14 Days Local Culture & Landscape Tour
Review from Travel Expert
If you are working or living in big cities, this tour might be a good choice for you. The tour allows you to spend some quality time on yourself and relax in more quiet and peaceful places during the holiday season. Cruising on Li River to enjoy the breathtaking scenery; Relaxe on the top of Mt. Emei to get some fresh air and enjoy the sunrise; Take some amazing pictures that you never have, for these four cities are all known for their natural beauty. This tour also function as a local culture tour, getting to know another part of China , especially minority area with scenery like ancient town, snow mountains and rice paddies. The activity level of this tour is moderately, maybe a little bit challenging, however what you really need to get ready is your mind that to be able to accept a different China.
Trip Highlights See Details
- Travel Date：
In March, and you may decide when to start your journey - Price：
Normal Price Per-adult: RMB 14,500 (US$2,132) based on double occupancy.
Discount Price: from only US$1,890/person, save up to $242
Normal Price Per-child (age 12 & under): RMB 9,900 (US$1,456) based on double occupancy.
Discount Price: from only US$1280/child, save up to $176 - Tour route:
Guilin (Relaxing Gorgeous city)→Kunming ( Spring City ) →Lijiang (Preserved Ancient Town )→Chengdu (Home of the Giant Panda) - Enlage the map
- Day by Day Itinerary
- Price Details
- Hotels
- Tour Guide & Transfer
| Itinerary | City | Activities/Attractions | Special Arrangements |
| Day 1 | Guilin | Arrival in Guilin, Airport pickup & hotel transfer, |
Free exploring time, Hotel with really nice river view, |
| Day 2 | Guilin | Terraced Rice Paddies, Longji Minority Villages |
Enjoy a sea of rape flowers, |
| Day 3 | Guilin | Li River Cruise, Yangshuo County (old town), West Street, |
Visit the tranquil countryside by cycling, |
| Day 4 | Guilin Kunming | Elephant Trunk Hill (city symbol), Reed Flute Cave (natural art), Fly to Kunming, |
Free exploring time, |
| Day 5 | Kunming | Stone Forest , Green Lake Park, |
Yunnan Impression show, |
| Day 6 | Kunming Lijiang | Fly to Lijiang, Lijiang Ancient Town, Lion Hill, |
Free exploring time, |
| Day 7 | Lijiang | Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Baisha Mural Paintings, Black Dragon Pool Park, Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture, |
Taking the cable car to the snow mountain, Free exploring time, |
| Day 8 | Lijiang | First Bend of the Yangtze River, Iron Chain Bridge, Tiger Leaping Gorge(the deepest gorge), |
Free exploring time, |
| Day 9 | Lijiang Chengdu | Fly to Chengdu, | Free exploring time, Taste Sichuan cuisine (including hot pot), |
| Day 10 | Chengdu | Bifengxia panda breeding centre, | Stay overnight in Bifengxia, |
| Day 11 | Chengdu | volunteer in the panda breeding centre, Shangli Ancient Town, |
Clean the residence of pandas,
Face-changing Show, |
| Day 12 | Chengdu (Leshan) | Drive to Leshan, Giant Buddha, Mt. Emei (the home to Samantabhadra), |
Stay overnight at the foot of Mt. Emei, |
| Day 13 | Chengdu (Emei) | Mt. Emei, Wannian Temple, Back to Chengdu, |
Take the cable car up to the summit, |
| Day 14 | Chengdu | Wenshu Temple, Jili Old Street, Departure, Hotel pickup & airport escort. |
Taste traditional Chinese tea, Walk around Jili old street to enjoy Sichuan customs and folk arts. |
* Not include international flights. But we provide international flight booking service with good rates.
* Domestic flight arranged by us and included in the price.
* Accommodation: 3 to 4 star hotel. It is fixed.
* All breakfasts are included.
Day 1
Arrival / Guilin (Transfer via: International flight arranged by you )
Upon your arrival at Guilin, the most scenic city in China, your personal guide will greet you at the airport and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax, or head out into the city for a little adventure on your own.
Accommodations: Hotel Universal, Guilin 
Day 2 (B)
Guilin (Transfer via: Private van arranged by China Odyssey Tours )
In the morning, you will travel to Longsheng Autonomous County (about 2-hour drive), where many ethnic minority groups such as Zhuang, Yao, Miao and Dong etc. live in harmony.
