Botanical Study Tour to Guangxi, South China, May 17-26, 2010

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Botanical Study Tour to Guangxi, South China, May 17-26, 2010

Focus: The orchid national park Yachang, Northwest Guangxi, with some of the largest known Paphiopedilum populations in Asia and the world-famous Karst landscape of South China! We offer a 10-day short-trip with the opportunity to experience the nature and culture of southern China. The tour will take place when at least 10 persons have signed for it, the maximum number of participants is limited to 15. The tour price will cover all goods and services including airfares, other transport costs, accommodations, meals, entrance fees and tips. Because at the present state of planning we have no definite information on international flight connections, we cannot state a fixed price yet. Our botanical study tour through Yunnan and Sichuan in 2007 had cost 2500.- Euro (with an additional 350.- Euro if single room was required) and covered all expenses for 23 days. Because some fixed costs are not decreasing in the same way as the duration of a tour and because rising prices and exchange rate fluctuations might to be considered as well, a simple calculation by a ‘rule of three’ will not result in the costs for our new 10-days short trip, but the costs will be under 2000.- Euro.


Preliminary itinerary (slight changes still possible):

1. Mo. 05.17. Flight to China.
2. Tu. 05.18. Arrival in China und welcome at port of entry, afterwards connection flight to Nanning, Guangxi. Overnight stay in a 4-star hotel.
3. We. 05.19 Ride from Nanning to Leye, county capital at the Yachang national park. departure in a chartered bus in the morning, planned arrival at Leye in the afternoon. Check-in until May 22. in the best local hotel (newly opened, good rooms with internet access).
4. Th. 05. 20. Excursions in the Yachang orchid national park, which lies close to Leye. Visiting rich populations of lithophytical and terrestrial subtropical orchids Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum is in full flower in May and forms extensive populations of several hundred to tens of thousands of plants. Huge karst caves which partly can be visited and enormous sinkholes with orchid-rich steep faces complete the experiences in Yachang.
5. Fr. 05. 21. As the day before excursions in Yachang.
6. Sa. 05. 22. Departure from Leye in the early morning, via Nanning bus ride to Guilin, arrival in the evening. Check-in until May 25 in a 4-star hotel.
7. Su. 05. 23. Exploration of the world-famous karst landscape of Guilin, which was used as a backdrop for several movies and TV-dramas. Beside various scenic beauty it also includes a rich subtropical Flora.
8. Mo. 05. 24. Continuation of the excursions in and around Guilin.
9. Tu. 05. 25. Return trip to Nanning. Overnight stay in a 4-star hotel.
10. We. 05.26. Connection flight from Nanning and international return flight.

If you have interest in the tour as suggested here , please let us know. As soon as possible we will offer an itinerary with fixed costs. In the attachment you find some information material about the tour.

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[ruditoth]

im very curious why when i email people about trips and information, following the email address posted, i never get a responce.
rudi

[catasetumkid]

That certain *is* a curious thing. I was also curious. I got an email from the AOS about this trip, yet it is all quoted in Euros? Why would something about spending Euros come from the American Orchid Society? If this is a trip planned by the RHS, it would be nice if the article said so.

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I just received word that this trip is full for this year. It will likely be repeated in 2011.