We are two people and had a 4 days/3 nights guided tour in Guilin/Yangshuo after a personal 6 day stay in Suzhou. Our guide for the Guilin/Yangshuo tour, David Yang, was excellent - spoke English well, very friendly and helpful. Our driver was always readily available and efficient. The cruise on the Li River was the highlight and well worth the experience. We stayed at the Shangri-la in Guilin which was fabulous, and the Green Lotus in Yangshuo, which was nicely located. At all parts of the tour, Owen was excellent - always attentive. Cannot say enough about the professionalism of Chinatour.net. We had an anxious time on the last day with a misplaced item when at the airport. We called our Chinatour.net travel consultant, and they helped us locate it before we had to get on the airplane. Thank you! - definitely a top notch tour company! Overall Chinatour.net provided us an excellent experience!..
we customized our tour to following 4 Days 3 Nights Guilin, Yangshuo, Rice Terraces Tour Day 1: Meet at the airport and transfer to your hotel, after short break, visit Elephant Hill, Reed Flute Cave. (Chinese lunch) Stay in Guilin. Elephant Hill is situated in the confluence of Li River and Peach River, is the symbol of Guilin, the full moon of the hill looks like elephant\' s trunk drinking water on Li River. Reed Flute Cave is reputed as \" the art palace of the nature\" where you can see beautiful stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone flowers with various shape, all glistening in colorful lights which create breathtaking splendor Day 2: Guilin- Longji Rice Terraces--Guilin (Breakfast and Chinese lunch) Stay in Guilin. Be met at your hotel at about 9 am, about 2 and half hour ride to Longji ( Dragon\'s Backbone) Terrace rice which looks like great chains or ribbons as they wind from the foot to the top of the hill. You can see different features of rice terrace in Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and it is the most astounding in China. You will find nice wooden houses, long hair women with colorful clothes, heavy, silver hat and earrings, customs and lifestyle. Day 3: Li River Cruise Guilin-Yangshuo (Breakfast and Chinese lunch) stay in Yangshuo Meet you at your hotel at 8:00 -8:30 and transfer to Zhujiang pier at 9:30. Li River cruise (4 hours) to Yangshuo with lunch on board, you will feast your eyes with the reflection of fantastic peaks with various shapes, crystal clear water, green hills, bamboo groves, the river passes an endless procession of distinct peaks and bamboo groves and the stunning landscape. Disembark at Yangshuo about 2 pm, roam in famous West Street. The West Street is oldest street in Yangshuo with over 1400 years, it is located at the center of Yangshuo, became famous since 1980\'s. Day 4: Yangshuo Countryside Tour Yulong River Moon Hill (Breakfast and Chinese lunch) Explore Yangshuo villages, you will see beautiful limestone karst towering peaks, rice paddies, bamboo groves, local\'s custom and lifestyle. Visit the Moon Hill, climb up to the top of the hill via the stone stairways to see the panoramic view of Yangshuo, then visit beautiful Yulong River. Be transferred to the airport for the next travel destination. Quotation per person in US Dollars. 1 person 2-5 persons 6-9 persons over 9 persons Exclusive hotel 575, 380, 285, 245 5 star hotel 935, 635, 535, 435 4 star hotel 835, 535, 445, 385 3 star hotel 735, 435, 335, 295 5 star: Guilin Sheraton Hotel, Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel 4 star: Guilin Bravo Hotel, Yangshuo Magnolia Hotel. 3 star: Guilin Osmanthus Hotel, Yangshuo Magnolia Hotel...
If you want to include Huangyao and like Photography, please check my customized itinerary: Day 1. the guide will meet you at airport and transfer you to Guilin Hotel. visit four lakes with twin pagoda or the center city on your own in the evening. Day 2. Guilin—Yangdi—Xingping—Yangshuo stay in Yangshuo the guide will meet you at Guilin hotel and drive to Yangdi village, you will take boat from Yangdi to Xingping for about 2 hours, you will shoot for beautiful view of li river in the early morning, the most beautiful scenery of li river is at early morning. We will take the boat to on spot and shoot sunrise with fishermen, cormorants and lanterns for around one and half hour. This is the highlight of photo tour. Then we will have breakfast in Xingping or you bring the breakfast with you. Photography at Xingping old town for about 1 hour. Then drive to Fuli old town to shoot local people\'s daily life, old houses, li river etc. We get to Yangshuo town is about 1 or 2 pm and we may have a break at Hotel and then drive to Yulong river to shoot sunset. Day 3: Visit Huangyao old town. drive back to Yangshuo and stay overnight in Yangshuo Huangyan Town with a history of thousand years, all paved by flag-stone, the town\'s architectures are of southland style displaying the primitive simplicity with blue bricks and black tiles. More than 30 temples, ancestral halls and pavilions are well preserved, as well as numerous exquisite cultural relics. Day 4: Transfer to Guilin airport for departure. the quotation per person in US Dollars. 1 person, 2-5 persons, 6-9 persons, over 9 persons Exclusive of hotel: 599, 325, 275, 225 Inclusive of hotel: 830, 475, 365, 305 Hotel names: Guilin Bravo Hotel 4* Yangshuo Magnolia Hotel 3*..
