15 Days The World Heritage Sites' Trail in South China

Tour Route: Hong Kong, Guilin, Yangshuo, Kunming, Lijiang, Dali, Liuku, Bingzhongluo, Gongshan
15 Days The World Heritage Sites' Trail in South China

"State Guest Cave" Karst Cave Fairyland-Reed Flute Cave,World Heritage& Ethnic Culture& Fossil-Stone Forest,Chessboard-type Ming Dynasty Ancient Town & Bai Minority Culture-Dali,Visiable Competitive Price & VIP Quality Guarantee

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Daily
Private Tour
Day 1 Hong Kong to Guilin

After you arrive in Hong Kong, our local guide will pick you up and then drive to hotel for a good rest.

Meals: No meal
Day 2 Guilin

Minority village and Longsheng Terraced Field: The Longji Terraces are built into the steep mountain range named "The Dragon's Backbone" . The terraces look like ribbons as they wind from the foot to the top of the mountain. There are about 66 square kilometers of terraced fields in the district.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3 Guilin

Reed Flute Cave (1 hour): Located 5 kilometers northwest of Guilin city, the Reed Flute Cave gets the name from the reeds used for making flutes and pipes that grow at its entrance. Jiangtou Village in Jiuwu Town: Located at north, 32 km far from Guilin city, Jiangtou Village is reputed as one of seven the most valuable ancient villages in China. Elephant Trunk Hill (40 minutes): Elephant Trunk Hill is located at the junction of Li River and Peach Blossom River. Calligraphy & Painting shop (Guangxi Normal University Art Shop): Guangxi Normal University Painting gallery is sheltered by towering ancient trees and just a few steps away from a precipitous limestone pinnacle, called Solitary Beauty Peak.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4 Guilin to Yangshuo

Li River Cruise (4 hours): A cruise along the Li River between Guilin and Yangshuo is an unforgettable experience. As you take in the stunning scenery there's something interesting to see at almost every bend in the river. Pearl Culture Shop: Guilin is fortunate to have a company that is licensed by the Government to both grow and sell pearls. The Pearls are cultivated in the clean waters of the South China Sea off the coast of Guangxi province and then transported to Guilin for processing and to be created in the superb jewelry that you will see exhibited.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 5 Yangshuo to Guilin to Kunming

Yangshuo Countryside Cycling: Biking alongside the paddy field and orchards that surround the famous mountains will give a fascinating insight into life in rural China. You will have a family visit on the half way. It is an opportunity to see a real country life and talk to the local farmers.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 6 Kunming

The Stone Forest (2 hours): A fantastic natural phenomena located 90 km southeast of Kunming. The various shapes of karst landscape was formed due to millions of years' movement of Earth. 

Green Lake Park (1 hour): Located just opposite Yunnan University, it is one of the most picturesque parks in downtown Kunming.

Kunming Hand Workshop: Located near Yangzong Lake, Kunming Hand Workshop sell the embroidery clothes, wall carpet and some ethnic style embroidery hand crafts.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 7 Kunming to Lijiang

Lijiang Ancient Town (2 hours): It is situated in the middle area of the county, which is more than 2400 meters high above sea level. It enjoys beautiful scenes, an indeed famous city with long history and splendid culture, it is very rare in China that such well-preserved minority ancient city still exists. 

The Black Dragon Pool (1.5 hours): The park holds the Black Dragon Pool and gets name because of it.

 Lion Hill (1 hour): Both the hill and the wooden structure called Wangulou provide good views of the Old Town and the surrounding countryside.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 8 Lijiang

Yunshanping on Jade Snow Mountain (2.5 hours): It is a large patch of pasture tucked away hidden amongst a virgin spruce forest on the eastern side of theYulong Snow Mountain. Baisha Murals at Baisha Village (30 minutes): Painted over a thousand years ago, the murals combine the cultures of Han, Tibetan and Naxi people displaying the life stories of the Tibet Buddhism, Confucian and Taoism. Yulong Snow Mountain. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 9 Lijiang to Dali

Cruise on the Erhai Lake (2 hours): The area around Lake Erhai is blessed with a mild climate and fertile land with forests containing valuable stocks of timber, medicinal herbs and rare animals. 

Ancient City of Dali (1 hour): The ancient city of Dali is 13 kilometers away from Xiaguan, Dali city, and is located at the foot of Cangshan Mountain.

 Houses of Bai People in Xizhou (30 minutes): The Houses of Bai people in Xizhou are located in the Xizhou Town which is 16 kilometers away from the Ancient City of Dali. 

ZhouCheng tie-dye family workshop: The workshop is near the Spring of Butterflies. You will learn the making process of tie-dye cloth which is one of the Bai people's traditional handcrafts.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 10 Dali to Liuku

Our guide and driver will escort you from Dali to Liuku.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 11 Liuku to Bingzhongluo

Nujiang Grand Canyon: Nujiang Grand Canyon is originated from Yarlung Zangbu Grand Canyon, stretching for more than 300 kilometers within Yunnan Province. The average depth of Nujiang Grand Canyon is 2000 meters, while the deepest point is located at Bingzhongluo, at 3500 meters deep.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 12 Bingzhongluo to Gongshan

Our guide and driver will escort you from Bingzhongluo to Gongshan, Puhua Tibetan Buddhism Temple. Puhua Tibetan Buddhism Temple: Puhua Tibetan Buddhism temple was established during the Qing Dynasty. This temple presents Chinese culture and excellent architecture.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 13 Gongshan to Liuku

Laomudeng Church: Laomudeng village in Fugong in home to 180 families. Laomudng is from the Nu ethnic language and means "a place people like to visit". Lisu Ethnic Bathhouse: When spring comes every year, the Lisu ethnic people use this bathhouse to bath. Performance of Lisu chorus: An example of heterophony the art originated in their daily life and work of the Lisu people who are skilled singers.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 14 Liuku to Dali

Our guide and driver will escort you from Liuku to Dali

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 15 Dali to Kunming to Hong Kong

After breakfast, you will be transferred to airport by tour guide and driver, your tour ends.

