6-Day Guizhou Private Tour to Libo Seven Small Arches Scenic Park, Langde Miao Village and Fanjing Mountain

Attractions: Not
Meal: Not Included
Accommodation:Overnight in Guiyang

Welcome to Guiyang, the beautiful “City of Forest” and provincial capital of Guizhou! Upon your arrival, your local guide and driver will meet you at the arrival hall in the airport / train station and escort you to your hotel in Guiyang downtown. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Attractions: Seven Small Arches Scenic Park, Libo Scenic Area
Meal: Not Included
Accommodation: Overnight in Libo

After breakfast, you will drive to Seven Small Arches Scenic Park (Xiao Qi Kong). You will find both surprise and pleasure. The Seven Small Arches Scenic Park is a narrow valley in the natural forest. Renowned for its beauty, it offers visitors a breathtaking view of the beautiful green water lakes, the magnificent waterfalls that fall from the karst cliff and the idyllic forests that are perfect postcards. From there, head to Libo Scenic Area (40min drive) for further exploration aboard a ferry across the lake, an experience that offers an entirely different perspective to this beautiful tourist region.

Attractions: Danzhai, Xijiang Miao Village, Batik
Meal: Not Included
Accommodation: Overnight in Xijiang

After an amazing breakfast buffet at the hotel, you’ll drive to Danzhai (1.5hrs drive) to experience the “Batik Art”. Batik is a craft inherited through generations among the Miao ethnic group in southwest China’s Guizhou and has a history of more than 2,000 years. Danzhai County is a major cradle of the Miao ethnic group’s batik craft. Bees wax melting, pattern drawing, indigo dyeing and fabric boiling are the main processes of local people making batik. The folk artwork is famous for its elegant color, graceful patterns and rich cultural meanings.

After lunch, you’ll drive to the renowned Xijiang Miao Village(1.5hrs drive). Known as the biggest Miao village in the world, it consists of more than ten naturally formed villages that have long been inhabited by nearly 1,300 Miao households. The village cluster, known as an open-air museum, displays the authentic and well-preserved distinctive culture and customs of the Miao people. The Miao people have their typical architectural feature: wooden houses built on the hillside, dotted with bamboo groves. Lying among green mountains, the village enjoys beautiful scenery, with the terraced fields rising along the slopes and the crystal-clear Baishui River flowing through. It offers a more spectacular view when lit up in the evening.

Attractions: Langde Miao Village
Meal: Not Included
Accommodation: Overnight in Fanjing Mountain

After breakfast, you’ll drive to visit another Miao Village – Langde(1hrs drive) with a totally different style from Xijiang where you could experience the most authentic ethnic cultures. On arriving at the entrance, you could behold some beautifully dressed girls blocking your path. This is a welcome party, and guests are allowed in after drinking their twelve courses of wine-blocking wine — the most ceremonious etiquette.

After the welcoming ceremony, you walk into Langde Miao Village. Enjoy the traditional performance of Miao girls in their costumes and silver ornaments; Learn to catch fish or Chinese embroidery at the local house and have a traditional long table banquet with the minorities.

In the afternoon, you’ll drive to the Fanjing Mountain Scenic Area(4hrs drive) and stay there for the night.

Attractions: Fanjing Mountain, Chen En Temple, Zhenyuan, Wuyang River Scenic Area
Meal: Not Included
Accommodation: Overnight in Zhenyuan

After breakfast, you will visit the legendary Fanjing Mountain. You will travel to the top of the red clouds to witness the glorious Fanjingshan Temple built on the summit, walk to the mushroom-shaped landmark, have the panorama of the vast Fanjing Mountain from the best place to visit the old golden peak, pray on the great sacred cluster of Chen En Temple, and enjoy more beautiful stones and rocks, Buddhist sites, etc.

In the afternoon, you will visit the ancient city of Zhenyuan (2 hours drive), which has long been an ancient city of the Miao people. The honored history endows the ancient city of Zhenyuan with many rich and generous cultural relics, making it a historic garden. The city covers only an area of 3.1 square kilometers, but welcomes you with more than 160 picturesque places, including caves, palaces, pavilions, temples and rivers with their unique architecture, exquisite engravings and wonderful natural landscapes. Among them are the famous Wuyang River Scenic Area and the elegant ancient complex of Black Dragon Cave (Qinglong Cave) – views that should not be missed by any visitor to eastern Guizhou.

Attractions: Not
Meal: Not Included
Accommodation: Not

Enjoy the leisure time in the ancient town, after lunch, you’ll take the bus back to Guiyang City and departure.