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 things to do are to visit 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.
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Top Guizhou Tours
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 Guiyang City: Visit Jiaxiu Pavilion, Qingyan Ancient Town and HongfuTemple
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!from US$270 p/p Tour Code: GZT-01 |
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Guiyang City: Visit Jiaxiu Pavilion, Qingyan Ancient Town and Hongfu TempleAnshun City: Visit Huangguoshu Falls, Tianxingqiao Scenic Spot, Dragon Palace and Tianlong Ancient TownWay of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + hotel + private local tour guide + entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: DailyCustomizable: Yes! from US$360 p/p Tour Code: GZT-02 |
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Guiyang City: Visit Jiaxiu Pavilion, Qingyan Ancient Town and Hongfu TempleAnshun 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: DailyCustomizable: Yes!from US$450 p/pTour Code: GZT-03
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Guiyang City: Visit Jiaxiu Pavilion, Qingyan Ancient Town and Hongfu TempleKaili City: Kaili Museum, Jidao Miao VillageRongjiang County: Miao and Shui VillagesZhaoxing County: Basha Miao Village, Dong VillageSanjiang in Guangxi Province: Sanjiang Chengyang Wind and Rain BridgeWay of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + hotel + private local tour guide + entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: DailyCustomizable: Yes! from US$410 p/p Tour Code: GZT-04 |
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Xingyi City: Minority Wedding Culture Museum, Thousand Peaks, Maling Gorge, Bouyi Village and local marketZhengfeng County: Bouyi and Miao Villages Anshun: Visit Huangguoshu Falls, Tianxingqiao Scenic Spot, Dragon Palace Cave, Tianlong Ancient Town and Ground Opera Guiyang City: City SightseeingKaili City: Kaili Museum, Jidao Miao VillageRongjiang County: Miao and Shui VillagesZhaoxing County: Basha Miao Village, Dong VillageSanjiang in Guangxi Province: Sanjiang Chengyang Wind and Rain BridgeWay of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + hotel + private local tour guide + entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: DailyCustomizable: Yes!from US$850 p/p Tour Code: GZT-05 |
Guizhou Travel Information
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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.
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.
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.
The best time to travel: July, August and September.
Guiyang has flights connecting over 40 cities in China including Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Wuhan, Guangzhou and more. It also has flights for international destinations including Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore. Two highways link Guiyang with Chongqing and Kunming.
The trains from Guiyang and Anshui run to Kunming, Guilin and Chongqing. Weining has a back-door route to Kunming and also go to Guilin from Zhaoxing through the back-door road.
Getting around the province is easy by buses and trains. Major sites and places are connected by expressways or highways. Some smaller places and villages have poor roads and your patience is needed in this case.
1.Visit Hongfu Temple located in the north of Guiyang city
2.Get lost in the Qingyan Old Town, the ancient Ming Dynasty town packed with sights outside Guiyang
3.Get soaked behind the Huangguoshi Falls
4.Enjoy Stone Forest on the Water at Tianxing Scenic Spot
5.Boating in Longgong Palace Cave - an underground water cave
6.Explore Zhijin Cave, the largest karst cave in the world
7.See the black cranes at the remote Caohai Lake west of Guizhou
8.Arrange rafting trip at the 15km-long Maling Gorge near Xingyi west of Guizhou
