We changed our itinerary a little bit, as following day by day:
Day 1: Meet at Guilin airport and transfer to hotel in Yangshuo.
Day 2: Tour Moon Hill and Yulong River, Banyan Tree Park, Villages, farmer\'s house, Fuli old bridge, Dragon Village, Dragon Bridge. stay in Yangshuo
The Moon Hill, climb up to the top of the hill via the stone stairways to see the panoramic view of countryside.
Yulong River is the biggest branch of Li River in Yangshuo, The pretty Yulong River is said to rival or even beat than Li River in terms of beauty.
Visit Fuli Bridge is a nice stone arch bridge in Yangshuo with 30 meters long, 10 meters high and 5 meters wide, build in Ming Dynasty over 500 years old, it is the bridge that not many tourists visit and still keep very good moon shape, it is most beautiful old bridge in Yangshuo and a very nice place for who like taking photos, peace and tranquility. Here you can see duck farm, rice paddies, villages, beautiful upper reach of Yulong River and towering peaks.
Day 3: Visit old town Xingping, Cruise in Li River in Xingping part, visit Fuli old town. stay in Yangshuo
It is the oldest town with 1300 years history in the north of Yangshuo as well as the center of Yangshuo until the setup of Yangshuo in 590 A D. The old streets are paved in rocks, and the houses are made of stones with gray tiles.
Cruise for about one hour and an half to see the most breaktaking landscape part of Li River.
Day 4. Yangshuo--Longji rice terraces. stay in Ping village.
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 5. Transfer to Guilin airport
Price per person:
1 person: $539
2-5 persons: $319
6-9 persons: $259
>9 persons: $215
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] Date Added: 08/07/2012
—— review written by Alexander