5-Day Guangxi Ethnic Culture Tour

Welcome to the scenic Guilin! Meet your guide at Guilin Liangjiang International airport or the railway station, take our private transfer to your hotel in the city heart, check-in, and relax.

About 130 km northeast of Guilin is the county seat Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County. The minority group of Dong people boasts of their colorful customs and amazing wooden architectures.

This morning, after discovering the fantastic Reed Flute Cave, we will move forward to Sanjiang. Arrive in about 2.5 hours, check into the Jolie Vue Boutique Hotel for a short break, and then take a quick tour in the town to see the Drum Tower, the Bird's Nest Theatre, and the Wind and Rain Bridge.

Today we will visit a little-known Dong village that hasn't been touched by the crowds of tourists. Our exploration of this village will start from the Drum Tower, where you may see some elderly grandmas play cards or discuss trivia. The grandma from family Lu will invite you to her home, welcome you with oil tea, and show you how to prepare wedding dresses in the most primitive ways. Her son, Kuan will take you to see their new house, tea plantations, rice paddy that is also the fish pound at the same time. You can also join in some farm works if you like. At the end of the tour, you will also visit the primary school in the village and even provide a unique English class to the children.

The whole trip will take about four hours. Considering you may not able to stomach Dong cuisine with very special flavors, a packed lunch from the hotel will be prepared for you in advance.

Longsheng is a good place to experience the unique customs of Zhuang and Yao minority groups, but much known for its majestic terraces. From late May to early June, the watering paddies look like numerous mirrors reflecting the blue sky and white clouds; between July and November, the rolling hills seem wearing endless green or golden blankets.

This morning, we will drive about 1.5 hours to Longsheng, settle down at a boutique hotel, and then take in the charming views of the terraced rice fields. Late in the afternoon, learn to cook Bamboo tube rice and enjoy your dinner with authentic local flavors.

After breakfast at the hotel, we will hike about two hours from Ping'an Village to Guzhuang Village that keeps its original features much better than Ping’an. There you will see some century-old stilted folk houses.

Afterward, take 2.5 hours to the airport for your flight departing from Guilin.