Guilin Trip Overview
Have only a limited amount of time in Guilin? Enhance your sightseeing experience of Guilin by designing your own itinerary on this 2 day private tour. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle, customize your city tour according to your interests. Choose to visit some of the city’s highlights such as Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Fubu Hill and the Li River. And finish in the lovely Seven Star Parks. Next day, explore Huangluo Long Hair village and learn about the custom and lifestyle of the local people. Have the option to use the convenient cable car to explore Dazhai/Jinkeng Rice terrace or spend 2 hours to hike around Ping’an Rice Terrace. Tour including English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, lunch, cable car and travel by private vehicle with door to door transfer.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Guilin, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Guilin, Guangxi, China
Have only a limited amount of time in Guilin? Enhance your sightseeing experience of Guilin by designing your own itinerary on this 2 day private tour. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle, customize your city tour according to your interests. Choose to visit some of the city’s highlights such as Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Fubu Hill and the Li River. And finish in the lovely Seven Star Parks. Next day, explore Huangluo Long Hair village and learn about the custom and lifestyle of the local people. Have the option to use the convenient cable car to explore Dazhai/Jinkeng Rice terrace or spend 2 hours to hike around Ping’an Rice Terrace. Tour including English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, lunch, cable car and travel by private vehicle with door to door transfer.
Itinerary
Day 1: Guilin Customized City Highlights(L)
Stop At: Elephant Trunk Hill (Xiangbishan), Within Xiangbishan Park, Xiangshan District, Guilin 541004 China
Meet your tour guide in the lobby of your Guilin hotel, hop on your private air-conditioned vehicle, embark upon your customized tour of the city’s sights. Discuss the historical highlights and attractions you wish to see with your knowledgeable guide who will help you plan an itinerary according to your interests. Then, set off and explore. Typically, you will start with the Elephant Trunk Hill.
Elephant Trunk Hill is the landmark of Guilin. It has been a famous tourism destination since the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). The hill looks like a giant elephant drinking water from the river.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Xiangbi Moutain Puxian Tower, Xiangshan Park, Guilin China
Enjoy a vigorous walk to the top, visit the the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) Puxian Tower which was built to worship Samantabahdra. Get to learn its history from your tour guide, then enjoy the panoramic views of the city, Li River and surrounding scenery.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Yunfeng Temple, Southwest of Xiangbi Mountain, Xiangshan District, Guilin 541002 China
Continue to Yunfeng Temple-one of the famous ancient temples of Guilin. Which was the dwelling place of Monk Jianzhen, an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, crossing over to Japan six times to spread Buddhist doctrines and help regularize monks’ behavior. Stroll around the temple and the exhibition gallery on the second floor.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Fubo Hill, Binjiang Road, Xiufeng District, Guilin 541002 China
Continue to Guilin Fubo hill. Fubo Hill stands next to the Li River and rises abruptly out of the surrounding landscape, it is famous for both natural beauty and historic art.
Follow your tour guide to explore etchings of Buddha dating back to the Song and Tang Dynasties (618 – 1279) at Thousand-Buddha Cave and Pearl-Returning Cave. Admire the Sword-Testing Rock and get to know the legendary stories behind it.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Reed Flute Cave (Ludi Yan), 0773-2695075, Guilin 541001 China
Afterwards, heading to Reed Flute Cave. Over millions of years, dripping water has eroded the cave to create a special world of various stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations. Explore important spots in the attraction such as :Tower-shaped Pine,Crystal Palace etc. Despite the fantastic natural scenery inside Reed Flute Cave, there are many writings on the wall. There are 77 travelogues and poems left, which are derived from the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
Then, enjoy lunch in the local restaurant.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Seven Star Park (Qixing Gongyuan), No.1 Qixing Road, Qixing District, Guilin 541004 China
In the afternoon, you will stroll around the Seven Stars Park. The Seven Stars Park is endowed with elegant mountains, clear water, miraculous stone forest, deep and serene valleys, plentiful animals and plants and valued cultural relics. It has been popular since the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) Dynasties.
Crosse the Flower Bridge which was built in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and it is the oldest bridge in Guilin.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Putuo Mountain, 78F6+GMM, Qixing District, Guilin, Guangxi, China, 541010
Explore the Putuo Mountain, where Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is worshiped, it abounds with caves and pavilions. On the top of the mountain, there are Putuo Stone Forest, Xuanwu Pavilion and Zhaixing Pavilion. In addition, there are numerous valuable tablets on the mountain. You can choose how far you want to go.
After the tour finished, you will be transferred to your hotel in Guilin.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Guilin-Huangluo Village-Longji Village (L)
Stop At: Longji Rice Terrace Scenic Spot, Q4CJ+5VF, Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guilin, Guangxi, China, 541701
Meet your tour guide in the lobby of your Guilin hotel, hop on your private air-conditioned vehicle, heading directly to Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces which takes about 2 hours, sit back and enjoy the sceneries along the way.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces, 80 kilometers from Guilin, Longsheng County 541701 China
The construction of incredible Longji Rice Terraces started in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and lasted till the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It is reputed as one of the most beautiful rice terraces in the world. Among them, two main and representative viewing areas are the Ping’an Zhuang Village Terraced Fields and the Jinkeng Terraced Fields where Zhuang and Yao Minority people have been living respectively for hundreds of years.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Huangluo, Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guilin, Guangxi, China, 541701
Your first stop is Huangluo Long Hair Village, and enjoy an amazing long hair show. Huangluo village in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region is home to descendants of the Yao ethnicity. The women here are characterized by their red embroidered dress and their long hair, which is long enough to have their home recognized as the “world’s longest hair village” by Guinness World Records. The long hair that women of the Yao ethnic group have kept for generations is a symbol of auspiciousness. You will have lunch in the local village.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Dazhai, Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guilin, Guangxi, China, 541710
During lunch, discuss with your tour guide about the routine interests you most, then set off and explore. Typically you will start with the Jinkeng/Dazhai Rice Terrace.
There are three popular viewpoints at Dazhai: Music from Paradise, Thousand Layers to the Heavens, and Golden Buddha Peak.
You will drive 40 minutes to Dazhai(Hongyao Jinkeng)Rice Terrace. Take the convenient cable car about 20 minutes directly to Golden Buddha Peak.During the cable car ride, you will enjoy amazing view of No 3 sightseeing zone. Upon arrival, follow your tour guide and take an easy walk around to snap photos from different location which will give you an unexpected shot. You will take your time when visit the locations where you may explore and create fantastic photographs. After the tour, you will descend by cable car. After the tour, you can choose to end your tour in Longsheng or return Guilin.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ping’an Village, Within the County, Longsheng County 541700 China
Second option for this tour is to visit Ping’an Rice Terrace after lunch. You will drive 30 minutes to Ping’an village. Follow your tour guide to hike and explore. Compared with Dazhai Rice Terrace, Ping’an village are smaller in scale, they are still considered very beautiful and offer the undulating and intricate scenery that lives up to the name of “dragon’s spine.” You will explore two famous scenic spots – West Hill Music or No.1 viewing platform, and Large-scale Thousand-Layer Terraces or No.2 viewing platform.
After the tour finished, you can choose to end your tour in Longsheng or return Guilin.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
