Guilin Trip Overview
Visit highlights of Guilin and Yangshuo and Longji including the Guilin city tour,4 star Luxury boat with the buffet lunch from Guilin to Yangshuo, Yangshuo Xianggong hill and Yulong bamboo boat, impression Liusanjie show, Chengyang Dong villages and Overnight in Longji Ping’an with this 5 days slef-guided day tour from Guilin.
You will be picked up and dropped off at the Guilin airport/train station.
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Duration: 5 days
Starts: Guilin, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Guilin, Guangxi, China
Visit highlights of Guilin and Yangshuo and Longji including the Guilin city tour,4 star Luxury boat with the buffet lunch from Guilin to Yangshuo, Yangshuo Xianggong hill and Yulong bamboo boat, impression Liusanjie show, Chengyang Dong villages and Overnight in Longji Ping’an with this 5 days slef-guided day tour from Guilin.
You will be picked up and dropped off at the Guilin airport/train station.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival, Guilin Liangjiang International Airport or Train station pick up. O/N Guilin.
Stop At: Guilin, Guilin, Guangxi
Upon your flight landing/train arrival, our local driver will wait you by holding a welcome board with your name and transfer to hotel. The rest day is free for you.
Note: Today only Chinese speaking driver, no English speaking driver.
Duration: 17 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Guilin. O/N Guilin.
Stop At: Guilin, Guilin, Guangxi
Our English speaking driver will meet you at 8:30am of your Guilin hotel then transfer to Elephant hill park and 20 minutes driving.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Elephant Trunk Hill (Xiangbishan), Within Xiangbishan Park, Xiangshan District, Guilin 541004 China
You can spend 40 minutes in the park and can walk up of the hill and to see the Guilin city view.
The Elephant Trunk Hill on the confluence of the Li River and Peach River. This symbol of Guilin takes its name from its resemblance to an elephant drinking water from the river. The popular site dates back more than 3.6 million years, and towers more than 180 feet (55 meters) above the green waters of the river.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Reed Flute Cave (Ludi Yan), 0773-2695075, Guilin 541001 China
Next, go to Reed Flute Cave to see beautiful stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, and stone flowers of various shapes, all glistening in colored lights.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Daxu Old Town, Daxu Old Street, Guilin China
Afterwards, take the private car to Daxu old town and you can see the old street,historical architecture,the longevity bridge and old docks.
The history of Daxu dates back to over 2,000 years ago when it was founded during the era of the Qin Dynasty that ruled in China between the years of 221 and 207 BC. Centuries later during the Ming Dynasty, Daxu thrived as a leading trade and commercial hub due to its close proximity to the Li River. The thirteen docks that can still be seen in Daxu today are the remnants of this former golden age.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Guilin Yaoshan Mountain Scenic Resort, East of the District, Diecai District, Guilin 541000 China
After the lunch, you will Transfer to Yao mountain tea plantation.
With a driving distance for about 3.5km from the entrance of Yao Mountain, there is a tea plantation operated by the most authoritative tea research base in Guangxi, where provides unique tea leaves picking, tea manufacturing and tasting experience. During this 1-1.5 hours’ Chinese tea culture exploring journey there, the staff not only tell you the most professional skill of how to pick up and taste the tea, but also show you the detailed process of the tea making. Besides, there is also a special tea performance show prepared.
Warm tip: It is not the right season for the tea leaves growing from November to March of next year, thus you cannot pick up leaves at the tea plantation during this period of time, but you can enjoy tea performance and taste tea during the whole year.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Guilin–Yangshuo. O/N Yangshuo.
Stop At: Guilin, Guilin, Guangxi
In the morning, our English speaking driver can meet you at Guilin hotel 7:40am and transfer to the Guilin Zhujiang pier, need 45 minutes driving, 30km.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Li River, East of Guangxi Zhuang China
You will boarding the boat from Zhujiang pier during 8:40am–9:00am and The cruise lasts approximately 4-hours (from 9:20am-13:30pm). Let us know if you want us book the tickets for you.
During the whole river cruise tour, you can relax on the boat and take in the majestic scenery of the Li River. Glide along the water, with the hills and the rugged nature around you on all sides. Enjoy the picturesque landscape, dip your toes into the crystal clear water, see the buffalos swimming or eating water weed in the river, and the fisherman drawing the nets.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: West Street, East Side of Li River, Yangshuo County 541900 China
After the river cruise, you will visit the Yangshuo West street for 30 minutes.
The West Street is the oldest street in Yangshuo with a history of more than 1,400 years. Situated at the center of Yangshuo County, the street has become, since the 1980’s, a window of eastern and western culture and the biggest ‘foreign language center’ in China. It is the most prosperous district in Yangshuo, and, each year, approximately 100,000 foreigners come here on their travels or to attend advanced studies. Visitors are attracted to West Street by its unique mix of cultures.
The West Street is 517 meters (1,696 feet) long and 8 meters (26 feet) wide, meandering in an ‘S’ along its length. Being completely paved with marble it is a typical example of a southern China street. It is greatly admired by foreigners for its simple style and courtyard-like setting. There is a saying about it that ‘half is village while the other half is stores’.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Xianggong Mountain, Xingping Town, Yangshuo County 541906 China
Next, go to Xianggong hill and need 40 minutes driving, also, the hill has 400 steps to walk up as well.
