4 Days Li River Hiking with Yangshuo Highlights Tour

Full Itinerary Day by day (Can Be Customized)

Day 1 Guilin Arrival

Welcome to Guilin, the most scenic city in China! Upon your arrival, be met by your local guide and escorted to your hotel in Guilin downtown.

You will start your Guilin tour after a break. Firstly make a visit to the symbol of Guilin landscape - Elephant Trunk Hill. A giant rock hill vividly shapes like an elephant which is drinking water. Besides, there are many historical sites here for you to explore, such as stone carving, Buddhist temple, relic exhibition, etc.

Then, drive about 7 kilometers (about 20 minutes' drive) to the next attraction - Reed Flute Cave, a majestic underground palace with sparkling different colors. The magical Mother Nature condenses millions years of natural efforts to form the incredible stalactite, stalagmite, stone shield and stone waterfall of different sizes and shapes.

After the tour, be transferred to your hotel.

Evening Ideas: In the evening, if you want, you can to take a leisure walk around the famous city water system - Two Rivers and Four Lakes for the amazing night views.

Arrival Ideals: At present, there are many international and domestic flights to Guilin. Besides, you can take a high speed train to Guilin from Guiyang (about 2.5 hours), Guangzhou (about 3 hours), Changsha (about 3.5 hours), etc.

Day 2 Li River Hiking (B, L)

Besides the boat cruise, hiking is another best way to explore the beauty of Li River. The best recommended hiking route is the 13.5 km's walking from Quanjiazhou to Xingping on which you can not only enjoy a leisure hiking but also witness some breathtaking sightseeing. Walk leisurely along the riverside to see the beautiful countryside landscape, see some unique and authentic local custom, or take some interesting water activities. The whole hiking takes about 3.5 hours to finish.

Your hiking ends at Xingping, then drive about 30 km (about 40 minutes) to Yangshuo, the paradise of Guilin. Check in your hotel. The rest of today is free for you to explore this beautiful town on your own.

Evening activity - walk leisurely on the ancient West Street to witness how the western culture and Chinese culture perfectly and peacefully coexist here. Whether you want to enjoy a cup of drink in bar, taste some local food, or just experience the relaxing atmosphere, you get it here.

Optional evening activity:

Watch the splendid evening performance of Impression Liu Sanjie with the Li River itself as the stage, which was directed by famous director - Zhang Yimou (usually performs for an hour between around 19:45 and 22:20).

Day 3 Yangshuo (B, L)

Wake up in the peaceful morning and enjoy a wonderful breakfast, then throw yourself into the stunning countryside views and relaxed atmosphere. Be enthralled by the patches of paddy fields nestling under green hills and near the mirror-like river, with farmers cultivating the soil with their water buffalos. There are many things to do for you - climbing the Moon Hill, biking to Big Banyan Tree, visiting local farmer’s home...

In the afternoon, go to explore the Yulong River. The river flows slowly among green beautiful karst mountains, passes by some old peaceful villages, several ancient stone bridges and a few antique buildings.

Day 4 Yangshuo to Guilin Airport (B, L)

Today is free for you to spend until your tour guide escort you to catch your flight/train to other destinations. 

Departure Ideas: from Guilin, you can take flights to Hong Kong, Beijing, Chengdu, Xian, and other popular tourist destinations. If you prefer high speed trains, you can reach Shanghai, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Nanjing, etc, from Guilin by train.

The quotation for this trip is from $379 Per Person

1. This price is for one person, based on a group of 2 adults sharing one standard double-bed room in a 4-star hotel and traveling with our private tour in low seasons.
2. This price is subject to change according your traveling season, group size, hotel class, change of activities in your itinerary and possible fluctuation of currency exchange rate. If you want a lower price, you can get more people to join you, or use economy class hotels.
3. This price is only valid to March 31, 2026.
4. Reference exchange rate of USD 1=RMB 7.00. The final quote is based on current exchange rate. It may change according to the currency fluctuation, while the RMB quotation will be remained the same.

