3 Days Best Guilin Tour from Beijing
Tour Overview
Looking for a glimpse of Guilin’s Karst landscape but only got a short vacation? Then the 3-day best Guilin tour is tailor-made for you, covering the quintessence of Guilin’s landscape – Lijiang River Cruise. Fantastic mountains, beautiful water, and romantic mist bring you into a wonderland. Disembark in Yangshuo and immerse yourself in the amorous feelings of Yangshuo West Street, where Chinese and Western cultures have a wonderful collision. This journey concludes with a visit to Reed Flute Cave and Elephant Trunk Hill in Guilin.
Highlights:
1. Spend a leisurely 4-hour cruise on the Li River, enjoying the hundred-mile-long Karst hills and amazing water scenery.
2. Stroll along Yangshuo’s oldest street, Yangshuo West Street, with a history of nearly 600 years, where traditional Oriental culture and modern Western culture blend.
3. Marvel at nature’s magic craft when visiting the Reed Flute Cave with various shapes of stalactites and the Elephant Trunk Hill with the shape of an elephant sipping water.
Day-by-day Itinerary
- Day 1: Beijing - Guilin by Flight ( no meal )
At confirmed time, our Beijing driver will pick you up from the downtown hotel and transfer to airport for your flight to Guilin. Upon arrival, our Guilin local driver will pick you up from the exit gate by holding a welcome board with your name and transfer to local hotel for checking -in. Free and easy on your own for rest of the day.
- Day 2: Guilin - Yangshuo by CruiseLi River Cruise, Yangshuo West Street (Lunch)
AM: Today is the highlight of your Guilin tour as you will embark on a ship to cruise down the picturesque Li River!
Taking the cruise on the Li River, you will admire the picturesque scenery of this land with a harmonious combination of the green hills, rivers, lakes and fields. But its beauty is not like a still painting, it’s alive when vivid – brisk bamboo rafts leaving wrinkles on the water and cormorants hovering under the working fishermen… Our guide will uncover the hidden history and culture behind the natural screen before you during your cruise. You will learn from the local expert about how the city formed and developed and how local people manage their life along the famous Li River.
Friendly Tips: The Li River Cruise takes around 4 hours, and you will be staying on the boat to enjoy the scenery for most time, so 3-star boat as included would be adequate according to most tourists’ experience. Besides, you are suggested to have a good breakfast at your hotel and take some snack as there will be only simple box lunch be provided on the boat.
Noon: Lunch in local restaurant.
PM: After the 4 hours’ cruise, you will disembark at Yangshuo. Follow your guide to explore the famous Yangshuo West Street to admire the antique buildings and local crafts, hanging out in bars and coffee shops, and try some delicious local snacks.
Last, transfer to Yangshuo local hotel for overnight.
Guilin Li River Cruise Optional night activity: If you are looking for a worth-to-visit activity tonight, the wonderful Impression Show of Liu Sanjie will be waiting for you! The stage is set on the Li River, most of 600 performers are fishermen from nearby villages. Through this amazing show, you will know the legendary Liu Sanjie and learn something about Zhuang people's culture.
- Day 3: Guilin DepartureReed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill ( Lunch )
AM: After breakfast, take all your belongs and check out the hotel as you will be departing Guilin at end of the tour.
Driving around 1.5 hours from Yangshuo to Guilin city, start your exploration with the amazing Reed Flute Cave. The cave got its name because there were reeds at its entrance and people can make flutes by using the reeds. Walking into the cave, you will be surrounded by all kinds of stalactites, stalagmites, stone columns, flowers, and curtains created by water erosion and carbonate deposition day after day and year after year.
After that, move on to the Elephant Trunk Hill. The hill got its name from the shape of an elephant sipping water by the riverside. You will see a round opening between the elephant’s trunk and legs, and it has a beautiful name of Water Moon Cave. You can take beautiful pictures to record the pleasant time at this extraordinary place.
Noon: Lunch in local restaurant.
PM: Last, saying goodbye to Guilin and transfer to Guilin airport / train station for your departure.
Reed Flute Cave
