2-Day Yunnan Dongchuan Red Soil Land Tour

Dongchuan Red Land in Luoxiagou Valley
Stunning Sunrise over Dongchuan Red Land

Tour Outline: Kunming - Dongchuan - Kunming

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Trip Overview

Comparable with the red land in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dongchuan Red Soil is regarded as one of the most marvelous red land in the world. As the most typical red soil in Yunnan highland, Dongchuan Red Soil offers you stunning landscapes of land in deep red, green and orange spreading over thousands of mountains and hills.

This trip will take you to have a look at the red soil in Dongchuan and appreciate the colorful picture drawn by nature as well as the local famers. Not only look at the red land from a distance, but closely explore the red land in Dongchuan, you will deeply impressed by its natural beauty.

Visit Dongchuan Red Soil, the most typical red soil in Yunnan;
Witness marvelous sunrise and sunset in colorful Landscape.

Best Time to Visit

Best from mid-May to early June, and mid-October to November for a photography tour.
Physical Demands

Very leisure tour; zero physical demand

Day by Day Itinerary

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Day 1: Kunming - Dongchuan

Enjoy the Landscape of Dongchuan Red Soil in Luoxia Valley

See How the Locals living on the Red Land in Dongchuan

In the morning, your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Kunming city. You will be invited to a Yunnan Pu’er Tea Ceremony before heading to Dongchuan. Pu’er Tea is one of the most popular teas in China. During the Pu’er Tea Ceremony, you will not only taste the local Pu’er tea, but also learn more about the tea culture of China and the history of the Ancient Tea Horse Road. Also, it is a good idea to take some Pu’er tea, a symbol of Yunnan province, with you as gifts for your family and friends.

After the tea ceremony, you will take a 2.5 to 3 hours’ drive to Dongchuan Red Soil area, which is about 180 kilometers away from Kunming city. Before arriving at Red Land area, you will have a rich lunch en route.

Then you will pass Luoxiagou Valley and enjoy sensational views of the local small villages and farmlands surrounded by red land. What makes it more spectacular is the sunset in the evening. For photography enthusiasts, there are endless opportunities to photograph the stunning views of this red land.

Finally, we will enjoy a typical local dinner and stay overnight in Dongchuan.

Drive about 180 km from Kunming to Dongchan
Altitude: Dongchuan (1244m), Red Land (1800-2600m)
Donchuan Local Hotel
Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: Dongchuan - Kunming

You will get up early in the morning to appreciate the sunrise over Dongchuan Red Soil Land. All of the hills and fields appear in difference kinds of red colors. Then, we can watch local peasants doing their farm work.

After lunch, we will drive back to your hotel in Kunming.

Drive 180km back to Kunming from Dongchuan
Altitude: Dongchuan (1244m), Red Land (1800-2600m)
Lunch, Dinner

Price Details & Guide

Price Inclusions

Private car / van rental with skilled driver;
Lodging: one night in Dongchuan located hotel (as per chosen category, 2 persons share one twin-bed room) with breakfast;
Private experienced English-speaking tour guide;
Entrance ticket fees for all the sight spots listed in the itinerary;
Meals: authentic Chinese meals as listed (1 Breakfast, 2 Lunches, 1 Dinner);
Supplements for meals and accommodations for tour guide and driver;
24/7 English-speaking customer services;
Government taxes.

Price Exclusions

International and domestic flight/train to Kunming (Note: we accept the domestic flight/train tickets booking to Kunming from other cities in advance, check the updated ticket availibility and cost with your travel consultant);
China entry visa fee (China requires visa for most travelers);
Personal Travel Accident Insurance;
Tips and gratuities for the trip leader and driver;
The expense of a personal nature like alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone call, etc;
Optional activities and excursions not specified in the itinerary;
Surcharges for upgrades from standard twin-bed rooms to doubled-bed rooms.

Optional Extension Tour:

Option 1:
Xiaoshuijing (Small Well) is the biggest Miao village in Kunming Prefecture. Located 40 kilometers away from Kunming city, it is on the way to Jiaozi Snow Mountain and Dongchuan Red Land. At an elevation of 2380 meters, Xiaoshuijing can be easy accessed by a village road and takes about 1 hour from Kunming by car. All of the residents there are Christian Miao minority. With less than 500 people live in, the small village is a good place to see how the Chinese ethnic group culture mixed with Christian believes. There is a comparatively big church in the village with a choir that sings beautifully (starts at 12:00 on every Sunday). The Miao people living there have their own instruments, and their songs and dances are well established traditionally with simple and adorned social customs. The exact date of the events depends on the festival calendar of Miao minority and Christian feasts, please contact us for details.

Detour surcharge: US$ 50 / per person

Option 2:
2-day Hiking on the Jiaozi Snow Mountain - Located 188 kilometers north of Kunming downtown area, Jiaozi Snow Mountain, in Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County sat the northem end of Kunming Prefecture, is the closest snow mountain to Kunming city. The highest peak of Jiaozi Snow Mountain is 4247 meters above the sea level. You can take a 2-day high on the Jiaozi Snow Mountain.

Please note: Above mentioned prices are valid during off season only. If you plan to travel during high travel season as below, a surcharge of 20% will be charged due to higher costs.
1) Chinese Golden Week (1st - 7th October),
2) Spring Festival (usually January or February),
3) Labor Day (1st - 3rd May) and
4) Summer holidays (1st July - 31st August)

Itinerary Alteration

Once we receive your tour deposit, which is followed by signing the contract, your reservation is secured with legitimacy. Our staff will reserve the accommodation, vehicle, site tickets, meals and more, and pay the deposit for our suppliers. So if you want to alter to another itinerary, you need to cover the deposit we've paid, while no service charge is needed if you make some changes on the itinerary you booked.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

If you cancel the tour because of your personal issues, you will be liable to pay cancellation charges that are bounded by 3rdpoletour.com cancellation policy as follows:

1.) If you cancel the tour more than 30 days before the trip starts, you will forfeit 10% of the total land cost per person;
2.) If you cancel the tour 15-30 days prior to your trip start date, 20% of your total land tour cost will be forfeited as a cancellation fee.
3.) If you cancel the tour 7-15 days before the trip starts, you will forfeit 30% of land cost.
4.) If you cancel the tour 7 days prior to your tour start date, you will forfeit 50% of land cost.
5.) If you fail to show up or cancel at your scheduled arrival time without prior notice or later than that, you will forfeit 100% of the land cost.

If the tour has to be cancelled because of the natural disaster or the government restrictions that is beyond both parties control, we will charge only USD50 per person, this is just the service fee and larbor fee during the preparation. This is a rare occurrence!