We suggest booking an early flight to arrive ahead of others and begin your exploration of Guilin!

Airport Pickup: One complimentary group transfer is arranged on arrival day. Additional transfers are paid services. Must confirm exact times with our customer service in advance!

Itinerary:

Guilin - Longji Terraces - Huangluo Yao Village - Longji

After having breakfast at the hotel, head to Longji Terraces★, which is reputed as the "Crown of Terraces in the World" (admission included, with shuttle bus and round - trip cable car). Wander around Huangluo Yao Village★, which became famous worldwide for being awarded the certificate of "Village with Long Hair" by the Guinness Headquarters, and has become another "world - class wonder" in the Longji Terraces scenic area.

Longji Terraces
The Longji Terraces form a vast complex of rice terraces, ranging from 380 to 1,180 meters above sea level. Renowned as the "Crown of Global Terraces", their monumental scale dwarfs the Tegallalang Terraces of Bali. Here, you’ll immerse in the idyllic rhythm of "pastoral life through four seasons".

Huangluo Yao Village
Home to the Red Yao branch of the Yao ethnic group—named for their iconic crimson costumes—this village holds a Guinness World Record. Among its 120+ adult women, over 80 possess hair exceeding 1.4 meters, with the longest reaching 1.8 meters. In 2002, it was certified by the Shanghai Guinness Headquarters as the "Largest Gathering of Long-Haired Women", earning the title "World’s First Long-Hair Village".

Itinerary:

Longji - Yangshuo - Lijiang River Bamboo - Rafting Experience - lmpression Liu Sanjie Show - Yangshuo West Street 

After having breakfast at the hotel, proceed to Yangshuo to experience the distinctive transportation for sightseeing the beautiful scenery of the Guilin Lijiang River - Lijiang River Bamboo - Rafting Experience★. Then visit Yangshuo West Street, where Chinese and Western cultures blend. It is called "Foreigners' Street" because of the many foreign - language signs. Watch the live - action performance Impression Liu Sanjie★.

Lijiang River Bamboo - Rafting Experience

Taking a bamboo raft on the Lijiang River, you will feel as if you are in a hundred - mile gallery. Along the way, you can enjoy many wonderful scenic spots. Whether you watch the reflection of green peaks on a sunny day, the mountains covered with clouds and mist on a cloudy day, or the misty rain over the Lijiang River on a rainy day, each scene has its own unique charm, making you truly feel the beauty of "Guilin's landscape is the best under heaven".

Impression Liu Sanjie
It is the world's largest landscape live - action theater. It innovatively combines elements such as Liu Sanjie's classic folk songs, ethnic customs, and fishing fires on the Lijiang River, successfully interpreting the harmonious relationship between man and nature. It is an open - air performance at night. The stage is built by the Lijiang River, with the peaks along the Lijiang River in Yangshuo and the vast night sky as the background. Combined with light art, it brings visual impact and spiritual shock.

Yangshuo West Street
The history of Yangshuo West Street can be traced back to 1674. Its name even appeared in the inscriptions of Baoquan Bridge in the Southern Song Dynasty. It used to be half commercial and half agricultural, and later became famous due to the rise of Yangshuo's tourism industry. Most of the buildings on both sides are low - rise brick houses from the Qing Dynasty. After protective renovation, they highlight the characteristics of northern Guangxi dwellings. It has a strong commercial atmosphere, with a wide range of tourist souvenirs and characteristic snacks. There are many bars and cafes, and it is full of vitality at night. It is a popular place for Chinese and foreign tourists to travel, sightseeing and take a vacation.

