Picturesque Guilin & Yangshuo Tour(Guangzhou-Guilin-Yangshuo) 6 days

 

On arrival,our guide will hold a welcome sign to meet you. Begin your tour in Guangzhou with a visit to the Chen Clan Temple which is the ancestral temple of the Chen family. Finished at the end of th 19th century, this compound was featured a broad and open classic southern Chinese style. Today it exhibits local crafts such as potteries and carvings. Continue to the Temple of Six Banyan Trees(Liu Rong Temple). With thousands of Buddha statues being housed inside, the temple is also known as Thousand Buddha Pagoda. After dinner transfer to the hotel.

Accommodation at Riverside Hotel or similar


Day 2 Guangzhou to Guilin by plane (B/L/D)

Morning 
Transfer to the airport and take flight CZ3236 (09:55/10:40) to Guilin this morning. Upon arrival, meet the guide and transfer to a local Chinese restaurant for lunch.
Afternoon
After lunch visit the historic Fubo Hill which is dotted with many interesting caves. Inside one cave called Returned Pearl Cave is a thousand-year-old image of Buddha carved on the wall and many others from the Tang and Song dynasties. Continue to the Reed Flute Cave - a 790 feet deep dripstone cave which has some of the best scenery in Guilin with myriads of stalactites and stalagmites of dazzling colors.

Accommodation at Fubo Hotel or similar

Day 3 Guilin to Yangshuo (B/L)

Today’s highlight is to enjoy cruising on the scenic Li River. The peaceful senerity and jagged limestone peaks along the river are impressive. The cruise tour, starting from Guilin and ends at Yangshuo, lasts about 5 hours and takes you past a panorama of bamboo groves, sleepy villages, karst peaks and fisherman on bamboo rafts fishing with cormorant birds. Lunch is included on board before arriving at Yangshuo. Transfer to your hotel and the rest of the day is free for you to explore the local shops and markets.

Accommodation at New West Street Hotel or similar

Day 4 Yangshuo (B)

Today you are free to explore Yangshuo. You could rent a bicycle at your hotel(about CNY10 a day for a single rider bicycle or CNY20 for a tandem), biking to visit the Moon Hill and the Big Banyan Tree. Our guide will explain to you how to get there in advance so that you will easily find them.

Accommodation at New West Street Hotel or similar


Day 5 Yangshuo to Guilin (B/L/D) 

Free at leisure in the morning. You could have a pot of tea in a sidewalk café on the West Street and enjoy the unique mix of cultures in it. Continue to take the private vehicle back to Guilin in the afternoon.
Accommodation at Fobo Hotel or similar

Day 6 Gulin(B)
Transfer to the airport for your homeward flight. Extended stay in Guilin or tours to other places can be arranged on request.