5-Day Huangguoshu Waterfall and Kaili Miao Villages Tour

5 days4 nights
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  • Tour Name
    5-Day Huangguoshu Waterfall and Kaili Miao Villages Tour
  • Tour Type
    Small Group
  • Travel Date
    2025-08-08
  • Accommodation
    Luxury
  • Adults
    5
  • Children aged 2 to 11 years
    5
  • Infants aged 0 to 23 months
    5
  • Rooms
    5
  • Extra beds
    5

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Anshun
Kaili

There is much to delight in this tour combining awesome natural wonders in the national park and waterfall with an experience of ancient minority cultures and crafts that take you back in time.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrive in Guiyang

On arrival in Guiyang, your English speaking guide will greet you at the airport or train station and escort you to the pre-booked hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to enjoy at your leisure.

Meals included: None

Day 2 - Guiyang – Anshun – Guiyang

The day begins when you are picked up from your hotel by the guide and taken on a 2.5 hour drive to reach the spectacular Huangguoshu Waterfall. Unfolding before you are breathtaking views of green carpeted mountains and crystal streams reminiscent of many landscape paintings. The Huangguoshu Waterfall is the largest in China and the largest in the cluster of falls on the Baishui River. Viewing platforms enable you to capture different perspectives of this natural phenomenon – from the pavilion in front of the falls and from a viewing aisle in a cave behind the curtain of water.

Return to your vehicle for a relaxing journey to Tianlong Tunbao Ancient Village. Step back in time to gain a sense of the military culture, where residents are descendants of the army in the Ming dynasty Hongwu period (1368-1398). Residents still adhere to the Ming dynasty’s way of life, language, costume, houses, religious faith and lifestyle. Drum towers, stone houses and artificial channels, are bound in tradition. As you stroll the streets taking in the atmosphere of this piece of history, your guide will share interesting information and anecdotes about the village’s history and attractions. Of particular note is the type of architecture, especially the distinctive forts resonant of defense capability, and stone houses in military color built around a courtyard. Take time out for a cup of herbal tea before attending the local Dixi Opera "Ground Opera" performance of one of the oldest plays that combines a worship ceremony with entertainment. Watch locals dressing up and wearing exquisitely crafted wooden masks and learn about the history and culture of the village.
You will then be transferred back to the hotel in Guiyang after the tour.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 3 - Guiyang – Kaili

After the breakfast, start your exploration of Miao minority culture with a 2.5 hour drive to Qingman Miao Village. In a traditional welcoming ceremony, lovely local Miao girls in gorgeous traditional costumes will toast you with home-made rice wine at the entrance to the village. As you stroll through the village, admire the wooden stilt houses of typical Miao ethnic architecture and learn interesting facts about their traditional life. Watch firsthand the skill of Miao women weaving, embroidering and sewing traditional Miao clothes in the same way they have in the past. Appreciate the ancient textile process, delicate embroidery, ancient dyeing skill and other exquisite ethnic arts and crafts.

The tour continues to Shiqiao Miao Village, renowned for its picturesque landscape, inviting customs and the 1500 year old paper making technique. Watch villagers as they use tree bark to make white and colored paper and decorations, rarely seen elsewhere in this modern world.
At the end of the day, you will be transferred to the pre-booked hotel in Kaili.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 4 - Full Day Tour of Miao Villages

In the morning, you will travel to Jidao Miao Village set in a serene rural landscape, where you come into close contact with the locals and their laid back lifestyle on a visit to a local family. Check out buildings dating back to the Qing dynasty that still play an essential role in local life.

On returning to your vehicle, a short drive through rugged countryside will take you to Langde Miao Village, where stilted wooden buildings are set in idyllic scenery of lush paddy fields. Wander at leisure through the cobblestone streets to get a feel for the unhurried pace of life, friendly people, ancient architecture and unique ethnic customs.

Continue your journey south to Paika Miao Village to see craftsmen make Lusheng, a traditional bamboo musical instrument of the Miao and Dong people.
Finally arrive in Datang Short Skirt Miao Village, where local females dress traditionally in miniskirts, part of their distinct ethnic costumes. Of particular interest amongst the traditional architecture of buildings is the barn on the water, built almost four meters above water, as an ingenious way of protecting stores from fire, mice and insects.

You will be transferred back to the hotel in Kaili after the full day tour.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 5 - Kaili – Guiyang and Departure

After breakfast and checkout, your guide and driver will transfer you to Guiyang airport or train station for your departure to the next destination. Your memorable tour concludes today.