Itinerary:

Yulong River Cycling - Shiwaitaoyuan (Xanadu of YangShuo） - Guilin - Walking Tour of Rongshan Lake

After breakfast at the hotel, a special arrangement is made for Yulong River Cycling Experience★. In Yangshuo, cycling is an essential way to appreciate the charm of its mountains and waters, and among them, cycling along the Yulong River is the best way to encounter the poetry and romance of Yangshuo. Visit Shiwaitaoyuan (Xanadu of YangShuo） (inside), away from the hustle and bustle of the city, you will come to the "paradise" described by Tao Yuanming, where you can experience the artistic conception of "small bridges", "flowing water" and "human dwellings". Entering the depths of this peach blossom garden, you will feel the most beautiful scenery of Guilin. Return to Guilin and stroll around Rongshan Lake.

Yulong River Cycling Experience
Riding slowly along the cycling path by the Yulong River, you will feel as if you are in a stunning landscape painting. On both sides of the river, there are rows of strange peaks, and the river water is as clear as a mirror, reflecting the blue sky, white clouds and lush mountains. Rural villages are dotted among them, full of a quiet and peaceful rural atmosphere. Cycling here, you will be immersed in the landscape of Yangshuo.

Shiwaitaoyuan (Xanadu of YangShuo）

The Shiwaitaoyuan Scenic Area is developed and constructed based on the artistic conception depicted in "The Peach Blossom Spring" written by Tao Yuanming of the Jin Dynasty, combined with the local pastoral landscapes. It is one of the recommended tourist destinations by the World Tourism Organization. In Guilin, there is a place more beautiful than legends, an ideal home in dreams, and that is the fairyland left on earth — Shiwaitaoyuan!

Rongshan Lake
The Rongshan Lake Scenic Area is located in the center of Guilin City. It is a pair of interconnected lakes with their waters joined. Taking Yangqiao Bridge as the boundary, the lake on the east side is Shahu Lake, and the one on the west side is Ronghu Lake, which got their names from the banyan trees and fir trees growing along the lake banks. During the Tang and Song dynasties, it was a moat in the south of the city that was artificially excavated and was called Nanyang River at that time. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was known as Jianhu Lake. In the Ming Dynasty, when the city walls were expanded, it became an inner lake.

Itinerary: Guilin - Train - Nanning - Qingxiu Mountain - Yongzhou Ancient City
After having breakfast at the hotel, take the high-speed rail to Nanning. Upon arrival in Nanning, visit Qingxiu Mountain★ (including battery car) and Yongzhou Ancient City, the core area most representative of Nanning's culture.

Qingxiu Mountain
The scenic area is rich in diverse attractions, including the Sutie Garden which perfectly combines ex-situ conservation with garden landscaping, the Orchid Garden - the largest natural ecological orchid specialized garden in China, the Rainforest Grand View with unique tropical rainforest characteristics, as well as the famous Buddhist temple Guanyin Temple, etc. Here, you can appreciate the harmonious beauty of Nanning's urban civilization and natural ecology.

Yongzhou Ancient City
The "Three Streets and Two Lanes" historical and cultural block in Yongzhou Ancient City is the core area most representative of the old Nanning culture. In the ancient and charming Yongzhou Ancient City, there are old stories, old memories, and new lives of old Nanning.

Itinerary: Nanning - Dragon Palace Wonderland - Detian Waterfall - Mingshi Village
After having breakfast at the hotel, take a bus to visit Dragon Palace Wonderland★, which is certified by the Great Guinness World Records as China's largest ice and snow cave, then head to Detian Waterfall★, the largest transnational waterfall in Asia, and finally go to Mingshi Village, known as a place where immortals live.

Dragon Palace Wonderland
The scenic area uses natural karst caves with an ice and snow theme, and combines sound, light, electricity and refrigeration technologies to transform the natural cave into a world-class ice and snow cave covering an area of about 30,000 square meters. Inside the cave, there are various ice and snow wonders such as ice curtains, ice terraces, ice stalactites, ice flowers, ice hangings, and ice tunnels. The ice cave maintains a temperature of -5 to 8℃ all year round, with a dazzling array of ice sculptures in various forms, presenting a rare and spectacular ice and snow cave in the southern region.

