| Itinerary day by day |
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Mongolia---Erenhot |
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Enter China from Mongolia at Erenhot, and handle the entry process and vehicle and driving license process.
If time permits, we can drive some distance away from Erenhot today. If you are interested, we may also visit the Dinosaur Park here this afternoon.
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| 02 |
Erenhot---Beijing |
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Drive to Beijing on expressway, a whole day driving.
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| 03 |
Beijing |
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Whole day free time at Beijing. You may visit anywhere you want to go in Beijing.
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| 04 |
Beijing---Great Wall |
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Visit Beijing in the morning and then drive to visit the Great Wall in the afternoon. Stay overnight near the Great Wall.
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| 05 |
Great Wall—Datong |
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We drive to Datong in the morning and visit the Datong Grottos in the afternoon and then drive to Hunyuan for the Hanging Temple which is a micracle in ancient Chinese construction, the whole temple was built on the mountain cliffs.
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| 06 |
Datong----Taiyuan---Pingyao |
380kms |
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We drive from Hunyuan to Pingyao via Taiyuan and then visit the Pingyao ancient city, one of the classic examples of northern style ancient city in China. Every year, people will hold the photographing festival here and it is regarded an idea place for photographers.
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| 07 |
Pingyao---Xi’an |
570kms |
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We drive to Xi’an on expressway, 570kms, about 7-8 hours driving.
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| 08 |
Xi’an |
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Whole day visit in ancient city---Xi’an. Xi’an has been the capital of China in over 10 dynasties, and you can see history everywhere in Xi’an. We suggest the visit to the world famous Terra-Cottas Warriors, the hundred years old city wall, drum tower, bell tower, and the Chinese History museum (one of the best 3 in China) etc.
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| 09 |
Xi’an---Nanyang---Xiangfan |
546kms |
Hotel |
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We drive to Xiangfan on good road or expressway today and enjoy the countryside view along the way.
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| 10 |
Xiangfan—Jingzhou---Yichang |
260kms |
Hotel |
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Drive to Yichang via Jingzhou, visit the Jingzhou ancient city along the way and then visit the famous Three Gorges Dam in the afternoon.
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| 11 |
Yichang---Zhangjiajie |
505kms |
Hotel |
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Drive to Zhangjiajie on expressway, 505 kms about 6 hours driving.
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| 12 |
Zhangjiajie |
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Zhangjiajie is regarded as the most beautiful mountains in China.
Whole day visit at Zhangjiajie. Zhangjiajie is composed of several parts and because the time is limited, we only have 1 day here for visit.
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| 13 |
Zhangjiajie---Jishou---Phonix |
232kms |
Hotel |
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We drive to Phoenix in the morning and visit the Phoenix Ancient town which was built by a river. It is very beautiful here.
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| 14 |
Phonix---Sanjiang |
395kms |
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We will drive to Sanjiang from Phonix on national road, it is a long driving day today.
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| 15 |
Sanjiang---Congjiang---Rongjiang |
189kms |
Hotel |
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Choose the ethnic minority villages at Sanjiang, Congjiang and Rongjiang, such as the Dong village, Miao village, Yao villagg, and Sanjiang’s Chengyang Wind Rain Bridge.
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| 16 |
Rongjiang---Kaili |
170kms |
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We visit Rongjiang’s village and two special Miao villages near Kaili, the Langde Miao village and Xijiang Miao village. Deep experience of the local Miao people’s culture and folks.
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| 17 |
Kaili---Guiyang---Xingyi |
500kms |
Hotel |
We drive to Anshun in the morning, about 300kms on expressway and then visit the Huangguoshu Waterfall, the largest waterfall in China and then we drive to Xingyi, about 180kms national road of good road condition.
Xingyi’s Karst landscape of large scale is very beautiful.
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| 18 |
Xingyi---Luoping---Shizong—Stone Forest---Kunming |
330kms |
Hotel |
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We drive to Kunming via Stone Forest and Luoping. Beautiful scenery along the way and visit the famous Stone Forest in the afternoon.
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| 19 |
Kunming---Dali---Lijiang |
560kms |
Hotel |
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We drive expressway from Kunming to Lijiang via Dali. If you are interested, you may choose to visit the Dianchi Lake by Kunming or the ethnic minority villages or Dali ancient city or local market (depends on your choices).
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| 20 |
Lijiang |
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Whole day relax and visit at Lijiang. Lijiang is one of the top 4 ancient cities in China and it is a colorful, romantic, ethnic and exotic ancient city.
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| 21 |
Lijiang---Tiger Leaping Gorge---Lijiang |
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We drive from Lijiang to Tiger Leaping Gorge and have a 2-3 hours trekking at famous Tiger Leaping Gorge. You will be surprised by the grand and beautiful gorge and then we back to Lijiang.
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| 22 |
Lijaing---Dali---Nanjiang |
305kms |
Hotel |
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We drive to Dali, and we still have some time today to visit at Dali, such as the old city, the places nearby, and the Erhai Lake etc.
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| 23 |
Nanjian---Puer---Jinghong |
480kms |
Hotel |
It is a driving day, but a beautiful driving day. The roads through mountains, villages, fields, tea gardens etc, up and down. When you drive on this road, you will feel you and your vehicle are dancing among the mountains and fields.
About 6-7 hours driving today.
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| 24 |
Jinghong---Mengxing---Mengla |
150kms |
Hotel |
We drive to Mengla today and we suggest visiting the Menglun Tropical Botanic Garden which is the best tropic botanic garden in China.
We may also visit the Ganlanba Village, the local Dai minority villages.
For the rest time, we will prepare the exit process for tomorrow.
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| 25 |
Mengla---Mohan |
60kms |
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Drive to Mohan border port and then we will do the exit process at custom and then exit China to Laos.
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| Note |
1, This itinerary may be a little tight for some guests, if your style is relax one. Considering both enjoyment and economical aspects, we try to make the tour full of visit and shows different things to you within a limited time.
2, If your tour is a customized one, you may tell us your need and we can adjust the itinerary for you according to your personal needs.
3, If you join the group, we need to consider all the guests’ need. If you have any question about the route and road condition and driving time, please contact us further more.
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