi Style Miao) and Shiqiao Miao village,where the local Miao village still keep their tradition of making paper from trees' bark,this paper making skill can be dated back to 1900 years ago in China,and it was brought to European countries by Italian friend Marco Polo about 700 years ago.

Stay overnight in Kaili(B,L,D)

D3(April 26) Kaili,visit some nearby villages. Stay overnight in Kaili(B,L,D)

D4(April 27)Kaili-Chong’an-Kaili,visit Matang village(Gejia minority),and go hiking to visit Wangba village around Chong’an.

Stay overnight in Kaili(B,L,D)

D5(April 28) Sisters’Meal festival in Shidong!Spend the whole day in Shidong.

Stay overnight in Kaili(B,L,D)

D6(April 29)Kaili-Leishan-Xijiang,Market in Leishan! visit Jidao Miao village,walk to visit Wudong Miao village in Mt.Leigong(2178 meters high),lunch in Miao farmer’s house.After lunch,we go hiking(2 hous) down to visit the waterfalls in Mt.Leigong(In Miao,it means Mt.Thunder God).After the hike,we drive to visit the largest Miao village in China with more than 1200 Miao families there,which is called Xijiang.Stay overnight in Xijiang.

Stay overnight in Miao Hostel (B,L,D)

D7(April 30)Xijiang-Rongjiang,Minority market in Taojiang!

visit Datang short skirt Miao village(Qiaogang Style Miao), go hiking(20 minutes) to visit Wuji Miao village and then visit Qiaobeng Shui minority village on the way to Rongjiang.

Stay overnight in Rongjiang(B,L,D)

D8(May01) Rongjiang-Zhaoxing,Minority market in Rongjiang! Visit Basha Miao village and Zhaoxing.

Stay overnight in Zhaoxing(B,L,D)

D9(May02) Zhaoxing,visit the nearby Dong villages around Zhaoxing.We drive to Tang’an and visit the terraced paddy fields,then go hiking from Tang’an Dong village to Zhaoxing(2 hours).

Stay overnight in Zhaoxing(B,L,D)

D10(May03)Zhaoxing-Chengyang,visit some untouched Dong villages on the way to Chengyang,after we arrive in Chengyang,we will visit Chengyang sheltered bridge,and hike to visit the near villages.

Stay overnight in Dong village wooden hostel (B,L,D),

D11(May04)Chengyang-Ping’an,Go hiking to visit Longji(Dragon Back Bone) terraced paddy fields.

Stay overnight in Ping’an (B,L,D)

D12(May05)Ping’an-Yangshuo.Free time in the morning and after lunch in Ping’an,we drive to Yangshuo. (B,L,D)

D13(May06)Drive to Xingpin in the morning and  take a boat to visit Lijiang river(about 2 hours),have free time in the afternoon..
Stay overnight in Yangshuo(B,L,D)

D14(May07)Free time in the morning and drive to Guilin in the afternoon.

Stay overnight in Guilin(3 stars hotel)(B,L,D)

D15(May08)Send you to Guilin airport, and the tour ends.(B)

Itinerary C:

D1(23/4) Hong Kong/Guiyang (Flight No.         )
Evening in Guiyang

Stay overnight at Jinjiang flower hotel(4 stars)

D2(24/4) Guiyang – Anshun

Morning to Anshun. Visit Tianlong (or Caiguan) Tunbao (Old Han) Village. Watch the open-air opera or Dixi performance. Continue visit to a Bouyei Stone village (Shitouzhai or Stone Stockade Village) to see the stonework and batik craft. Evening stay in Anshun (Huangguoshu Hotel).(4stars)

D3(25/4) Anshun - Liuzhi

Drive to visit Xinyao and visit Four Seal Miao Village, then to Suoga to visit  Long-Horn Miao. Evening stay in Liuzhi Golden Dragon Hotel.(2 stars)

D4(26/4) Liuzhi - Kaili

Continue to Kaili. Visit the Kaili Ethnic Minorities Museum to have an overview of the ethnic costume in Guizhou. Evening stay in Kaili Grand Dragon Hotel or Guo Tai Hotel.

