Tourfeatures: The scenery of Guilin has been called "the most magnificent under heaven". Guilin is famous for the verdant beauty of nearby mountains, elegant waterways, magnificent crags and fantastic caverns. Experience the best of Guilin on this full day sightseeing tour including Cruising on Li River, Reed Flute Cave, Elephant trunk Hill, and old town Yangshuo.
Day by Day Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival in Guilin (-, L, -)
Upon arrival Guilin, you will be met at Guilin Airport or Guilin Train Station by your tour guide and transferred to your hotel by the privite car. Then visit the Seven Star Park which locates at the east bank of Li River. It covers an area of more than 120 hectares (297 acres) and is the largest comprehensive park with mass scenery in Guilin City. The park was so named because of the seven peaks (the four peaks of Putuo Mountain and three of Crescent Mountain) inside resemble the form of the Big Dipper constellation. Pavilions, platforms are all through the park and you also can see Giant Pandas in the zoo inside the park. Then drive back to the hotel.
Day 2: Guilin Li River Cruising (B, L, -)
Pick up from your hotel early in the morning. Then drive about 30 to 40 minutes to get to the Zhujiang Pier for a 4-hour' cruise on the Li River with about 56km which is the highlight of sightseeing tour in Guilin with lunch aboard. You will enjoy the beautiful mountains, verdant fields, farms and villages with water buffalos, cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Disembark in the old town Yangshuo which is famous for its spectacular views of hills and rivers and bar streets. In the afternoon explore the old town before drive back to Guilin city.
Day 3: Leave Guilin (B, -, -)
Pick up from your hotel and have a nice city tour, visit the Reed Flute Cave, which is located 5 km northwest of Guilin city and got its name by the reeds used for making flutes and pipes growing at its entrance. The cave is known as "the Palace of the Nature Arts" and regarded as the most impressive cave in Guilin city for the remarkable limestone formation with imaginative lighting. Then move on to the Elephant Trunk Hill, a hill of 50 meters' high, which is regarded as the symbol of Guilin city because of it's natural beauty. Everyone can see easily that the whole rock looks like a giant elephant leisurely sipping water from the river with its long trunk. Be transferred to Guilin airport or Guilin train station for your departure.
Itinerary: B: Breakfast AB: American Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner SD: Special Dinner
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