2-Day Private Tour to Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces and Jianshui Ancient City from Kunming

Attractions:Yuanyang Rice Terraces, Qingkou Hani Village, Bada Terrace
Meal: Not included
Hotel: Overnight in Kunming

Meet your private guide in hotel’s lobby in Kunming, heading directly to Yuanyang Rice Terraces which takes about 5.5 hours. Sit back and enjoy the sceneries along the way. Yuanyang is renowned for its rice terraces, which claim as the world’s largest and most spectacular one, crafted out by bare hands by the Hani people one thousand years ago and is still in use today.
Upon arrival, choose the sites interests you most, then set off and explore. Typically you will start from Qingkou Village. Qingkou Hani Village is the key area of declaring the World Culture Heritage Site. Follow your tour guide to stroll around their Mushroom House. Get to know Hani people’s folk customs which featuring with a distinctive national cultural, unique production and lifestyle. Then, spend the rest of the day at Bada Terrace. It is the biggest attraction in terms of acreage of Yuanyang Terraces and the best of the sunset scenery.

Afterwards, you will be transferred to your hotel in Yuanyan.

Attractions:Jianshui Ancient City
Meal: Not included
Hotel: Overnight in Kunming

Meet your tour guide early in the morning, heading to Doyishu Village and enjoy the spectular sunrise moment.

Afterwards, hop on your private vehicle, heading directly to Jianshui Ancient City which takes about 2.5 hours. Sit back and enjoy the sceneries along the way. Built in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Jianshui is the well-known hometown of grain and sugarcane and an amazing place with mix culture of central plains and border.

Enjoy lunch in the local restaurant, then spend some time to visit Jianshui Confucius Temple. With a history of more than 600 years, Jianshui Confucius Temple is the third largest Confucius temple after Confucius Temples in Qufu and Beijing.

Move on to Zhu’s Family Garden. Jianshui Zhu Family Garden is a set of large-scale residential buildings of Qing Dynasty with the reputation as “Grand View Garden at Southwest Border of China”.

Last stop is the Double Dragon Bridge. It is the largest ancient multiple arch bridge with the highest artistic value. It adopted the main character of Chinese bridges and perfectly combined the technique with formative arts. It embodies the superb skill and wisdom of local people living in south Yunnan.

Afterwards, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Kunming.