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Guizhou Tour

With Guiyang as its capital, Guizhou Province is situated in the southwest of China, bordered by Hunan Province to its east, Guangxi to the south, Yunnan the west and Chongqing the north. Guizhou is a mountainous province with its west part more hilly and the eastern and southern portions relatively flat. The western part of the province is part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.

Guizhou is comparatively poorer than other provinces. But great government efforts has been made to build the new highways, airports, new economic development zones. Not long before Guizhou will discard its reputation as the backward province in China.

Among the many reasons to visit Guizhou, the most important are the visit to the mythical Karst caves, dense forests, cascading waterfalls, the famous Caohai Lake and more natural resources as well as to meet the lively ethnic minorities including Miao, Dong, Buyi, Zhuang, Shui and more, which makes up 38% of the total population in Guizhou.

The major counties and cities in Guizhou are now easily accessed by trains, highway, roads. Its capital city Guiyang is linked to over 40 destinations by by flight and to all almost all major cities in China by train.

Highlights
♦ Visit Hongfu Temple located in the north of Guiyang city
♦ Get lost in the Qingyan Old Town, the ancient Ming Dynasty town packed with sights outside Guiyang
♦ Get soaked behind the Huangguoshi Falls
♦ Enjoy Stone Forest on the Water at Tianxing Scenic Spot
♦ Boating in Longgong Palace Cave - an underground water cave
♦ Explore Zhijin Cave, the largest karst cave in the world
♦ See the black cranes at the remote Caohai Lake west of Guizhou
♦ Arrange rafting trip at the 15km-long Maling Gorge near Xingyi west of Guizhou 
♦ Visit, Sancha River, Bouyi Village and Miao Village at Zhenfeng west of Guizhou
♦ Visit Miao and Dong festivals and markets in the villages around Kaili
♦ Explore the largest Dong Village at Zhaoxing

Guizhou Highlight Tourist Map

3 Days Guizhou Karst Landscape Tour	from US$270 p/p
Guiyang City: Visit Jiaxiu Pavilion, Qingyan Ancient Town and Hongfu Temple Anshun City: Visit Huangguoshu Falls, Tianxing Scenic Spot Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + hotel + private local tour guide + entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: Daily Customizable: Yes!	Tour Code: GZPT-01

4 Day Guizhou Karst Landscape Tour	from US$360 p/p
Guiyang City: Visit Jiaxiu Pavilion, Qingyan Ancient Town and Hongfu Temple Anshun City: Visit Huangguoshu Falls, Tianxingqiao Scenic Spot, Dragon Palace and Tianlong Ancient Town Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + hotel + private local tour guide + entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: Daily Customizable: Yes!	Tour Code: GZPT-02

5 Day Karst Landscape & Minority Culture Tour	from US$450 p/p
Guiyang City: Visit Jiaxiu Pavilion, Qingyan Ancient Town and Hongfu Temple Anshun City: Visit Huangguoshu Falls, Tianxingqiao Scenic Spot, Dragon Palace and Tianlong Ancient Town Kaili City: Kaili Museum, Jidao Miao Village Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + hotel + private local tour guide + entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: Daily Customizable: Yes!	Tour Code: GZPT-03

5 Day Minority Culture Tour in Guizhou

from US$410 p/p

Guiyang City: Visit Jiaxiu Pavilion, Qingyan Ancient Town and Hongfu Temple Kaili City: Kaili Museum, Jidao Miao Village Rongjiang County: Miao and Shui Villages Zhaoxing County: Basha Miao Village, Dong Village Sanjiang in Guangxi  Province: Sanjiang Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + hotel + private local tour guide + entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: Daily Customizable: Yes!

Tour Code: GZPT-04

9 Day Tour of Passing Guizhou Plateau

from US$850 p/p

Xingyi City: Minority Wedding Culture Museum, Thousand Peaks, Maling Gorge, Bouyi Village and local market Zhengfeng County: Bouyi and Miao Villages Anshun: Visit Huangguoshu Falls, Tianxingqiao Scenic Spot, Dragon Palace Cave, Tianlong Ancient Town and Ground Opera Guiyang City: City Sightseeing Kaili City: Kaili Museum, Jidao Miao Village Rongjiang County: Miao and Shui Villages Zhaoxing County: Basha Miao Village, Dong Village Sanjiang in Guangxi  Province: Sanjiang Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + hotel + private local tour guide + entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: Daily Customizable: Yes!

Tour Code: GZPT-05

Guizhou Travel Tips

Guizhou's landform is of the plateaus in western China with many mountainous regions. It is also the most typical karst landform in the world. "Little Flat Ground" is the landform featuring Guizhou.

Guizhou has a subtropical humid monsoon climate type - warm and humid. The range of temperature change is relatively small with the average temperature in most parts of Guizhou around 15 ℃, the coldest January average temperature 3 ℃ - 6 ℃, and the hottest of the July average temperature between 22 ℃ - 25 ℃, with a mild winter, heatless summer, and rich precipitation.

Guizhou has rich tourist resources with beautiful natural scenery - Huangguoshu Waterfall, Dragon Palace Cave, Zhi Jin Cave, Maling River Gorge, and rich minority cultures.

Tips for traveling in Guizhou
Guizhou is a mountainous area with detours, some road traffic is far away, and not in good condtion. So be prepared for some anti-motion sickness medicine prior to departure.

Guizhou without much sunshine days, has a big weather change. Be ready to bring an umbrella. Most of the scenic attractions in Guizhou are natural landscapes, coupled with rain, the scenic road may be slippery, you'd better wear non-slip, lightweight shoes. Bring your own long-sleeved clothes due to Guizhou's big temperature difference between day and night.

Tips for visits and sightseeing in Guizhou
Most of the ethnic minorities have their own gods, beliefs and totem. Visitors should respect local folklore and pay attention to some ethnic minorities taboo.

For the steep mountain slope area, visitors should hold tightly the handrails, don't enter the danger zone, and beware of crowded collision.

Huangguoshu Falls Travel Tips
1. The best time to travel: July, August and September
2. During the tour, always bring a good umbrella otherwise you will be poured by water. For 2-3 yuan in the area, you can also buy a disposable raincoat.

Guizhou Tourism Useful Phone Number

Tourist Complaint
Guizhou Provincial Tourism Bureau service quality complaints :0851-6816167
Guiyang Municipal Bureau of Tourism service quality complaints :0851-5864091
Provincial Tourism Administration Quality Supervision :0851-6818436

Transportation Phone Number
Train Station phone calls: 8181222
Bus station (Inquiry): 6505805
Civil Aviation (Flight Inquiry): 5498909
Taxi: 9696699

Railway
Guiyang Railway Inquiries Tel :0851-8181222

Long-distance passenger transport
Long-distance passenger phone calls :0851-6505805
Guiyang Terminal :0851-6505805

Taxi
Taxi Complaint Tel:0851-5828719
Taxi:0851-9696699

Hospital
Guizhou Medical Emergency Hotline :0851-96996
Guiyang Medical College Hospital Emergency Center:0851-96999

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