Day 1 Arrival Guilin
Morning flight arrives at Guilin. Be greeted by the local English-speaking tour guide and drive about 2 hours to Longsheng with a private car.
In the parking lot, change vehicle, taking the local bus run by the scenic site and drive another half an hour up to the parking lot close to the rice terraced by Ping’an Village.
From there, walk 30 minutes on the steps up Ping’an village to the hotel. Free time around the hotel.
Overnight Star Wish Hotel 4*
Meal: D
Day 2 Rice Terraces in Longsheng
Today,l take a car from Pingan Village to Dazhai Village, and hike to some wonderful viewing points. After that, visit locals’ house and get close to their life. In the end, take a car back to Pingan Village.
Overnight Star Wish Hotel 4*
Meals:B,L,D
Day 3 Ping\'an village to Guilin
After 2.5 hours driving, get back the City of Guilin.
In the afternoon, drive to Yao Mountain, where take cable car up to the mountain top and enjoy the scenery around. If it is in right season, there is also a toboggan slide available.
Then visit a tea plantation in Guilin tea study institution. There go to see the tea trees, learn the process of making tea. Also, try different teas on a tea ceremony.
This evening, optional Foot massage.
Overnight Bravo hotel 4*
Meals:B,L,D
Day 4 Li River Cruise to Yangshuo
In the morning,drive about 40 minutes to the pier where take the boat starting the cruise on Li River.
The cruise is about 3 to 4 hours, start from the pier and downstream to Yangshuo.
Disembark the boat in Xingping town, where have lunch in a lovely restaurant. After lunch, drive about 30 minutes to Fuli town where can see how the families make fans in their studios.
Tonight,going to see the cormorant fishing show on a boat. The local fisherman will show how the trained cormorants catch fish in the river.
Overnight Yangshuo Resort
Meals:B,L,D
Day 5 Cycling or Hiking along Yulong River
After breakfast, we star our biking or hiking along the Yulong River.
About noon time, get to a local restaurant and have our lunch. All the vegetables are freshly bought from the farmers around.
After lunch, take one hour bamboo rafting downstream to our hotel.
Tonight, take an optional show-Impression Liusanjie. It is directed by Zhang Yimou.
Overnight Yangshuo Resort
Meals:B,L,D
Day 6 Yangshuo
Another one hour Kongfu learning before breakfast this morning. Then, drive to the foot of the Moon Hill, where go to do a one hour hike up to the moon hill. En route, going to visit a local primary or middle school to see the school life of the children.
In the afternoon,going to take a one hour lesson of Chinese Calligraphy. Learn the basic writing of daily used Chinese characters. Then, enjoy free time to explore around the West Street where buy some small souvenirs.
Overnight Yangshuo Resort
Meals:B,L,D
Day 7 Depart Yangshuo
Enjoy leisure morning in the hotel until the guide come to collect you for the airport.
The drive from Yangshuo to Guilin airport is about 1.5 hours.
Take flight home.
Trip ends.
Meals:B