Meals included: Breakfast

Travel Note: We love helping our customers make the most of their available travel time. Need help planning your next destination? We can help. With a network that extends all over China, we can take care of every detail and arrange your departure train or flight from Guiyang – or anywhere else while you’re in China. Kindly note a surcharge will apply.

Accommodation

Guiyang
Kaili

Inclusions / Exclusions

Inclusions

  • Admission fees: to sightseeing spots & activities specified.
  • Activities specified in the itinerary.
  • Excellent professional English-speaking guide.
  • Ground transport in an air-conditioned vehicle with licensed driver as specified.
  • Accommodation: 4-star or 5-star hotels with breakfast based on double/twin occupancy as specified.
  • Electric shuttle bus and one-way long escalator rides at Huangguoshu Waterfall National Park.
  • Travel Agency Liability Insurance during the tour.
  • Government taxes & fees.

Exclusions

  • International/domestic flights and trains to/from Guiyang.
  • China visa.
  • Gratuities to guides and drivers and any expense of personal nature.
  • Meals: Lunches and dinners are excluded allowing you flexibility around meal choices. Your guide will make recommendations and order for you, if required.
  • Our tour package does not include travel insurance. Please purchase travel insurance before your trip to protect for any unforeseen circumstances.

Important Information

  • This is a private tour for your group of family or friends. No other travelers will join you. It's always available for your schedule!
  • Smart casual dress and comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
  • Prices based on twin occupancy.
  • The prices shown above are not valid during China's Official Holidays (such as National Day and Chinese Spring Festival etc.).

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Reviewed on June 24, 2025
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June 2025 • Friends

This is our second tour with China tours, and it was fantastic. Linda was our guide in Beijing. She was great! She was very knowledgeable about history and culture and a very kind person. Our group was a mix of young and old, and she made our days in Beijing interesting for everyone. We highly recommend Linda and China tours!
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Reviewed on June 23, 2025
Tripadvisor score Very interesting and inspiring days!

June 2025 • Friends

Linda did an excellent job to explain and teaching us all about Chinese history and give us a good insight to all the places she showed us. We were a diverse group and even got our three children interred along the way. Thanks Linda!
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Reviewed on June 19, 2025
Tripadvisor score 100% fabulous experience

June 2025 • Family

The trip with China Tours was 100% fabulous. Everything about it was exactly as described. The tour guides were all wonderful, the hotels, and transfers (two bullet trains, two domestic flights) were amazing, everything went exactly as planned, and we had a great first trip to China. We did the 13 Days China Wonders & Pandas tour in June 2025. The balance was perfect between sightseeing with the guides and having free time to explore this amazing country at each destination. The high quality of the five guides along the way really made the trip. They were wonderful people without exception: professional, courteous, very knowledgeable, and friendly. The team at China Tours did truly great work in arranging everything, down to the last detail. Thank you very much for making this trip a really great experience!
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Reviewed on June 19, 2025
Tripadvisor score The only way to visit China!

June 2025 • Couples

This is a fantastic tour. The tour guides are amazing- so knowledgeable and extremely helpful. The experience of visiting the historic sites has been made far richer than it would’ve been on our own. We have left China with a greater understanding of Chinese history, culture and its people.
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Reviewed on June 19, 2025
Tripadvisor score Absolutely fantastic guide

June 2025 • Family

Nancy was absolutely amazing. Knowledgeable, professional, kind and always on time. We had amazing 3 days with her. Recommend!!
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Reviewed on June 6, 2025
Tripadvisor score A Magical Experience

May 2025 • Couples

From the moment we were met at Beijing airport , until our last day in Shanghai , the service and attention to detail by the guides and drivers, was second to none! We opted for the ten day tour, to take advantage of the Chinese government 240 hour visa free TRANSIT permit , which was easily granted on arrival! ( arrival STARTS at midnight after you arrive! ) The vehicles and hotels were of the absolute best quality , and the whole trip was a joy! As every attraction has to be booked in advance , I certainly would not contemplate trying to organise such a trip independently ; and don`t even attempt to DRIVE in China!! At each stop , the knowledgeable guides would organise everything , and then ten minutes before departure ,would telephone the drivers , who would be waiting for us. Every attraction was well ordered and a real pleasure to visit. The standards of comfort EVERYWHERE were excellent! Thoroughly recommend!
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Reviewed on May 27, 2025
Tripadvisor score Amazing trip, extraordinary people !

May 2025 • Friends

Linda (Sun) was an incredibly sweet and attentive guide, she helped make an already amazing trip extraordinary by going above and beyond to help us be as comfortable as possible. I would recommend her and China Tours to anyone hoping to visit, truly an unforgettable experience!
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May 2025 • Couples

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