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What is the telephone number of Panlong District Photography School?

Guilin people teach you to visit Guilin in an almost free way.

1. Before 6: 00 a.m. in Qixing Park, local people are free to go in and out for morning exercises. After this time, the locals will get two yuan tickets, pass card 1 yuan/time. Introduction: Never hang a camera on your back, so the doorman can see at a glance that you are traveling. You'd better learn a few words of Guilin dialect. Feeling suspicious, the doorman asked which school in Guilin he was from and forgot to bring his certificate. There is another way to climb into the park from the back hill, which is more dangerous. To say that 30 tickets for this park are actually very valuable, and most of the scenic spots are classic, but why not use this method?

2. Two Rivers and Four Lakes (0 yuan) This is a water system around the city comparable to Venice Water City-advertising language. The advertisement of this scenic spot is not exaggerated, but it is actually quite good. The mistake is that many group members were tricked into taking a night cruise by boat, and 100 yuan was spent on water. In fact, this scenic spot is connected with the urban area, and there is no door wall and no ticket sales. It is a super-large scenic spot that is completely free.

3. Jingjiang Wang Fu (0 yuan) "Jingjiang Wang Fu" is located in the center of Guilin and has the reputation of a city within a city. Guilin's unique "king of mountains" peaks stand in the city, and the poem "Guilin's landscape is the best in the world" written by the poet Wang of the Song Dynasty is engraved in the city. The original site of Guangxi Normal University, so the side door next to it is for students to enter and leave, and it is also free to enter. The doorman won't check the tickets. The point is that you don't dress like a tourist. The scenic spot has accumulated many humanistic landscapes in Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China, and it is the most concentrated place of Confucianism and Taoism culture in Guilin. The whole city has concentrated the history and culture of Guilin for hundreds of years, and its cultural background is very profound. There is a natural cave at the foot of Duxiufeng, which stands in the center of the city. The cave was named Taiping Rock because of the discovery of Taiping Bao Tong. It used to be the place where Jingjiang kings sacrificed to immortals, and the Taoist culture in the cave was well preserved. Among them, the 60 Jia statue of Mo Yan's stone carving is the only Mo Yan stone carving found in mainland China so far.

4. Swimming in Lijiang River to see Elephant Trunk Mountain. If you don't touch the Lijiang River in summer, you won't believe that China really has unpolluted water. Yuanzhou near jiefang bridge is a free swimming pool. In the swimming safety zone designated by the government, it only costs 1~2 yuan to store clothes. Pizhou is opposite Elephant Trunk Hill, and you can see Elephant Trunk Hill for free, because the entrance of Elephant Trunk Hill Park is covered with bamboo, so it is difficult for you to take a photo. Considering that Elephant Trunk Mountain is the emblem of Guilin, and it is famous, and I don't want to spend 33 yuan to buy a ticket, just a few people take a private bamboo raft to go in! This will give full play to your bargaining talent, and it is normal to cut to 5- 10 yuan. Entering the park and buying a ticket have the same effect. The aboveboard entrance is the fir lake of two rivers and four lakes.

5. Guilin is the first in the country with three exemptions. Except that the park is free for the immortal Guilin people in the morning and evening, some buses and all toilets in Guilin are free. Do you know the toilet revolution in Guilin? It has been launched for several years! They are all 4-and 5-star public toilets, which can dry their hands and sense automatically, without charge! People in big cities won't believe it! There are also free buses in Guilin, starting with 5, which seems to be 50-59, and most of them are connected in series with scenic spots. The eighteen strange buses in Guilin carry people for free, cigarette factories do not exist, five-star public toilets are all broken, short skirts are worn outside pants, bird's nest on trees is full of vegetables, flowers bloom in all seasons, and English is not bad. The old lady is called a dog by her friends, landscape calligraphy and painting are good, and there are ethnic villages in the city. Watermelon frost sells them both at home and abroad, caves can rival fairyland, pigs run outdoors in the suburbs, rice noodles are delicious and cheap, long beans are used as belts, and there is an extra piece behind shoes. Before introducing the scenic spots with low fees, let's solemnly introduce the most authentic and cost-effective delicious snacks to hook your appetite.

