8 Days Yunnan and Guizhou Tour

Day 1: Arrival Kunming

Welcome to Yunnan! Your driver and tour guide pick you up from Kunming Changshui International Airport according to your arrival time and bring you to downtown Kunming to check in your hotel. If time permits, enjoy a leisurely stroll along Green Lake, the city’s central park with beautiful scenery and tranquil atmosphere. You can also try typical Yunnan rice noodles nearby or just have a good rest! As an option for the evening, visit the Dynamic Yunnan Show (showing daily from 8:00pm – 9:30pm).

Day 2: Kunming – Stone Forest – Xingyi

Today, we take you to Stone Forest (1.5hours) to visit this unique karst landscape of Yunnan Province. The Stone Forest Scenic Area was listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2007. Enjoy the beautiful views at the lookouts and spend about 2-3 hours in the park. Afterwards we head for Xingyi, the southwest gate of Guizhou Province.

Day 3: Xingyi

This day is reserved for a nature tour around Xingyi. We first visit the Wanfenglin (Forest of Ten Thousand Peaks). As its name implies, there are thousands of bizarre looking peaks in the Wanfenglin Scenic Area, actually, up to 20000. Due to its unique karst landscape and beautiful scenery, it is also regarded as a Wonder Under Heaven. We then proceed to the Maling River Canyon and go for a 2-hour trek at the so called Tianxing Hualang (Heaven Star Gallery) within the scenic area, where we are fascinated by the amazing scenery of deep canyons as well as the majestic and unique karst waterfalls. We return to the hotel in the afternoon.

Day 4: Xingyi – Huangguoshu Waterfall – Anshun

Today we visit Huangguoshu Waterfall, China’s biggest! On the way we will first stop over at Zuoqi Black Miao Village to discover women's traditional costume with big earrings, black turbans and cotton jackets. We also pay a visit to a Buyi People Village to witness their traditional way of spinning and weaving. We then continue our excursion to the Huangguoshu Waterfall: the main waterfall is 74 meters high and 81 meters wide, like a milky way hanging on the cliff. After these unique impressions we drive further to Anshun. Enjoy your free evening and local snacks at Anshun’s lively night market to soak up some authentic atmosphere.

Day 5: Anshun – Guiyang

In the morning, we head to Guiyang, Guizhou’s capital city. Upon arrival, we continue the journey to the Jiaxiu Tower. Constructed on a huge rock in Nanming River, the Jiaxiu Tower was first built during the late Ming Dynasty in the 17th century and rebuilt many times in the following years. The three-storey wooden Tower has been standing there for about 400 years and witnessed the development of the city. We then pay a visit to Qingyan Ancient Town which has a long history of more than 600 years.

Day 6: Guiyang – Kaili

Today, we get driven to Kaili, where we do an ethnic minority tour to the Qingman/Langde Long-Skirt Miao Village. Walking on the flat stone roads through this hundreds of years old village, we see the unique wooden stilt houses of Miao people. Furthermore, a Miao family visit gives us a deep insight into the Miao people's life. As one of the four great inventions of ancient China, the local traditional paper-making skills have a history of about 2,000 years. We can here still see the whole set of implements and wittness the process of traditional paper-making during the visit Shiqiao Miao Village.

Day 7: Kaili – Liping – Zhaoxing

In the morning, we head to Zhaoxing and Tang'an Dong Village. Zhaoxing Dong Village is the largest village of Dong people. The largest Dong minority's Drum Tower group is located in this charming area as well. The skillful layout of Dong buildings, the elegant decorations on Flower Bridges and the unique wooden stilt houses are the highlights to see here. Tang'an Dong Village is noted as the first ecological outdoor museum of Dong people who have in the past centuries carved out beautiful terraced fields. We enjoy the Dong Ka Lau (typical music of the Dong people) as well as local food in the village for dinner.

Day 8: Departure

Today, get transferred back to Guiyang (hotel, train station or airport) from where your China trip can continue to your next destination!