Adventure Hiking Trip to Shennongjia Nature Reserve for Biodiversity Study Tour and Photograph Wild Golden Monkey

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Tour Code: BTT-325

This tour is more professional for both study and wild animal photograph, wild flower photo.
Shennongjia Nature Reserve Known as "The Oriental Botanic Garden" and the natural gene bank of biological species, it shelters some of the world’s rare or endangered plants and animals, such as Chinese dove trees, South China tigers, white bears and white snakes.
Here the ecological communities of animals and plants are well preserved, including the ancient rare plants, such as emmenoplerys, Katsura Trees, taxus tissue, and polar trees. Besides, there are thousands kinds of herbs, among which the rhizoma gastrodiae, goldthread root and seven-leaf one-flower are the precious or local herbs. Therefore Shennongjia is reputed as “Garden of Herbs” or “Natural Herb Garden”. It ranks the first in the Middle China in terms of species category and number. Here live 334 types of amniotes and several wild animals under national key protection including golden monkey, south China tiger, leopard, White-crowned Long-tailed Phea. At present, there are 1200 golden monkeys in the area
Day01, Arrive Yichang, and pick you up and transfer to Shennongjia Nature Reserve, to Muyu township for night. (D)
Day02, Full day driving and hiking to visit Xiangxi Yuan area and Qianjiaping, overnight in Muyu.(B/L/D)
Day03, Full day visiting golden monkeys in Dalongtan area and Xiao longtan area, overnight in Muyu township.(B/L/D)
Day04, Full day visiting Shashuping area for primetive forest and rare tree plants, overnight in Muyu.(B/L/D)
Day05, Full day visiting in Shennongding area, overnight in Muyu.(B/L/D)
Day06, Full day visiting hiking in Jinhouling area and its forests, overnight in Muyu.(B/L/D)
Day07, Full day visiting hiking in Shenongtan area for old plants.
Day08 -Day09, Agian to survey the rare animals, trees, plants, and other wildlife in Shennongjia area, overnight in Muyu.(B/L/d)
Day10, Drive to Songbai area for the Sample (species) House, as well as the old Suolo tree, overnight in Muyu area.(B/L/D)
Day11, Visit the Scientific Research House and interview with scientists, visit Shennongjia Museum, overnight in Muyu area.(B/L/D)
Day12, Drive to train station for your departure. (B)

And this tour can be adjusted to meet your needs.  You can go to Yangtze Three Gorges after visiting Shennongjia.

Quotation (In RMB, per person, 12days, basis of 2persons share one standard room): 18800CNY/p.p.,  single supplement: 2300CNY.
Minimum 2 persons.
If 6 persons or more in your party then please e-mail us for discount; If one person alone arranged then double the cost.
Included: meals (some lunch arranged as ready-food), transportation and transfers, accommodation in marked hotel or similar, entry fee for sightseeing, English speaking guide service and  local expert escorting if necessary,  permit to Shennongjia Nature Reserve and Golden Monkey Research Base, tour body insurance.
Excluded: tip to guide and driver and expert, air tickets,  any other service not included above.
Note: in this study trip, we can arrange professional professor for interview with you in certain fields if you need, but cost extra.

 

Tour Code: ABC-325B

This study tour is more professional for adventure and hiking for biodiversity in core area of Shennongjia Natural Reserve (1st section to the central protected area along the Yingyuhe River Gorge; 2nd section to the central protected nature reserve for intact forests in Laojunshan area to understand the biodiversity in Shennongjia area).
Day01, Arrive Shennongjia Nature Reserve, then transfers to Muyu for night. (D)
Day02, Drive and trekking from Bancangcun village, trekking into Yinggu River valley, about 15KM hiking then arrive Yanjiabao for tenting night. (B/L/D)
Day03, Hiking and walking across through the river water, about 15KM hiking along the river valley, then arrive Xiaojiawan for night in tent.(B/L/D)
Day04, Today hiking up into primitive forests for really expedition the wild nature in both of animal and plants, about 10KM later, overnight in tent at Guanyingdong area.(B/L/D)
Day05, Hiking up Dalongtan area to observing the Golden Monkey, and overnight in Xiaolongtan area in tent.(B/L/D)
Day06, Hiking up to Shennongding and adventure to Jinhouling area for Golden Monkey, as well as the plants up to the top, at last drive to Muyu for night in hostel.(B/L/D)
Day07, (2nd section)Drive and trekking to Huxiandong for night in tent.(B/L/D)
Day08, Hiking up to Laojunzhai for night in tent after trekking through wild boar area, in this area, you can watch many wild animals.(B/L/D)
Day09, Hiking up about 10km to Laojungdong for night in tent.(B/L/D)
Day10, Laojundong to Caijiafang for night in tent.(b/L/D)
Day11, Trekking down to Xiaodangyang for night in tent, and adventure in the Primitive Forests, then drive back to Muyu for night.(B/L/D)
Day12, See you off after b'fast.(B)

Quotation (In EUR, per person, 12days, basis of 2persons share one standard room): 28800CNY/p.p..
Minimum 2 persons.
If 6 persons or more in your party then please e-mail us for discount; If one person alone arranged then double the cost.
Included: meals (most meals arranged as ready-food), transportation and transfers, accommodation in marked hostel and tent(2persons in one tent or one room), entry fee for sightseeing, English speaking guide service and  local expert escorting,  permit to Shennongjia Protected Core area, local assistant service (one assistant for one tourists), tour body insurance.
Excluded: tip to guide and driver and expert, air tickets,  sleeping bag and mat, other personal usage while hiking, any other service not included above.
 

Note: If your trip for plants, better from Apr to Oct, if for wild animals such as Golden Monkey or White Monkey then all year around available but better in Winter because the wild animals will go down to lower area for food.
 

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