h00: The coach and guide will pick guests up at the Opera House. Depart for Lạng Sơn, stopping for breakfast in Mẹt town (at guests' own expense), then continue by coach to Hữu Nghị Quan Border Gate to complete departure procedures for China.

11:30: Guests will have lunch in Bằng Tường (18 km past the border gate).

14:00: Guests will board the train to Liễu Châu, then have dinner (a boxed meal) on the train.

21:00: Arrive in Liễu Châu, where the coach will pick guests up and take them to the hotel to check in and rest. Liuhou Grand Hotel or equivalent.

05:50: The train arrives at Cát Thủ Station, where a coach will pick up the group and take them for breakfast (a hotel buffet) before departing for Phượng Hoàng Ancient Town (40km).

The group will visit Phượng Hoàng Ancient Town, including Miêu Miêu Tower, the Ancient City's North Gate, Thúy Hồng Kiều Covered Bridge, the Ancient Town Museum... (exterior visits). Enjoy free time to explore Phượng Hoàng Ancient Town, sample local cuisine, and take photos in magnificent traditional costumes of China's ethnic groups. After dinner, guests are free to discover Phượng Hoàng's mysterious, shimmering beauty by night, with its brilliant lights and lively live-music bars, or take a boat ride to admire the scenery along both banks of the Đà River (at guests' own expense). Overnight at Phoenix Ambassador International Hotel (or equivalent).

Morning: After breakfast, guests can stroll along the old streets, capture peaceful, romantic moments in the thousand-year-old town, and shop for exquisitely handcrafted souvenirs made by local people…

Lunch: After lunch, the group will travel by coach to Phù Dung Ancient Town - a historic town more than 2000 years old, known as a small Tujia town suspended beside a waterfall (119km away).

On arrival in Phù Dung Ancient Town, stroll along bluestone-paved lanes through picturesque scenery, where roads, stilt houses, and traces of time carved into the town reveal its distinctive character. Entering Phù Dung Ancient Town promises many new impressions. The Khê Châu bronze pillar is nearly 4m tall, has 8 sides, and weighs 2,5 tons. It is a historic relic of the Tujia people and a nationally protected key cultural relic announced by the State Council.

Guests may visit Ái Trại Bridge - the world's largest steel-girder suspension bridge (electric shuttle and elevator access to the glass deck at guests' own expense).

Afternoon: The coach will take guests to Trương Gia Giới. View the exterior of the 72 Kỳ Lầu complex, which recreates the mysterious story of the Nine Palaces, eighteen villages, and seventy-two wondrous towers. Guests will have dinner at a restaurant, then stay overnight at Tong Da International Hotel or equivalent.

08:20: After breakfast, the group will travel to the Thất Tinh Sơn (Seven Star Mountain) Resort Area – named for its seven peaks, which are arranged like the Big Dipper. This is Trương Gia Giới's newest scenic area and has been open since July 2022. Take the 2003m cable car to the mountain, a journey of around 8 minutes. Arrive at Bát Giác Pavilion on the glass walkway to view Thất Tinh Lãm Hồ at an elevation of 1.314m. Continue by electric shuttle to an elevation of 1.528m for views across the Thất Tinh Sơn valley, surrounded by magnificent mountains. Take in the spectacular scenery of the “City in the Sky” and the sweeping mountain forests of Trương Gia Giới.

Lunch: After lunch, guests will visit a tea shop and silk shop to learn about Chinese tea culture.

Afternoon: The coach will take guests to the Vũ Lăng Nguyên scenic area. This is one of China's leading scenic attractions, known for its majestic natural landscape and thousands of towering limestone peaks.

Evening: After dinner, guests are free to explore, shop, and stroll along Khê Bố pedestrian street. Alternatively, guests may book the Rạng rỡ Tương Tây cultural show to learn more about the local Miao culture (at guests' own expense). Overnight at Jing Xi Hotel or equivalent.

Morning: After breakfast, visit Hồ Bảo Phong, a freshwater lake in the Vũ Lăng Nguyên Scenic Area near Trương Gia Giới. Take a boat ride across this mountain lake and enjoy the “Dao Trì Nhân Gian” antiphonal singing, similar to Bắc Ninh Quan Họ folk songs… As the boat glides across Hồ Bảo Phong, take in the picture-postcard scenery of lush green mountain ranges along both shores and white waterfalls cascading down the mountainsides.

Lunch: Enjoy lunch at a restaurant.

Afternoon: Transfer back to Trương Gia Giới and visit Thành Thổ Ty, known as the Forbidden City of the South. This architectural masterpiece features a stone archway and was modeled after the Thổ Ty castle in Tương Tây.

17:10: Transfer to the railway station for the train to Bằng Tường. Dinner and overnight on the train.