2-Day Private Tour: Guilin City Highlights and Li River Cruise to Yang..., Guilin

About this activity

Discover the beauty of Guilin by designing your own itinerary on this 2 day private tour. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle, customize your tour according to your interests. Choose to visit some of the city’s highlights: Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Fubo Hill, and finish in the lovely Seven Star Parks. Next day, cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo to experience the timeless landscapes on a leisurely boat ride. Admiring the stunning karst peaks, have lunch on board the boat, stroll around the West Street, experience the Ten-Mile Gallery which is a fairyland on earth. Choose to explore Yangshuo's countryside view, visit Assembling Dragon Cave or Moon Hill along the way. Tour including English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, lunch, cruise ticket and travel by private vehicle with door to door transfer. You can choose to end your tour in Yangshuo or return Guilin.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 days
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Chinese, English
Operated by: Unique Beijing Tours

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Children (4–9 years) · Adults (10–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Cruise Ticket
Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off
Included: Lunch
Included: English-speaking guide
Included: Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Entrance Fee

Not included

Not included: Accommodation
Not included: Gratuities to tour guide and driver(recommended)

Itinerary

Day 1 · Guilin Customized City Highlights(L)

Elephant Trunk Hill (Xiangbishan)

2 hours Admission included

Meet your tour guide in the lobby of your Guilin hotel, hop on your private air-conditioned vehicle, embark upon your customized tour of the city's sights. Discuss the historical highlights and attractions you wish to see with your knowledgeable guide who will help you plan an itinerary according to your interests. Then, set off and explore. Typically, you will start with the Elephant Trunk Hill.

Elephant Trunk Hill is the landmark of Guilin. It has been a famous tourism destination since the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). The hill looks like a giant elephant drinking water from the river.
Xiangbi Moutain Puxian Tower

30 min Admission included

Enjoy a vigorous walk to the top, visit the the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) Puxian Tower which was built to worship Samantabahdra. Get to learn its history from your tour guide, then enjoy the panoramic views of the city, Li River and surrounding scenery.
Yunfeng Temple

30 min Admission included

Continue to Yunfeng Temple-one of the famous ancient temples of Guilin. Which was the dwelling place of Monk Jianzhen, an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, crossing over to Japan six times to spread Buddhist doctrines and help regularize monks' behavior. Stroll around the temple and the exhibition gallery on the second floor.
Fubo Hill

one hour Admission included

Continue to Guilin Fubo hill. Fubo Hill stands next to the Li River and rises abruptly out of the surrounding landscape, it is famous for both natural beauty and historic art.

Follow your tour guide to explore etchings of Buddha dating back to the Song and Tang Dynasties (618 - 1279) at Thousand-Buddha Cave and Pearl-Returning Cave. Admire the Sword-Testing Rock and get to know the legendary stories behind it.
Reed Flute Cave (Ludi Yan)

2 hours Admission included

Afterwards, heading to Reed Flute Cave. Over millions of years, dripping water has eroded the cave to create a special world of various stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations. Explore important spots in the attraction such as :Tower-shaped Pine,Crystal Palace etc. Despite the fantastic natural scenery inside Reed Flute Cave, there are many writings on the wall. There are 77 travelogues and poems left, which are derived from the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

Then, enjoy lunch in the local restaurant.
Seven Star Park (Qixing Gongyuan)

one hour Admission included

In the afternoon, you will stroll around the Seven Stars Park. The Seven Stars Park is endowed with elegant mountains, clear water, miraculous stone forest, deep and serene valleys, plentiful animals and plants and valued cultural relics. It has been popular since the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) Dynasties.

Crosse the Flower Bridge which was built in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and it is the oldest bridge in Guilin.

Tour is about 8 hours, if you still have time you can explore the Putuo Mountain, where Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is worshiped, it abounds with caves and pavilions. On the top of the mountain, there are Putuo Stone Forest, Xuanwu Pavilion and Zhaixing Pavilion. In addition, there are numerous valuable tablets on the mountain. You can choose how far you want to go.

After the tour finished, you will be transferred to your hotel in Guilin.

