Minority Culture and Terrace Field Tour

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Minority Culture and Terrace Field Tour 7 days

Guilin is a colourful minority city. On this trip you will have chance to visit local minority village and enjoy their special custom of their clothes and hairstyle. Most of their houses are only made of wood. Longsheng is the place only long hair yao people live in China.

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Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival / Guilin
Upon Arrival , you will be met and transferred to your hotel with private vehicle and guide.

Day 2 (B, L) Guilin / Sanjiang
Be transferred to Sanjiang and visit Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge in Sanjiang,Sanjiang Mapang Drum Tower,Yinshui Dong Village.

- Chengyang Wind & Rain Bridge in Sanjiang: Built in 1912, this 78m-long elegant covered bridge is considered by the Dong to be the finest of the 108 such structures in Sanjiang county. The bridge is 78m-long and took villagers 12 years to build, theoretically without nails.

- Sanjiang Mapang Drum Tower: the unique example of ethnic architecture of the villages of Dong nationality, and one of the key cultural relics being preserved by Guangzi authorities.

Day 3 (B, L) Sanjiang / Longsheng
One Day Longsheng tour for Ethnic Tribes Culture expedition.Depart in the morning and drive to Longji area. Then you will see the Terrace Rice Field. Enjoy the hiking tours around Pingan village for the wonderful views.

-Longsheng : It is located in the northeastern part of Guilin. It is famous for the natural beauty and the colorful ethnic Chinese cultures and customs .If you like you can visit Zhuang and Yao Minority tribes villages and families.

-The terrace rice fields : They were first built in the Yuan Dynasty ( about 800 years ago) and completed in the Qing dynasty as the crystallization of the wisdom and labor of the Zhuang people. The terraced fields with the highest place of an elevation of 885m and the lowest 380m are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop, it looks like huge snail seen afar.

Day 4 (B, L) Longsheng / Guilin
Be transferred back to Guilin. Then have private city tours to the Fubo Hill, Reed Flute Cave. Be transferred to the airport for your flight to your next destination.
- Fubo Hill: You can see lots of rock stone carvings and Buddha statues since Tang Dynasty. Have a wonderful bird's-eye view of Guilin city if you can climb to the summit.
- Reed Flute Cave: It is Guilin's largest and most impressive cave. Its name is explained by the fact that reeds for making flutes and pipes have been grown in this region since ancient times. This dripstone cave is 790 feet deep, and a
visitor will walk for some 550 yards through a zigzagging sea of stalactites and stalagmites in dazzling colors.

Day 5 (B, L) Guilin / Yangshuo
Full day Li River Cruise to Yangshuo with lunch aboard.

- Li River Cruise: Depart in the morning. Be transferred for a 4.5 hours wonderful cruise. You will enjoy most beautiful mountains ,villages and water. Between spectacular limestone peaks you'll see graceful bamboo groves, farmers tending rice paddies, and lumbering water buffaloes pulling carts or cooling off in the river. You may see fishermen gliding along on their narrow bamboo rafts, and if you're very lucky you might see one of the famous fishing cormorants. Boats depart from various wharves, according to the height of the river at different times of the year. Disembark at the one-thousand-year-old town Yangshuo in the afternoon. Free at leisure to explore the old town after check-in your hotel.

-Yangshuo: It is a one-thousand-year-old town. You will have a short exploration to the old town .

Day 6 (B, L) Yangshuo / Guilin
Be transferred to the airport for your flight to your next destination.

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Price

Person		1	2-5	6-9
Price per person( USD $ )	5 Star	1045	599	444
	4 Star	884	519	361
	3 Star	779	466	311

Price list

Price Includes:
a. Entrance fees to all the scenic spots as listed above in the itinerary
b. Hotel accommodations with breakfast as specified (If there is no Western breakfast available, we have to arrange Chinese one instead)
c. All meals as specified in the itinerary. B=Western or Chinese breakfast, L=Chinese lunch in a local restaurant, D=Chinese dinner in a local restaurant
d. Professional local guides and drivers in each destination city
e. Private Transfers between airports, docks, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in each destination city by the private air conditioned car or van
f. Luggage Transfers between airports/docks and hotels
g. Arrangements for the planning, handling, operational and communication charges
h. Government taxes.

Price excludes:
a. Visa fee
b. International or domestic air and train tickets
c. Excess Baggage Charges
d. Meals which are not specified with "B", "L" or "D".
e. Personal expenses such as drinks, laundry, tips to guides or drivers, FAX, telephone, excess baggage charges
f. Gratuities, tips to guides and drivers
g. Personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip

Remark : Quotations listed are valid excluding the periods of Chinese holidays and special events.