How Our Teams Serve you at China Discovery

"Highest Standards of Quality and Honesty" is the core value of each specialized team at China Discovery.

Eveyone in our company is working hard for only one goal, which is to ensure the highest level of service, luxury, and attention to detail from the minute you begin planning your trip, to the day you return home.

1-on-1 Travel Consultant

Our travel consultants are professional, experienced and responsible, helping you from the very beginning to the end of your China trip!

After sending us an inquiry, one of our travel consultants will get back to you within 0.5~23.5 hrs. In the next few days, he/she will be working closely with you to formulate a customized tour plan, as well as providing professional suggestions based on your travel interests, time, and budget.

Beside, he/she will keep in contact with you during your entire tour in China, continually checking if everything is going well as planned.

We're working at Chengdu Bamboo International Tours, local based in Chengdu.

Local Tour Guides

Our local guide in every destination is not only very friendly, enthusiastic but also very informative and knowledgeable.

Once you arrive in the destination, the patient and punctual guides will pick you up and take you to get under skin of the city at your own pace. By in-depth discovery and explanation, they’ll show you more about the history, culture, customs and authentic local life. Throughout the journey, they're not only expert guides who take care of all the details but also fellow travelers who are dedicated to help you explore in comfort and style.

Our guides are passionate about what they do, and it shows all the way!

Local Drivers & Vehicle

Using our private transfer service makes you comfortable, relaxed and worry free all the way!

Our private service includes licensed drivers with many years’ driving experience and air-conditioned, non-smoking, clean and well-maintained cars/vans. Drivers are local, polite, friendly and helpful, taking you to your tourist sites, hotels, airport/train stations in safety. All kinds of vehicle are offered, and yours depends on the size of your group. Usually, we offer sedan cars, SUVs, business vans (MPV) and different types of buses, all with extra space for your luggage.

Our private transfer service guarantees you the highest comfort!

Comfortable & Homelike Hotels

In each destination, you’ll enjoy a comfortable stay in a great location!

The hotels we choose are based on star rating, great locations, well-equipped facilities, cozy bed, high quality service and guests’ feedbacks. Choices are a lot ranging from luxury 5 star, comfortable 4 star to budget 3 star. You could decide where to stay to best suit for your budget and likes. Generally, the hotels have both Western and Chinese breakfast with a wide choices.

If you have already got an ideal hotel, please feel free to tell our travel consultants and they'll book the hotel for you.

Have good sleep in our well-selected hotels in all the destinations of China.

Meals & Dining

We can satisfy all the dietary requirements no matter you want Chinese local food, western food, vegetarian food or muslin food.

The restaurants we will take you for lunch or dinner are all designated tourist restaurants approved by local tourist administration bureau. They have very good sanitary conditions and the food is prepared fresh and clean.

There will be some meals excluded in your itinerary as you like, and your private guide will be delighted to give you some suggestions and take you to the local restaurants to taste like Beijing Roast Duck, Xian Dumpling Dinner, Sichuan Hotpot, etc., if you are interested in local food tasting.

All the dining options will satisfy your stomach!

Check What our delighted customers are saying about our services

Hi Jack,

At the very top, the trip organization was faultless. The pickups and drop offs were all on time or a little early and everyone was ready to go punctually.

Drivers

All excellent. Safe, skilled, thoughtful.

Guides

All exceptional. English was good to fully fluent. All very caring and concerned for our welfare and willing to make changes to suit what we required.

Of special note Linda in Beijing and Cecily in Xian who went to some trouble to help us. Oscar, Richard and Morgan also fantastic.

Hotels

All very comfortable. The one in Shanghai seemed a little out of the way with nothing around it. The Eastern House in Xian was perfectly positioned as was the one in Yichan?? (at the end of the short cruise from Guilin). They were near places to eat and were in interesting places.

Generally

We would be very happy to recommend China Discovery to anyone wishing to visit China and we already have.

A suggestion

This is a communication issue rather than an organisational one

I think there is a big omission from your web site. It may be there and I may have missed it but I did look very hard.