The Xianggong Hill offers a different angle to see the beauty of the Li River. Standing at the top of the hill, you will be amazed at the breathtaking panoramic view of the Li River, possibly with seas of clouds surrounding pointy mountain peaks.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Yangshuo County, Yangshuo County, Guangxi
Afterwards, take the private car to your Yangshuo hotel and you can rest until the 18:40pm.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Impression Sanjie Liu, No 1, Tianyuan Rd Lijiang Shanshui Theater, Yangshuo County 541999 China
Our driver will meet you at 18:30pm of the Yangshuo west street area then head to the show. The light show lasts for 70 mins(19:30–20:40pm) and you back to the Guilin hotel around 22:30pm(21:00–22:30). Let us know if you want us book the tickets for you.
Here is the info of the show:
The show of Impression Liu Sanjie can be regarded as one highlight of Yangshuo It is a night show which you’ve never seen. This is a virtual scenery performance. The largest difference from other shows is the water & hill scenery theater. It uses the waters of Li River as the stage, 12 hills as background. With the vast sky, it consists of the largest virtual scenery theatre in the world. As it is an outdoor theater and the scenes of show are combined with the natural sightseeing, tourist will find the show different season from season and day from day depending on changeable weather condition.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Yangshuo–Longji Rice Terraces. O/N Ping’an village.
Stop At: Yangshuo County, Yangshuo County, Guangxi
Our English speaking driver will meet you at 9:30am of your Yangshuo hotel then transfer to Yangshuo Yulong river.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Yulong River, Yangshuo, Yangshuo County China
First, you can do the short hiking along the Yulong river around 30 minutes then you will take the Yulong bamboo boat around 50 minutes, one way. The bamboo boat can sit for 2 persons, but less than 5 yrs old or more than 70 yrs old people can not take the boat.
The Yangshuo countryside tour focus on the area along Yulong River, which is beautiful natural and original river flowing aside the downtown of Yangshuo county. With the flora, fauna, rice paddies, ancient bridges and old villages, it consists of a perfect picturesque countryside.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces, 80 kilometers from Guilin, Longsheng County 541701 China
Next, go to the Longji rice terraces and need 2-3hrs driving.The Rice Terraces in Longji village show a picture of great momentum and imposing beauty, being reputed as having no match in the world. Longji Rice Terraces are reached from Guilin by mountain roads amid spectacular scenery. With a history of more than 700 years, the area is still being used for growing premium quality rice by Yao and Zhuang villagers. The rice terraces are built into the hillsides and look like great steps cut into the slopes as they wind around the mountainsides. This ingenious construction makes best use of the scarce arable land and water resources in the mountainous area.
Duration: 15 hours
Stop At: Ping’an Village, Within the County, Longsheng County 541700 China
When you purchased the entrance tickets tickets, you will driving to Ping’an village from the Longji tickets office, on route, you can stop for Longji hair Yao village to see the Long hair women.
The Pingan Rice Terraces across Pingan and Longji administrative villages like a moving dragon on this land with wild power which can shake the heaven and earth.
Pingan Rice Terraces’s highest altitude is 880 m, and the lowest is 380 m, with vertical elevation difference of 500 m, covering an area of over 4 square km. The terraces like ribbons or chains wreathe from the foot to the top of the mountain. The small hills look like snails, and the large hills look like pagodas. In spring, there are layers of silver ribbons; in summer, green waves will be full of your views; in autumn, golden pagodas stands one by one; in winter, groups of dragons play with water. In the world of terraces, there are 15862 pieces of fields. The largest one is just 0.62 mu, while the smallest one just have space for 3 plants.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: Ping’an village–Sanjiang Chengyang–Guilin hotel/airport/train station. The tour end.
Stop At: Ping’an Village, Within the County, Longsheng County 541700 China
Today, you first check out the hotel at Ping’an village then transfer to Sanjiang Chengyang Dong village and need 1.5hrs driving and including the touring in Chengyang Dong village and you will back to Guilin airport/train station around 15:00, so, your flight/train must be late than 15:00, if you have a early flight at next day, then we can drop off you at Guilin hotel first then the next day bring you to the airport/train station.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge, Guyi Town, Sanjiang 545500 China
Frist, we will stop at Chengyang Bridge Scenic ticket office and when we purchased the entrance tickets then head to the Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge by car, we may change the local shuttle bus if we use the mini bus.
Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge can be taken as a symbol of the Dong ethnic architecture. It also can be called Yongji Bridge or Panlong Bridge and takes a very important position in the Chinese architectural culture. Main materials used to build it are wood and stone. With a history about 100 years, Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge still keeps a complete appearance for people to study the Dong minority culture.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Chengyang Bridge Scenic Resort, Within the County, Sanjiang 545500 China
Next, go to the Changyang Dong village. The villages include 8 traditional natural villages, they are Ma’an, Ping Zhai, Yan Zhai, Pingtan, Dong Zhai, Da Zhai, Pingpu and Jichang. In this 12.55 square kilometers area, the eight villages have about 2200 Dong families and over 10000 people.
When you walk in Chengyang, you will find yourself in a natural Dong Minority Museum, eight natural villages, each village has a wind and rain bridge, a drum tower and a stage, different villages have different styles on design of these public Dong architectures, if you have time, you could rent a local villager to tell you the differences of each village, very interesting.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Guilin, Guilin, Guangxi
After the lunch, we will Transfer to Guilin hotel/airport/train station. End of our services.
Duration: 10 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
