Private journey
Living Heritage in Guizhou
Experience Guizhou through living communities, craft, food, and landscape without reducing local cultures to staged village visits.
Why this journey
Move through mountain roads, wooden villages, shared meals, silverwork, song, and the intelligence of communities adapted to a demanding landscape.
Journey at a glance
Route: Guiyang, Kaili, Zhenyuan, Zhaoxing
Duration: 10 days / 9 nights
From: USD 5,200 per person
Preferred stays
Preferred stays: a leading five-star hotel in Guiyang, a design-led boutique stay in Zhenyuan, and carefully selected local guesthouses or boutique hotels in Kaili and Zhaoxing.
Indicative shoulder-season starting price for two adults sharing, excluding international flights, visas and personal expenses. Final price depends on dates, room category, availability and confirmed inclusions.
Daily itinerary
- Days 1–2 — Guiyang and Qingyan: historic town and local food or craft host.
- Days 3–5 — Kaili and Xijiang: village life, community-led meal, and silverwork workshop.
- Days 6–7 — Zhenyuan: river town, architecture, and evening stories.
- Days 8–9 — Zhaoxing: Dong architecture, music traditions, and respectful community encounter.
- Day 10 — Return and departure.
Signature moments
Working maker visit, locally hosted meal, Dong music where appropriate, and a dawn village walk before visitor traffic.
Included service
Private vehicle, carefully selected local hosts, English-speaking escort, boutique stays, community experiences, and cultural etiquette guidance.
Frequently asked questions
Road travel can be long; comfort and mobility need discussion; experiences depend on community availability; avoid staged or extractive tourism.
This is a private journey designed around your dates, pace, accommodation preferences and interests. Your travel designer will confirm availability and create the final itinerary before booking.
Prefer a tailored itinerary? Enquire first and we will prepare a confirmed proposal and secure payment link.
The journey
A journey shaped around meaning, not mileage.
Experience Guizhou through living communities, craft, food, and landscape without reducing local cultures to staged village visits.
Why this journey
Move through mountain roads, wooden villages, shared meals, silverwork, song, and the intelligence of communities adapted to a demanding landscape.
Journey at a glance
Route: Guiyang, Kaili, Zhenyuan, Zhaoxing
Duration: 10 days / 9 nights
From: USD 5,200 per person
Preferred stays
Preferred stays: a leading five-star hotel in Guiyang, a design-led boutique stay in Zhenyuan, and carefully selected local guesthouses or boutique hotels in Kaili and Zhaoxing.
Indicative shoulder-season starting price for two adults sharing, excluding international flights, visas and personal expenses. Final price depends on dates, room category, availability and confirmed inclusions.
Daily itinerary
- Days 1–2 — Guiyang and Qingyan: historic town and local food or craft host.
- Days 3–5 — Kaili and Xijiang: village life, community-led meal, and silverwork workshop.
- Days 6–7 — Zhenyuan: river town, architecture, and evening stories.
- Days 8–9 — Zhaoxing: Dong architecture, music traditions, and respectful community encounter.
- Day 10 — Return and departure.
Signature moments
Working maker visit, locally hosted meal, Dong music where appropriate, and a dawn village walk before visitor traffic.
Included service
Private vehicle, carefully selected local hosts, English-speaking escort, boutique stays, community experiences, and cultural etiquette guidance.
Frequently asked questions
Road travel can be long; comfort and mobility need discussion; experiences depend on community availability; avoid staged or extractive tourism.
This is a private journey designed around your dates, pace, accommodation preferences and interests. Your travel designer will confirm availability and create the final itinerary before booking.
Why this journey
The details that stay with you.
The rhythm of the journey
Each day has its own point of view.
Included with care
The service behind the experience.
Every journey is supported by considered planning and clear communication.
From the journey
Travelers remember the details.
Before you travel
Questions, answered with care.
A clear first step makes a considered journey feel effortless.
The East Is Waiting for You
Every great journey begins with a single step. Let ours be the first.