You will enjoy wonderful views of Longji terraced rice paddies, lush bamboo groves and small ancient villages on the hillside along the way, and will be amazed by the rich culture of the Zhuang and Yao people.
The highlight of this tour is seeing and strolling in the sea of rape flowers. In the fields or in the countryside, rape flowers are crowded into groups, stretching from the stalks and continuing into the endless sea of flowers. Within your eyes, the scenes are so brilliant and magnificent.
In the late afternoon, you will be driven back to your hotel in Guilin.
Accommodations: Hotel Universal, Guilin
* Enchanting Li River: regarded as one of the most beautiful river in China, Li River is thought be the spiritual heart of Guilin Scenery. No Guilin tour is complete without Li River Cruise.
* Guilin's Ethnic Groups: With over 17 million people, Zhuang is the largest ethnic minority group in China.
* Longji Terraced Field: located in Longsheng county, they are the most famous rice terraced field in China, with beautiful scenery and sereny ancient villages.
* Li River Cruise: the highlight of Guilin tours. You will enjoy breathtaking views of peaks and pinnacles, crystal-clear waters, reflections and serene pastoral views of rice paddies.
Day 3 (B, L)
Guilin / Yangshuo (Transfer via: Private van & Domestic flight arranged by China Odyssey Tours )
In the morning, you will be transfered to Zhujiang Pier (about 40-minute drive) to start the Boat Cruise along the tranquil Li River, the highlight of any Guilin tours.
Along the river, you will be inspired by breathtaking views of peaks and pinnacles, crystal-clear water and reflections in the water together with the serene pastoral views of rice paddies and water buffaloes. You are certainly walking into a traditional Chinese painting by cruising on it.
The cruise ends at Yanshuo, a famous scenic town. After roaming through the West Street of Yangshuo, you can visit the tranquil countryside by cycling along Jima Road. On the way, you could enjoy the beautiful rice paddies, amazing senery along the road and take a deep breath for fresh air.
Accommodations: Ai Yuan Hotel, Yangshuo 
* Bike tour: cycling along serene road in the countryside, you will enjoy the beautiful rice paddies, amazing views and take a deep breath for the fresh air.
* West Street: is a busy and exotic slate street in Yangshuo County, about 2km long crammed with shops, pubs, cafés and hotels, where you can relax yourself and do some souvenir shopping.
* Longsheng: is a beautiful place to enjoy the enchanting senery, exotic ethnic costumes and foods, and marvellou cultures of minority groups.
* Picturesque Countryside: beside the famous West Street, Yangshuo is regard a tourist's pearl for marvellou natural beauties and flexible, which attracts many foreign visitors.
Day 4 (B)
Yangshuo / Guilin / Kunming (Transfer via: Private van & Domestic flight arranged by China Odyssey Tours )
In the morning, you will be driven back to Guilin (1.5-hour drive) and visit Elephant Trunk Hill, symbol of Guilin City, and then Reed Flute Cave, a fabulous cave known as "A Natural Palace of Art".
After your valuable Guilin History & Culture Tour, our guide will escort you to the airport for your next destination.
Upon arriving in Kunming, your tour guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax from jetlag, or to explore the Spring City by yourself.
Accommodations: King World, Kunming
Day 5 (B)
Kunming (Transfer via: Private van arranged by China Odyssey Tours)
In the morning, you will be driven to the amazing Stone Forest. Famed as "World Karst Landscape Museum", Stone Forest is one must-see of Kunming highlights. A visit to Kunming is incomplete without stopping at the Forest.
In the afternoon, you will visit the Green Lake Park, the largest and most beautiful park in Kunming.
In the evening, you will enjoy the fabulous Yunnan Impression Show.
Accommodations: Ai Yuan Hotel, Yangshuo
* Elephant Trunk Hill: is the Symbol of Guilin City, which resembles a giant elephant drinking water from the Li River.
* Reed Flute Cave: famed as “A Natural Palace of Art”, you can see lots of stalactites & stalagmites illuminated by the lights of different colors and learn how they were formed.
* Stone Forest: famous as "World Karst Landscape Museum", the natural wonder is a 270-million-year-old limestone karst formation of tightly bundled gray rocky outcrops.
* Green Lake Park: is the largest and most beautiful park in Kunming, where you can take a walk in the greens peacefully.
