Guilin Five Days Private Village Tour

Detailed Itinerary

• Day 1. Arrival, Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill.  
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  Arrive in Guilin. Be met by your private guide at the exit of airport or train station.
  Then head to visit Reed Flute Cave, a spectacular limestone cave. It is known as "the Palace of Natural Art". You can find various stalagmites, stalactites, stone pillars and stone curtains formed since 180 million years ago.
  Move on to visit Elephant Trunk Hill, the symbol of Guilin city. The hill was named after its shape resembling a giant elephant drinking river water. With the breathtaking natural views and valuable cultural landscape, Elephant Trunk Hill has been a famous tourist attraction from more than 1,000 years ago.
• Be transferred to the hotel for check in.
•   Lunch, ,
• Day 2. Longsheng Rice Terraces and Zhuang Ethnic Village.  
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  Be picked up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Drive to Longsheng to visit Longji Rice Terraces. First built about 800 years ago, the large tracts of rice terraces were built alone the slope layer upon layer, displaying different appearance in different seasons.
• Then discover the Zhuang Ethnic Village located around the rice terraces. The village has a history of over 600 years and still retains their unique costumes and life style.
  Overnight on top of Rice Terraces.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 3. Enjoy sunrise on Rice Terraces, Datongmuwan Village.  
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  Get up early to enjoy the breathtaking view of sunrise on Rice Terraces.
• Afterwards, drive to Haiyang County to visit Datongmuwan Village. Many kinds of ancient architectures built in the Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China are remained in the village. The village is also a best place to enjoy golden gingko leaves in the deep autumn.
  Be transferred back to the hotel in Guilin after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 4. Li River Cruise to Yangshuo, Rafting alone the Yulong River, Jiuxian Village.  
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  Be picked up from hotel at 07:30am - 08:10am and transferred to cruise port.
  Take Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo (around 4.5 hours, lunch on board). The section is about 83 kilometers long and is reputed as the "Hundred-mile Gallery". Cruise along the Li River, You will find various peaks with descriptive names, white cloud reflecting on the water, bamboo groves planting along the riverbank, buffalo grazing on the grassland, and so on.
• Arrive in Yangshuo in the afternoon.
  Drive to Yulong River and take bamboo raft. Yulong River is a major tributary of Li River flowing through over 20 villages with beautiful karst scenery. Rafting alone the river will bring totally relaxing.
  Proceed to visit an ancient village with a history of 1400 years, Jiuxian Village. The architectures of different dynasties can be found here, such as city wall, old residences, ancient bridges and wells.
  Overnight in Yangshuo.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 5. Daxu Ancient Town, Bear Village, Departure.  
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  Be picked up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Drive to visit Daxu Ancient Town. The town was one of the four ancient market towns in Guangxi Province. Well preserved traditional Chinese residences stand on the both sides of blue flagstone streets. Many old handicrafts are still remained in the ancient workshops.
  Discover another original quiet village built on a small mound, Bear Village. The Village has a history of over 2,000 years. The wooden houses with stacked beams stand on the both sides of the lanes paved with stone or pebble.
• Afterwards, be transferred to airport or train station for departure.
•   Breakfast, ,