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Longji rice terrace and Yangshuo hiking tour
Tour code: GY007
Duration: 6 days
Route: Guilin, Longji, Yangshuo, Xingping
Attractions: Dragon Back Bone Rice Terrace, Longji, Ping An Village, Li River, Yangshuo, Moon Hill
Itinerary:
Day 1
Arrival / Guilin
Upon arrival, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to Longsheng, visit Longji Mountain Village, about 2 hours driving on road, stroll around the village. Stay over night in Ping An Village.
Longsheng is famous for the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces: 60square kilometers of terraced rice fields southeast of Longsheng. They were first built in the Yuan dynasty and completed in the Qing dynasty by Zhuang people. The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop, with the highest place of an elevation of 885m and the lowest 380m. The coiling line spirals up from the mountain foot to the top, making the mountain looks like huge snail seen from afar.
Day 2
Longji / Yangshuo
Transfer to Yangshuo by road. Own arrangment for the rest of the day,
bike tour,yangshuo (Click to see details) 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. The optional ticket is RMB 198 per person. The Cormorant Bird catching fish show at night is also something new (optional).
Day 3
Yangshuo / Xingping / Hebao Hill
Take public bus or bike ride to Xingping from where you will begin your walking tour. Walk along Li River to Hebao Village. The journey is around 20 kilometers and will take 3 hours. Passing the local villages, rice fields, local style houses, you will embrace the most beautiful landscapes that will make you to understand the true life of the local farmers.
Day 4 (B, L, )
Hebao Hill / Yangdi / Gaotian
Climb up Hebao Hill to worship the sunshine on the mountain top. Continue your hiking for three hours to Yangdi. Take public bus for one hour from Yangdi to Yangshuo, there you continue your bike ride for one more hour through limestone mountains and trails to Gaotian. You will arrive at the Gaotian village in the late afternoon.
Day 5 (B, L, )
Gaotian / Langzi / Aishan / Yangshuo
After breakfast you will drive for 40 minutes to visit Langzi, an old village with nice traditional buildings and beautiful surroundings. Or you can choose take our another program - Water Rafting for two hours on Yulong River, an unique experience on bamboo raft, safe journey zigzaging through picturesque rice padding fields and limestone mountains.
water rafting on yulong river,yangshuo (Click to see details) 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.
You will continue you bike ride on the trails to visit Aishan Village, then to Yangshuo.
Day 6 (B )
Yangshuo / Depart
Free time in the morning. Later today you will be transferred to Guilin airport or train station.