The Minorities & Highlights of Guizhou 12 day tour to Guiyang, Huangguoshu Waterfalls, Beipanjiang Bridge, Zhijin Cave, FAST, Libo and Zhaoxing Minorities County Day 1 Australia ñ Guiyang in Guanling, Guizhou -- is now the highest One of China's fastest-growing Depart on your flight to Guiyang via bridge in the world. That's roughly the height Guangzhou. Overnight on plane. of a 200-story skyscraper. The bridge cost over provinces, Guizhou has been $140 million and took more than three years to Day 2 Arrive Guiyang Meal: D build. Overnight in Huangguoshu. steadily upgrading its offerings Upon arrival Guiyang, the capital city of and is now one of the most Guizhou Province, where you can explore Day 6 Zhijin Cave Guiyang Meal: B/L/D and experience the colour minorities Today we visit Zhijin Cave, a karst cave promising travel destinations in cultures. Your tour guide will meet you at the located in Minzhai Village, was discovered in the country. From jaw-dropping airport and transfer you to your hotel. 1980. Until now, the already explored length is 4215m. It consists of 2 main caves and 4 superlative achievements to Day 3 Guiyang Meal: B/L/D branch caves, being divided into 4 layers and This morning you will visit Qingyan Ancient 47 chambers. Return to Guiyang City this some of the most breathtaking Town, where you can see the spectacular afternoon. scenery in China, you won’t town built right on the cliffs with vast rocks and its unique heritages dates back more Day 7 Guiyang FAST Meal: B/L/D regret to visit those beautiful than 700 years ago. In the afternoon we visit Today we drive to Pingtang Kedu Town places in this itinerary. the highlights in the city including Huaxi (2.5 hrs), visit China's Five-hundred-meter National Urban Wetland Park, then Flower & Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) -- Bird Market and Jiaxiu Pavilion. nicknamed the Eye of Heaven -- is the world's largest single-dish radio telescope. Located Day 4 Guiyang Huangguoshu Waterfalls in the lush natural basin of Guizhou's Meal: B/L/D Dawodang Depression, FAST has already We drive 2 hours and reach Huangguoshu identified 11 pulsars -- rotating neutron stars Waterfalls, which is is the largest waterfall in that are essential to answering questions Asia and one of the grandest waterfalls in the about the universe. This dish is with a world. Huangguoshu Falls is 74 meters (243 ft) diameter the size of 30 US football fields. high and 81 meters (266 ft) wide. After lunch, you will head to Dragon Palace Cave, this is a magnificent underground cave its consists of lakes, waterfalls and stalactites, you will take a boat ride to visit this varies of Karst landscapes, solemn steep cliffs and jagged stone forest. Overnight in Huangguoshu. Day 5 Huangguoshu Beipanjiang Bridge Meal: B/L/D Morning tour to Tian Xing(Sky Star) Scenic Area which is known as the stone forest on the water. Then head to Dou Po Tang Waterfall, a sister waterfall of Huangguoshu Waterfall. In the afternoon, we will drive to the highest bridge in the world - Beipanjiang Bridge, located in southwest China is now open to traffic. Towering 1,854 feet above Beipan River, the Beipanjiang Bridge -- connecting two cliffs 36 I CBT Holidays The Minorities & Highlights of Guizhou CHINA ZHAOXING (2N) ZHIJIN CAVE GUIYANG(3N) HUANGGUOSHU (2N) PINGTANG (1N) LIBO (1N) GUANGZHOU Though travelers can't visit the telescope, morning, you will explore the natural a 300-hectare Astronomy Science Tourism beauties with rivers, peaks and forest etc. Parkis planned for Hang Lung Village, five after lunch, drive to Zhaoxing county, a kilometers from FAST. The park will feature county dominates by Dong minority people. 15 different astronomy-themed projects overnight in Zhaoxing. including a FAST visitor center, a dark sky park and an astronomical time village. Day 10 Zhaoxing Meal: B/L/D Overnight in Pingtang Town. Today we will visit Dong villages. Walking into the Dong Village, surrounded by verdant Day 8 Pingtang Libo Meal: B/L/D mountains with a crystal stream running Drive around 3.5 hours to Libo County, we through, all the buildings are wooden-stilt visit the Seven Small Arches (Xiaoqikong) houses. What a beautiful and picturesque which covers an area of some 10 square village with unique ethnic flavour. You will kilometers. The scenic area belongs to the also visit the Drum Tower, Flower Bridge and Karst topography with peculiar landforms, the beautiful Tang An Rice Terrace. magnificent peaks and is crisscross with crystal-clear springs and streams. A small Day 11 Zhaoxing Guangzhouñ seven-arched bridge spans the river, hence Australia Meal: B the name of the scenic area. It's fantastic This morning is at leisure until transfer to primeval scenery formed by virgin forests, Congjiang train station for your train to limestone caves, twin lakes etc. Overnight in Guangzhou then transfer to the airport for Libo country. your overnight flight bound for Sydney. Day 9 Libo Zhaoxing Meal:B/L/D Day 12 Australia Continue to visit Seven Big Arches in the Arrive in Sydney in the morning. The Minorities & Highlights of Guizhou Dates & Prices Full package with international airfare * Please refer to Page 14 for Tour Inclusions and Extending Your Holiday details. Start End departing from Sydney / Melbourne / Brisbane Tour code Guiyang Guangzhou / Adelaide / Perth Sunday Wednesday * Land only price: Tour starts from Arrival transfer in Guiyang to Departure transfer in Cathay Pacific Airways Guangzhou, excluding any international air tickets. GZ190609 09-Jun-19 19-Jun-19 $3,280 # Package prices of China Southern Airlines are for departing from Sydney, Melbourne, GZ190707 07-Jul-19 17-Jul-19 $3,280 Brisbane & Perth. Stopover in Guangzhou available and subject to availability and GZ190811 11-Aug-19 21-Aug-19 $3,280 confirmation. GZ190908 08-Sep-19 18-Sep-19 $3,280 Hotels used for this tour: 4* Guiyang Novotel Downtown, 4* Anshun Huangguoshu GZ191013 13-Oct-19 23-Oct-19 $3,280 Guest Hotel; 4* Xingchen Tianyuan Grand Hotel, 4* Libo Sanli Hotel; 3* Zhao Xing VIP Hotel (local best) or similar. Land only: $2,480 Single supplement: $590 * This tour is a guaranteed departure based on a minimum of 2 people. Full package Pre / Post Stay Hotel: $145 (Guiyang) - per room per night with breakfast prices above include airport taxes and fuel surcharges. CHINA I 37.