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Holiday Overview
Holiday Overview
Highlights
- 1.5 hours’ rafting on Yulong River
- Xianggong Hill: one of the best place to have a panoramic view of Li River
- Longji Rice Fields: known as "The Most Beautiful Curve on Earth"
Map & Itinerary
Map & Itinerary
The tour includes the famous city of China - Guilin. Guilin, at home and abroad, is primarily known for its enticing and unique scenery. Chinese frequently refer to it as the world's most beautiful scenery. Venture into the countryside in Yangshou, cycle through the rice paddies and raft on Yulong River. We will also visit some small villages of the Ethnic people, plenty of them still living in the traditional buildings, eating local food, and celebrating local festivals. We will closely communicate with them and experience their true life. Moreover, rice terrace in Longsheng is also famous for its particular shape, which demonstrate that Chinese minority are bright to figure out how to develop agriculture in ancient society. All of these will make you a wonderful experience of real China and it could give you a favorable impression of China.
Holiday Itinerary
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ARRIVE GUILIN
Your guide will meet the group at the airport in the morning, after picking up the luggage, will transfer the group by private vehicle to a star hotel in Guilin. Today, first is the Reed Flute Cave with its spectacular display of stalagmites and stalactites. Later move on to Elephant Trunk Hill which is the symbol of Guilin. The locals store their rice wine in caves at bottom. Fubo Hill, located on the Li River is steeped in history and culture and the top provides a bird's eye view of the whole city and Li River.
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Accommodation hotel in Guilin
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Meals LD
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LONGSHENG
In the early morning, after breakfast, we will drive about 2.5 hours to Longsheng. We will hike from Guzhuangzhai to Pingan, then visit Pingan village. Along this hiking route, we could see the rural life and the beautiful Dragon Backbones rice terraces to deep familiar with the local scene and culture. Situated in the heart of the famous Longji Rice Terraces, Ping'an (Píng'ān, 平安) is a charming Zhuang minority village that serves as a traveler hub for the incredible scenery that surrounds it at every turn.
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Accommodation Longji Ridge Inn
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Meals BLD
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Time 3-4 hrs
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LONGSHENG
After breakfast, we will follow our guide to take a hike from Ping’an Zhuang’s Village to Dazhai via Yaozhai and Tiantouzhai. Hiking along the Terraced Fields is a nice experience. The scenes of farming and the beautiful village scenery will feast your eyes with a pure country life style. This hike takes around 5 hours.
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Accommodation Longji Ridge Inn
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Distance 4.5-5hrs
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Meals BLD
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LONGSHENG - PUTAO - YANGSHUO
This morning, after breakfast, we will transfer to Yangshuo Putao Town nearly 3 hours driving. Staring our hiking experience from Hebaoshan to Xingping nearly 3.5 hours. Walking along the winding country roads among the picturesque mountains, enjoy peaceful green fields, farms and villages with water buffaloes, cows working or wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Take the local ferry boats across the Li River when necessary.
Have a picnic lunch in the green fields or a special local lunch at a farmer's house. Your hiking ends at an old town-Xingping town. Have a short exploration to the old town. Xingping is an ancient town with a history of more than 1300 years. Apart from the well preserved Ming Dynasty architectures, which dominant the town, and fine wood carving dating back to more than five hundred years, Xingping boast some of the best natural scenery around the area, somewhat better than that that in Yangshuo. The seven mountains surrounding the village, two stone guarding at the entrance keep the place a spiritual sanctuary off the modern world.
Transfer to Yangshuo for 50minutes driving.
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Accommodation Bamboo Leaf Yangshuo
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Meals BLD
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Time 3-4hrs
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YANGSHUO - GUILIN
After breakfast at hotel, you will bike onto the country roads, lanes and tracks through the paddy field and orchards that surround the famous mountains. Then relax yourself on the narrow bamboo rafts. The 1-1.5 hours’ rafting on Yulong River will give a fascinating insight into life in rural China.
Transfer to Guilin airport for your flight back home. End of the tour.
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Meals BL
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Price Policy
Tour Price Policy
Additional details
1. Before you pay deposit to book the tour, we haven’t made any reservation yet. The train, flight tickets and the hotel may different from the itinerary listed.
2. The visiting order of the scenic spots in the itinerary may change according to the traffic condition and other unforeseen things.
3. Tourist insurance is a must before going, please provide us the confirmation of insurance company when sign up.
The price includes
1. Entrance Fees: to scenic spots as listed in the itinerary
2. All the activities fee mentioned in the itinerary: Hutong rickshaw in Beijing; Sichuan Opera show in Chengdu;
3. Private Transfers: Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing during the trip by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver.
4. Meals: All meals as indicated in the itinerary (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner), include Peking duck dinner in Beijing; Hot pot dinner in Chengdu.
5. Guide: As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available
6. Hotel: hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with king-size bed. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast
7. Internal flights
** Day 11/ Flight from Yichang to Shanghai (based on economy class);
8. Trains
** Day 04/ High speed train from Beijing to Xi’an (based on 2nd class);
** Day 06/ High speed train from Xi’an to Chengdu (based on 2nd class)
** Day 06/ High speed train from Chengdu to Chongqing (based on 2nd class)
9. Arrangements: the tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges
10. Travel Agency Liability insurance
The price does not include
1. International airfare or train tickets to enter or leave China
2. China entry visa fees
3. Excess baggage charges
4. The medicine for the sickness or accident while on the way
5. Personal expenses: expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary
6. Meals: any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary
7. Single room supplement
8. Please notice that the price will be much higher during the festival of Labors’ Day, National Day, spring festival
9. Tips to tour guide and driver (recommended USD10-15/guest/day).
10. Tourist accident insurance. NB - you are strongly suggested to buy travel and health insurance before you start out from your home country.
Payment conditions
To confirm your reservation, you must pay a deposit of 30% of the total amount due via the payment link that your local agent will share. The balance is due 30 days prior to departure. The quoted exchange rate is valid for the next 7 days – if the deposit is not paid within this time, the quote will be re-calculated.
Terms and conditions for cancelation
i. Cancellation of the Tour by CAT (local agent):
CAT reserve the right to cancel the postpone tour at any time up to the date final payment is due under the following condition: in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. And in this case, all money paid by the participants will be refunded. If the tour is postponed, CAT will offer all those who have signed up the opportunity to have the same tour for a later time, but the price may be changed according to the season. We will notify you of any change, and give you a reasonable period
of time to make your decision. Consumers may, but are under no obligation to, take the tour under these new terms. After final payment has been made, we may cancel the tour only if, in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. Since cancellation in this case involves factors which may arise suddenly and are entirely outside our control, including but not limited to natural disasters, civil unrest and epidemic disease, we cannot guarantee a full refund in this case. This is because payment will already have been made to finalize the arrangements and reservation.
ii. Cancellation of the Tour by Consumer:
Any cancellation must be made by sending an email to the local agent. The cancellation fee varies according to how many days prior to departure the cancellation is made:
· More than 30 days prior to departure: 5% of the total holiday cost
· Between 30 and 22 days prior to departure : 25% of the total holiday cost
· Between 21 and 8 days prior to departure : 50% of the total holiday cost
· Between 7 and 3 days prior to departure : 75% of the total holiday cost
· Less than 3 days prior to departure and after the departure date: 100% of the total holiday cost
All cancellations must be in writing and will be effective upon receipt by CAT. No refund will be made to those participants who break the journey regardless of the portions of the package unused. If, owing to serious illness or injury, the participant withdraws from the tour, a refund will be subject to the consent of the local travel agent.
No refund will be made to those participants who have failed to secure valid travel documents such as passport or visas.
