Classical Guilin Tour
What You Can Expect: See the classical sites in Guilin includes take a Li River cruise to see the most mesmerising scenery of the mountains, not only the sites itself; also show you more about the story behind the buildings.
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The Best of Guilin Tours
The tour packages we provide are all private tours, with experienced English-speaking guide, private car and driver, carefully-selected authentic local restaurants that we used to treat our family and friends there, and the great value for money hotels.
You can not only attend in various outdoor activities, like biking, hiking or climbing, but also experience how the local farmers and minority people intimate with the natural and learn to live with nature in harmony.
Take one of the Guilin tours below or
Guilin and Yangshuo Memories Tour
What You Can Expect: Take a chance to acknowledge the Chinese authentic farming life and enjoy the idly countryside in Yangshuo, immerse yourself in the Chinese-painting like Li River.
Guilin, Yangshuo and Longsheng Tour
What You Can Expect: The mysterious Zhuang and Yao minority culture and their customs, have a beautiful panorama on terraced field, chance to get a glimpse of what life was like living along the Li River banks.
Guilin Tour from Hong Kong
What You Can Expect: Round trip transfer between Hong Kong and Guilin are included.
High-speed train experience between Shenzhen and Guilin, private transfer between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
Elephant Hill-Landmark of Guilin and representative of karst formation.
World’s VIPs had a special banquet inside the Reed Flute Cave when visit China.
Acknowledge the real Chinese farming life by cycling to the tranquil countryside.
The History and Nature of China
What You Can Expect: The iconic ‘must-see’ destinations of China from north to south.
Visit the less-crowded section of the Great Wall at Mutianyu and use the cable car there.
Enjoy the Li River Cruise and witness the region’s incredible karst landscape.
Cycle near Yangshuo for the stunning rural scenery.
Discover Shanghai lifestyles ancient and modern.
Enjoy a flexible free time in each city.
Guilin Day Trips
What You Can Expect: Our Guilin day trips include essence of the city, Li River cruise, Longji terraced field and great value of driver guide tours:
Private: Li River Cruise with Private Transfer $170 p/p
Private: Classic Guilin Karst Landscape Day Tour $128 p/p
Driver Guide(max 8pax): One Day Tour to Longji Rice Terraces and Mountain Village $75 p/p
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Tour Guide
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Customer Frequently Asked Questions
1. When is the best time travel to Guilin?
Spring, summer and autumn from March to October is the best time to Guilin, since the weather is comparable comfortable, and the scenery is quite different in these seasons.
The annual average temperature in Guilin is 18.9℃（66.02℉）. The highest temperature falls in July and August, with the monthly average temperature of 28.3℃（82.94℉）. The coldest month is January, with the monthly average temperature of 15.6℃（60.08℉）.
The Chinese golden holidays are Chinese Spring Festival from late January and early February, lunar days are different every year. National Labors Day from May 1 to May 3, and Chinese National Holiday from Oct.1 to Oct.7. the visitors especially Chinese tourists are more crowded than the usual time, and price of hotels higher cause the number of visitors are three or four times higher and the demand exceeds supply.
March to May is the rainy season in Guilin, you will see the classical scene of misty and clouds above the river and mountains really like land of surreal.
2. How to get to Guilin?
Guilin is a popular tour destinations in China that set up with one international airports and three high-speed railway stations, it is quite convenience to get to Guilin by flights or trains from most of the cities like Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu and etc.
By Flights:
- Beijing: Everyday, 3 hours
- Shanghai: Everyday, 2 1/2hours
- Xi’an: Everyday, 1 1/2hours
- Hangzhou : Everyday 2hrs15mins
- Guangzhou: 1 hour
- Shenzhen: 1hrs50mins
By High-speed Trains:
- Beijing: 11 hours
- Shanghai: 9 hours
- Xi’an: 9hrs30mins
- Guangzhou: 3 hours
- Shenzhen: 3hrs15mins
From Hongkong:
There are direct flights go between Guilin and Hong Kong every day, and only takes 1 1/2hours.
Take a city subway from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, and then take a high-speed train to Guilin (3 hours).
3. How to plan a tour in Guilin?
There are many sites and outdoor activities can be arranged in Guilin, if your time is tide and want to see the most of the essentials of Guilin, here are our advice:
3 Days Tour: Guilin City Essences and Li River Cruise
Day 1: Arrive in Guilin, airport/train station transfers
Day 2: Guilin City
- Reed Flute Cave
- Elephant Trunk Hill
- Daxu Ancient Town or Yao Mountain
Day 3: Li River Cruise
- Take a Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo
- Countryside Cycling (skip it if not enough time)
- Airport/ train station transfers
4 Days Tour: Guilin City Essence, Yangshuo and Longji
Day 1: Arrive in Guilin, airport/train station transfers
Day 2: Li River Cruise
- Take a Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo
- Countryside Cycling
- Chinese Cooking Class or Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Class
- Impression Sanjie Liu Night Show
Day 3: Longji Terraced Field
- Ping’an Village and Terraced Field
Day 4: Guilin City Essence
- Reed Flute Cave
- Elephant Trunk Hill
- Yao Mountain
- Airport/ train station transfers
5-6 Days Tour: Guilin Essence + Photography + outdoor activities
Day 1: Arrive in Guilin, airport/train station transfers
Day 2: Guilin City Essence
- Reed Flute Cave
- Elephant Trunk Hill
- Daxu Ancient Town or Yao Mountain
Day 3: Li River Cruise
- Xianggong Mountain, panoramic view of Li River
- Li River Rafting (Xingping - Nine Horse Painting Hill - Xingping)
- Stay overnight in Yangshuo
Day 4: Yangshuo
- Cycling to Idyll Yangshuo Countryside
- Chinses Taichi/ Kongfu Learning
- Helicopter flights on Yulong River
- Chinese Cooking Class
- Back to Guilin
Day 5: Longji Terraced Field
- Ping’an Village and Terraced Field
- Stay overnight in Ping’an
Day 6: Sunrise in Longji, Hiking to Dazhai
- See the sunrise in Ping’an Village in the early morning
- Hiking to Dazhai Village
- Transfer to the Airport
4. How to take a Li River cruise?
Boat cruise is highly recommended for visiting Li River and it’s becoming an indispensable itinerary for visitors. Li River gives life to the whole of Guilin, with a post-monsoon stretch of some impressive greenery that hugs the entire trail of the river. Along the river you can see magnificent karst hills, bamboo groves, countryside scenery, crystal water with rocks and plants and rocky shoals. Highlights along the way include Nine Horses Fresco Hill, Yellow Cloth Reflection, 20-Yuan Bill Hill, and Xingping Ancient Village.
- Departure Point: Zhujiang Pier or Mopan Pier 19km from downtown (45 minutes drive)
- Transports: Join in a tour or go by yourself by TAXI (CNY100 is required)
- Type of Boat and Price: 3-star boat CNY300 per person, 4-star boat CNY380-CNY450
- How to purchase the ticket: you can purchase ticket in the cruise pier, but it cannot promise the tickets available the day you departs. The tour agents do not provide ticket booking independently, only Li River Cruise package tour available includes pier transfers, cruise tickets and tour guide.
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