Hilltribe Encounter can offer the perfect holiday for those who want to experience China away from the tourist trail. Guardian Unlimited Travel has two places on such a trip to give away, courtesy of Imaginative Traveller.
You will be exploring an region of beautiful valleys, where many of the locals still dress in traditional costume, and visiting the Shilin Stone Forest, the spectacular Dragon Palace Caves and the cascading Huangguoshuo Falls. You will also be offered the rare opportunity to experience the way of life of Miao and Dong minorities as you hike through the magnificent scenery and remarkable terraced paddy fields of Longsheng, before finally encountering the magical karst landscape of Yangshuo.
Accommodation during the trip will be provided by the villages along your route, where the lack of creature comforts is more than compensated for by the dramatic scenery and an intimate experience of the local culture. Full details on Imaginative Traveller's website. The trip must be taken before the end of 2001.
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• Imaginative Traveller's philosophy is about touring holidays without the tours. They specialise in small group adventure travel in Asia and the Middle East, so you can experience all that those destinations have to offer without the crowds and flag-waving guides. Encounter local people, transport and cultures without being shielded from the realities of life, or held back from the fun to be had sharing a bus seat with a chicken or sleeping under the stars. Take a trip that is flexible, exciting and real, but organised, clued up and responsible.
Guardian Unlimited Travel has four other great holidays to give away to Morocco, Prague and Ireland, or you can win a A pair of flights worth £800
