A leisurely 5-day trip exploring the beautiful landscapes of Guilin
This 5-day Guilin Scenery Leisure Tour allows you to explore the stunning natural landscapes of Guilin, admire the ancient Longji Rice Terraces, enjoy the visually spectacular Impression Liu Sanjie show, experience the ethnic minority cultures of Guilin, making it an ideal travel route for those who want to visit Guilin.
| Date | tourist attraction |
| D1 Entering Guilin |
Elephant Trunk Hill, featuring the Sun and Moon Twin Towers, East-West Alley, and Xianyao Tower. |
| D2 Guilin-Longsheng |
Huang Luo Yao Village, Longji Rice Terraces |
| D3 Longsheng-Lipu-Yangshuo |
Lijiang River cruise, Silver Rock Cave, Yangshuo West Street |
| D4 Yangshuo-Guilin |
Ruyi Peak, Yulong River bamboo raft drifting, Yaoshan |
| D5 Departing from Guilin |
After the trip ends, we will take you to the airport to fly back to your cozy home. |
unique experience：
Take a cruise on the Li River, enjoying its scenic beauty for miles, known as the ‘gallery of a hundred miles’.
Enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Guilin’s mountains and rivers, which are renowned as the finest in China, and explore the real-life locations depicted on the back of the 20 yuan RMB note.
Visiting ethnic minority families, exploring their centuries-old way of life
Invited into local Yao family homes, they shared lunch with them, learning how to pack rice into bamboo tubes to make bamboo rice, and tasted freshly squeezed oil tea.
key attractions：
The Li River is the essence of Guilin’s landscape.
Enjoy the most beautiful scenery of Longji Rice Terraces and experience an exquisite visual feast.
Longji Rice Terraces are renowned for their stunning scenery. Standing atop such an immense man-made marvel is an extraordinary experience itself.
The Secret of Li River – Intangible Cultural Heritage ‘Cormorant Fishing’
“Cormorant fishing on the Li River is a living cultural legacy with over 1,000 years of history. This immersive experience lets you witness the thrilling spectacle of master fishermen and their trained birds working in perfect harmony—a breathtaking tradition preserved in Guilin’s emerald waters.”
Check-in at business district：
Dongxi Alley, a traditional historical and cultural district in Guilin
Numerous residences of famous figures and time-honored shops are preserved within the alleys, along with typical houses from the northern part of Guilin, located by the banks of the Li River and adjacent to Jingjiang王府 (Prince Jingjiang’s Palace). For over a thousand years, it has remained the core area of Guilin City.
Yanshou West Street: A ‘Global Village’ of East-West Cultural Exchange
The guesthouses, cafes, bars, and other Western romantic artistic ambiance on Xi Street blend seamlessly with the local architectural features of Guilin’s northern region, such as small green tiles, sloping roofs, horse-head walls, wooden windows, and hanging balconies, creating a ‘global village’ where Eastern and Western cultures intersect.
tasting gourmet food：
Guilin rice noodles are the breakfast of Guilin people and also their nostalgia.
When you come to Guilin, you must try a bowl of authentic Guilin rice noodles. Remember, the stir-fried meat and offal rice noodles are the essence of Guilin rice noodles.
Taste the oil tea of the ethnic minorities in Guilin.
Best Time to Go:
In spring, summer, and autumn, try to avoid major holidays such as China’s National Day, Chinese New Year, the Canton Fair, and the ASEAN Expo. Traveling during off-peak times offers a better experience and can also save money!
A detailed 5-day itinerary：
The following itinerary is for your reference. If you have other needs, we would be honored to arrange professional travel planners for you, who will tailor a personalized itinerary based on your interests, schedule, and budget.
Day 1: Arrival in Guilin
Welcome to Guilin! To ensure a worry-free journey, your personal guide will meet you at the airport arrival hall, then take a bus to the hotel for check-in, and visit Elephant Trunk Hill, Rongshanshu Lake, Twin Pagodas, East-West Alley, and Xiaoyao Tower.
Meal arrangements: Chinese cuisine – Guilin horse meat rice noodles for lunch & dinner
Transportation: Bus
Hotel options:
Guilin Convention Hotel (4-star)
Guilin Shangri-La Hotel (5-star)
Day 2: Guilin to Longsheng
Start your day’s journey by exploring Longji Rice Terraces, which are built along the mountainsides. The scenery is especially enchanting when sunlight reflects off the water in the rice fields; when the rice is ripe, the fields shine golden.
The Zhuang ethnic group is the largest minority in China’s population. Our tour guide will lead you to local Zhuang residences, where you can sit around a traditional kitchen fire pit and make bamboo tube rice together with the hosts. Taste the bamboo tube rice and oil tea.
Afternoon tour of the millennium-long hair village – Huang Luo Yao Village, which has been awarded the Guinness World Record.
Meal arrangements: breakfast & lunch – Longji Bamboo Tube Rice & dinner
Transportation: bus
Accommodation options:
Longji Terraced Fields Boutique Guesthouse (family homestay)
Day 3: Longsheng to Yangshuo
After breakfast, take a bus to Yangshuo Xingping Pier, then board a cruise to tour the Li River scenery, experiencing the stunning landscape of the ‘one hundred miles of Li River, one hundred miles of painting corridor.’
In the afternoon, visit the world-renowned Silver Cave, a typical representative of Guilin’s karst caves. The cave maintains a warm temperature in winter and coolness in summer. As you walk through the cave, the stalactite scenery you see seems to transport you back to the ocean three hundred million years ago.
After dinner, enjoy Zhang Yimou’s world’s largest live performance set against natural landscapes, ‘Impression Liu Sanjie.’ In the evening, take a stroll along the famous Yangshuo West Street, which is known as a ‘global village’ where Eastern and Western cultures intersect.
Meal arrangements: breakfast, lunch, and dinner – Yangshuo Beer Fish
Transportation: bus
Hotel options:
Yangshuo Xijie Grand Hotel (4-star)
Yangshuo Bilyan River View Hotel (5-star)
Day 4: Yangshuo to Guilin
This morning, under the guidance of our tour guide, we visited Yangshuo’s famous popular spot – Ruyifeng.
Then drive to the Yulong River Scenic Area, take a bamboo raft ride along the Yulong River, which feels like a flowing landscape painting. You can also see fishermen using cormorants to catch fish, a wonderful performance of nature and wisdom.
In the afternoon, we returned to Guilin and visited its highest peak, Yaoshan. While riding the cable car, as the altitude increased, the beautiful scenery of Guilin unfolded like a scroll painting, making us feel as if we were immersed in a flowing landscape painting.
Meal arrangements: breakfast & lunch – Lili Pu taro-stuffed pork & dinner
Transportation: bus
Hotel options:
Yangshuo Xinxijie Grand Hotel (4-star)
Yangshuo Bilyan River View Hotel (5-star)
Day 5: Departure from Guilin
At the end of your 5-day leisurely Guilin landscape trip, we will take you to the airport and send you back to your cozy home.
Meal arrangement: breakfast
Transportation: bus
hotel selection：
Recommendation for boutique hotels to enrich your travel experience.
Membership fee quotation：
The price depends on your travel plans, travel dates, number of people, and the hotel and meal requirements you choose.
The price includes：
- travel bus
- Chinese-English bilingual tour guide
- The attractions, hotels, and meals listed on the itinerary.
- Travel insurance
- 24/7 customer service hotline during travel
