7-day Guilin, Yangshuo & Xingping & Longji Hiking Tour

Day 1    Arrival at Guilin ( D)

We will meet you at Guilin airport and take you to your city center hotel. The tour leader will dinner with the group tonight for a brief about this tour and the details for tomorrow's trekking tour. The restaurants in Guilin offers you the most delicious food during the whole tour program, enjoy your dinner!

If your flight arrive Guilin early, arranging extra attraction visits in Guilin city is available. Walking in Guilin Downtown along Two Rivers and Four Lakes is highly recomended for you.

Overnight in Guilin, our hotel will be arranged in downtown of Guilin, you are easy to walk along the beautiful lakes, pedestrian street, or the ancient city wall, snacks and shops are everywhere .

Day 2    Li River Cruise down to Yangshuo (B, L )

Our trip today has to be started early for our one-day boat ride to Yangshuo. The car picks us at around 7:30 in the morning and then for about one hour bus ride to the Bamboo River Pier (Zhujiang Pier)

Li River connecting with Guilin and Yangshuo, has the best authentic natural view of water and mountains along the way. So making a cruise tour along Li River from Guilin Zhujiang Pier to Yangshuo about 4-5 hours is totally worth. You will have a Chinese style self-help lunch on the boat. We will arrival at Yangshuo around 1pm.

If the weather allowed, the guide will lead you to climb up to the top of one mountain to view the stunning sunset view and have a bird’s-eye view of the Yangshuo County.

Overnight in Yangshuo



Day 3    Hiking along the Yulong River(B, L )

Meet your guide in the morning and drive to your walking start point. Start today’s trekking. 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.

Overnight in Yangshuo

  

Day 4    Xingping To Xianggong Mountain or Damian Mountain Trekking(B,L)

There are lots of great hiking routes in Yangshuo Area but we think the real essence of Yangshuo hiking actually in the north of Yangshuo- Xingping to Xianggong Mountain or Damian Mountain. In the vicinity of the vast mountain, quiet and beautiful, non-touristy and every time when you climb on the way and look down you can view stunning views from the high stage. We climb up to the Xianggong Mountain or the Damian Mountain (highest mountain in Xingping area) and then look down, amazing Li River winding through the karst suddenly appearance!!!

The distance for the hiking today is about 12 km. The climb is steep but so worth it.

The guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at 8 am. Please pack to check out today. We should take public bus to Xingping and then left luggage to the hotel – not check in the hotel. After a short break we walk across the Xingping ancient town to the wharf, ferry across to our start point for our hiking today. Enjoy the rest of today and we will come back to Xingping after 12 km / 5-6 hours hiking.

Overnight in Xingping.

  

Day 5    Yangshuo to Longji (B, L)

After breakfast, drive to Longji and 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 point on the 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.

Overnigh in Longji

  

Day 6    Longji to Dazhai to Longji (B, L)

Today’s trekking from Longji to Dazhai needs more energy. You need 4-5 hours to cover this 18-20 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.

Overnight in Longji

  

Day 7    Longji to Guilin Departure (B)

After breakfast, transfer to Guilin Airport or Guilin Train Station for departure.

Service ends.

Tips: B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner

1. For this tour, comfortable walking shoes are needed. And the sightseeing time arrangement on the 1st and 7th day would be adjusted according to your flight or train arrival and departure time.
2. The trekking path along the Yulong River is always flat and the terrain doesn’t have any ups or downs. It usually takes 4 to 5 hours for this trekking. The trekking tour in Xingping is steep and you need to take care of your knees when you downhill the mountain.The trekking time in 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.