6-day Guilin Countryside Trekking Tour
Guilin is your right choice to do a hiking tour; there vast countryside await you to discover. This 6-day hiking tour is highlighted by attractive karst scenery of Yangshuo, and colorful ethnic culture within Longji Rice Terraces area.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 Guilin Arrival (L, D)
Your tour guide and driver will be waiting for your arrival at Guilin airport or railway station, and then transfer you to your hotel in downtown Guilin. After hotel check-in and freshen up, drive to visit the highlights in Guilin – Reed Flute Cave, Yao Mountain and West Hill. Reed Flute Cave is a brilliant cave marked on almost all travel itineraries. Yao Mountain is the highest hill (903.3 meters above sea level) in Guilin. It offers very different views in each season. You can easily get to the top of it by the 1,416 meters long cable car and get a wonderful view of the peaks and surrounds. West Hill is one of the most famous hills in Guilin. But it is always non-touristy and not like the other crowded scenic spots in the town. Lunch is in a good local restaurant where you will have a good chance to try Guilin cuisine. Return to your hotel in late afternoon. After dinner, have a relaxing walk around Guilin Central Lakes area to enjoy the colorful city.
Reed Flute Cave with stalagmites and flowers in grotesque shapes
Cable car up to Yao Mountain
Day 2Li River Cruise down to Yangshuo (B, L, D)
Check out your hotel and meet your guide at the hotel lobby in the morning. Then drive to Mopanshan/Zhujiang Pier for a 4-hour' cruise on Li River - the highlight of your Guilin tour, with lunch aboard. You will enjoy the beautiful mountains, verdant fields, farms and villages with water buffalos, cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Get off at Yangshuo - famous for its spectacular and picturesque countryside. Then check in your Yangshuo hotel and enjoy your free time until dinner. In the evening, enjoy the fantastic light show of Impression Sanjie Liu – directed by the famous movie director Zhang Yimo who is the same director for the Opening Ceremony of 2008 Olympics.
Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo, with attractive karst scenery along the way
Enjoy the evening show of Impression Sanjie Liu
Day 3Yangshuo (B, L, D)
Meet your guide in the morning and drive to your walking start point; there start today’s hiking in the countryside. Today you have the chance to escape from the crowd, hike in a non-touristy area and enjoy the picturesque and peaceful rural life. The scenery along the trekking route is stunning. You will see the beautiful mountains, farms and villages with water buffalos, cows wondering along the whole way. Have late lunch in a village. Then meet your driver there and drive back to your hotel.
Hike into the countryside of Yangshuo to see idyllic rural scenes typical of Chinese villages
Yangshou countryside is ideal for hiking with attractive scenery
Day 4Yangshuo to Longji (B, L, D)
After breakfast, drive to Longji Rice Terraces area in Longsheng county. Within, have an excursion there for the rice terraces and ethnic minority culture. The terraced field there is a fascinating scenic spot for tourist. You also have a chance to go close to two minority groups - Zhuang and Yao nationality and enjoy their colorful tradition and custom. You need to walk up 40 minutes from the parking lot to the viewing points at the terraces top. And the 45 minutes trekking from one viewing point to another is easy due to the flat trekking path without ups or downs. During the trekking, great view of the rice terraces can be seen along the whole way. Then walk down 30 minutes back to the village and stay one night.
Diaojiaolou-style wooden buildings at Ping'an Village of Zhuang minority
Hiking through terraced paddy fields at Longji, with seasonal scenery
Day 5Longji hiking from Ping’an to Dazhai (B, L, D)
Today’s trekking from Ping'an Village of Zhuang minority to Dazhai Village of Yao minority needs more energy. You need 4-5 hours to cover this 14-15 kilometers long trekking path which has some ups and downs. This is a flagstone path shared by local farmers and buffalo. The 4-5 hours hiking allows you to have a better understanding of these mountain tribes and their real life. Then drive back to Longji and walk up to you hotel in the afternoon.
Trekking through Longji Rice Terraces from Ping'an Village and Dazhai Village
At Dazhai Village, Yao ladies in red clothes
Day 6Longji/Guilin Departure(B)
After breakfast, transfer to Guilin airport or railway station for your departure flight/train to your next destination. Service ends.
Good to know:
1. The sightseeing time arrangement on the 1st and 6th day would be adjusted according to your Guilin arrival and departure time.
2. On Day 3, the trekking path in Yangshuo is always flat and the terrain doesn’t have any ups or downs. It usually takes 4 to 5 hours for this trekking.
3. On Day 4, the trekking time at Longji is around 2 hours. 40-50 minutes up to one viewing point from the parking lot, the ascent is about 250 meters. 40-50 minutes level walks another viewing point. And 30 minutes down to the village.
4. For this tour, comfortable walking shoes are needed.
Price Guide
The above escorted tour is private for you, your family or your friends without other travelers joining in. It is customizable according to your interests, budget and preference.
Inclusions
1). All transfers and city transportation.
2). English-speaking guided service.
3). Hotel accommodations listed on the above itinerary.
4). Meals are included as specified (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=Dinner).
5). Entrance Fees to the scenic spots as listed in the Itinerary.
Exclusions
1). Tips to your tour guide and driver.
2). Other personal expenses.
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Asked by Alfred Tam
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Asked by Laura
My partner and I are currently working in Hangzhou and will have some time at the end of August to travel. We are hoping to travel some time between August 18th and August 30th. The 6-day Guilin, Yangshuo & Longji Hiking Tour looks good to us and we are wondering about the pricing of this tour based on economy (3-star) hotels. Thank you!
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Asked by Kalyn
How much for a single traveller? I am thinking of departure from 4th March 2015.
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Kalyn
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We are so pleased to be of service to you. Your inquiry has been received. As now it is during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, our travel specialist may not reply you so promptly as usual. Hope you can understand it.
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