If you are interesting in the splendid landscape of Karst and the ethnic culture, and want to find a place where can both expereince them, Guilin should be the best place for your choice. While you are in Guilin, this 5 days tour will lead you to discover the most beautiful karst landform scenery in Yangshuo, and to explore the ethnic culture in Longji and Sanjiang. Longji is a place where you can see the laerge scale rice terraces which founded by the Zhuang and Yao minority people, while the Sanjiang where you can find the unique buildings of Dong minority people…
Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (Google Map)
Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (Google Map)
Day 1 Arrive to Guilin (-/-/-)
Transfer via: Flight arrive at Guilin on your own arrangement
Upon Arriving at Guilin, be met and transferred to your hotel with private vehicle & tour guide.
Stay tonight at Guilin
Day 2 Guilin / Yangshuo (B/L/-)
Full day Li River Cruise to Yangshuo with lunch aboard. Take an excursion to the countryside of Yangshuoand when arrive at Yangshuo. In the evening, we will have an optional Light Show – Impression of Liu Sanjie.
The Li River Cruise: Connecting Guilin city and Yangshuo, this beautiful river offers fantastic scenery of extraordinary peaks and sprays that makes you were in fairyland when you are taking the cruise downstream from Guilin to Yangshuo. Paint Brush Hill, Cock-Fighting Hills, Mural Hill, kinds of spots named as in Chinese habit, with your imagination, you will find unimaginable fascination. Disembark at the one-thousand-year-old town Yangshuo in the afternoon. Have a short exploration to the old town.
Impression of Liu Sanjie: Impression Sanjie Liu is the core project of The Li River Mountain-Water Theatre. It was invested by GuiLin Guangwei Wenhua Tourism and Culture Co.Ltd., and took 5 years to complete. Its official premiere was on March 20, 2004.
Stay tonight at Yangshuo
Day 3 Yangshuo to Longji / Sanjiang (B/L/- )
This morning, you will departure Yangshuo to Longji Rice Terrace. It will take about 3 hours. After arrive at the rice terrace, you will have a short hiking about 1 hour to up to the hill peak where can get a grand view of the wonderful scenery of these rice terraces fields.
Then visit some of the local people’s family to experience their life and taste some of the local food. After finishing this tour, drive about 1hour to Sangjiang.
Stay tonight at Sanjiang
Day 4 Sanjiang to Guilin (B/L/-)
Transfer via: Flight departure Guilin on your own arrangement
In this morning, transfer you to Sanjiang Chengyang Village for visit to Wind & Rain Bridge which is the most famous attraction of Sanjiang County, and it dates from 1916, and some local people’s morning life. While in Sanjiang, you can experience the building of the Dong nationality. Then transfer back to Guilin in the afternoon.
Day 5 Guilin / Departure (B/-/-)
Transfer via: TBA – on your own arrangement
In this morning, drive you to visit Elephant Trunk Hill, Fubo Hill and Reed Flute Cave. In the late afternoon, transfer you to Guilin airport for catching your flight to the next destination.
Elephant Trunk Hill: As the symbol of Guilin city, the elephant trunk hill lies on the conjunction of the Li River and the peach blossom river.The Elephant Trunk Hill seems like a big elephant watering at the river. In the hill, there are several tens of caves. Of them, the Elephant Trunk Cave and Elephant Eye Cave are more interesting.
Fubo Hill: A classical scenic spot in Guilin with offering a lovely view of the town.
Reed Flute Cave: is the largest and most impressive cave in Guilin and regarded as the Palace of Nature’s Art. Reed Flute Cave is famous for the marvelous spectacles formed by stalagmites, stalactites, stone columns, stone curtains and stone flowers.
