5 days Classic Culture and Soft Adventure Guilin Tour

Your guide will meet the group at the airport in the morning, after picking up the luggage, will transfer the group by private vehicle to a star hotel in Guilin. Today, first is the Reed Flute Cave with its spectacular display of stalagmites and stalactites. Later move on to Elephant Trunk Hill which is the symbol of Guilin. The locals store their rice wine in caves at bottom. Fubo Hill, located on the Li River is steeped in history and culture and the top provides a bird's eye view of the whole city and Li River.

In the early morning, after breakfast, we will drive about 2.5 hours to Longsheng. We will hike from Guzhuangzhai to Pingan, then visit Pingan village. Along this hiking route, we could see the rural life and the beautiful Dragon Backbones rice terraces to deep familiar with the local scene and culture. Situated in the heart of the famous Longji Rice Terraces, Ping'an (Píng'ān, 平安) is a charming Zhuang minority village that serves as a traveler hub for the incredible scenery that surrounds it at every turn. 

After breakfast, we will follow our guide to take a hike from Ping’an Zhuang’s Village to Dazhai via Yaozhai and Tiantouzhai. Hiking along the Terraced Fields is a nice experience. The scenes of farming and the beautiful village scenery will feast your eyes with a pure country life style. This hike takes around 5 hours. 

This morning, after breakfast, we will transfer to Yangshuo Putao Town nearly 3 hours driving. Staring our hiking experience from Hebaoshan to Xingping nearly 3.5 hours. Walking along the winding country roads among the picturesque mountains, enjoy  peaceful green fields, farms and villages with water buffaloes, cows working or wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Take the local ferry boats across the Li River when necessary.  Have a picnic lunch in the green fields or a special local lunch at a farmer's house. Your hiking ends at an old town-Xingping town. Have a short exploration to the old town. Xingping is an ancient town with a history of more than 1300 years. Apart from the well preserved Ming Dynasty architectures, which dominant the town, and fine wood carving dating back to more than five hundred years, Xingping boast some of the best natural scenery around the area, somewhat better than that that in Yangshuo. The seven mountains surrounding the village, two stone guarding at the entrance keep the place a spiritual sanctuary off the modern world.  Transfer to Yangshuo for 50minutes driving.

After breakfast at hotel, you will bike onto the country roads, lanes and tracks through the paddy field and orchards that surround the famous mountains. Then relax yourself on the narrow bamboo rafts. The 1-1.5 hours’ rafting on Yulong River will give a fascinating insight into life in rural China.  Transfer to Guilin airport for your flight back home. End of the tou