6. Guilin rice noodles100g with beef jerky10g (2.50 yuan) Guilin rice noodles have different flavors due to different bittern: soup powder, marinated vegetable powder, beef brisket powder, hot and sour powder, horse meat rice noodles, etc. The authentic way to eat is to mix well and dry first, and then drink bone soup slowly after eating. The whole taste of rice noodles is integrated into your heart. Can you believe that there is a city that has rice noodles in the morning, noon and evening, but you can't even eat rice noodles at night? That's the famous Guilin rice noodles. It's cheap, but I'm most afraid that the donkey friends will be addicted to it and get mixed up when they go back. At present, the famous local rice noodle shops in Guilin include Shengli Rice Noodle (Wayao), Shiji Rice Noodle (Jiefang West Road, opposite Smile Hall), Youyixuan Rice Noodle (Lequn Road), Fulin Rice Noodle (Zhongshan North Road), Qiu Ling Rice Noodle (East Ring Road) and Chongshan Rice Noodle (Zhengyang Pedestrian Street is near the square).

7. Central Square and Zhengyang Pedestrian Street The Zhengyang Pedestrian Street in Guilin is connected with coral in the south, Jiefang East Road in the north, Zhengyangmen in the Ming Dynasty, the world-famous Lijiang River in the east and the central square in the west, with a total length of 666 meters (which coincides with the slogan of "66 Dashun" in China). The pavement is a simple and quaint green slate. On this street, there are both Chinese-style antique buildings that show traditional origins such as Zhengyang, and residential buildings in northern Guangxi with Guilin landscape relief. There are buildings in South Asia, Japan and South Korea, as well as European classical architecture; There is both the emotional appeal of Yangshuo West Street and the excitement of Wangfujing in Beijing. It has a strong commercial atmosphere and traditional cultural atmosphere; It has both national style and modern charm, combining Chinese and western, and integrating ancient and modern; Known as "the first street in western China". Main attractions: The cultural relic "Qushui Flowing" is placed at the south entrance of Zhengyang Pedestrian Street, and eight osmanthus trees are planted next to it, symbolizing "Bagui". Shopping is convenient, which concentrates all the eating, drinking and having fun in Guilin. The Great Falls Hotel, the world's largest man-made waterfall "Nine Days Galaxy", was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2002. The upper part of the waterfall is 72 meters wide and the lower part is 75 meters wide. The water flows from the 45-meter-high roof along the 83-degree curved glass curtain wall to the 5.6-meter-high pool on the second floor of the hotel, and then falls into the ground pool, with an hourly flow of 2,560 cubic meters. The waterfall is equipped with seven kinds of fancy styles, such as Guilin osmanthus, waves and curtain waves, and there is a waterscape sightseeing platform below the waterfall for tourists to watch. The "Nine Days Galaxy" waterfall echoes the music fountain in the downtown square of Guilin, becoming a landmark man-made landscape in Guilin and a world-class tourist and leisure resort in downtown Guilin. Every day, Chinese and foreign tourists and citizens come to watch and visit in an endless stream. At night (8: 00 p.m.), under the illumination and background of light, the waterfall is like pearls scattered, crystal clear and surrounded by water mist, just like a fairyland. The whole waterfall reproduces the intoxicating artistic conception of Li Bai's famous sentence, "Flying down three thousands of feet, suspecting that the Milky Way has set for nine days". Because these scenic spots are open-air, there are no tickets like the two rivers and four lakes, and they are all free attractions. But if it's a self-help tour, you'd better find a tour guide to accompany you. The tour introduced by someone is still quite comfortable.

Lijiang Waterfall Hotel

8. Riding a bike to visit Yangshuo (Guilin Bus Station 10 yuan) 5 yuan RMB, you can get in touch with the most fascinating scenery in the world, which is the most attractive way of self-help tour in Yangshuo, Guilin. Double car 10 yuan, single car 5 yuan. The classic route is from Yangshuo County → Totem Ancient Road → Julongtan → butterfly spring → Darongshu Park → Moon Mountain Park → Longmen Water Cave. Big banyan tree, butterfly spring can just take pictures outside, without going in. Moon Mountain can see the crescent moon to the full moon from the opposite Moon Road, which is also free. Of course, the water rock is worth seeing. Personally, I think Longmen Shuiyan is more thrilling. I cut the ticket for 120 to 40 yuan, which was quite fun, and there was a mud bath. Let's go to the nightclub on West Street in the evening. I'll feel like a petty bourgeoisie in a few years. I will avoid anything expensive. This section is over.

