4-Day Guilin Scenery & Longsheng Ethnic Minorities Tour
Guilin has a remarkable landscape. You will take in its best by taking a Li River Cruise. The area surrounding has many ethnic minorities. Some of Longsheng's uniqueness comes from the wealth of minority cultures and customs.
Price based on 2 travelers in 4-star hotels
Highlights
- Get up close to the mysterious minority cultures and the lifestyles of the Zhuang and Yao ethnic people groups
- Travel at your own pace in cosmopolitan Yangshuo after enjoying the Li River Cruise
- Combine the "must-see" sites in Guilin city by visit to Elephant Hill and Reed Flute Cave
Tour Itinerary
- None
Upon arriving in Guilin, our guide will meet you at the airport and then transfer you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to rest and explore.
Guilin Liangjiang Airport
- Breakfast, Lunch
Start your Guilin tour by taking Li River Cruise downstream to Yangshuo. The stunning river scenery last for the 3 hour cruise: shaped limestone peaks, verdant bamboo forests, crystal waters, narrow bamboo rafts and peaceful local villages pass silently by.
A simple lunch is provided on board by the cruise company. The cruise arrives at Yangshuo and you have the chance to explore Yangshuo by yourself. Then return to Guilin by ourprivate car.
Today's Tips
- A buffet lunch will be provided on the boat.
- The sightseeing deck provides good photographic opportunities.
Li River Cruise
- Breakfast, Lunch at Popular local restaurants with authentic Longsheng food
Today you will visit Longsheng Pingan Terraced Field and minority village which is a 2 1/2 hours drive from Guilin. The scenery along the way with its rice paddies, local villages and winding roads will provide an interesting drive. Longsheng Terraced Fields look like ribbons and stretch layer upon layer from the foot of the mountain to the top. Zhuang and Yao minority people have cultivated the fields using irrigation systems tracing back to the Yuan dynasty. Lunch is provided in a local restaurant which features local dishes. Visit the Zhuang and Yao minority villages to experience the unique ethnic cultures.
Taste local dishes for lunch at half way up- Pingan Restaurant, especially bamboo rice and organic vegetables
Longsheng Pingan Terraced Field
- Breakfast, Lunch
Today, you will first visit the symbol of Guilin city – Elephant Trunk Hill which is a huge rock which looks like an elephant drinking water at the riverside. Lunch is at a great local restaurant. In the afternoon, we will visit Reed Flute Cave. Reed Flute Cave boasts many Karst formations in the shape of stone columns, stalactites and stalagmites, with unique shapes which are enhanced by colored lights. Then transfer to the airport to board your flight.
Elephant Trunk Hill
What's Included
- Entrance Fees to the Scenic Spots as Listed in the Itinerary
- Centrally Located Hotels with Daily Western & Chinese Buffet Breakfasts
- Meals in Local Restaurant as Mentioned in the Itinerary
- Private Cars and Drivers
- Private Guides
- Service Charge & Government Taxes
- Insurance
- Luggage Transfers
Good to Know
- This is a private tour. The local private English-speaking guide and the private car will serve your own group only.
- When on the tour, your tour guide and the driver can shorten or lengthen your time as your energy levels permitted.
- Once you make an inquiry, you will get the specific reply from one of our travel advisors within 24 hours without service fee.
- You can ask the travel advisor to tailor-make your own Guilin or even China trip based on this itinerary.
- We can also arrange tours in other Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Xi'an and add them to this itinerary.
- You will stop at a shop but absolutely no forced shopping.