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Find out about how to plan a Guilin Trip

Are you planning for your Guilin trip during your vacation? Guilin has diverse attractions to explore. Let’s see what you can see during your Guilin visit.

 

Guilin Day Trip
If you just have 1 day in Guilin, you could do one of the following trips based on your preferences.

 

Guilin City Day Trip

  • Option 1: Reed Flute Cave, Yao Mountain, Elephant Trunk Hill, East-West Alley, Four Lakes Night Cruise
  • Option 2: Reed Flute Cave, Fubo Hill, Elephant Trunk Hill, Zhengyang Waking Street, Four Lakes Night Cruise
  • Option 3: Reed Flute Cave, Yao Mountain, Daxu Old Town, Four Lakes Night Cruise

The Li River Cruise is the #1 Thing to do in Guilin!

​Yangshuo Day Trip

  • Option 1: Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo, West Street, Yulong River Scenic Area, Impression 3rd Sister Liu Show
  • Option 2: Private Li River motorized cruise raft, Xianggong Hill, West Street, Yulong River Scenic Area
  • Option 3: Silver Cave, Xianggong Hill, West Street, Private Li River motorized cruise raft, Cormorant Fishing Demonstration, Impression 3rd Sister Liu Show
  • Option 4: Private Li River motorized cruise raft, Xingping Old Town, Yulong River Scenic Area, Cuiping Hill

​Longji Rice Terraces Day Trip

  • Option 1: Ping’an Zhuang Village, Longji Zhuang Village
  • Option 2: Ping’an Zhuang Village, Jinkeng Rice Terraces
  • Option 3: Jinkeng Rice Terraces

 

Guilin 2 Day Trip

Option 1:

  • Day 1: Reed Flute Cave, Yao Mountain, Elephant Trunk Hill, East-West Alley, Four Lakes Night Cruise
  • Day 2: Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo, West Street, Yulong River Scenic Area, Impression 3rd Sister Liu Show

Option 2:

  • Day 1: Reed Flute Cave, Fubo Hill, Elephant Trunk Hill, Zhengyang Waking Street, Four Lakes Night Cruise
  • Day 2: Jinkeng Rice Terraces​

Option 3:

  • Day 1: Reed Flute Cave, Yao Mountain, Elephant Trunk Hill, East-West Alley, Four Lakes Night Cruise
  • Day 2: Ping’an Zhuang Village, Longji Zhuang Village

Guilin 3 Day Trip
Option 1:

  • Day 1: Reed Flute Cave, Yao Mountain, Elephant Trunk Hill, East-West Alley, Four Lakes Night Cruise
  • Day 2: Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo, West Street, Yulong River Scenic Area, Impression 3rd Sister Liu Show
  • Day 3: Ping’an Zhuang Village, Longji Zhuang Village

Option 2:

  • Day 1: Reed Flute Cave, Fubo Hill, Elephant Trunk Hill, Zhengyang Waking Street, Four Lakes Night Cruise
  • Day 2: Private Li River motorized cruise raft, Xingping Old Town, Yulong River Scenic Area, Cuiping Hill
  • Day 3: Ping’an Zhuang Village, Jinkeng Rice Terraces

Also, you could explore some of them advised above based on your schedule and preferences.

  • July, August & September (Best time for Li River Cruise)

During these months (July – September), summer arrives into Guilin and with it, very hot weather. The rainfall stops from the monsoon season in the months earlier and the weather becomes clear with daylight hours lasting longer. There is also the ‘summer holiday’ visitors, typically domestic Chinese visitors. We recommend visiting during this time in the month of September as September is the best time for a Li River Cruise.

  • October, November & December (Best time for Li River Cruise)


During these months (October – December), spring is in Guilin as the weather starts to cool down during late October and November. This time of year features the National Holiday (usually the first week of October) and this is definitely not a good time to visit Guilin, unless you want to spend a lot of time lining up in queues!

​We recommend visiting during mid-October through until mid-November and during this time period, it’s considered the best time for a Li River Cruise.

Li River Cruise Types

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USD $128
​per adult

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USD $99
​per adult

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USD $78
​per adult

4.5 Star Li River Cruise Cost

4.5 Star Li River Cruise VIP Ticket Upper Deck Ticket Lower Deck Ticket
Adult (over 140 cms Tall) USD $177 per adult USD $139 per adult USD $128 per adult
Child (120 - 139 cms tall) USD $99 per child USD $75 per child USD $62 per child
Child (under 119 cms tall)
*NO SEAT*
FREE* FREE* FREE*
Please note, the 4.5 Star Li River Cruise also features a Lower Deck Private Box to host a maximum of 4 x persons.
Price of the Li River Cruise Lower Deck Private Box (4 x persons) is USD $492 in total.

4.5 Star Li River Cruise Photos

4 Star Li River Cruise Cost

4 Star Li River Cruise VIP Ticket Upper Deck Ticket Lower Deck Ticket
Adult (over 140 cms Tall) USD $139 per adult USD $115 per adult USD $99 per adult
Child (120 - 139 cms tall) USD $139 per adult USD $57 per child USD $49 per child
Child (under 119 cms tall)
*NO SEAT*
FREE* FREE* FREE*

4 Star Li River Cruise Photos

3 Star Li River Cruise Cost

3 Star Li River Cruise Lower Deck Ticket
Adult (over 140 cms Tall) USD $78 per adult
Child (120 - 139 cms tall) USD $39 per child
Child (under 119 cms tall)
*NO SEAT*
FREE*

3 Star Li River Cruise Photos

The Li River Cruise is the #1 Thing to do in Guilin!

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