Day 6 (B)
Kunming / Lijiang (Transfer via: Domestic Flight arranged by China Odyssey Tours )
You will be free at your leisure until your personal guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to Lijiang.
Upon arriving in Lijiang, you will be greeted by your local guide who will escort you to your hotel. Then you will head to the 800-year-old Lijiang Ancient Town and the beautiful Lion Hill located inside the town.
In the town, you can appreciate clean streams flowing freely through the road network, the colorful cobbled streets, age-old swaying willow trees, age-old buildings and stone bridges.
Accommodations: Shanhe Hotel, Lijiang
* Naxi People: Na means senior and honored and Xi means people. The old ethnic people live a ancient life by farming, stockbreeding. You would be stunned by brilliant Naxi cultures.
* Sani Minority People: A girl of Sani minority named Ashima is well known through out China because of her moving love story.
* Lijiang Old Town: also called Dayan Town, it has a history of 800 years, consisting of clean streams, colorful cobbled streets, swaying willow trees, ancient buildings and stone bridges.
* Lion Hill: is best known for its vast and green pines and cypresses planted mostly in Ming Dynasty, from the Tower of Eternity, you can enjoy a bird's eye view of the ancient town.
Day 7 (B)
Lijiang (Transfer via: Private arranged by China Odyssey Tours )
In the morning, you will head to the picturesque snow-capped Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, followed by a trip to the ancient Baisha Mural Paintings to enjoy exotic painting art of Chinese ethnic people.
In the afternoon, you will visit the Black Dragon Pool Park, to see the advanced ancient water system of Lijiang as well as the enchanting scenery. Then you will come to Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture, to appreciate Naxi culture and dress, Dongba script, history of Lijiang Old Town and so on.
Accommodations: Sanhe Hotel, Lijiang
* Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: gets the name because it looks like a flying jade dragon from afar. Sprawling 35 km from north to south, the mountain consists of 13 nice snow-capped peaks.
* Baisha Village : is the ideal place for urban citizens to experience a city escape.
Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture: is the best place where you will see the exhibitions of Naxi culture and dress, Dongba script, information on Lijiang's old town and so on.
Black Dragon Pool:as the source of the water system of Lijiang, is a nice place to see Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from afar and the reflection of the mountain in the pool in a clear day.
Day 8 (B)
Lijiang (Transfer via: Private van arranged by China Odyssey Tours )
In the morning you will be driven to the town of Shigu (Stone Drum) to view the stunning First Bend of the Yangtze River and 130-year-old Iron Chain Bridge.
Crossing the ancient Iron Bridge with below onrush is very challenging.
After that, you will visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the deepest gorge in the world with breath-taking natural scenes.
In the late afternoon, you will be driven back to Lijiang (2 to 3 hours drive).
Accommodations: Sanhe Hotel, Lijiang
*A Meorial Statue : the statue erects at the bank of the Yangtze River, which illustrated the meeting of soldier of Red Army with the locals in the 1930s-1940s .
* Tiger Leaping Gorge: located 92 km north of Lijiang County, this 17-kilometer-long Gorge is honored as the deepest and one of the most marvelous gorges on the earth.
Iron Chain Bridge: built during the Qing Dynasty and 17 meters in length, people would be feeling a bit wiggling while on it, but it does send them back to the snapshots of history.
First Bend of the Yangtze River:is formed by the Yangtze rushing down from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with a sharp turn of 45 degrees at Shigu Town before the river continues running to northeast.
Day 9 (B, D)
Lijiang / Chengdu (Transfer via: Domestic flight arranged by China Odyssey Tours )
On this day you will be free at your leisure until your tour guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to Chengdu.
Upon arriving in Chengdu, you will be greeted and escorted to your hotel by your guide for a good rest.
In the evening,
you will be taken out for a delicious dinner of Sichuan Cuisine at a local restaurant.
Accommodations: Sanhe Hotel, Lijiang
Day 10 (B)
Chengdu (Transfer via: Private van arranged by China Odyssey Tours )
In the moring, you will be transferred to Ya'an to visit the Bifengxia Panda Breeding Centre, which is richly endowed with natural conditions suitable for pandas.
In the center, you can stay close to the pandas and even hug a panda on your own.
You will stay overnight in Befengxia for a good rest for next day.
