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Itinerary day by day
| 01 | Settng off | ||
| 02 | —/Chengdu | Hotel | |
| Arrive in Chengdu and then transfer to hotel. If time allows, visit the downtown city. Have Hot-pot (the special food in Sichuan) for dinner. NAVO’s service starts from Chengdu. | |||
| 03 | Chengdu | Hotel | |
| Guests do the physical examination and finish the procedure of applying the temporary driving license. Take the car; listen to a small introduction of the Chinese Traffic Rules and some notes during the driving tour in China. | |||
| 04 | Chengdu / Longchang / Luzhou / Chishui | 362KM | Hotel |
| The guests drive from Chengdu to Longchang and Luzhou. After you arrive at Guizhou province, visit Chishui and the Bingan ancient town. | |||
| 05 | Chishui/ Xishui/ Maotai town/ Renhuai/Zunyi | 298KM | Hotel |
| Driving to pass the Maotai town where is production place for China’s most famous alcohol—Maotai. | |||
| 06 | Zunyi/Guiyang | 163KM | Hotel |
| Drive to Guiyang, and visit the Qingyan ancient town. Stay overnight at Guiyang. | |||
| 07 | Guiyang/Kaili | 190KM | Hotel |
| Drive to Kaili, and visit the Miao ethnic minority villages and the Kaili ethnic minority museum. | |||
| Note | 1998，NAVO succeeded in organizing French trekking groups to Kaili Miao and Dong miority villages for the first time. | ||
| 08 | Kaili/Shidong Town/Zhenyuan | 74KM | Hotel |
| Drive to Zhengyuan and visit the famous Shidong Silverware. Thendrive to visit th Green Dragon ancient construction group at Zhenyuan ancient town. | |||
| 09 | Zhenyuan/Yuping/Tongren/Fenghuang town | 143KM | Hotel |
| Drive to Tongren via Yuping. After entering the Hunan province, we may see the‘Yellow riband ancient city’ and the ‘Southern Great Wall’. Then we will visit the Fenghuang ancient city etc. | |||
| Note | In Fenghuang ancient town, there are 68 ancient buildings, 116 ancient relic sites and over 120 typical residental houses of Ming and Qing dynasties. There are over 20 ancient street made of flagstone in Ming and Qing dynasties,too. The Yellow riband ancient city is the best preserved stone city in all China. And the southern Great Wall was built in the 8th century, Ming Dynasty. The Tujia and Miao are the main ethnic minorities in Fenghuang area. | ||
| 10 | Fenghuang/Jishou/Furong/Zhangjiajie | 240KM | Hotel |
| Visit the Fenghuang ancient town in the morning, then drive to Zhangjiajie in the afternoon. Visit the Furong ancienttown on the way. Stay overnight near the Zhangjiajie National park. | |||
| 11 | Zhangjiajie(Wulingyuan Scenic Spot) | 19KM | Hotel |
| One day visit at Zhangjiajie National Park: the Yuajiajie mountainand Tianzishan mountain etc. | |||
| Note | If some of you are interestd in photographying and you have enough time, we suggest you stay there 1-2 days more. Zhangjiajie is regarded as the most beautiful mountain in China and you must take some breath-taking pictures of it. | ||
| 12 | Zhangjiajie/Lixian/Jingzhou | 358KM | Hotel |
| Drive to Jingzhou where is also named Jiangling and is on the first list of China’s 24 historical cities. The Jingzhou Yangtze River Bridge is also a grand one. | |||
| 13 | Jingzhou/Yichang/Xingshan/Badong | 322KM | Hotel |
| Drive from Jingzhou to Yichang and driving through the mountains near the Yangtse River. Stay overnight at Badong. | |||
| 14 | Badong/Wushan | 123KM | Hotel |
| About 3 hours driving to Wushan, and then take the boat to visit the small three gorges at Wushan. Stay overnight at Wushan. | |||
| 15 | Wushan/Fengjie | 75KM | Hotel |
| Arrive at Fengjie and visit the Baidi city where there is a beautiful story of an ancient kingdom and visit the Qutangxia village,part of the Three Gorges. | |||
| 16 | Fengjie/Yunyang/Wanzhou/Chongqing | 494KM | Hotel |
| Drive to Chongqing. | |||
| 17 | Chongqing/Chengdu | 397KM | Hotel |
| Visit the Ciqikou ancient town at Chongqing in the morning. After lunch, drive back to Chengdu via Suining. Return the car, check and finish all the related process. | |||
| 18 | Chengdu/exit | ||
| Airport send off | |||
| Note | If you have 1-2days more, and if you are interested in Chinese ancient carving or grottos, we suggest you a 2days spreaded tour to Dazu and Anyue where are famous for their grottos and carvings in west China. | ||
Price
| Pax | 2 | 3-5 | 6-9 | Over 10 |
| Price | ||||
| Extra for the single room |
The price includes
| Transport |
| By minibus: Day 02-03,18; Drive 4WD: Day 04-17, 14 days guest driving. |
| Accommodation |
| Hotels with 2 or 3 stars or the best local hotels or hostels. |
| Tour guide |
| We could arrange the guide according to the client’s language requirement. But for the French or German group, we could guarantee you the French or Germany speaking guide, only if there’re more than 8 people in your group. Otherwise, we will offer you English speaking guide. |
| Driver |
| Because guests will drive the local Chinese vehicle, based on the related rules, we need to arrange at least one Chinese driver accompany the whole tour, to guarantee the safety when group driving on road. |
| Chinese Temporary Driving License |
| -Related Government permit -All the procedures for driving license; |
Offer
| Air tank (or air package), interphone, etc. |
Provide for Self
| personal clothes; camera; sunglasses; suncream; topi; medicine for high attitude etc |
Excludes
All the Entrance Fee Domestic and international air tickets. All the meals of Guests and Chinese Staff (Guide and Driver) Tips. Drinks.
Price
The Spring Festival; The Horse-Racing Festival (Aug.01-07); The National Celebration Day (Oct.01-07)
Remark
| A. | The price doesn’t include any flight tickets, and if the guests would like to take flight to Chengdu from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong or Bangkok, we can book the flight tickets for you. Please feel free to contact us for details. |
| B. | Please note the accommodation condition along the route is limited. |
| C. | The boating cost at Wushan’s small three Gorges is not included in the cost. Please note. |