Southwest Guizhou Adventure Trip
Day 1 Fly to Guiyang—Anshun
Take morning flight to Guiyang, have lunch in the restaurant nearby the airport. Drive 1.5 hours to Jichang village of Old-Han people, the descendants of soldiers garrisoned here 500 years ago . You will be welcomed by their traditional Lion Dance and invited to their shrine temple for watching the Mask Opera performed by locals. The Mask opera workshop in small groups can be experienced. After that you will have 1.5 hours’ hiking trip to Tianlong Ancient Town built 500 years ago, explore the rural and ancient architecture. Drive 35 minutes to Anshun. Visit a local night market after dinner.
Day 2 Anshun—Xingyi
Pay a visit to local batik workshop museum, learn the history and culture of batik. Make your own batik pieces after a lesson given by local masters. Drive 1 hour to Huangguoshu waterfall and have lunch first. Explore the largest waterfall in China called Huanguoshu Waterfall by hiking 1.5 hours. Late afternoon, drive 2 hours to Xingyi. En route, enjoy the stunning view of canyons. and mountain peaks, especially you will pass the 370 meters high suspension bridge over the Huangjiang Canyon.
Day 3 Xingyi
Drive 1 hour to Wanfeng Lake and have a boat cruise there, stop on the way to take nice pictures of beautiful mountain peaks. After the ride, walk following the plank built on the river side to a restaurant for lunch, the restaurant is next to a beautiful castle built on the island in the lake.
Drive 1 hour to the scenic spot called Ten Thousands Mountain Peaks and have a sightseeing tour around the mountain peaks,
2 to 3 hours biking around local villages surrounded by mountain peaks will be arranged, the highlight is to bike to a Buddhism temple built in a cave 400 years ago, it is named as Ten Thousand Buddha cave as there are more than ten thousand of Buddha statues stored in the cave. Drive back to hotel after dinner.
Day 4 Xingyi
Hiking 2 hours in Maling Gorge, drive 1 hour to the upper part of the Gorge for 2.5 hours’ white water rafting.
After packed lunch, drive to local village for community service mainly focusing on farming works. Drive to another Buiyi village for home style dinner and make your own barbecue, enjoy a bone fire party with locals.
Day 5 Xingyi—Beijing.
Drive 25 minutes to Xingyi airport for your flight back home. Trip ends.
