Journey Down South - 10 days
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Highlights
- Guilin/Yangshuo - free time. Karst landscape, riverside villages, quirky street markets. Local fisherman and Commorants. Sailing, rafting, hiking and outdoor pursuits
- Kunming - Stone Forest. Opt to visit Western Hills or Dragon Gate Grotto
- Lijiang - UNESCO-listed Dayan Old Town, Tiger Leaping Gorge - trekking/walking
- Wenhai - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
- Lashishai District - Naxi indiginous community, Yi Village
- Liming - Thousand Tortoise Mountain
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- Breakfast daily, 6 lunches, 3 dinners
- 5 nights superior hotels (deluxe upgrade available on request), 1 night simple Eco Lodge, 1 night Guesthouse and 1 night Homestay (with Naxi indiginous family)
- 1 night sleeper train (4-berth sort sleeper cabin) - Guilin to Kunming
- Touring and excursions as per itinerary
- Guided trekking and guiding at points of interest
- Airport arrival and departure transfer day 1 and day 10
- English speaking specialist guides at local sights
- All relevant transfers and transportation
- Entrance fees to all included sites
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Itinerary
Welcome to Guilin, Guangxi Province! Airport arrival and transfer to your hotel.
Guilin - Yangshou. This morning drive onwards (approx 1.5hrs) to Yangshuo. Renowned for its striking, if bizarre scenery, vast areas of karst limestone outcrops which rise up from flat rice paddy fields. From Yangshuo it is possible to take a relaxing cruise by simple...
Choose to go boating along the Yulonghe or Yu Long rivers, cycling, hiking, rafting or rock climbing or simply spend the day exploring this charming village laden with quirky shops, tea shops, antiques, art t-shirt designers and souvenir curios. Maybe take a calligraphers or beginners art class with a local painter or enjoy a morning class at the ‘Cloud 9’ cooking school.
Yangshou - Guilin - Kunming. Returning to Guilin we tour the enormous Reed Flute Caves. Take an afternoon stroll along the picturesque riverside foot bridges and paths before our overnight train journey to Kunming.
Kunming - Lijiang. Capital of Yunnan Province, Kunming lies 2000m above sea level. Its gentle weather and abundance of flowers have earned it the name ‘City of Eternal Spring’. Arriving mid morning, hotel check in and free time. Visit the stunning Western Hills or the Dragon Gate Grotto if you choose. On day 6 visit the petrified Stone Forest, before flying onward to Lijiang.
Lijiang – Wenhai. Seeing the reflection of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain on the surface of a picturesque lake, is the highlight of the 3 - 4 hour hike toward Wenhai Eco lodge. Upon arrival explore the village and drink tea with a local family.
Wenhai - Lashishai home stay. This morning you visit Yi Village before embarking on a 4 hour hike to visit the Lashishai community. Here, you’ll meet and stay overnight with a traditional Naxi indigenous family.
Lashishai - Liming. En route to Liming (approx 3 hour drive) visit the town of Shigu, located on the first bend of the Yangtze River. Here you undertake a 3 hour hike (or pony ride if you choose) to the 3000m summit of the Thousand Tortoise Mountain. After enjoying the spectacular panoramic views continue your walk (downhill) to Liming.
Liming – Tiger Leaping Gorge – Lijiang. After breakfast head to spectacular Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Yangtze River. Some 16km long and up to 3000m deep, it is the world’s deepest canyon. The gorge is so narrow at various points that legend has it a tiger once escape...
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