D1 Shenzhen/Guangzhou/Shaoguan (L,D)

    Stay at four-star hotel

    Departing at 8 a.m. from Shenzhen. Upon arrival in Guangzhou, take one of the fastest trains in the world (Guangzhou-Wuhan high-speed train) to Shaoguan. Upon arrival, visit Lion Rock where the Maba people lived 120 thousands years ago. After dinner, enjoy a local Yao minority bonfire party, then check into hotel.

    D2 Shaoguan/Guangzhou/Shenzhen (B,L,D)

    After breakfast, visit the most beautiful Danxia landform in China—Danxiashan Global Geopark. (Featuring red walls and red cliffs and consisting of sedimentary rocks of red psepholite. Danxiashan is a place where the term “Danxia Geomorphology” is applied on a world basis). Take a bamboo raft cruise on the Jinjiang River. After dinner, take the high-speed train back to Guangzhou and then transfer to Shenzhen.

    Price: (10 persons minimum)RMB1,330 per person

    Price: (Four persons minimum)RMB1,610 per person

    Prices include: One-night stay in four-star hotel, breakfast, four meals, sightseeing entrance fee, professional English-speaking guide, insurance.

    Prices exclude: Tips, personal expenses.

    Remarks:

    1. Price is based on at least four persons. In the event of less than four people booking, we will inform you two days before the departure date. We will refund those who cancel the tour.

    2. From April 1, 2010, hotels in Guangdong have phased out disposable toiletries, so please bring your own.

    Danxiashan

    Global Geopark

    Danxiashan Global Geopark, which is also called China Red Stone Park because of the mountain’s brilliant red color, is in Shaoguan City in Guangdong Province. It covers an area of 319 square kilometers and was added to the World Natural Heritage list this year.

    Among the more than 1,200 places in the world where Danxia landform is found, Danxiashan Global Geopark is the largest area with the most typical characteristics, richest landform and the most scenic spots.

    The highest peak, Danxia Mountain, is 409 meters. It is not one of the highest mountains in China but it combines the features of Huangshan Mountain, Huashan Mountain and Guilin. There are stones that resemble the male and female sex organs.

    The mountain is not only scenic, it is also rich in botanical resources. Experts said there were 28 trees more than 100 years old and 14 more than 300 years old.

    There are more than 80 cave temples in Danxiashan Global Geopark including the Biechuan Buddhist temple, where scholars and writers have recorded many legends, stories and poems.