China Ethnic Travel Tour

D01 Arrival Guangzhou

On arrival, meet our guide and transfer to your hotel.

D02 Yuexiu Park Qingping Market Former British Concession Area Fly to Guilin ( B+L )

Pick up from your hotel after breakfast, visit the Yuexiu Park and the Fiver Rams Sculpture. Followed with the former British Concession area, which is located in Shamian Island. The last stop is Qingping Market, the largest street market in Guangzhou. Transfer to airport to catch the flight for Guilin, heart of Southwest China and home of the nation's most spectacular natural scenery. Meet our local guide and transfer to hotel.

D03 Li River Cruise Yangshuo ( B+L )

Enjoy a downstream cruise on the Li River which moves gently between Guilin's lovely peaks. It is called the "hundred-mile art gallery". Stop at the town named Yangshuo, which is embraced by a dozen of limestone karst mountains, and "has the best scenery in Guilin". The West Street in Yangshuo, a 2km stretch crammed with pubs, shops and hotels. Glimpses of the rich culture can be found in many shops selling local products.

D04 Yangshuo Banyan of a Thousand Years Moon Hill ( B+L )

Pick up from your hotel and cycling to the Banyan of a Thousand Years, which is some 6km away from Yangshuo. The enormous Banyan is 1,400 years old and measures 17m high, 7.1m wide and spanning an area of over 1,000 square metres. Then visit the Moon Hill, a limestone pinnacle with a moon-shaped hole square in the middle. Enjoy local lunch at Moon Hill Village and then cycling back to Yangshuo. Explore the West Street on your own.

D05 Reed Flute Cave Elephant Trunk Hill Fly to Kunming ( B+L )

Visit the Reed Flute Cave, which has some of the best scenery of Guilin with stalactites and stalagmites casting distorted shadows that contort to the shifting multi-colored lights. Then visit the Elephant Trunk Hill, Guilin's best known sight and also the symbol of Guilin. Transfer to airport to connect the flight for Kunming, the "Spring City" of China. On arrival, meet our local guide and transfer to you hotel.

D06 Stone Forest Golden Temple ( B+L )

Enjoy half day excursion to the Stone Forest, a natural wonder which is 83km away from Kunming. It is a world of stone peaks, stalactite-stalagmites, subterranean lakes and underground limestone caves. For this topographical turmoil the place is dubbed "Number One Wonder in the World" . After lunch, drive back to Kunming and visit Golden Temple. Built in 1671,the temple has the largest bronze temple in China, weighing an estimated 250 tons. Transfer back to hotel.

D07 Kunming Fly to Dali Old Dali Three Pagodas Temple ( B+L )

Take internal flight to Dali, the "Jewel of the Southwest". On arrival, meet our local guide and transfer to hotel. Tour features the Old Dali. The only two remnants of ancient Dali here are its North Gate and South Gate. Another attraction within Old Dali is the Foreigner's Street , which boasts many souvenir shops, guesthouses, internet and cafe.Followed with the Three Pagodas Temple, an obvious landmark of Dali.

D08 Cruise on Erhai Lake Xizhou Bazaar Three Pagodas Temple ~ Lijiang Xinhua Bai Village ( B+L )

Morning tour features the a boat ride on Erhai Lake. Then head for Xizhou Bai Minority Village and the bazaar, some 20km north of Dali. After lunch, take 4 hrs drive to Lijiang which is one of China's cities of historic and cultural significance. On the way, visit Xinhua Village, a typical ethnic Bai village and is well-known for its beautifully natural environment, and the unique handicrafts.

D09 Baisha Fresco Black Dragon Pool Dongba Research InstituteRock Joseph's Former Residence Dayan Ancient Town ( B+L )

Morning tour starts with the Rock Joseph's Former Residence. Then Visit the Baisha Fresco and the Black Dragon Pool which located at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The next stop is the Dongba Research Institute. After lunch, explore the Dayan Old Town. The old architectures and pathways here were rebuilt along the original style after an earthquake in 1996. The Square Street which is located at the heart of the Old Town offers a variety of handicrafts, from homemade griddlecakes to handpicked tea from Yunnan.

D10 Fly toGuangzhou ( B )

Pick up from hotel and transfer to airport to connect domestic flight for Guangzhou (Canton), known as the "China's Commercial Powerhouse". End of our memaroble ethnic tour.