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Guilin Merryland and Yangshuo tour
Tour code: AT010
Duration: 4 days
Route: XingAn, Yangshuo, Guilin
Attractions: Tour to Xing'an Merryland Resort, Ling Canal, Yanghuo Li River Cruise and Yangshuo cycling. Designed on a grand scale with international amusement park expertise. It introduces a captivating dream world to the likes of Disneyland.
Itinerary:
Day 1 Arrival / Guilin / Xing'an
Transfer via: own arrangement
Pick up from the Guilin International Airport by our guide and be transferred to the Merryland Resort in Xing'an (57 km north of Guilin), leisure on your own for the rest of the day. You might go to have dinner at the small town of Xing'an. Watch the activities happened in this typical town in Southern China. Stay overnight in the hotel in Merryland.
Day 2 Xing'an / Guilin (B,L)
Wake up in the morning with the bird singing in the beautiful surroundings of trees and mountains. Visit Ling Canal, the oldest canal in China, built in 214 BC of he reign of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty.
Ling Canal was scientifically designed and constructed. It connected the two water systems of the Yangtzi River and the Pearl River, has played a great historical role in the unification of China and the consolidation of the southern frontier areas of China.
Make a stop at Jiangtou village to find the ancient architecture in Ming Dynasty. Later today you will be transferred to Guilin.
Day 3 Yangshuo (B,L)
Li River Cruise, visit a tiny town of Yangshuo.
Depart from your hotel in the morning to have Li River cruise to Yangshuo. Li River is by far the main reason to visit Guilin. Double-decker and triple-decker river boats which weigh anchor from a pier at Zhujiang, about 40 minutes from Guilin by bus, and meander through the sleepy countryside are relaxing way to enjoy the superlative river scenery and life along its banks. In contrast to the burgeoning cities of the north, it is quiet here; the rural scenery is magnificent. You will enjoy the picturesque mountains, peaceful green fields, farms and villages with water buffalos, cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank.
After about 4.5 hours, the one-thousand-year-old town - Yangshuo, the disembarking point, comes into sight. It is well-worth browsing around this quaint town and its environs. Explore the old town freely for the rest of the day.
Yangshuo, the natural scenery features unique karst hills, crystal water, exquisite stones and intricate caves as well as a cultural historic heritage and folks of diverse customs.
At night, have fun on the West Street, don't drink too much to miss tomorrow's program. Or you can go to watch the envening show - Impression Liu Sanjie (optional). The Cormorant Bird catching fish show at night is also something new (optional).
Day 4 Yangshuo / Depart (B,L)
Transfer via: own arrangement
From 6:30 to 9:00 am, cycle for 2 hours from Yangshuo to Aishan Village in the early morning, you will arrive at the Licun village and then you continue your bike ride on the trails to Yangshuo. After a hot shower in the hotel, you will be transfer by company vehicle to take bamboo rafting for two hours on Yulong River through limestone mountains and trails.
Climbing up the Moon Hill, strolling around rice fields, by doing this way, you may understand what is the Chinese farmer's life and how big change happened in China in the passed 15 years.
Later today you will be transferred to Guilin airport or train station to your next destination.
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