9. Dawei Ancient Town (take a bus from Guilin Sanlidian Grand Disc to Dawei 3~5 yuan) is another free scenic spot. So far, it seems that nothing has been spent except the fare to and from 30 yuan. Recommend a thousand-year-old town-Dawei. It is suggested to go to Xiongcun near Dawei and keep the ancient buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties! There are several islands opposite the pier, which specialize in farmhouse tourism and are affordable. A cabin for one night is only 10 yuan/person. Eat authentic Lijiang fish and vegetables; You can also row bamboo rafts and sing karaoke, and the barbecue venue is free. As for picking strawberries, oranges and grapefruit in the field, you can eat them first and then weigh them. The locals are quite simple.

10. Lingqu (Guilin to Xing 'an is about 8 ~ 10 yuan by car) Lingqu, built in the thirty-third year of Qin Shihuang, is an ancient canal across the Xiangjiang River system and the Pearl River system. It is located in Xing 'an, the center of Gui Xiang Corridor, and is also called "Three Major Water Conservancy Projects in Qin" with Zheng Guoqu in Shaanxi and Dujiangyan in Sichuan. Mr. Guo Moruo called it: "Responding to the North and South of the Great Wall is a wonder of the world." There are many places of interest on both sides of Lingqu, including Champion Bridge, Doumen, Sixian Ancestral Hall, Feilaishi World War II, Huazui, Scale, Drainage Scale, Qin Culture Square and so on. There is also the memorial hall of the American Flying Tigers in World War II in the scenic spot, which is a good place to understand the historical facts that Chinese and American people jointly fought against Japanese militarism during World War II. Guide: As the friend above said, asking a tricycle to pull you in after leaving the station can also save money on tickets. Just pay the fare. As for your question, the scenic spot and the village are linked together, and the locals certainly have this privilege!

1 1. Gudong Forest Waterfall (within the big enclosure): 15 yuan/Ren (student price) As a natural scenic spot, it consists of Qian Jing scenic spot, ecological square, calcified waterfalls, jungle shuttle and forest sermon, including Lingshui Waterfall, Bitan Lake, strange vine and red maple. The scenic spot is a cascade waterfall formed by underground springs. Waterfalls are180m higher than the water level of Lijiang River, and they can still spew out. It is the only cascade waterfall formed by underground springs in China. It is a waterfall that changes the scenery because of the deposition of calcium active China. Gudong Waterfall has 17 scenic spots: Butterfly Lake, Eye of Gudong, Ecological Square, Natural Guanyin, Longting Lake, Forest Bath, butterfly spring, LAM Raymond Gallery, etc. That big forest is the green lung of Lijiang River. The freshness of spring, the green of summer, the dyeing of autumn and the element of winter are picturesque. The most rare 3,000 mu pure red maple forest is colorful, romantic and charming. Introduction: I am an environmentalist, and I admire this scenic spot because there is an environmental square inside. 15 yuan can go in, but it seems that foreign guests want 60 yuan, which is a bit expensive. But in summer, the main way to play is to climb waterfalls and take a hydrophilic trip. It's romantic to see thousands of acres of red maple in autumn and winter. Note: When you come to our university to play and meet active donkey friends, it is basically no problem to enjoy the local student price, but it is hard to say during the Golden Week. Because the scenic spot should also consider his reception ability. Elephant Seven Star Park received more than 654.38+million people last year 1 1 month, of which 1 day received more than 20,000 people. Other scenic spots are basically saturated, so it may be wise to avoid the peak season.

12. Xing 'an Water Street (0 yuan) Besides the Lingqu mentioned above, Xing 'an also has a free scenic spot worth visiting. Water Street consists of five parts: Qin and Han architectural culture, ancient bridge culture, ancient sculpture culture, Lingqu historical culture and Lingnan folk culture. Specific attractions include Qin Liuwen Scenic Area, Niangniang Bridge, Wan Li Bridge, Ma Si Bridge, Ancient Stage, Admiralty Street, Huguang Guild Hall, Waterfront Pavilion, 100m Sculpture Gallery, Three Generals Cemetery, Ancient Stone Carvings, Folk Customs Area, etc. The Lingqu excavated by Qin Shihuang to unify China is one of the three major water conservancy projects in ancient China. The project is grand in scale and momentum. With the aura and special status of Lingqu and scenic spots, Danqing Water Street has become an eternal water street. Now it is a popular tourist attraction. Walking on the Lingqu, people seem to be in a dreamland, as if they are traveling in a world of pictorial, which is beautiful and beautiful. ...

