One-Day Guilin Landscape Tour: Exploring Karst Landforms and Experiencing Intangible Cultural Heritage

Come and feel the unique karst landforms and experience the intangible cultural heritage in Guilin! This route combines electric assist bicycles and scenic area shuttle buses, which is relaxed and flexible. There are also considerate arrangements such as multilingual services and internationally certified restaurants.

Mode of Travel

Recommended transportation: Electric assist bicycles + Scenic area shuttle buses. It’s labor-saving and flexible, allowing you to tour around Guilin with ease.

Featured Highlights

• Multilingual services for worry-free communication.
• Internationally certified restaurants for enjoying delicious food.
• Intangible cultural heritage handicraft experiences to feel traditional culture.
• Barrier-free facilities for more convenient travel.

Itinerary Arrangement

8:00 – 9:00 Morning Glow: Hotel → Duxiu Peak

• Bicycle Rental: Rent an electric bicycle with GPS and English voice prompts in the hotel lobby, which costs 100 yuan per day. Alternatively, you can scan the code to rent a bike through the HelloBike APP, and parking is free within 2 kilometers in the city center.
• Route: Go along South Duxiu Peak Road to the East Gate of Jingjiang Princes’ City, passing by Guangxi Normal University. You can enjoy the ginkgo avenue on campus in autumn.
• Breakfast: Have the intangible cultural heritage brine rice noodles at Minggui Rice Noodles (Wangfu Store). The international set meal costs 25 – 30 yuan, including rice noodles, a fried egg, and coffee.

9:30 – 11:30 Ink-wash Li River: Mopanshan Wharf → Nine-Horse Fresco Hill

• Cruise: Choose the four-star cruise ship, which costs 220 yuan per person (including lunch). There are only 4 people in each raft, and the voyage takes 90 minutes with a Chinese-English bilingual captain.
• Viewing Spots: Nine-Horse Fresco Hill and Huangbu Shoal Reflection. Ask the boatman in advance to remind you of the best shooting time.
• On-board Services: Provide Guilin-style refreshments, free Wi-Fi, and a viewing platform at the stern of the ship.

13:00 – 15:00 Lingnan Secret Land: Jiuxian Ancient Village → Moon Hill

• Change of Transportation: Take a shuttle bus costing 15 yuan per person from the wharf to Jiuxian Wharf, and then rent an electric bicycle for 40 yuan for 3 hours (including the lock).
• Cycling: Pass through Jiuxian Ancient Village. You can take a rest at the Internet-famous coffee shop “Xiaoma’s Tian” and experience the pottery handicraft class, which costs 50 yuan per person. Take a panoramic view of Moon Hill from the viewing platform of “Murakami Haruki” Bookstore and walk for 20 minutes to reach the top of the hill.
• Lunch: Have rural cuisine at “Yueyuan Mountain Villa”. You can book bamboo-tube chicken and snail stuffed in advance. It costs 80 – 100 yuan per person and can be customized without spicy food.

16:00 – 18:00 Geological Wonder: Silver Rock → Yulong River Bank

• Cave Exploration: Choose the VIP passage of Silver Rock, which costs 70 yuan per person and includes English explanation. There are rest areas and photo-taking guidance points inside the cave.
• Picnic: Order a Yulong River Bank picnic box costing 120 yuan per portion, which includes osmanthus wine, mugwort rice cake, and Western-style sandwiches. There are sun umbrellas and portable toilets on the riverside lawn.
• Bamboo Rafting: Choose the section from Jinlong Bridge to Jiuxian for bamboo rafting, which costs 60 yuan per person and takes 20 minutes. Enjoy the setting sun shining on the Yulong River while taking the bamboo raft at dusk.

19:00 – 21:00 Night Banquet and Live Performance: Xingping Ancient Town → Impression Sanjie Liu

• Dinner: Have dinner at “Hepan Renjia” Lijiang-themed restaurant, which costs 150 – 200 yuan per person. You can enjoy the river view on the second floor, and there are Western-style improved versions of Lipu Taro Braised Pork and Beer Fish.
• Live Performance: Choose the VIP seats, which cost 380 yuan per person and include pick-up and drop-off services and an exclusive viewing platform. Download the APP in advance to get multilingual subtitles. You can enjoy the free intangible cultural heritage Nuo opera makeup experience (15 minutes) 30 minutes before the performance and take photos as souvenirs.