Guilin Ethnic Culture Tour

Welcome to Guilin! When you arrive at Guilin Airport or Guilin train station, you will feel the special charm of Guilin. Your guide will wait for you at the exit and give you a warm greeting. The guide and private driver will escort you to Longsheng by a 2-hour ride.

Accommodation: Ping An Hotel in Longsheng

Today you will have a full day sightseeing tour to the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces. After breakfast, your guide and driver will collect you from your hotel and drive you to the Rice Terraces in Longsheng. These spectacular rice terraces cover a total area of 66 square kilometers (25.5sq mi) with the largest slope of over 50 degree. Layers of terraces wind from the bottom to the top of the Longji (Dragon's Backbone) Mountain, all located between 300m (330yd) and 1,100m (1,202yd) above the sea level.

Around the terraces are the Zhuang minority villages, whose villagers built these terraces and have lived here for generations. You will also see their featured original stilt houses, costumes, traditions as well as lifestyle.

In the afternoon, we will drive to Sanjiang County around 2 hours, your guide will help you check in the hotel in Sanjiang. (B+L)

Accommodation: Jingxiang Hotel (4 stars)

Today, we will take a Dong Village Tour to explore the Dong Minority culture. The first stop is Sanjiang Wind and Rain Bridge. It is composed of towers, pavilions, corridors and a bridge and has been a landmark building of Sanjiang. Because pedestrians can escape the wind and rain there, it was called Wind and Rain Bridge. Its length and scale are the world's top 1 among its kind.

Next we will visit the Sanjiang Drum Tower. The drum tower is the tallest building there and is still used as an important place for sacrificial ritual, welcoming ceremony, meeting, fair, celebration, singing and dancing and entertainment activities. The Sanjiang Drum Tower is a representative of wooden structure and the No. 1 drum tower of Dong nationality. It has the largest floor space, the highest height, and the largest main column compared with others.

After the tour, we will escort you back to Guilin with a 3-hour ride to your hotel. (B+L)

Accommodation: Amari Yangshuo Hotel

In the morning, our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in downtown Guilin. Your Yangshuo trip starts with a Li River cruise. The Li River area, the world's largest and most beautiful karst landscape, is famous for its uniquely-shaped hills and its lucid water. The 83-kilometer (52 miles) journey from Guilin to Yangshuo is the essence of the Li River. Lunch will be served on the cruise and you can dine while appreciating the beautiful scenery along the river. We will arrive at Yangshuo at about 14:00.

After getting off, we'll continue go sightseeing at Yangshuo countryside and pay a visit to a local family. If you are enthusiastic about outdoor activities, you can also tour the village along the Yulong River by bike. In the end, drive back to the hotel in Yangshuo, you can explore the West Street freely at night. (B+L)

Accommodation: Amari Yangshuo Hotel 

After the breakfast, we will pick you up at your hotel and head to the Ten-Mile Gallery, a picturesque paradise, we will visit the Big Banyan Tree with a circumference of 7 meters (23 feet) and a height of 17 meters (56 feet).

In the afternoon, our tour guide will escort you to visit Moon Hill, which is named after a round hole resembling a bright moon on a hilltop. Then, your guide will lead you to a bamboo raft to drift on the Yulong River. Here you can feast your eyes on the pastoral scenery on both sides of the river: fishermen casting their nets, village women washing clothes, ducks foraging on the river banks, farmers with water buffalo working in the paddy fields. After the rafting, we will take you to see the Silver Cave, a famous karst cave. At the end, we will transfer you back to Yangshuo. (B)

Accommodation: Amari Yangshuo Hotel 

After breakfast, your guide and driver will drive you to the Guilin Airport, on the road, you will see the Daxu Ancient Town, which was built in Ming and Qing dynasties. Finally, we will see you off at the Airport. Hope you enjoy the trip with us!