6-Day Guilin Adventure Tour

Longsheng attracts many tourists because of its rolling terraces field and unique ethnic customs. Among the three scenic spots, Jinkeng Terraces boasts the most spectacular views.

The No. 1 viewpoint, also called Xi Shan Shao Yue (West Hill Music) is the best place to watch the sunrise. Get up early, hike around 40 minutes, and then you will arrive there.

Tiantou Village is the highest village in Jinkeng Scenic Area and overlooks the entire terraced field. Due to the inconvenient transportations in the past days, it is less touristy than the other two scenic areas and keeps its original feature much better. In the village, you will see many stilted houses that lie against the mountains.

After enjoying the sunrise and breakfast at your hotel, you can take some more time to explore the village and then meet your driver for the journey back to Guilin. Or, the hike lovers can also hike another 40 minutes down to Dazhai village and meet the driver there for the return journey.

Overnight: Guilin
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Today is a more relaxing day for you to enjoy the boat cruise along the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo. On a clear day, floating on the verdure water with the green peaks on both sides passing by you slowly or seeing the reflection of white cloud and the green hills getting blurry with the waves causes caused by your boat, you may feel you are traveling in a Chinese landscape painting scroll.

The cruise will take about 3.5 to 4 hours, depending on the water conditions. After it, you can take a short walk through the West Street before being transferred to your hotel in the idyllic countryside of Yangshuo.

Overnight: Yangshuo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

The Yulong River is the most scenic branch of the Li River, and even more elegant. The best ways to capture its beauty and the surroundings are hiking or biking. Follow your guide this morning to discover the beauty of it with your preferable way, either by hiking or biking, and then move forward to a small island on the Li River in Xingping.

There, you can hop on a golf cart and travel around the island and glance at the people’s life or sit on the terrace of your hotel to enjoy the countryside tranquility. If in the right season or days, you can also ask for a farmland experience (fruit picking in the orchard or barbecue on the river beach) or a bamboo cruise to enjoy the full moon.

Overnight: Xingping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

This morning, you will walk through an orchard and hike along the remote and ancient Guihua Road (Osmanthus Road in English) to enjoy the fabulous scenery of the First Bay of the Li River. In the orchard, you may be able to pick and taste some seasonal fruits. And if you happen to do the tour in late autumn, you will also immerse in the pleasant sweet fragrance of the osmanthus blossom. While descending the mountain, stop to see the old temple hidden in a cave of the mountain.

Have a leeway in the afternoon to relax. It is not bad to pay five Yuan(RMB) to take a ferry across the river and explore the old town of Xingping or hike up the TV tower to discover the charms of the Li River from a new angle.

Overnight: Xingping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Today, before heading to the airport and departure you can visit the local market of Xingping to feel the breath of local life.

It will take about two hours from Xingping to the international airport in Guilin, so it is better to book a flight departing later than noon.

Meal: Breakfast