Meals: Breakfast
Travel Period 2-5 travelers 6-9 travelers
Dec.1- Feb.28 US$4953 US$3860
Mar.1- Nov.30 US$5220 US$4026

1. The price is based on stay in China four star hotels. If you want to deduct, upgrade or downgrade the hotel, please indicate this while sending the inquiry.
2. You will enjoy more discounts if there is more people join the tour.
3. Prices may vary according to your travel time and are higher in the high season, e.g. Qingming Festival Holiday (Apr. 4 - 6, 2020 ), Labor's Day Holiday (May 1 - 3, 2020) ,Dragon Boat Festival Holiday (Jun. 25 - 27, 2020) and National Day Holiday (Oct 1- Oct 8, 2020).

1. All arrangements and first admission/entrance fees of scenic spots specified in the itinerary.
2. Buffet breakfast, Chinese lunch or dinner as listed in the itinerary.
3. Well-equipped commercial vehicle with excellent private guide and driver accompanied on your tour between airports, train stations, scenic spots and hotels.
4. Travel Agency’s Liability Insurance with your tour inside China.
5. Chinese government taxes and the city construction fees on your travel tour.
6. Accommodation fee: Three-night at the designated Three-Star Hotels with daily breakfast
7. Airfare of Hong Kong-Guilin, Guilin-Kunming, Kunming-Lijiang, Lijiang-Dali, Dali-Kunming-Hong Kong; Li River Cruise of Guilin-Yangshuo; Private vehicle of Yangshuo-Guilin, Dali-Linku, Linku-Bingzhongluo, Bingzhongluo-Gongshan, Gongshan-Linku, Linku-Dali.

1. China entry visa fees.
2. International airfare.
3. Meals not specified in the itinerary and extra and alcoholic or beverages during meals.
4. Tips for guides and drivers.
5. Personal expense: e.g. mini bar, personal telecommunications, laundry, excess baggage charges etc.
6. Excursions and activities not included in itinerary.

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It is flexible to change the duration, attractions, starting and ending cities according to your interests. Also the tour can be extended or shorten as your preference, just let your trip consultant know.
All of the tour packages exclude the international airfares. We suggest you can book it one your own. You can compare the price between OTAs (Expedia, Priceline, Sky scanner...) and the airlines. When you have a confirmed date, set alarm and compare it always.
As the China Visa, we cannot apply for you as we are an China inbound travel company. However, we can send you our invitation letter with our company's official seal to you after you booked the tour from us, which could assist you to get China Visa from China embassy easily. Usually, we suggest you to apply the visa about one month or one month and a half before your travel date.
For the breakfast, it is offered by the hotel you stay, usually Chinese and Western buffet breakfast. As for the lunch, we offer 80RMB per person for a standard Chinese meal at a nice tourist restaurant. If you want to order other kind of meals, such as vegetarian, Muslim meals, Indian Meals, please let your trip consultant know. Dinner usually will be left for you to choose the food you prefer. Our guide will help you to balance each meal such as your taboo, your preference and avoid repeated food. You have to pay for the extra cost if you want to take better or more. The meals on Yangtze Cruise are fixed Chinese and Western Buffet.
All the hotels can be replaced by your favorite ones or you can book your own hotels. And the hotel room we offered here usually is standard with twin beds. If you want to have king-size bed room or suite, please let your trip advisor know. Besides, all the accommodation are quoted on two persons sharing one room. The room supplement must be paid if you want to have a single room.
* Most hotels we offered in our tour package have WIFI in the lobby, and some of which have WIFI in hotel rooms. If you need the WIFI in your room, please make sure with your trip advisor.
We have non-shopping private tour and tour with carefully selected shops. For tour with shops, the price will be lower, and you will enter one or two shops in every tourist city. The shops could be jade, silk, pearl, Chinese tea etc., all of which have strong China's character and is worthy to buy. Each shop will take you around 45 minutes. We promise there is no compulsory consumption at all. You get the situation in your hands.
* Department stores, supermarkets, boutiques, hotel and restaurants in most cities of China do accept the credit card with the sigh of MasterCard, VISA and JCB. However, it does generate commission charge. Please check the regulations with your bank manager.
All domestic flight we offered is the economic class, which you can carry one hand-on luggage no more than 5 kg for free. The total of free registered luggage is no more than 20kg. Excess luggage will charge you some extra fees, be aware of that. The free registered luggage allowance in China domestic train is 20kg.
The insurance provided by us is called Travel Agencies' Liability Insurance, which covers accidents occurring during the activities arranged by travel agency. It does not cover mishaps or physical problems occurring outside the guided tour period or caused by clients themsevles, so we highly suggest you purchase the full coverage travel insurance from your country of origin.
For group of 1-4 passengers, recommend US$ 4-8 per tourist per day for guide, and US$ 2-5 per tourist per day for guide; for group of 5 and above, recommend US$ 2-5 per tourist per day for guide, and US$2-4 per tourist per day for driver. Besides, we highly recommend you to tip every day to encourage better service from them in the next coming days. However, if you have genuine reason not to tip, don't.
Usually, the deposit of tour package accounts for 30% of the total quotation, and the balance should be paid 30 days before your tour date. Payment methods we accept include Bank Transfer and PayPal, Credit Card and so on. More details you can check the Payment Guide page. Moreover, Children who are less than 12 y/o have their own discounts, please contact with your trip advisor.

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