D5(27/4) Kaili – Qingman-Shiqiao-Xijiang

Visit Qingman, a quiet village inhabited by the Folded & Silkfelt (Mini-skirt) Miao and the traditional way of paper making in Shiqiao. Drive to Xijiang Township , explore the biggest Miao village, " One Thousand Family Miao village ".
Stay overnight in Xijiang

D6(26/4) Xijiang-Leishan - Datang – Paika-Langde-Kaili

After breakfast, we will drive to Datang, a Miao village with an aquatic granary and the women's " Mini skirt ". Visit the Paika village, know more about Lusheng -the Miao people's most important musical instrument.Take a short hike(40 minutes) from Paika to another Miao village.After lunch,a short drive along the Bala River will take us to the village of Langde , a real gem with traditional wooden houses and waterwheels. Evening stay in Kaili Grand Dragon Hotel/GuoTai Hotel.

D7(28/4) Kaili - Taijiang – Shidong or Laotun

Sisters' Meal Festival Day!In the morning,we visit Matang( Gejia Village) and see batik and textiles exhibition.Pay a visit to the internationally known Shidong village in Taijiang.  Join in the annual ceremony of "Sisters' Meal Festival".
Evening stay in Kaili Grand Dragon Hotel.

D8(29/4) Kaili – Danzai - Sandu – Chejiang - Rongjiang  

Minority market in Danzhai.Visit Shui people in Bameng on the way to Rongjiang,visit Chejiang Dong village near Rongjiang.

Evening stay in Rongjiang Power Hotel

D9(30/4) Rongjiang – Basha – Congjiang-Zhaoxing
Minority market in Rongjiang.Visit Miao people in Basha,where the people rarely venture out of the village except for selling firewood and shopping for daily necessities in markets, and both men and women can be seen in traditional costumes, wearing their hair long.Most men in Basha still keep a topnot on their heads,around it is shaved clean by sickles,which can be dated back to 2000 year ago. A 2-hour drive will take us to Zhaoxing, one of the largest Dong villages in the region, with more than 700 households and a population of 4000. We may see the drum tower in Gaozeng and roofed bridge in Longtu
Stay overnight in Zhaoxing

D10(13/4) Zhaoxing

Relax in Zhaoxing
Evening stay in Zhaoxing Hotel
 

D11(01/5) Zhaoxing – Tang’an – Heli - Sanjiang 
Visit Tang'an Dong village in the morning.We will continue our journey travelling south into Guangxi province,visit Heli Bridge and Heli Sanwang(Three Kings)Temple,which was set for three sons of Yelang emperor.

Sanjiang in Guangxi province, a village inhabited by the South Dong, one of the two subgroups of the Dong ethnic minority. A short drive away from Sanjiang will take us to Chengyang, a quaint little village with one of the largest Fengyuqiaos (Wind and rain bridge) in the region. Here we will explore the villages on foot, visiting lively markets and hillside farms. Evening stay in Sanjiang Hotel.

D12(02/5) Sanjiang – Ping’an - Yangshuo

Visit Zhuang & Yao Minority tribes villages. Then we will leave for Longsheng where the mountains are covered with terraced rice fields, some of them reaching up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) peaks. Longji or Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces built in the Yuan Dynasty (about 800 years ago) and completed in the Qing Dynasty were eulogized as the wisdom and labour of the Zhuang people. In the afternoon, we will arrive Ping’an. Evening stay in Ping’an

D13(03/5) Ping’an-Guilin

Visit Reed Flute Cave, Fu Bo Hill, Elephant Trunk Hill.
Stay overnight in Guilin

D14(04/5) Guilin-Yangshuo
Li River Cruise: 4 hours cruise on Li River to Guilin, Chinese lunch en route. In the afternoon, free time on West Street. 
Stay overnight in Yangshuo 

D15(05/5) Yangshuo
Bamboo rafting along Yu Dragon River, then visit the county village by bike.

Stay overnight in Yangshuo

D16(06/5) Yangshuo-Guilin / Hong Kong (Flight          )
Departure
We send you to Guilin airport,and the tour ends.