Tour code: SWGL005
4 Days Sunrise Photo in Yangshuo
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Trip highlights
Best location differs in seasons. The sun comes out from different mountain. Stay overnight at the foot of Mount Hebao, ask Mr. Laozhao to escort you to the summit next morning. 2 days trekking and 1 day biking.
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Tour price
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Destinations
Guilin
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Tour type
Private tour available everyday, private tour guide & driver
Day by Day Itinierary
| Day 1 Guilin ( ) |
| Upon arrival at the Guilin airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to Yangshuo. Free time for the rest of the day. |
Yangshuo | Yangshuo is situated on a small plain between a number of karst peaks. It is China's foremost venue for biking, trekking and rock climbing, many local hotels offer guiding and bikes for rental. Highly recommend you to watch the Impression Liu Sanjie Light Show. |
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| [ Optional ] Tai Chi classes: Tai Chi can be seen throughout the city of Guilin and the countryside of Yangshuo, we have 1 hour Tai Chi classes for beginners, in the morning and in the afternoon, with a trained Tai Chi practitioner. |
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| Day 2 Guilin ( B,L ) |
| Take public bus to Yangdi from where you will begin your walking tour. Walk along Li River to Hebao Village. The journey is around 20 kilometers and will take 3 hours. Passing the local villages, rice fields, local style houses, you will embrace the most beautiful landscapes that will make you to understand the true life of the local farmers. |
Li River Trekking | Take 1 hour public bus to the Yangdi village from where you will begin your hiking tour. Walk along the bank of Li River to Xingping. After about 4.5 hours, Xingping, a small fishing village, comes into sight. Your hiking tour finishs here. Transfer to Yangshuo by local bus. |
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| [ Optional ] Cormorant Bird catching fish: Cormorant Fishing is unique in China, which has been existed for hundreds of years already. This way of fishing is that the well-trained cormorants dive into the water to hunt for fish after receiving orders from fisherman. The fisherman usually rewards them with one or two very small fish to encourage them. |
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| Day 3 Guilin ( B,L ) |
| Climb up Hebao Hill to worship the sunshine on the mountain top. Afer freshing up and have simple breakfast at local farmer's house, continue your hiking for 2 hours to Xingping. Take public bus for one hour from Xingping to Yangshuo. |
Sunrise on Li River | Best location differs in seasons. The sun comes out from different mountain. Stay overnight at Mount Hebao, ask Mr. Laozhao to escort you to the summit next morning. Or you stay in Yangdi, spend RMB 200 to rend a fishing boat to Li River at 5am. | West Street | It is an ancient street with a history of over 1,400 years and lies in the heart of Yangshuo. It now draws visitors for its unique mix of cultures. The 2000-m-long street enjoys various bars, cafes, restaurants,art crafts and souvenir stores, foreign language clubs and even Kungfu schools. |
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| [ Optional ] Impression Sanjie Liu: With 12 mountain peaks and the Li River as its background, unlike performances with traditional artificial stage, the Impression Liu Sanjie is a large outdoor awe-inspiring night performance. It lasts for 70 minutes and over 600 actors and actresses are involved. All the actors are local residents. Book show tickets + hotel delivery service: http://www.chinadiscover.net/china-tour/guilinguide/yangshuo-liusanjie.htm |
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| Day 4 Guilin ( B,L ) |
| In the early morning, cycle for 2 hours from Yangshuo to Gaotian in the early morning, you will arrive at the Licun village and then you continue you bike ride on the trails to Yangshuo. The climbing of Moon Hill is about 2 hours and up and down. After a hot shower in the hotel, you will be transfer by company vehicle to take bamboo rafting for two hours on Yulong River through limestone mountains and trails. Later today you will be transferred to Guilin Airport for return flight. |
Bamboo Rafting on Yulong River | Rafting on the Yulong River is relaxing and can be an opportunity to spend good time with your family. The perfect combination of water, ancient bridges, Karst mountains and countryside scenery makes this rafting trip one of the favorite choices of photographers and artists coming to the area. | Moon Hill | Moon Hill, one of the highlights in Yangshuo, gets this name as a moon-shaped hole penetrating a limestone pinnacle. You will enjoy various perspectives to appreciate the wonder, here the caves taking on different looks of “full-moon”, “half-moon” or “crescent moon”. | Bike ride in Yangshuo | Cycling Excursion is the best way to appreciate the pristine countryside scenery in Yangshuo as trails often lead where buses and cars can’t go. In addition, cycling riding is the most economic way to tour the Yangshuo countryside which only about 1-2 dollars per day, also a popular way. |
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| [ Optional ] Shangri-La Yangshuo: Shangri-La Yangshuo, a beautiful landscapes kingdom of Guilin, is located 20 minute drive north of Yangshuo. You will change to small wooden boat to visit a cave and some nice rice paddies surrounded by beautiful peaks. |
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