Day 2 · Guilin-Yangshuo (L)

Li River

one hour Admission included

Important Notes: Our package includes either a 3-star or 4-star cruise ticket (you can choose as needed); please note that you will take the cruise independently, and your English-speaking guide will meet you in Yangshuo. For the 3-star cruise, each passenger will be provided with a boxed lunch; for the 4-star cruise, a delicious buffet lunch is included.
Stop 2

Passing by

Along the river, enjoy breathtaking views of peaks and pinnacles, crystal-clear water and picturesque pastoral countryside scenery. The river generally has three sections. Various attractions like peaks and villages along the river have interesting descriptive names, which calls for much of your imagination to see what it is like. Listening to tour guide's legendary stories about the attractions is a delightful experience when you are appreciating the landscapes. Most are mystical fairy and love stories. The cruise usually takes around 3.5 to 4 hours, depends on water condition.
Xingping Fishing Village

Passing by

Li River takes a big turn at Xingping and endowed with beautiful and poetic scenery. It has been reproduced in many Chinese landscape paintings. Even the newly-issued 20 RMB note has the scenery on its back. A photographer once said: 'Shots from any perspective for this place turn to be impressive and stunning'.

You will enjoy a simple lunch on the boat.
West Street

one hour

Arrive Yangshuo at 1:30 pm, stroll around West Street with your tour guide, explore various shops, craft-works shops, painting and calligraphy stores, backpack shops, cafes, your tour guide will help you to negotiate price if you want to purchase any souvenir.
Shili hualang

Passing by

In the afternoon, you will explore the Ten-Mile Gallery in Yangshuo.

Sauntering down a country road makes you feel like you are travelling in a painting. This is true of the Ten-Mile Gallery in Yangshuo County, a fairyland on earth. As the name implies, Ten-Mile Gallery is a picturesque road stretching from the Yangshuo town area to Moon Hill, endowed with rolling hills, endless fields, idyllic villages and clear rivers on both sides.
Moon Hill

Passing by

Yangshuo is famous for its beautiful and peaceful countryside scenery.

You can discuss with your tour guide what kind of views you would like to see, and they will give you suggestions.

You can also rent a bicycle at your own cost and ride through the countryside.

Explore the countryside view and stop for photos. Your last stop is Moon Hill; let your tour guide know if you want to stop to take photos.

After the tour, you can choose to end your tour in Yangshuo or return to Guilin.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Guilai Hotel
Huiyueshang Hotel (Guilin Renmin Road)
Yangshuo Lazy Man's View Hotel
Yachne Light Luxury Hotel
Hillman Smart Hotel
Venus Royal Hotel Venus Royal Hotel (Guilin Two Rivers and Four Lakes Elephant Trunk Mountain Branch)
Hanting Hotel Guilin Municipal Administration
Honghai Hotel (Guilin Railway Station Vientiane City)
Guilin Leju Hotel
Yu Hill Hotel (Guilin Arctic Square)
Lavande Hotels.Guilin Exhibition Center
Yangshuo Lazy Man's View Hotel

and 653 more pickup points

We pick you up from your hotel in Guilin ,please provide your hotel details when make booking

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Important Notes: Our package includes either a 3-star or 4-star cruise ticket (you can choose as needed); please note that you will take the cruise independently, and your English-speaking guide will meet you in Yangshuo. For the 3-star cruise, each passenger will be provided with a boxed lunch; for the 4-star cruise, a delicious buffet lunch is included.

Options

4 Star Cruise+End Yangshuo

Day 1:Customized Guilin City Tour

Day 2: Pick up time:8:00am, 4 star cruise down to Yangshuo, ends in Yangshuo

Pickup included
3 Star Cruise-End Yangshuo

Day 1:Customized Guilin City Tour

Day 2: Pick up time:8:00am, 3 star cruise down to Yangshuo, ends in Yangshuo

Pickup included
4 Star Cruise+End Guilin

Day 1:Customized Guilin City Tour

Day 2: Pick up time:8:00am, 4 star cruise down to Yangshuo, ends in Guilin

Pickup included
3 Star Cruise-End Guilin

Day 1:Customized Guilin City Tour

Day 2: Pick up time:8:00am, 3 star cruise down to Yangshuo, ends in Guilin

Pickup included