Guilin Essence & Longsheng Short Hiking 5 Days Tour

Tour Code: CTA-GL-PVT-5D-03

Duration: 5 Days

Visit: Guilin,Longsheng,Yangshuo,Guilin

Note: Visit the most famous Guilin for the most wonderful sightseeing. You can also experience a short hike in Longsheng and enjoy the terrace fields of the ethnic minorities village in Longsheng!

Starting From: $ 282 P/P

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Chinese Treasures Trip Overview

Visit the most famous Guilin for the most wonderful sightseeing. You can also experience a short hike in Longsheng and enjoy the terrace fields of the ethnic minorities village in Longsheng! 

  • Private transfer during the whole trip
  • Private English Speaking Guide
  • Hiking tour and River Cruise
  • Countryside Biking and Terraced Field visiting
 
Approximate Entry Date
 
Number of Travelers
Adults (>12):
Children(2-12):
Babies(0-2):
 

  • Itinerary
  • Price Details
  • Inclusions & exclusion
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  • Day

    01

    Arrive in Guilin

    Arrive in Guilin

    Attraction & Activities:

    Meals:

    Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Guilin Sheraton Hotel Deluxe ★★★★Guilin Bravo Hotel Tourist ★★★Guilin Osmanthus Hotel

    Your guide will meet you at Guilin Liangjiang International Airport, then escort you to your hotel for check-in.
  • Day

    02

    Guilin to Longsheng (By Coach)

    Guilin to Longsheng (By Coach)

    Attraction & Activities:

    Meals:

    Hotel Breakfast & Chinese Lunch

    Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Lian Lodge Deluxe ★★★★Star Wish Resort Tourist ★★★Ping'an Inn

    You will have breakfast at the hotel, after you will enjoy your Guilin city tour of Reed Flute Cave which known as "the Palace of Natural Arts", and then visit Elephant Trunk Hill the symbol of Guilin city. After our guide and driver will escort you to Longsheng Longji Rice Terraced Fields, where you will stay overnight at the hillside hotel and have a good rest for tomorrow's hiking.

    Reed Flute Cave:
    Reed Flute Cave is a scenery area with caves as its major attractions. In this tourist area, there is exquisite, quiet and deep, spectacular and peculiar reed flute cave and the green and rippling fragrant Lotus Pool. Reed Flute Cave is like a magnificent and spectacular underground palace made of precious stone, corals, and jades. It is one of the most sparking pearls among the large number of grotesque caves.

    Elephant Trunk Hill: It looks like an Elephant, dipping its snout into the Li River, hence the name "Elephant Trunk Hill". This sight is a representative of the landscape around Guilin and is a city symbol of Guilin.

    Longji Terrace Field: Located approximately 16 miles southeast of Longsheng County, the Longji Terrace Fields (Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces) is the most amazing terrace in China, they are the culmination of both the profound wisdom and strenuous labor of the Zhuang People. It is a beautiful natural picture, with different view from season to season. As well as its amazing scenery, Longji is also the area to experience Guangxi ethnic minorities' culture.
  • Day

    03

    Longsheng to Guilin (By Coach)

    Longsheng to Guilin (By Coach)

    Attraction & Activities:

    Meals:

    Hotel Breakfast & Chinese Lunch

    Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Guilin Sheraton Hotel Deluxe ★★★★Guilin Bravo Hotel Tourist ★★★Guilin Osmanthus Hotel

    After your hotel breakfast, our guide will accompany you hiking along the Longji Rice Terraced Fields which takes around 5 hours. You will see the beautiful scence of the terrace fields, and also local monority villages. After the hiking tour you will be transferred to Guilin. 

    Longji Terraces: The terraces are built into the steep mountain range named "The Dragon's Backbone" and look like ribbons as they wind from the foot to the top of the mountain. The construction makes the best use of
    scarce arable land and water resources in the mountain area, and the local ethnic group (Zhuang & Yao) have their own customs and dressing styles which are especially interesting. 
  • Day

    04

    Guilin to Yangshuo (By Cruise)

    Guilin to Yangshuo (By Cruise)

    Attraction & Activities:

    Meals:

    Hotel breakfast, packed lunch on the cruise

    Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Green Lotus Hotel Deluxe ★★★★New Century Hotel Tourist ★★★Regency Holiday Hotel

    After your hotel breakfast, your guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and transfer you to the pier. You will take a 4 hour cruise along the Li River and enjoy the beautiful scenery along the river.