Accommodations: Hongzhu Hotel, Bifengxia 
* Tea House: thousands of teahouses dotted about Chengdu are very popular with locals, especially the elderly. Its distinct and unique atmosphere will let you get a good feel for Chengdu.
* Bifengxia Panda Breeding Center: is richly endowed with natural condition suitable for pandas. Most of the 63 captvie pandas in Wolong Nature Reserve have been carried here.
Sichuan Cuisine: Hot pot of Sichuan Cuisine is famous in the world for its unique spicy favour, which is also Chengdu people favorite. You would love it just by one try.
Face-changing Show:is a cultural must-see in Beijing for tourists and Kungfu lovers. The show introduces a tale of learning Kungfu, which expressed by blending kungfu with modern dances.
Day 11 (B)
Chengdu (Transfer via: Private van arranged by China Odyssey Tours )
In the morning, you will have a chance to be a volunteer in the Panda Breeding Centre. You can feed the panda, clean the residence of pandas and make a better living environment for the lovely pandas by your own hands.
In the afternoon, you will have a tour to Shangli Ancient Town, referred as an enchanting Chinese painting in reality, before you are transferred back to Chengdu.
In the evening, you will be taken out for the miraculous Face-changing Show.
Accommodations: Sanhe Hotel, Lijiang
Day 12 (B)
Chengdu / Leshan / Mt. Emei
(Transfer via: By boat arranged by China Odyssey Tours )
In the morning, you will be driven about 2 hours to Leshan and visit the world largest stone Buddha statue, Leshan Giant Buddha, which was carved out of the cliffs at the confluence of the Dadu, Minjiang and Qingyi Rivers.
In the afternoon, you will be driven to the beautiful Mt. Emei to visit Baoguo Temple. Built in the 16th century, the temple is the biggest monastery as well as the gate at the base of Emei Mountain.
You will stay overnight at the foot of Mt. Emei for a good rest for next day.
Accommodations: Tianfu Sunshine Hotel, Lijiang
* Panda Volunteer: In the Bifengxia Panda Breeding Center, you can be panda volunteer to feed them, clean their residence, which earns you a life-long memory .
* Shangli Ancient Town: mentioned as an enchanting Chinese painting in reality, Old bridges, ancient pagodas, big trees and memorial archways scatter in the town area.
* Mt. Emei: is the highest of China's four holy Buddhist mountains with 3,099 meters highand known for its sunrise, sea of clouds, Buddhist Lamps and Buddha's Halo, and naughty monkeys.
* Leshan Giant Buddha: Located in Leshan, the Giant Buddha is the largest stone Buddha statue in the world with 71 meters in height.
Day 13 (B)
Mt. Emei / Chengdu (Transfer via: By Private van by China Odyssey Tours )
In the morning, you will visit Mt. Emei. The tour bus will bring you to Leidongping first, where you need to walk to Jieyin Palace to take the cable car up to appreciate the natural scenery around Golden Summit.
Then you will visit Wannian (Myriad Years) Temple, the ancient monastery dedicated to Bodhisattva Puxian, and walk through Qingyin (Pure Note) Pavilion, which the biggest natural ecology reserve area for monkeys.
After the tour, you will be driven back to Chengdu.
Accommodations: Sanhe Hotel, Lijiang
* Wenshu Temple: Chengdu's oldest and largest Buddhist temple originally built in Tang Dynasty, at the back of which is a great place to relax yourself and do some people watching.
* Golden Summit: is the summit of Mt. Emei. With an elevation of over 3,000 meters above sea level, the Golden summit is the highlight to any visitors trip to Mt. Emei.
* Wannian Temple: the monastery is the largest of the eight monasteries to be found on Mount Emei. It is dedicated to Bodhisattva Puxian who famous for his preaching.
* Jinli Old Street:Combining the ambience of ancient and modern China, Jinli Old Street was constructed in 2004 in the traditional architectural style of Sichuan during Qing Dynasty.
Day 14 (B)
Chengdu (Transfer via:Private van arranged by China Odyssey Tours & International Flight arranged by yourself)
On this day, you will visit the Wenshu Temple where you can spend some time sitting in its tea house enjoying a cup of traditional Chinese tea and absorb the special atmosphere of Chengdu and Jinli Old Street. Then you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home.
Accommodations: Sanhe Hotel, Lijiang
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