Tour code: SWGL008
4 Days Longsheng Rice Terraces Trekking and Hot Spring
Day by Day Itinierary
| Day 1 Longsheng ( ) |
Upon your arrival, you will be picked up at the Guilin airport and transferred to Longsheng. Check in at the hotel situated on the layers of rice terraces of Tiantou Village. If time allows, you can walk 1.5 hours to Jinfoding Rice Terrace for the gorgeous sunset view. |
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| [ Optional ] Longji Rice Terrace: Longji Rice Terraces, located in Longsheng County about 2 hours from Guilin, are built into the hillsides, nearby Pingan village. The terraces look like great chains or ribbons as they wind from the foot to the top of the hill... |
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| Day 2 Longsheng ( B,L ) |
Hiking Route: Tiantou Village to Ping'an Village (4 hours)
Get up early and hike about 40 minutes from your hotel to the Xishanshaoyue Rice Terrace for the sunrise scenery. Have a good view of the way the lines, layers and colors of the rice terrace work such a miracle. Then you’ll walk 30 minutes for Thousand Layers Rice Terrace created by terrace fields of various shapes and sizes.
After lunch, let’s start hiking from Tiantou Village to Ping'an Village. In the 4-hour hiking you keep marveling at the fabulous Jinkeng Rice Terraces. What's more, you'll meet Yao and Zhuang Ethnic people. It's interesting to know about their lifestyle and custom. Afterwards, drive to Longsheng Hot Spring Resort and spend the night there. Fully relax yourself at the hot spring and remove all the fatique. |
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| [ Optional ] Longsheng Hot Spring: Longsheng Hot Spring, "Holy Water" in the eyes of Yao people, is a good resort for relaxation and enjoyment with its healthy and comfortable spring. Experts have determined that the waters consists of many trace elements including lithium, strontium, iron, manganese, zinc, copper and others that are beneficial to health. |
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| Day 3 Yangshuo ( B,L ) |
After breakfast, drive to Yangshuo. During the 3-hour driving, you can feast the gorgeous landscape and the rural life alongside.
Upon your arrival, jump on the bamboo rafts and float down the attractive Yulong River, a major tributary of the Li River. It’s surely a superb journey of nature immersion with fantastic limestone mountains on both sides displaying their beauty at their best. At night, the top night show Impression Liu Sanjie is strongly recommended. |
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. | 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 encour…… |
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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 4 Yangshuo ( B,L ) |
Your enthusiasm is sure to reach the peak when you launch Yangshuo Countryside cycling. An idyllic countryside life will be fully displayed. You’ll see cute huts, cattle, cowherds and flourishing farmland. You’ll also appreciate the famous Moon Hill. Looking up to its shape of crescent moon, you can do nothing but marvel at the magical force of nature!
After lunch, enjoy some free moments at the well-known West Street, buy some souvenirs for your family and friends. In the afternoon you'll be transferred to the Guilin airport and end the happy tour in Guilin. May all the beautiful spots you've visited last forever on your mind. |
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| [ Optional ] 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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