13. If Guilin's landscape is the artistic creation of nature, then Guilin's fool's paradise is an adventure of nature and human beings. With the concept of "protecting nature and creating humanity", Fool's Paradise is an international artistic creation and cultural exchange center with the theme of contemporary sculpture art and landscape art, which integrates artistic creation, exhibition, aesthetic education training, tourism and leisure, and cultural sightseeing. At the same time, with its beautiful natural scenery and rich and unique artistic atmosphere, it has become an international-level humanistic and artistic landscape with great tourism value in China. It has been praised as the "Oriental Louvre" and "Modern Dunhuang" by Chinese and foreign experts and media. It is an adventure paradise for landscape and art, and an open-air theater for listening to the answers of stones and landscapes. 1 14 Artists from 47 countries played a beautiful movement interwoven with nature and humanity on the stage of pine forests, green fields, peaks and strange rocks. On the banks of mountains, in beautiful waters and forests, sculptures are deep or shallow, bright or simple, or circuitous or circuitous. Teresa Teng Music Garden was built here. When we went on April Fool's Day in 2005, 25 yuan gave us 20 Qian Qi shopping vouchers, which was quite cost-effective. Now there is no such good opportunity.

14. About Drifting The drifting of the Wupai River is located at the foot of Maoershan (located in Xing 'an), the highest peak in South China, and is praised by the world as "Hukou of the Yellow River" and "Tiger Leaping Gorge" in Guilin. It is famous for its "water hazards, strange rocks, secluded forests and beautiful waterfalls". The Wupai River drifts about 30km with a drop of more than 200 meters. There are no underground rivers and eddies in the whole drifting reach, and the local drop is only 2 meters, which is both exciting and safe. Therefore, the Wupai River is not only suitable for mass tourism rafting, but also has the natural conditions to carry out the reverse spin competition and training of whitewater kayaking. Officials and experts from the Water Sports Management Center of the National Sports Federation confirmed that Wupaihe River is the only rafting training base and competition venue in China with the most ideal comprehensive conditions, which can fully meet the world-class competition conditions. Zijiang River rafting is known as "the first in Zijiang River rafting in China". Zijiang River originates from Maoershan, the first peak, and is the sister river of Lijiang River. It belongs to the Yangtze River system and flows into Dongting Lake from south to north, with an average riverbed width of 100 meters. The vegetation on both sides of the Zijiang River is well protected, and the flow and velocity are relatively stable, like a jade belt shuttling between strange mountains and different mountains. Zijiang River drifts for 22.5 kilometers, descends 45 beaches and turns 365,438+0. No matter by wooden boat, bamboo raft or rubber boat, there is no danger. In the process of drifting, scenic spots appear one after another, just like stepping into a long landscape gallery. There are boats sailing on the river and people floating in the painting. Especially in the spring season, the coastal mountains are full of flowers, colorful and fascinating. Zijiang River is not only primitive, simple and quiet, but also full of agility and beauty. More than 60 scenic spots along the Yangtze River are exotic, among which "Sailing Stone", "Drinking Water Like a Goddess", "Torch Mountain", "General Riding on a Horse in Tianmen Town" and "Zijiang Giant Buddha" have beautiful scenery and high ornamental value. Twelve beaches drifting Twelve beaches drifting is 9 kilometers long, passing through 66 river beaches and 12 rapids. The highest drop of rapids is 3 meters, and the whole drop is more than 80 meters. Twelve beaches have nine bends and eighteen bends, and the rapids hit the rocks, splashing layers of water. The rubber dinghy bumps, jumps, undulates and shakes in the peaks and valleys, which makes the drifters relax and show their individuality. On both sides of the Twelve Beach Valley are towering cliffs and terraces, and lush primary secondary forests are distributed from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. The average elevation of the scenic spot is 300 to 500 meters, with great vertical difference in climate, distinct seasons and abundant rainfall. In midsummer, the temperature is 3 to 5 degrees Celsius lower than that in downtown Guilin. The banks of the river are CAMBRIAN dark gray shale with colorful colors, and boulders of different shapes are scattered on the left and right sides of the river bed, forming novel landforms such as scarps, terraces and pot caves. Between the continuous cliffs on both sides of the canyon, there are many small waterfalls hanging, which are very quiet and beautiful, making people feel like they are in a fairyland. Yulong River Raft Drifting Line A takes a bus to Jinlong Bridge in the morning, takes a bamboo raft over Golden Cat to catch mice, crosses Yulong Bridge (a single-arch stone bridge with a history of more than 800 years) and Xiangui Bridge, and passes through the old county town to enjoy the quiet and beautiful Yulong River, ancient primitive villages, ancient waterwheels, squirrel mountain climbing, worker-peasant bridge (where camels cross the river) and so on. And return to Yangshuo. Drift for 4-5 hours. You can get off the boat and eat farmhouse meals on the way. Line B takes a ride from Gongnong Bridge (where camels cross the river) 15 minutes to Yangshuo Resort, then takes a bamboo raft to walk slowly under the lime peak and the lush green Yulong River, and then takes a camel and ink painting garden (the most beautiful golden section of Yulong River) to cross the river and return to Yangshuo.

