


Cycle China - South
The Trail of the Dragon
| Trip Details | Cycling | Dates |
| Price: Duration: 15 days Start Point: Guilin End Point: Yangshuo |
From Pingyong to Yangshuo Cycling Days: 9 Distance: 540 km Grade: |
| Quick Itinerary | Highlights | ||
| Day | Activity | Location | Hillside rice terraces – Dong, Miao, Zhuang and Yao minorities – limestone karst peaks – bamboo-lined rivers – rural mud brick villages – rice noodle soup – traditional wooden drum towers and covered bridges – lush rice fields – water buffaloes – rice wine – idyllic town of Yangshuo Cycling amongst the countless rice terraces and limestone peaks of Southern China you will experience a beauty so unique it has inspired painters and poets for centuries. From the minority villages and luscious green rice fields of Guizhou Province to the limestone karst peaks and bamboo-lined rivers of Guangxi Province, we get up close and personal with people in their everyday lives. This cycle adventure is rural China at its absolute best! |
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Arrival Day Explore Guilin, fly to Guiyang Cycle to Rongjiang 40km Cycle to Congjiang 85km Cycle to Zhaoxing 55km Rest Day Cycle/Drive to Chengyang 44k
Boat/Cycle to PingAn 30km Rest Day Cycle to Hudie Gu 58km Cycle to Guilin 69km
Cycle to Xingping 74km Cycle to Yangshuo 58km Activity Day Departure Day |
Guilin Guiyang Rongjiang Congjiang Zhaoxing Zhaoxing Chengyang PingAn PingAn Hudie Gu Guilin Xingping Yangshuo Yangshuo |
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Testimonials
"Great off the beaten path experience... Thanks for showing China in such a great way!!" – Anne Kluznik, April 2007 "FT [local guide] was the MAN! He was absolutely GREAT! I learned a lot from him and he was so generous! FT added a lot to our trip." – David Hart, April 2007 "I have never had such great meals on my trips!" – Reggie Voll, Oct 2007 Read National Geographic Adventure Magazine's review of this tour in their World's 25 Best New Trips of 2007 |
| China history and cultural links Country introduction and statistics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China Travel information - http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/asia/china Complete Chinese history - http://www.condensedchina.com/ Yangshuo town highlights - http://english.cctv.com/program/travelogue/20050518/101243.shtml |

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