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Per Person
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Why Travel with Discover Beijing Tours
Unique Experiences
Enjoy a premium trip that goes beyond the typical tourist attractions.Well-Selected Local Guides
Knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and attentive — your personal local guides will share interesting stories, insider information, and even create unexpected highlights!Your Booking is Risk-Free
Cancel up to 24 hours before the travel date in advance for a full refund
2-Day Private Photography Tour to Yuanyang Rice Terrace from Kunming
Discover Yuanyang Rice Terrace and China’s rich minority culture on a 2-day guided tour from Kunming. Take an easy walk around to snap photos of the famous Yuanyang Rice Terraces from different location which will give you an unexpected shot. Capture stunning image of a dramatic sunrise and sunset moment. You will take your time when visit the locations where you may explore and create fantastic photographs. Visit local villages and market and learn from your guide about the local Hani communities. A great trip for photographers! Tour including English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, lunch and travel by private vehicle. Tour includes the option to book local 3 or 4 star accommodation with daily breakfast.
- Make sure everyone brings their passport
- Full name and passport number are required to book attraction tickets
Quick itinerary view
Day 1
Kunming-Yuanyang
Meet your private guide in hotel’s lobby in Kunming, heading directly to Yuanyang Rice Terraces which takes about 5.5 hours. Sit back and enjoy the sceneries along the way. Yuanyang is renowned for its rice terraces, which claim as the world’s largest and most spectacular one, crafted out by bare hands by the Hani people one thousand years ago and is still in use today. The rice farmers have had to practice ecology and land preservation centuries before those concepts were widely accepted around the world. At present, known as ‘land sculpture’ the terraced fields have been being officially acknowledged by UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage site.
Upon arrival, choose the sites interests you most, then set off and explore. Typically you will start from Qingkou Village. Qingkou Hani Village is the key area of declaring the World Culture Heritage Site. It maintains a compete ecosystem of four elements: forests, water system, mountain villages and terraces. Follow your tour guide to stroll around their Mushroom House. Get to know Hani people’s folk customs which featuring with a distinctive national cultural, unique production and lifestyle. Then, spend the rest of the day at Bada Terrace. It is the biggest attraction in terms of acreage of Yuanyang Terraces and the best of the sunset scenery. Afterwards, you will be transferred to your hotel in Yuanyan.
Accommodation: Overnight accommodation in Yuanyang if you choose the option to including hotel
Meals: Lunch
Day 2
Yuanyang-Kunming
1 Duoyishu
Meet your tour guide early in the morning, heading to Doyishu Village and enjoy the spectular sunrise moment.
Visit Shengcun Morning Market to experience local minority life. Your tour guide will help you negotiate price if you want to purchase. Afterwards, return to your hotel to have breakfast. Then, stroll around Duoyishu Area with your tour guide. You will enjoy the scenery of the terraced fields from the top of the mountains to the bottom. Discover different Hani and Yi ethnic villages. When you are ready to leave, enjoy lunch in the local village, then you will be transferred back to your hotel in Kunming.
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Breakfast Lunch
Tour +3 Star Hotel| group size | Adult (11-80 years old) price/person | Children (4-10 years old) price/person | Infant (0-3 years old) price/person |
| 1 person | $842.22 | $137.21 | Free but no seats |
| 2 adults | $451.72 | / | / |
| 3 adults | $430.61 | / | / |
| 4 adults | $367.29 | / | / |
| 5 adults | $325.07 | / | / |
| 6 adults | $325.07 | / | / |
| 7 adults | $293.41 | / | / |
| 8 adults | $272.30 | / | / |
| 9 adults | $261.75 | / | / |
| 10-15 adults | $261.75 | / | / |
| group size | Adult (11-80 years old) price/person | Children (4-10 years old) price/person | Infant (0-3 years old) price/person |
| 1 person | $873.88 | $137.21 | Free but no seats |
| 2 adults | $468.61 | / | / |
| 3 adults | $451.72 | / | / |
| 4 adults | $382.06 | / | / |
| 5 adults | $346.18 | / | / |
| 6 adults | $346.18 | / | / |
| 7 adults | $314.52 | / | / |
| 8 adults | $282.85 | / | / |
| 9 adults | $272.30 | / | / |
| 10-15 adults | $272.30 | / | / |
| group size | Adult (11-80 years old) price/person | Children (4-10 years old) price/person | Infant (0-3 years old) price/person |
| 1 person | $778.90 | $105.55 | Free but no seats |
| 2 adults | $420.06 | / | / |
| 3 adults | $388.40 | / | / |
| 4 adults | $335.63 | / | / |
| 5 adults | $282.85 | / | / |
| 6 adults | $282.85 | / | / |
| 7 adults | $261.75 | / | / |
| 8 adults | $240.64 | / | / |
| 9 adults | $230.08 | / | / |
| 10-15 adults | $230.08 | / | / |
There are discounts in the off-season, please call us!
Free cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours before your travel date and get a full refund
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DepartureKunming
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Departure Time7:30am, 8:00am, 8:30am, 9:00am, 9:30am, 10:00am
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IncludedBreakfastHotel pickup and drop-offBottled waterOvernight accommodation of standard twin room (two beds), based on twin share.Professional English Tour GuidePrivate TourEntrance FeeTravel by Private VehicleLunch (2)
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Not IncludedGratuitiesSingle supplement charge of accommodation
