Culture Tours

The conventional tourist groups as we suppose will consist 10 persons and up. On this basis, we would provide NAVO services as follows:

Three-star hotels (breakfast included),full pension in China, well-trained tour guide service, trans-regional (cities) transportation facilities including airplane, train or ships, vehicles for local transfer, fees for spot tickets and guided visits and insurance, obtaining various official permits necessary to the unopened area and visas.

Of course, we may miss something regarding some special needs of a certain group, but we are open to discuss all details at any time upon request.

Here, supposing Chengdu as the starting point, we have made some suggested itineraries and lots of information for you to make choices.

Sichuan

Endowed with fertile land and plentiful natural resources, Sichuan lies in the southwestern part of China. It is reputed as a province with a long history and splendid culture, which come to form the diversified natural and cultural resources for tourist industry. It is also the home of giant pandas. There are 2 Natural Heritages,1 Natural and Cultural Heritage listed by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO and 9 state-level scenic spots evaluated by the Chinese Government. All these have been the most attractive options for nature-loving tourists and explorers that no place elsewhere can compete. Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan with 10 million population, is the center of economy, culture and commerce in the southwest of China. The ancient architecture and relics of Sanxingdui Ruin, Dufu Thatched Cottage and Wuhou Temple and the over-2000-year-old Dujiangyan Irrigation System are the well-known tourist attractions. Here tourists may also join a local culture tours to tea houses, history-valued small towns that are different to find in other places. The Tibetan Buddhism widely spread on the plateau in western Sichuan, folk customs of the Qiang (in the north of Sichuan)and Yi Ethnic Minorities and the Moshuo Matriarchal System, still popular up to now in Liangshan, are becoming spots that more and more tourists from home and abroad long for because of their uniqueness and mysteriousness

You may come at any time of a year for this route, but most favorable seasons are May, June, July, September, October and November.

TIBET

Conventional Tour Routes in Tibet

Tibet, located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 4000M above sea level, is praised as the ¡°Roof of the World¡±. The special geographic conditions and environment cultivated its unique culture, history and the people, creating a splendid chapter in the history of human civilization. There are the grand Himalayas Mountain, clear and beautiful rivers in high mountains, dreamlike lakes on the plateau, vast endless grassland in north Tibet, mysterious Buddhist culture and the warm and open-hearted Tibetans, which make Tibet the holy land for tourists, pilgrims and explorers. Come on to this piece of land that stands closest to the blue sky to cherish the snow-capped mountains, grassland, lakes, sunshine and lamaseries and search for our spiritual home.

The following are the conventional routes of tours in Tibet we have designed taking Chengdu as the starting point, we may design different routes for you based on your requirements and location.

Of course, we may add more programs to this route. If you have special requirements regarding scenic spots, arrangements, accommodations, just let us know as early as possible. We suggest it would be best to make your tours in Tibet in May, June, July, September and October. But we are also happy to be at your service in winter since Tibet has a particular taste at that time.

NAVO-C008 ***** Tours to the Homeland of the Giant Pandas (12 days) Itinerary: 12 Days -11 Nights, /Chengdu/Baoxing/Rilong/Wolong/Jiuzhaigou/Pingwu/Jiangyou/Chengdu/Exit 　　Program: Fengtongzhai Nature Reserve of Panda/Mt. Siguniang/Wolong Nature Reserve of Panda/ Jiuzaigou and Huanglong Nature Reserve, listed as the World Natural Heritage by UNESCO /Wanglang Nature Reserve of Panda/Sanxingdui Ruin/　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Period: April, May, June, July, August, September, October. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　NAVO-C011 *****Travel in the province Yunnan (12 days) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Itinerary: 12 Days -11 Nights, 　　　　　　　　Kunming/Dali/Lijiang/Zhongdian/Kunming/Jianshui/Yuanyang/Shilin/ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Period: all year 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　NAVO-C021 *****Travel in South of China (17 days) ------ Yunnan Guizhou Guangxi 　　　　　　　　　　Itinerary: 17 Days -16 Nights, Kunming/Dali/Lijiang/Zhongdian/Kunming/Shilin/Guiyang/Kaili/Zhaoxing/Sanjiang/Guilin/Yangshuo/Guilin Period: all year 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　NAVO-C022 ***** Travel in South of China (17 days) -------Yunnan Guizhou 　　　　　　　　　　Itinerary: 17 Days -16 Nights, Kunming/Dali/Lijiang/Kunming/Jianshui/Yuanyang/Shilin/Guiyang/Kaili/Guiyang/Kunming/exit　　　　　　 Period: all year 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 NAVO-C023 ***** Travel in South of China (14 days) -------Yunnan Sichuan 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Itinerary: 14 Days -13 Nights, 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Kunming/ Shilin/Dali/Lijiang/Zhongdian/Chengdu/Songpan/Huanglong/Jiuzhaigou/ Wolong Nature Reserve of Panda/Chengdu 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Period: April, May, June, July, August, September, October. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　NAVO-C201 ***** Tour for Jiuzaigou of Sichuan (10 days , ) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Jiuzaigou and Huanglong Nature Reserve, listed as the World Natural Heritage by UNESCO 　　　　Itinerary: 10 Days -9 Nights, 　　　Beijing/Chengdu/Songpan/Huanglong/Jiuzhaigou/Dujiangyan/Chengdu/Beijing 　　　　　　　　　　　　　Period: April, May, June, July, August, September, October.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 NAVO-C202 ***** Tour for Jiuzaigou of Sichuan (14days) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Jiuzaigou and Huanglong Nature Reserve, listed as the World Natural Heritage by UNESCO 　　　　　　　Itinerary: 14 Days - 13 Nights, Beijing/Chengdu/Songpan/Huanglong/Jiuzhaigou/Dujiangyan/Leshan/Emeishan/ Chengdu/Beijing 　　　　　　Period: April, May, June, July, August, September, October. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　NAVO-C211 ***** Tour for mountains of Central Area of China ( 22 days ) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　Itinerary: 22 Days - 21 Nights, 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Beijing/Mt. Wutaishan/Taiyuan/Luoyang/Mt. Songshan/Jinan/Mt. Taishan/Qingdao/Mt. Laoshan /Mt. Huangshan/Shouzhou/Shanghai/ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Period: all year

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