6-Day Guizhou Private Tour to Zhongdong Miao Village, Malinghe Canyon Huangguoshu Waterfall and Tianlong Tunpu

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

Upon arrival in Guiyang, a guide will be waiting for you in the exit hall, holding a board with your name on it, and then he/she will take you to your hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is left for you to relax at the hotel or go out for a little exploration on your own. If you are energetic, visiting the city’s intriguing cuisine in the evening will be interesting.

Attractions: Getu River National Park
Meal: Not Included
Accommodation: Overnight in Ziyun

After breakfast, your guide will accompany you to the Getu River National Park, a peaceful and picturesque natural park. If you are lucky, you will encounter“Spider Men (local Miao residents)”climbing easily through cliffs with rare hands and no protective measures. If you are interested, you can experience rock climbing. (optional, at your own expense)

After hiking through the Great Arch of Getu, you will ride a sightseeing boat to admire the karst landscape at leisure and witness the mysterious hanging coffins in the caves (a kind of local ancient burial culture).

Attractions: Zhongdong Miao Village
Meal: Not Included
Accommodation: Overnight in Xingyi

After breakfast, head to Zhongdong Miao Village, which is entitled “China’s last cave village”. All dwellings here are built in the karst cave with no roof, warm in winter and cool in summer. So the 18 Miao families still insist on living in the cave, though the local government has established a new village for them. In the afternoon, drive to Xingyi.

Attractions: Malinghe Canyon, Wanfenglin
Meal: Not Included
Accommodation: Overnight in Xingyi

Start today with a visit to Malinghe Canyon which is admired as “the most beautiful scar on earth”. During the 2.5 hours of hiking, you will absorb the alluring views of lush subtropical plants, winding rivers and many cascades.

Enjoy your afternoon at Wanfenglin (Forest of Ten Thousand Peaks) – a famous karst geopark composed of numerous karst peaks of various shapes: array, sword, dragon, arhat, and piled up hats. It was listed by China Geography Magazine as one of the six most beautiful peak forests in China. West Peak Forest is its main tourist area, where towering peaks are surrounded by green fields, winding rivers, lush forests and charming villages.

Attractions: Huangguoshu Waterfall
Meal: Not Included
Accommodation: Overnight in Anshun

Strar from Huangguoshu Waterfall. On the way, you will visit the 24-Zig Road in Qinglong-a spectacular winding mountain road. Built during WWII, this road was the only land channel to transport supplies to Chongqing at that time.

Then head to Huangguoshu Waterfall to marvel at the largest waterfall in Asia at 81 meters high and 101 meters wide. Besides the numerous odd-shaped stalactites, the Water Curtain Cave also enables you to appreciate the grand waterfall from the backside, and even touch the cascading waterfall.

Attractions: Tianlong Tunpu
Meal: Not Included
Accommodation: Not Included

Before driving back to Guiyang, your guide will escort you to visit Tianlong Tunpu, an ancient village of old Han Chinese Tribe who are the descendants of the imperial Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) garrison troops. After over 600 years have passed, the old Han people still live in fortress-like stone houses and maintain their customs and way of life from the Ming Dynasty. You will get a chance to enjoy their dixi (aka ground opera), a local singing and dancing that originated from military opera.

After lunch, you will be dropped off at the airport or train station for departure.