These days people are very suspicious of scams and other unpleasant experiences so it's important for companies to present a clear, efficient and detailed process.

People need to know and have explained to them that they will get full details of the trip before they leave home.

I know that we got all this but should have been told rather than having to ask for each piece.

The perfect place would be to put this at the end of your payment section which everyone will read. EG. Plan the trip, make a booking, pay deposit, pay balance and then you will get all this other information. This last point seems to be missing. EG telling me I’d get a confirmation message really tells me nothing if I don’t know what is going to be in it. Telling me that I’d get an information pack and what would be in it would add a lot more confidence to dealing with the company.

Another small matter. Once money is paid, it is important that people get quick and formal recognition that funds have been received. Having to ask for a receipt for payment also does not build confidence in the company.

Thank you for organizing the trip. It was outstanding.

Cheers

Graham

Graham‚ Australia, May 14, 2025

Dear Leo,

My wife and I are very grateful for your excellent trip organization. Everything went very well and smoothly. The guides were very professional and established an excellent rapport with us. I want to highlight the friendliness of the two young lady guides in Beijing and Chengdu. I also want to mention the good knowledge of the history of our guide in Xian and the professional and attentive attitude of the guide who accompanied us in Guilin, when my wife had an accident before boarding for Yangshuo. Fortunately, the accident had no consequences and she is fine.

All my best

Luis

Luis‚ Portugal, May 13, 2025

Good day Jack,

We want to thank you for the wonderful trip we took in China. You took good care of everything for us. Very nice! We enjoyed it very much.

Evaluation:

1. Yes. We always got quick and adequate answers to our questions.

2.The arrangements were very good and varied. Hotels were fine, also was the location of the hotels perfect and central. The guides were knowledgeable and knew a lot about the area or history. The meals in between were also very good. Nice to eat at local restaurants. Also, the transportation and driver were well arranged.

3. Yes I certainly will recommend our service.

4. General opinion: very good!

On behalf of my daughters also thank you so much for your panda gifts. They were very happy with the gifts. Very nice of you to do so.

We definitely want to make another trip to China in the future and will consult you again for booking the trip.

Thank you so much for everything.

Kind regards,

Michel and Irma

Michel‚ Neterland, May 12, 2025

Dear Jack,

Just to thank you and China Discovery! We are on the train to Xian business class. It has been a wonderful trip for us so far. Steven was a great guide and so accommodating. Mr Yang was also so helpful and a careful driver. Anne, Susan, Janet join me in thanking you all!

Regards,

Judy

Judy‚ Britain, May 11, 2025

Hello Rita,

I’ve just now uploaded the text below to TripAdvisor. I hope it appears properly (I don’t do this often) and that it helps with your annual bonus. Marian and I are indeed very pleased with what you organised and very impressed with how well it worked.

My wife and I spent two weeks travelling through China in April 2025 on a tailor-made tour organised by Rita Jiang at China Discovery. China is a beautiful country to visit; and Rita’s organisation of our travels was brilliant. Ahead of our holiday, she and I exchanged countless emails in which she provided quick and clear responses arranging the itinerary that we wanted. We flew into Hong Kong and visited Macau, then travelled by high-speed trains and river cruise ships to Guilin, Yangshuo, Yangtze Three Gorges, Zhangjiajie and Beijing, spending a couple of days at each to see the sights. Throughout these travels Rita was regularly in touch, ensuring that we knew in advance the names and mobile numbers of our drivers and guides at each destination, as well as our coach and seat numbers on the trains. Wherever we arrived, our drivers and guides were right there to meet us as planned – and took very good care of us through to boarding our next train or ship. Our days were filled with fascinating sights, excellent food, lots of information from our guides, and insights into Chinese history, culture and daily life; and our nights were spent in very comfortable hotels and a spacious comfortable cabin on the Yangtze cruise. All the arrangements made by Rita worked perfectly: our travels could not have gone more smoothly; and our experience of China could not have been more enjoyable.

Yours,

Martin

Judy ‚ Britain, May 10, 2025

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