5-Day Yangshuo Ancient Village Explorer Tours
Overview
Built in Jin Dynasty (265 – 420 A.D.), Yangshuo is famous for its natural landscape scenery. Visit ancient villages in the Yangshuo area to experience the rural life and the profusion of scenic hills and rivers.
Highlights
- Reed Flute Cave
- Elephant Trunk Hill
- Seven Star Park (including the panda house)
- Li River Cruise
- Yangshuo Countryside Cycling
- Fuli Village
- liugong Village
- Banboo boat ride from Fuli to Liugong Village
Tour Details
Our guide and drive will meet you at airport and take you to the hotel. Rest or explore the downtown area by yourself for the rest of the day.
- Meals: No Meals
- Hotels: Shangri La Hotel Guilin | Guilin Lijiang Waterfall Hotel | Guilin Park Hotel
Elephant Trunk Hill
We will spend the day in Guilin. First we will visit Seven Star Park which takes its name from Seven Star Hill which consists of seven peaks which are said to resemble the star pattern of the Big Dipper constellation. Then we go to Elephant Trunk Hill which is a symbol of Guilin City. It looks like a huge elephant drinking water from the Li River with its trunk. Lunch at a local Restaurant. Followed by a visit to Reed Flute Cave. It gets the name from the reeds used for making flutes and pipes that grow at its entrance. Then we move on to Folded Brocade Hill. The 223 mt high Bright Moon Peak of the hill is not highest peak in Guilin but visitors get a bird views of Li River winding its way into the distance and the city.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch at Popular local restaurants with authentic Guilin food
- Hotels: Shangri La Hotel Guilin | Guilin Lijiang Waterfall Hotel | Guilin Park Hotel
Today we will take a cruise along Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo. There's something interesting to see at almost every bend in the river. Paint Brush Peak has a pointed tip like a giant Chinese writing brush. Nine Horses Mural Hill is right on the bank of the river. People say that the more horse people can see, the smarter you are.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Hotels: Yangshuo Ancient Garden Boutique Hotel | Yangshuo Mountain Retreat | Yangshuo Village Inn
Liugong Village
Today we will visit some villages in Yangshuo County. First we are driving to Fuli Town, which has a 800 year history. The town has many old houses which people can walk into and see the simple lives of the local people that live there. And then we will go to Liugong Village by bamboo boat from Fuli Village. Liugong Village was a market center during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are well-preserved houses from that time. Wonder around cobbled streets in the village. After the visit, we head back to Fuli village on the same boat. After have a lunch at local restaurant, we go biking in countryside alongside the paddy field and orchards that surround the famous mountains. It gives a fascinating insight into life in rural China. You will a family during the ride. It is an opportunity to see a real country life and talk to the local famers.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch at Popular local restaurants with authentic Yangshuo food
- Hotels: Yangshuo Ancient Garden Boutique Hotel | Yangshuo Mountain Retreat | Yangshuo Village Inn
Our guide and driver will take you to airport for the flight to your next destination.
- Meals: Breakfast
What's Included & Excluded
What's Included
- Entrance Fees to the Scenic Spots as Listed in the Itinerary
- Centrally Located Hotels with Daily Western & Chinese Buffet Breakfasts
- Meals in Local Restaurant as Mentioned in the Itinerary
- Private Cars and Drivers
- Private Guides
- Service Charge & Government Taxes
- Insurance
- Luggage Transfers
What's Not Included
- International Airfare or Train Tickets Toenter or Leave China
- Domestic transportation
- China Entry Visa Fees
- Excess Baggage Charges
- Personal Expenses
- Single Room Supplement
Good to Know
- This is a private tour. The local private English-speaking guide and the private car will serve your own group only.
- When on the tour, your tour guide and the driver can shorten or lengthen your time as your energy levels permitted.
- Once you make an inquiry, you will get the specific reply from one of our travel advisors within 24 hours without service fee.
- You can ask the travel advisor to tailor-make your own Guilin or even China trip based on this itinerary.
- We can also arrange tours in other Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Xi'an and add them to this itinerary.
- You will stop at a shop but absolutely no forced shopping.