    After cruise, you will arrive at Yangshuo and enjoy the local life at West Street.

    Li River: The picturesque landscape scenery in Guilin will be the indispensable memory if you choose to have this cruise Li River Guilin. The scenery is just like the picture which shows in the RMB 20. And the Li River is praised as the No. 1 of Guilin Landscape among all the waters and mountain in the world.

    West Street: Yangshuo West Street lies in the center of Yangshuo County. This street is 517 meters long and 8 meters wide, and got its name because of its location at the west of the Yangshuo county. Every year more than 3 millions tourists at home and abroad visit this scenic attraction in Yangshuo.

  • Day

    05

    Yangshuo to Guilin (By Coach)

    Yangshuo to Guilin (By Coach)

    Attraction & Activities:

    Meals:

    Hotel breakfast & Chinese Lunch

    After your hotel breakfast, your guide will take you to enjoy the Yangshuo Countryside Biking. Cycling through the paddy field and orchards that surround the famous mountains will give you a fascinating insight into life in rural China. The serene country roads makes access to exciting biking tour, an idyllic countryside life will be fully displayed for you.

    You'll be able to snap some picutures of the spectacular mountains, rushing rivers, harmonious villages and quitet countryside.

    Later our guide and driver will escort you directly to Guilin airport for your next destination. 
Price Per Person in US Dollars
Group Size Luxury Class Tour Deluxe Class Tour Tourist Class Tour Single Room Supplement
Sept. 26, 2017 - Dec. 31, 2018 Low Season
1 Person$ 1201$ 840$ 750- / - / -
2 Persons$ 659$ 477$ 433$ 275 / $ 118 / $ 79
3-5 Persons$ 576$ 396$ 350$ 275 / $ 118 / $ 79
6-9 Persons$ 507$ 327$ 281$ 275 / $ 118 / $ 79
Sept. 26, 2017 - Dec. 31, 2018 High Season
1 Person$ 1317$ 930$ 771- / - / -
2 Persons$ 716$ 523$ 443$ 325 / $ 157 / $ 88
3-5 Persons$ 634$ 441$ 361$ 325 / $ 157 / $ 88
6-9 Persons$ 571$ 371$ 293$ 325 / $ 157 / $ 88
Remarks

* This is a private tour, only you and your family or friends will be in this tour. If you need any changes of itinerary or hotel ect., please just contact with our tour advisors, we can adjust the tour for you.
* Prices may vary according to your travel time and are higher in the high season, e.g. Chinese Spring Festival (06-13 Feb 2016)
* If only one person is traveling then the single room supplement is not required. If, for example, three people book a hotel, with two in one room and one in another room, the single room supplement must be paid. 
* You will enjoy more discount if there is more people join the tour.
Entrance ticket to Longji Rice Terraces offers travelers with two ethinic village, Pingan Village and Dazhai Village. Both boast gorgeous rice terraces. Option betwen the two is dependent on traveler's scheduled length of stay, and phsical capibility.
Dazhai Village is superior to Pingan Village in scale and spectacular effect. It provides a vantage point to view sunrise and holds anual Yao Minority Clothes Sunning Festival on the 6th day of the 6th lunar month.
While Pingan Village which was developed earlier is more walk-friendly, with shorter distance from the village to the rice field. While in Dazhai Village, a cable car ride (at an extra CNY70/USD11 per person) is required to reach to the terrace.

PRICE INCLUSIONS

  • Entrance tickets fees to scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
  • Meals:3 Chinese lunches in loca restaurants and 1 pack lunch on the cruise (upgrade to cruise buffet at extra CNY100/USD16)
  • Private transfers between airport, hotel and scenic spots while sightseeing by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver and English-speaking guide.
  • Guide service: English speaking tour guide.
  • Hotel accommodation based on twin share.

PRICE EXCLUSION

  • International airfare or train tickets to enter or leave China.
  • China entry visa fees.
  • Personal expenses: such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
  • Single room supplement
  • Tips to guide and driver.
  • Round-trip cable car connecting Dazhai Village to the rice terrace (USD11/person)