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From China to Laos: Exploring the Ancient Tea Horse Road

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From Chengdu to Luang Prabang
4.0
5 traveler reviews
From China to Laos: Exploring the Ancient Tea Horse Road - Crooked Compass
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  • Fully Guided
  • Train & Rail
  • Sightseeing
  • Historical
Operator
Crooked Compass
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Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 2 - 12
Age range 18 to 99
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Highlights

  • Explore Chengdu's Giant Panda Base
  • Stroll through Shuhe's ancient streets
  • Trek through Tiger Leaping Gorge
  • Discover Shaxi's historical trade center
  • Join a tea ceremony in Xishuangbanna

Itinerary

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  1. Day 1 Arrival in Chengdu
  2. Day 2 Lijiang
  3. Day 3 Tiger Leaping Gorge
  4. Day 4 Lijiang to Shaxi
  5. Day 5 Shaxi
  6. Day 6 Shaxi - Dali
  7. Day 7 Dali
  8. Day 8 Kunming – Pu’er
  9. Day 9 Pu’er
  10. Day 10 Pu’er - Xishuangbanna
  11. Day 11 Xishuangbanna
  12. Day 12 Xishuangbanna - China/Laos Border - Luang Prabang
  13. Day 13 Luang Prabang and Pak Ou Caves
  14. Day 14 Luang Prabang - Rice farming and Kuang Si Waterfall
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What's Included

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  • Transport

What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

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Crooked Compass

4.0
(5 reviews)

Number of tours

88

Age Range

18 to 99 years old

Response time

within 1 day

Response rate

100%

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Customer Reviews

  • Dr.
    · April 13th, 2024
    excellent, highly recommendable, versatile, not the general kind of tourism one receives mostly everywhere with large groups of boring people. This was not everything spoon fed but for the person who has an interest in a country and doesn't mind the unusual, the different, the out -of-the way experience. We would like to see more but due to the Earth quake we were unable to travel the East Coast of Taiwan but will keep it in mind. Good food, inexpensive, great markets (not just night markets but the artistic markets), good hotels, good driver and tour guide, in short summary, highly recommendable for the person who wants to have an experience outside the famous box. There are plenty of those tours for the boxed-in travelers elsewhere.
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  • tsippora
    · October 25th, 2023
    Excellent. Mostly addressed my interests, was very well managed.
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  • Elizabeth
    · July 18th, 2023
    Great tour guide, driver and itinerary.
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Dates & Availability

14 days
From China to Laos: Exploring the Ancient Tea Horse Road
From Chengdu to Luang Prabang

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Good to Know

Tour ID: 251376

  • Currencies
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    ₭
    Kip
    Laos
  • Plugs & Adapters

    As a traveler from USA, Canada, South Africa you will need an adaptor for types G, I. As a traveler from England you will need an adaptor for type I. As a traveler from Australia, New Zealand you will need an adaptor for type G.

    Type G
    China
    Type I
    China
  • Vaccines
    • These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
    • Typhoid - Recommended for China and Laos. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for China and Laos. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Cholera - Recommended for China and Laos. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for China and Laos. Ideally 3 months before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for China and Laos. Ideally 2 months before travel.
    • Rabies - Recommended for China. Ideally 1 month before travel.
    • Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an area with a risk of yellow fever transmission for China and Laos. Ideally 10 days before travel.
    • Japanese B encephalitis - Recommended for China and Laos. Ideally 1 month before travel.
    • Tick-borne encephalitis - Recommended for China. Ideally 6 months before travel.
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