Day 1: TBA – Guilin – Longji Rice Terrace
Meet you at Guilin Airport/Railway Station and transfer you Longji
Program：your guide will meet you at Guilin Airport/Railway Station and transfer you from downtown Guilin to the hotel in Longji Rice Terrace (about 2.5 hours driving). Enjoy yourself in the village.
Accommodation:
Longji Baike Hotel*** or similar
Meals: N/A (A la carte in the hotel)
Day 2: Longji Rice Terrace – Guilin
All day in Longji Rice Terrace
Program: all day program in Longji Rice Terrace. After tour in Longji, transfer back to Guilin in the late afternoon.
-- Longji Rice Terrace:
The terrace rice fields were first built in the Yuan Dynasty (about 800 years ago) and completed in the Qing dynasty as the crystallization of the wisdom and labor of the Zhuang people. The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop, with the highest place of an elevation of 885m and the lowest 380m. The coiling line spirals up from the mountain foot to the top, making the mountain looks like huge snail seen afar.
Accommodation: Guilin Jasper International Hotel**** or similar
Meals: breakfast, lunch
Day 3: Guilin – Yangshuo
Electric Bamboo Cruise from Yangdi to Xingping, then touring in Xingping and Xianggong Hill.
Program: we will drive from Guilin to Yangdi, take downstream
Li River Electric Bamboo Cruise from Yangdi to Xingping Town, to enjoy the highlight of Li River (about 80 minutes on the Electric Bamboo Cruise). After reach Xingping, we will visit the Ancient Town streets. Then, we will take a local ferry to Dahebei Village, drive to Xianggong Hill. To enjoy a bird’s view of Karst peaks along Li River from the top of the hill. After all the program, drive to Yangshuo.
--Li River Electric Bamboo Cruise: the highlight of Li River is from Yangdi to Xingping. it is also the centerpiece of any trip to northeastern karst landscapes. The eye-feasting landscape and country scenery will never disappoint you. The scenery of Xingping has been chosen as the background of the new-edition of China´s 20-yuan banknote. Viewed from any angle, the Xingping section of the Li River is nothing else but amazing. Traveling on a boat along the river, you may find yourself in the middle of a landscape painting.
--Xianggong Hill: The Xianggong Hill is famous as a photography site. It is right between the Nine Horses Mural Cliff sight and Yellow Cloth Shoal sight. All year around, the light, the sunrise, the sea of clouds attract millions of shutterbug.
Accommodation: Moon Dance Hotel**** or similar
Meals: breakfast, lunch
Day 4: Yangshuo
All day relaxing in countryside of Yangshuo. lots of activities for options.
Program: Countryside biking from your hotel to Yulong River, along the river to old-town village; take Yulong River Bamboo boat drift (option). Or another way to see the Big Banyan Tree, Moon Hill and do the rock climbing (option). Or, you could just walk around the hotel, and enjoy the peace of the countryside.
Accommodation: Moon Dance Hotel**** or similar
Meals: breakfast
Day 5: Yangshuo – Guilin – TBA
Airport transport service according to your schedule.
Program: Go on enjoy peaceful scenery in Yangshuo. Transfer you to Guilin Airport/Railway Station according to your transportation schedule.
End of the service.
Price includes:
1. Private 5-seat vehicle for 5 days as program above.
2. English speaking local guide for 5 days as program above.
3. All first entrance tickets to the scenic spots include: Longji Rice Terrance, Li River Electronic Bamboo Cruise from Yangdi to Xingping, Yangshuo bike rental.
4. Lunches with simple Chinese food, destination local style.
5. Five nights’ standard room accommodation as the program above with one next morning breakfast. We will arrange similar hotels according to the room status.
1) Longji Baike Hotel (standard room) for 1 night
2) Guilin Jasper International Hotel (standard room) for 1 nights
3) Yangshuo Moondance Hotel (standard room) for 2 nights
6. Operation fee.
Price excludes:
1.Flights/trains arrive and depart Guilin. China Visa.
2.Personal expense.
3.Options in the program.
4.Any consumption does not list in the “price include” and the program.
5.Gratuity to your guide and driver.
Tips:
1. the price is for April to October. The price excludes National Day vacation (from Oct. 1 to 7)
2. The rest of the months you would have a 10% - 15% discount. Please feel free to contact us for further information.
3. We have lots of options for day for, except the options in program, you could choose:
(1) Hot air balloon ride in Yangshuo.
(2) Helicopter ride in Yangshuo.
(3) Undeveloped Karst Cave exploration in Yangshuo.
(4) Sunrise photo taking in Yangshuo (several photo spot and boats arranging)
(5) Local life style photo taking in Yangshuo.
(6) Learn to cook Guilin Cuisine.
(7) Taichi, canoe and other activities.
