5-Day Guizhou Nature Adventure: Huangguoshu Waterfall & Fanjingshan
Overview
Picture China’s biggest waterfall, UNESCO-protected mountain vistas, primitive Miao villages, and the real lifestyle of Guiyang city with gastronomic scenes. If you're looking for most beautiful places to visit in Guizhou, we have plenty of destinations in this journey, from Huangguoshu Waterfall to Fanjingshan Mountain with your exclusive local guide and driver. If you’re dreaming of an adventure tour to Guizhou, or a trip combine nature and ethnic minority culture, let us know what your wishes and specifications and we’ll curate the perfect trip.
Best for: Nature lovers, soft adventure travelersDuration: 5 days & 4 nights
Destinations: Guiyang - Anshun - Kaili - Tongren
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Take a flight or high-speed train to Guiyang Longdongbao Airport / Guiyang North Station / Guiyang East Station. Your Easy Tour China local guide and driver will meet you and drive for 30-40 minutes to escort you to the hotel (in the city center, with convenient transportation and a wide range of dining options), and handle the check-in.
Optional Activities:
- Jiaxiu Tower & Night View of Nanming River: Jiaxiu Tower, one of the landmark buildings in Guiyang City, was built in the Ming Dynasty and is located on the beautiful Nanming River. At night, Jiaxiu Tower, with its carefully designed lighting, blends together with the ancient tower and the river, creating a sense of time-traveling beauty.
- Qingyun Road Pedestrian Street: It is a food paradise and creative market in Guiyang. Must-try traditional Guizhou food include fruit bean milk, Xiwawa, Guizhou sour fish, and xiongwan noodles, etc.
Tips for Getting to Guiyang
- By air: With international flights, you can fly from Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia and Singapore to Guiyang (usually with transfers in cities such as Xiamen and Hong Kong). With domestic flights, you can fly directly to Guiyang from major cities.
- By high-speed rail: You can take the high-speed rail from major domestic cities such as Changsha, Nanchang, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Kunming, Nanning, Chongqing, and Chengdu to Guiyang. The journey takes approximately 2 to 7 hours.
Meals: None
Accommodation: Hand-picked hotel in Guiyang
In the morning, we drive for 2.5-hour from Guiyang to the Huangguoshu Scenic Area in Zhenning County, Anshun City. The Huangguoshu Great Waterfall is 77.8 meters high and 101.0 meters wide. It is the largest waterfall in China and one of the world's famous waterfalls. From a close distance, you can admire the surging river flowing down from a cliff over 70 meters high into Xingiuantan, making a deafening roar. Passing through the Water Curtain Cave - the essence of Huangguoshu.
One kilometer upstream from the Huangguoshu Waterfall, the Steep Slope Pond Waterfall is an erosional fissure-type waterfall in the karst landform. The top of the waterfall is 105 meters wide and 21 meters high, making it the widest waterfall in the Huangguoshu Waterfall Group. It is also the filming location for the famous Chinese TV series "Journey to the West".
Later, we arrived at Tianxingqiao Scenic Area, which is composed of the Natural Basin Area, Tianxing Cave Area and Water Stone Forest Area. One of the highlights is the Silver Chain Dripping Waterfall, which is only about ten meters high. It has a funnel shape on top and a slot-shaped sinkhole at the bottom, interlocking and presenting a unique beauty.Meals: B, L
Accommodation: Hand-picked hotel in Anshun
After breakfast, drive to Tianlong Tunbao Ancient Town, a Ming Dynasty stone city fortress. It still retains the traditions from over 600 years ago during the Ming Dynasty, including the language, clothing, architecture, and religious beliefs. The women's clothing of the Tunbao people is still in a bright blue color with long sleeves and intricate lace patterns, and has become a living resource for studying Ming Dynasty clothing. In addition, Tunbao is truly a world of stones, with Tunbao stone-paved streets, stone walls, and stone houses, as well as watchtowers. With the guidance of your tour guide, it allows you to understand the 600-year-old continuous military immigration culture of the Ming Dynasty.
Then, visit the Machang Gejia Village. The Ge people here are called "the nation wearing armor". Although they are Miao people, their history and beliefs are completely different from the mainstream Miao. Moreover, they still maintain the ancient clan system. Discover their unique sacrificial culture, Gejia embroidery and totem patterns. If you are interested, you can learn the local traditional batik and embroidery techniques.
Arrive in Kaili and check into your hotel.Meals: B, L
Accommodation: Hand-picked hotel in Kaili
Get up early, have breakfast, and then drive to Fanjing Mountain, located in the northwest of Tongren City. It is one of the earliest places in the south of the Yellow River that rose from the sea and became land. It has stood proudly for over 1.4 billion years. In ancient times, it was always the sacred mountain and holy mountain worshipped by the "Wuling" people. Now it is a World Natural Heritage Site of UNECO.
After arriving at the scenic area, take the eco-friendly shuttle bus for transfer and then take the cable car to climb up. With the accompaniment of your guide, walk around to visit Mushroom Rock, Emperor Cave, Thousand Books, Old Golden Summit, Buddha Worship Platform, Feng Qiuguang, Red Cloud Golden Summit, and Cheng En Temple - must-see attractions of Fanjing Mountain.
After taking the cable car down, head to Tongren City.Meals: B, L
Accommodation: Hand-picked hotel in Tongren
According to the time of your flight or high-speed train, your tour guide and driver will take you to the airport/train station. Your 5-day Guizhou tour of Huangguoshu Waterfall and Fanjing Mountain has come to an end. Thank you for using the services of Easy Tour China.
Meals: B
What's included
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";
Gratuities to guides and drivers.
