7 Days Guizhou Ethnic Minority Culture Tour

Summary

Overview: Ethnic Minority is a special part in China with very colorful costume in their normal life. As one of the largest ethnic minorities in southwest China, the Miao people are mainly distributed across Guizhou. Much of the Miao area is hilly or mountainous, and is drained by several big rivers. In dress they have Long Skirt Miao, Short Skirt Miao, Black Miao, Flowery Miao and Long Horned Miao. They adopt common habits and costumes. They live in tightly-knit communities, adopt common habits and costume, you will find yourself literarily immersed in works of art. Most of them live with a few living in areas inhabited by several other ethnic groups, like Dong Ethnic Minority, equally spectacular is folk architecture that goes into the construction of bridges.

Day 1 Arrive in Guiyang
Day 2 Guiyang-Anshun-Guiyang: Yunfeng Tunbao Scenic Area, Huangguoshu waterfall
Day 3 Guiyang to Kaili by Car: Qingman Miao Village, Shiqiao Miao village, China traditional paper-making
Day 4 Kaili: Wanba Gejia Village, Shidong Piantou Miao Village
Day 5 Kaili to Rongjiang by Car: Langde Upper village (or Miao's Ethnic Village Museum), Xinqiao Village
Day 6 Rongjiang to Zhaoxing by Car: Tang’an Dong village, Shage Dong village
Day 7 Zhaoxing to Guiyang, Guiyang Departure: Local Bazar, Basha Miao Village

Day 1

Welcome to Guiyang! Upon on your arrival in Guiyang, our guide will meet you at the exit of the airport with a welcome signage "China Priavte Tour" and drive you to your hotel, our guide will help you check-in and the rest of the day is on your own to explore the city. 

At night, you could visit Hequn night market to try delicious street food or some restaurant as option.

Day 2

Today your memorable tour starts! This morning, our guide will meet you at your hotel lobby. You will be driven to Anshun city(1.5hour). Then visit Yunfeng Tunpao Scenic Area, which consists of a museum and eight villages, namely the Tunbao Culture Museum, Ben zhai, Yunshan Tun, Lei Tun, Xiaoshan Zhai, Zhang Zhuang, Zhulin Zhai, Wu Tun, and Dongkou Zhai. The eight villages were once the shongholds of the Ming Dynasty in more than 600 years ago.

Have lunch at a local Chinese restaurant.

Then continue your tour to Huangguoshu waterfalls, which is known as "the first waterfall in China", with the most impressive view, having a width of 81 meter and dropping 74 meter. A 134-meter-long curtain cave lies secretly behind the main fall. 

After that, you will be transferred to your hotel in Guiyang.

Day 3

In the morning, our guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel, and drive you to Kaili (2.5hours). You could have a rest after check-in.

In the afternoon, first, you will visit Qingman Miao village, which is built up to the mountain. There are over 300 households and 1,600 Miao people living there. Upon entering the village, you will see the cascading waving of stilt-houses in good order. The villagers still keep the traditional folk arts and crafts of Miao nationality, such as weavings, embroidery and batik.

Then you pay a visit to Shiqiao Miao village, which is a romantic retreat imbued with magical healing power. Blessed with idyllic landscape, mysterious Miao culture, inviting customs, colorful festivals as well as the over 1400-year-old paper making practice. Then we have a chance to see China Traditional Paper-making process.

At last, you will be taken back to your hotel in Kaili.

Day 4

You will start your one day tour with a visit to Wanba Gejia village, where you could experience the Miao's special costumes and dress-up and enjoy the natural sceneries.

Have lunch at the local people’s house.

Continue your tour to Shidong Piantou Miao village (2 hours by driving), the village accepts hundreds of visitors to join in famous Sisters' Meal Festival (always on April) every year. In the normal period, the village seems quiet but still remains lots of cultural things to discover.

Afterwards, drive you back to your hotel.

Day 5

Pick up from your hotel lobby.

The first stop is to visit Langde Upper village, which is also known as the Miao's Ethnic Village Museum and will present visitors an authentic experience of Miao. As a very popular minority attraction, Langde Upper Village is both mysterious and exciting, featuring Miao style houses "Diaojiaolou".

Next, we will visit Xinqiao Miao village in Datang town, by fortune, we can see a row of girls dressed in mini-shirts dancing together to welcome outsides. Also we could learn different Miao customs in this village, and receive warm treatment from the hospitable Miao hosts.

Finally, we go to Rongjiang and our guide will help you check in once arrived, and you can explore nearby your hotel or have a rest.

Day 6

In the morning, you will be driven to Zhaoxing Dong village of Liping county (2 hours), you will see another minority culture and customs—Dong Minority. 

After lunch at a local Chinese restaurant.

Then continue your tour to Tang’an Dong village. The biggest living museum of Dong Minority is actually the whole Tang'an Dong village. Collection of the living museum consists of people living here and their events. The villagers’ daily use articles, production tools, as well as their clothing and ornament, even themselves are part of exhibits. To enjoy the splendid views of Tang'an Dong Village, there are several spots worth appreciating.

After that, you will hike from Tang’an to Shage Dong Village (3 hours), then back to Zhaoxing Dong Village.

At last, drive you back to your hotel.

Day 7

After breakfast, pick up from your hotel and you will visit local bazar. Different from Miao market, it offers lots of interesting things to see and buy. 

Then you will pay a visit to the famous Basha Miao Village to visit so-called the Last Gunman Tribe. Through hundreds of years, they have been guarding their homeland. Still today the men in Basha preserve their musketeer heritage, which makes Basha the only tribe that can legally carry real guns in China. A strong sense of precaution inherited from their ancestors keeps this village isolated from the outside world. The villagers lead a self-sufficient life in the hilly areas and retain the dressing and living customs hundreds of years ago. 

After lunch at a local Chinese restaurant, then, drive you to the airport directly and your 6-day-tour ends. Hope you have a pleasant trip!

Price Per Person in US Dollars

Price Includes     1. Transportation: Inter city flights including          airport taxes, trains, buses, etc., specified          in the itinerary Private car with          air-conditioning in every tour city      2. Hotels specified in the itinerary, all based on          two persons sharing one standard room;      3. Meals specified in the itinerary: Western          breakfast in hotels Chinese lunch and dinner         in local restaurants      4. Sightseeing: All arrangements mentioned in         the itinerary will be covered All first          admission/entrance fees in the itinerary      5. Tour guide: Tour guide: In every tour city of         China, each tour is conducted by a          professional tour guide      6. Free baggage allowance: Passages holding          adult-fare air tickets are entitled to free          baggage allowance of 40 kg for first class,         30kg for business class,and 20kg for          economy class.No free baggage allowance         is granted to infants free baggage transfer          between airport and hotel

Price Excludes     1. Chinese visa.     2. International or domestic air tickets which          are not listed in the itinerary.     3. Meals not specified in the itinerary.     4. Tips for guides and drivers.     5. Personal expenses: phone bills, laundry,          optional tours, postage, excess baggage          charge, entertainment fees out of the itinerary.     6. Single Room Supplement.      7. Taxi Fee