Day 1 Departure Flight Glasgow- Dubai Airline: Emirates (Flight duration: 7 hrs 20 mins) Arrive in Dubai (time difference GMT +4 hours) OVERNIGHT STOP: DUBAI Day 2 Flight Details Dubai- Bangkok Airline: Emirates (Flight duration 6 hours) Flight arrives in Bangkok (time difference: GMT +7hours) OVERNIGHT BANGKOK Day 3 Flight Details Bangkok- Hanoi Flight Carrier: Air Asia (Flight duration 1hour 45 mins) Flight arrives at Hanoi, Vietnam (GMT +7 hours) TRIP DAY 1 No arranged activities except a pre-trip meeting. Look for a welcome note in the hotel for the time of group meeting. Travel company: Intrepid. Day 4 TRIP DAY 2 Travel to Bai Chay (3 hours) Visit limestone caves, swim, eat seafood Overnight cruise: Halong Bay Day 5 TRIP DAY 3 Arrive in Cat Ba island Trek, kayak, go to local market Stay overnight on Cat Ba island Day 6 TRIP DAY 4 Board the boat for direct transfer back to Bai Chay Travel via private bus to border town Lang Son (6 hours) Overnight Lang Son Day 7 TRIP DAY 5 Cross the border to China (time difference GMT +8 hours) Get bus to Ningming via Pingxiang (1 hour). Take riverboat up Zuo river to Huashan (1.5 hours) Stay overnight in a guesthouse near a village of wooden Dong and Zhuang-style houses. Day 8 TRIP DAY 6 Leave Huashan and transfer to Nangming (1 hr) Board public bus to Nanning (2 hrs) Board another bus for Liuzhou (4 hrs) Stay overnight in Liuzhou. Day 9 TRIP DAY 7 Morning free to explore Liuzhou Take local bus to Sanjiang (4 hrs) Transfer to Chenyang (1 hr) Chenyang - renowned for ‘wind and rain’ bridges, one of the most special places in China. Stay overnight in Chenyang. Day 10 TRIP DAY 8 Explore Chengyang by foot. Afternoon attend cultural show in village. Bamboo pole dancing, singing to ‘rice wine’ song. Stay overnight in Chenyang. Day 11 TRIP DAY 9 Return to Sanjiang by private transfer (1hr) Public bus to Longji Valley (6 hrs) Known as the Dragon’s backbone- rice terraces, hilltribes Trek uphill for 30 mins to reach guesthouse on small hillside village. Day 12 TRIP DAY 10 Hike through Longji Valley, visit hill tribes Walk duration: 5 hours. Carry your own daypack Stay overnight in Longji Valley. Day 13 TRIP DAY 11 Leave village by foot, get bus and travel via Longsheng and Guilin to Yangshuo (6 hrs) Most well known and scenic in China Cycle trip around the local countryside. Stay overnight in Yangshuo. Day 14 Yangshuo Day 15 TRIP DAY 13 Yangshuo That evening transfer to Guilin (1.5 hrs) Board overnight train to Shenzhen (12 hrs) Day 16 TRIP DAY 14 Arrive in Shenzhen mid morning Cross border from China- Hong Kong (time difference GMT +8 hours) Take metro into city centre. Free to explore city Day 17 TRIP DAY 15 Hong Kong- No activities planned. Travel to Hong Kong airport and check in. Departure flight Hong Kong- Glasgow (via Dubai) Hong Kong International- Dubai Airline: Emirates Arrive in Dubai International airport, wait for connecting flight. Day 18 Flight departs Dubai International Airport travelling to Glasgow International airport Dubai International- Glasgow International Airport Airline: Emirates