Ingredients:
- Real picturesque countryside experience up to 6 days!
- Unique South China mountain tribes experience!
- 3 day on bike (Great for family tour)!
- Picturesque limestone sceneries;
- The world’s greatest Rice Terraces!
- Great finale: a Hot Spring Bath at luxurious hotel!
Day by day itinerary:
(8 days with 3 days on a bike) as low as US$660pp. or EUR 455pp. based on twin-sharing for minimum 2 persons
Day 01 Arrival Guilin.
Arrival transfer. Get briefing on the tour. Try the bicycle for max comfort. Dinner at local restaurant.
Hotel: 4 star class Hotel with family room, en suite bathroom & toilet
Day 02 Guilin/Crown Cave biking 28km (Easy).
After breakfast bike thru the city for the road leading to Crown Cave. En route we will visit Daxu village, once a trading port.
Hotel: Countryside hotel, with breakfast, en suite bathroom & toilet
Day 03 Crown Cave/Xingping biking 38km (Medium).
After breakfast walk to visit Crown Cave. After lunch bike on to Xingping (today’s biking will involve some up & downs up to 150m in elevation).
Hotel: Countryside Inn, with breakfast, en suite bathroom & toilet
Day 04 Xingping/Yangshuo biking 28km (Easy).
After breakfast take out bikes and ride on to Yangshuo. Check in hotel.
Hotel: Family style hotel, with breakfast, en suite bathroom & toilet
Day 05 Yangshuo Rafting & leisure
After breakfast take out bikes for Yulong River. Enjoy short bamboo rafting down the quiet river. Have lunch. Back to hotel. Optional: see remarks;
Hotel: Family style hotel, with breakfast, en suite bathroom & toilet
Day 06 Yangshuo/Guilin/Longji with short tour Guilin
After breakfast drive back to Guilin for city tour which includes Reed Flute Cave, then drive for 2.5hrs to northwest mountains where the Zhuang and Yao people live.
Hotel: basic but clean wood inn with private shower & toilet.
Day 07 Longji/Hot Spring resort
Escorted exploration to rice terraces and Ping An Zhuang Village. After lunch we head for a relaxing hot spring bath at the famous Longsheng hot spring area. This is a very densely forested area.
Hotel: luxurious hot spring hotel, 4 star class, en suite bathroom & toilet
Day 08 Longsheng to next destination
After leisure breakfast go for some more hot spring therapy. Transfer to airport for next destination.
Flights:
- If you are flying in from HK or Bangkok, you can contact us for a round trip flight package. It could be as low as EUR 160.pp with tax;
- If taking domestic flights, you can contact us or your nearest travel agent/ ticket agent for the best discount fare;
Remark:
- minor adjustment could be made;
- Choices of optional tour program to be paid:
- a. Half day cooking class,
- b. Yangshuo Impression Show (outdoors, subject to suspension during Jan and Feb.),
- c. Cormorant fishing at night.
- Tipping to guide and driver: this is not compulsory, but a common practice in China;
- Hotels: the hotel in Longji is basic but clean and comfortable with private facilities---the view is fantastic!
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