Detian Waterfall
The waterfall straddles China and Vietnam. It is the largest transnational waterfall in Asia and the fourth largest in the world. The river water is abundant, with an average annual water flow about three times that of Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou. The waterfall is 100 meters wide and over 70 meters in vertical height. During the rainy season, it merges with Ban Gioc Waterfall in Vietnam, with a total width of up to 208 meters.

Mingshi Village
Mingshi Village features diverse landforms, forming a landscape of towering and competing peaks. The scenic area presents picturesque scenery in all four seasons, enjoying the reputation of "a gallery of landscape paintings" and "the residence of hermits", and is also known as "a place where immortals live". Time here seems to be forgotten and standing still.

Itinerary: Mingshi Village - Yulin Dam - Huashan Rock Art - Beihai
After having breakfast at the hotel, we will visit the artificial cascading dam Yulin Dam, which combines practical and aesthetic values, and Huashan Rock Art★, a world cultural heritage site. Later, we will head to Beihai and check into the hotel upon arrival.

Yulin Dam
Constructed with staggered stone/concrete layers, its downstream cascade slope resembles unfolded fish scales, creating miniature "fish ponds." Water flowing over the dam harmonizes with surrounding karst peaks and pastoral landscapes, while its unique form attracts countless visitors. Stroll atop the dam to immerse yourself in the poetic interplay of mountains and water.

Huashan Rock Art

By the ancient Ming River, Huashan Rock Art has stretched for thousands of years. Created from the Warring States Period to the Eastern Han Dynasty, this magnificent masterpiece took more than 700 years to complete. Huashan Rock Art is like an undeciphered heavenly book, with many unsolved mysteries to this day: How were the Huashan images painted on the high and steep rock walls more than 2,000 years ago? What was the purpose and significance of painting them? The rock art has a history of over 2,000 years, so why are the colors still so vivid today? ... A series of questions have not yet found fully convincing answers.

Itinerary: Beihai - By Boat - Weizhou Island
After having breakfast at the hotel, take a boat to Weizhou Island★ (approx.70 mins).

Weizhou Island
It was rated as one of the "Top 10 Most Beautiful Islands in China" by China National Geography Magazine and is also China's largest and youngest active volcanic island. The island is covered with dense vegetation and boasts beautiful scenery, especially famous for its unique marine erosion and accumulation landforms, volcanic lava, and colorful living corals. Visit Crocodile Hill Volcanic Crater Park, which, with its spectacular volcanic lava, is the main scenic spot on Weizhou Island. It features the most breathtaking volcanic and marine erosion landscapes, with bizarre rocks scattered randomly on the ground and red, yellow, and green corals in the water. Our Lady Church, located in Chengzai Village on Weizhou Island, was built in 1882 and is a European rural Gothic building. Catholic Church, first constructed in 1853, was built by the Paris Foreign Missions Society in the Beihai area and remains a place for religious activities to this day.

After having breakfast at the hotel, take a boat back to Beihai. Visit Beihai Silver Beach, one of the rare excellent coastal bathing beaches in the world. Then stroll along Centennial Old Street, the most distinctive street in Beihai. The human and natural resources such as mountains, seas, ancient dwellings, and Mazu culture have become the "treasures" supporting the development of Liuxia Village. After dinner in Liuxia Village, check into the hotel.

Beihai Silver Beach
Under the sun, the beach glows with silvery light. Step on the soft fine sand and wander along the beach to enjoy a pleasant time.

Centennial Old Street
The streets are lined with qilou-style buildings combining Chinese and Western styles, which are quite reminiscent of ancient Roman architecture.

Liuxia Village
Ancient residential architecture is a major feature of Liuxia Village. Most of the old houses adopt the "stone-inlaid" structure, and even after later reconstruction and renovation, they still retain their original architectural style. "These are all imprints of history, and every stone carries a strong sense of nostalgia."

After breakfast at the hotel, we will conclude the Beihai itinerary and head to the next exciting destination.

Please note: Our staff provides only one complimentary airport transfer from your hotel. Must confirm the exact time with customer service in advance. All other transfers are paid services.