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13-day South China Train Tour

Tour code: ETC-Q06   

See the best scenery in southern China and save! Your train trip starts at the colorful Yunnan, riding through the Bai villages in Erhai, peaceful ancient town Lijiang as well as the snow-capped Mountains; Taking overnight train from Kunming to the Karst Paradise Guilin for other great outdoor activities like cruise, biking etc.

Tour DateCityTour Brief
1Kunming
Arrival in Kunming
2Kunming / Dali
Stone Forest, Golden Temple, Train to Dali
3Dali
Dali Old Town, Er Lake, Fishing Village
4Dali / Lijiang
Cang Mountain, Xizhou Town, Train to Lijiang
5Lijiang
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, White Water River, Shuhe Town
6Lijiang
Free Day
7Lijiang / Kunming / GuilinTrain to Kunming, then transfer to Guilin
8Guilin
Arrival in Guilin
9Guilin / Yangshuo
Li River Cruise, Yangshuo Biking
10
Yangshuo
Free Day
11
Yangshuo / Guilin / Guangzhou
Train to Guangzhou
12
Guangzhou
Chen Family Temple, Xiguan Old Houses and Qingping Market.
13
GuangzhouDeparture
Day 01     Arrival in Kunming
Arrival in Kunming by flight. Pick up and transfer to hotel.

Day 02     Kunming-Dali (B, L, D)
Full day tour to the Stone Forest. On the way, visit an ethnic minority village. Then proceed to visit Golden Temple. Transfer to train station for overnight train to Dali.

Day 03      Dali (B, L)
Pick up at train station and transfer to hotel in Old Town Dali. Have a short rest. Then visit the Er Lake and surrounding fishing villages. Explore Dali old Town.

Day 04     Dali - Lijiang (B, L)
Tour Cang Mountain by chairlift and do some hiking on the mountain, Visit Xizhou and traditional residential houses of Bai people. Transfer to take train to Lijiang.

Day 05   Lijiang (B, L)
Drive to visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, White Water River, and Shuhe Town.

Day 06     Lijiang  (B)
Free time for your own exploration.

Day 07     Lijiang –Kunming – Guilin (B)
Transfer to the train station and head for Kunming (8.5 hours), then connect the train to Guilin.

Day 08     Arrival in Guilin (no meal)
Arrive in Guilin in the afternoon. Pick up at the station and transfer to city center hotel. Free time for the rest of day.

Day 09   Guilin-Yangshuo (B, L)
Leisurely cruise down the Li River for around 4hrs. Arrival in Yangshuo, an idyllic small town set amongst some of the world's most beautiful landscape. Here you can hire a bike and go with a map on your own or you can also have your guide showing you around.

Day 10  Yangshuo (B)
Free time

Day 11  Yangshuo-Guilin-Guangzhou (B)
Transfer to Guilin train station and board an overnight train to Guangzhou.

Day 12 Guangzhou (B, L)
Upon arrival, the guide will pick you up and transfer to the hotel. Visit Chen Family Temple, Xiguan Old Houses and Qingping Market.

Day 13 Guangzhou exit (B)
Transfer to the airport and fly to your next destination.

PRICES START FROM PER PERSON

As all of our holidays are tailor-made it isn’t possible to give anexact price on the web-site as the final cost is dependant on a number of factors. These include the number of people in your party, the season you travel, the standard of hotel (we offer a variety of standards from three-star to super-luxurious) and duration of your trip. However, as aguideline you should expect to pay from US$ for the opposite itinerary.

Included Services
Private transfers airport/hotel/airport;
Private tours escorted by an English-speaking guide;
Accommodations with daily breakfast;
Meals specified in itinerary as B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner;
Domestic flights and trains listed;
Admission fees.

Non-included Services,
Visa arrangement;
Excess luggage charge(the luggage allowance at economy class is 20kg);
Personal expense;
Any meals not specified as "B, L or D";
Gratuties to guides and drivers.

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I have no idea of how many minority villages I have visited in the mountains of Southwestern China. But I still feel the urge to explore more unknown areas.

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