5-Day Guizhou Waterfalls & Minority Villages Loop

The full Guizhou arc in one loop: Huangguoshu's thunder, the jade pools of Libo, Dong drum towers in Zhaoxing, and the thousand lights of Xijiang Miao village — distances that only make sense with your own driver.

5 Days Private · your group only Same car & driver throughout
5-Day Guizhou Waterfalls & Minority Villages Loop

Day by Day

Day 1

Arrive Guiyang & Qingyan

Pickup in Guiyang, then an easy warm-up at Qingyan Ancient Town — a Ming garrison town of stone gates and temple lanes. Evening free for Guiyang's riverside night market.

Day 2

Huangguoshu Waterfall

The full waterfall day: main falls, Water Curtain Cave, Tianxingqiao and Doupotang. Overnight back toward Guiyang or on the road south.

Day 3

Libo Xiaoqikong

South (about 4 hours, the day's long leg) to Libo's 'Little Seven Arches': jade-green pools, mossy stone bridges and the layered 68-step waterfall threading an ancient karst forest. UNESCO calls this karst landscape a world treasure; your camera will agree. Overnight in Libo.

Day 4

Zhaoxing Dong Village

East to Zhaoxing (about 3.5 hours), the most beautiful of the Dong 'song' villages — five drum towers, wind-and-rain bridges and rice terraces climbing the valley at Tang'an. Evening chorus performances in the square. Overnight in the village.

Day 5

Xijiang Miao Village & Departure

North to Xijiang Qianhu Miao village (about 2.5 hours): a thousand wooden stilt houses stacked on facing hillsides. See it by day, stay for the moment the whole hillside lights up at dusk if your schedule allows, then drop-off at Kaili South rail station or back in Guiyang.

Route notes: This is real mountain driving — legs of 2.5–4 hours — which is exactly why the loop doesn't work by public transport. Days can run clockwise or counter-clockwise, and Fanjingshan (needs advance reservation) can replace Libo for mountain lovers.

What's Included

Included (per day)

  • Private car & professional driver
  • Fuel, highway tolls & parking
  • Driver's meals & accommodation
  • Route planning & WhatsApp support

Not included

  • Your hotels (we'll suggest & help book)
  • Attraction tickets & your meals
  • Optional English-speaking guide
  • Flights / trains to the start city

Good to Know

How does multi-day pricing work?

One transparent day-rate per car covers the vehicle, driver, fuel, tolls, parking and the driver's own room and meals. You pay for exactly the days you use — no hidden 'empty return' charges.

Can we change the route mid-trip?

Within reason, yes — that's the point of a private journey. Linger an extra hour at a viewpoint, swap an afternoon, add a village your guidebook flagged: agree it with your driver and our team and the plan bends.

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