2 Days Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces Tour at a glance
Tour Overview
Yuanyang Rice Terraces has been a masterpiece of the ingenuity of the Hani people for generations. Southern Ailao Mountain, with this typical tiered landscape, is famed for its unique...
Code of Tour: YET0000003575
Length of Travel: 2 Day
Destinations of Tour: Kunming-Stone Forest-Yuanyang-Kunming
Departure City: Kunming
Price of Tour: Request
Type of Tour:
Features of Tour: Nature Minorities Sunrise Landscape
Yuanyang Rice Terraces has been a masterpiece of the ingenuity of the Hani people for generations. Southern Ailao Mountain, with this typical tiered landscape, is famed for its unique frontier scenery. This 2 Days Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces Tour is designed for someone who does not have enough time to travel, but want to visit or shoot at Yuanyang Hani Rice Terrace.
Highlights
- Visit the marvelous stone masterpieces of Stone Forest.
- Lost yourself in the beautiful Rice Terrace sunrise and sunset, as well as spectacular Hani Rice Terrace.
- Experience the culture of Yi and Hani minority.
Brief Itinerary
- Day 1: Kunming-Yuanyang
- Day 2: Yuanyang-Kunming
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Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 Kunming-Shilin-Yuanyang
Sightseeing and Activities: the Stone Forest, Longshuba Rice Terraces
Accommodation: Yuanyang
Meals: Lunch
At 08:00 am, our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in Kunming, then drive to the Stone Forest(85 km, 1.5 h). An extremely rare geological phenomenon dating back to 270 million years ago, the Stone Forest is 80 hectares of karst limestone pillars in fantastic shapes which resemble a forest viewed from a distance. It is also home to the Sani tribe, a branch of the Yi minority renowned for their diligence, embroidery and dancing.
Day 2 Yuanyang-Kunming
Sightseeing and Activities: Yuanyang Hani Rice Terrace, Duoyishu Village, Qingkou Village, Bada Hani Rice Terrace, Shengcun Market
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Get up very early in the morning, we will drive 30 km to visit Doyishu Village and enjoy the sunrise of Duoyishu Rice Terrace Fields. The terraced fields ring upon ring and go along the hillside up to the sky. You will see the scenery of the terraced fields from the top of the mountains to the bottom. Under the sunshine, Rice Terrace is spectacular.
Recommended Hotels
Destination | 5 Star | 4 Star | 4 Star | Hostels |
Yuanyang | The Twelve Manors | Yunti Hotel | Shuiyunjian | / |
Service Included:
- Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
- Meals as listed in the itinerary;
- Accommodation with breakfast as listed in the itinerary;
- Private English-speaking tour guide and vehicle for transfers & sightseeing;
- Service charge & government taxes;
- Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
- Two bottles of mineral water each day;
- Travel Agency’s Responsibility Insurance.
Service Excluded:
- Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
- Any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary;
- Chinese visa fees;
- Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
- Single room supplement;
- Tips to guides and drivers;
- Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
- Personal travel accident insurance;
- All optional programs.
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It was delightful to join in the 2-Day Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces tour to enjoy both the marvelous natural scenery of Stone Forest and spectacular Hani Rice Terrace and experience the culture of Yi and Hani minority. The schedule was reasonable, and the scenery was deserved though we have to get up early before 8:00 am. In the first day, we visited Stone Forest, which is time-honored and famous for its karst limestone pillars in fantastic shapes and then arrive at Yuanyang. In the second day, we returned to Kunming after visiting various rice terrace and experiencing the culture of Yi and Hani minority in local villages. The luggage transfers between airports and hotels, the accommodation on the first night, admission fee and three meals were included, which all made the journey easier.