9.Visit, Sancha River, Bouyi Village and Miao Village at Zhenfeng west of Guizhou
10.Visit Miao and Dong festivals and markets in the villages around Kaili
11.Explore the largest Dong Village at Zhaoxing
Hotels in Guiyang
Hyatt Regency Guiyang: No.7 Zhongtian Road, Jinyang New District, Guiyang
Hotel Novotel Guiyang Downtown: No.8 Zhonghua South Road, Nanming District, Guiyang
Pullman Hotel: No.100 Jiefang Road, Nanming District, Guiyang
Kempinski Hotel Guiyang: No.68 Huguo Road, Guiyang
Star Hotel: 192 Jiefang Road, Guiyang Tel: 0851-5952588
Jinqiao Hotel: 2 Ruijin South Road, Guiyang Road 0851-5829958
Mayflower Hostel: 16th floor, Jiaxinhuating Building, 176 Baoshan North Road, Guiyang Tel:0851-6743007
Sheraton Hotel: Zunyi Road, Guiyang Tel: 0851-5888888
Yidu Youth Hostel: 9 Zhiyue Street, Guiyang Tel: 0851-8649777
Hotels in Kaili
New Mill Hotel: No.26 Yingpan East Road, Kaili
Kaili Grand Hotel: No.1 Shaoshan North Road, Kaili
Crown Plaza Hotel: No.18 Youzhuang Road, Kaili
New Century Hotel: 1 Shaoshan South Road, Kaili Tel: 0855-8260333
Petroleum Hotel: 44 Yingpan East Road, Kaili Tel: 0855-8234331
Guotai Grand Hotel: 6 East Beijing Road, Kaili Tel: 0855-8269818
Hotels in Anshun
Grand Waterfall Hotel: Electric City, Guihuang East Road, Xixiu District, Anshun
Kaibin Business Hotel: Near Civil Affairs Bureau, Shifu Road, Xixiu District, Anshun
Fenghuangshan Grand Hotel: 58 Tashan East Road, Anshun Tel: 0853-3225724
San Xing Grand Hotel: 18 Huangguoshu Avenue, Anshun Tel: 0853-3294100
Xixiushan Hotel：63 Zhonghua South Road, Anshun Tel: 0853-3337888
Hotels in Weining
Caohai Hotel: Weishuang Avenue, Weining County
Mingzhu Hotel: No.99 Xiangyang Road, Weining County
Black-necked Crane Hotel: Jianshan East Road, Weining Tel: 0857-6236888
Caohai Holiday Hotel: Caohai Road, Weining Tel: 0857-6231881
Hotels in Zunyi
7 Days Inn (Zunyi Beijing Road): No.36 Beijing Road, Honghuagang District, Zunyi
Xiyue Hotel: No.163 Ningbo Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi
Xiangshan Hotel: Daxing Road, Zunyi Tel：0852-8234444
Beautiful Harbour Hotel: Beijing Road, Zunyi Tel：0852-8649898
Jinlong Hotel： 45 Zhonghua South Road, Zunyi Tel: 0852-8231671
Hotels in Chishui
Yuyu Hotel: Xiangyang Road, Chishui
Super 8 Chishui Hebin West Road: Building 1-8 Zhuhaiyuan, No.168 Hebin West Road, Chishui
Zhongyue Grand Hotel: 22 Nanzheng Street, Chishui Tel: 0852-2823888
Chishui Kaiyue Hotel: West Inner Ring Road, Chishui Tel： 0852-2889888
Chishui Yuan Hotel：18 Renmin North Road, Chishui Tel: 0852-2887798
Guizhou food is similar to Sichuan and Hunan cuisines, but it has some unique features which emphasise a combination of sour and spicy tastes, which is similar to that of Shaanxi food. Guizhou cuisine is often cooked to meet the flavour of locally produced liquor, such as Maotai, which is drunk with the food. One of the prominent characteristic of Guizhou cuisine is its unique salt pickled vegetable.
There are many options of street food in Guiyang if you'd like to dine out. You can find night food markets or just clustered restaurants on Shaanxi Road, Hequn Road and Ruijin East Road. Try a local casserole hotpot with vegetable, noodle, seafood combination.
In Kaili, you can find plenty of eateries or night markets on Beijing East Road or near Guotai Grand Hotel. The best place for the night market in Anshun is on Gufu Street which is lined witn food stalls offering noodles, barbecued fish, Uighur kebabs. In Zunyi, you won't be disappointed with the local food. You can easily find the street food offering hotpot, noodle and grill food. The busy Xiangshan Road and some small lanes off Zhonghua South Road have everything from barbecued fish, Guangdong food and local food. In Chishui, Renmin Weat Road is the best place to enjoy the food including noodle, rice dishes, dumplings and mang more.
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