15. About the cave Qixingyan Qixingyan in Guilin is located in the abdomen of Putuo Mountain in Qixing Park, running through the east and west. It was originally an ancient underground river channel 6.5438+0 million years ago. Qixingyan is famous for its grandeur, breadth, twists and turns and profundity. It is an underground palace with relatively complete limestone development, rich scenery and good protection. The stone milk, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains and stone flowers in the cave are unpredictable and mysterious, forming a beautiful picture. There are more than 40 famous scenic spots, such as ancient banyan welcoming guests, frontier village scenery, gathering heroes, Yinhe Magpie Bridge, secluded place of Shilin, proud as a peacock and Flat Peach seeing off guests. These vivid, vivid and vivid scenes are fascinating and imaginative, which have spawned countless myths and spread widely. For example, Chang 'e, an official in Guanghan, danced under the osmanthus tree; Cowherd and weaver girl cross the river; The mother snail refines the stone to make up the sky; Yuelongmen carp, and so on. Since Sui and Tang Dynasties, Qixingyan has become a tourist attraction, leaving many stone carvings. For example, The Theme of Qixia Cave in the 10th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (590), The Inscription of Mysterious Qixia Cave in the 4th year of Tang Xianqing (659), Bi Xu Ming by Fan Chengda in Song Dynasty, The Divine Comedy by Ke Mengde and The First Cave in Sean Z in Ming Dynasty are all precious. Reed flute cave and reed flute cave are famous for the magnificent stalactite landscape in the cave. The height of the cave is 18m, the area is 15000m2, and the journey is about 500m. The grottoes are secluded, strewn at random, winding and circuitous, with different stalactites, colorful scenes and lifelike artifacts. With modern high-tech colored lights, the scenery is more colorful. Coming here is like being in a palace in a childhood dream, and it is also like a magnificent underground palace carved with precious stones, corals and emeralds. In this wonderful ldquo Palace rdquo, a dazzling array of stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains and stone flowers are lifelike, forming the original forest of ldquo Red Snail Treasure Account, ldquo Gorge Waterfall, ldquo Panlong Pagoda and ldquo; Outside the ldquo curtain, Yunshan rdquo, ldquo Crystal Palace rdquo, and so on, can be described as penetrating. All the landscapes in reed flute cave are masterpieces of nature, without any artificial modification. Therefore, reed flute cave is also called ldquo. Natural art palace; . Yangshuo Shuiyan, located more than ten kilometers southeast of Yangshuo (the county seat), is a world-famous large underground river crystal cave (marked in books and maps at home and abroad). Start from Yangshuo County, pass the big banyan tree and Moon Mountain, and then arrive at Longmen Village-Shuiyan. There is a lake about 300 square meters at the entrance of the cave. The cave is about eight kilometers long and passes through eight mountains. It has four passages, the height is more than 100 meters, five layers of caves and overlapping caves. Listen to the advice of Chinese and foreign tourists, don't decorate caves with any lights, and keep the original natural features. There are so many caves in Guilin that you can only visit one or two of them. Except for the caves in the park, several water rocks in Yangshuo can be bargained. Of course, the more people the better.

16. The largest tourism and leisure world in China. Guilin Lemandi Leisure World, which integrates sightseeing, leisure, tourism and vacation, is located in Xing 'an, Guilin, covering an area of more than 6,000 mu, and is the largest tourism and leisure world in China so far. The promised land is the pinnacle of modern tourism and leisure, grand, cordial, wonderful and harmonious. The combination of modern science and technology and beautiful landscape; The completeness of grand planning, facilities and artistic conception is the best in China. It is also a fantastic theme park, loyal to the original forest resort, the most distinctive 18 hole American Mausoleum golf course in the park, and resort hotels with mountains and forests. , so that every happy tourist can linger and enjoy modern comfort in the original scenery. In the forest resort loyal to the original flavor, elegant cliff villas and cabins are located according to the change of forest height, and the unique camping platform allows you to enjoy the noble camping interest. In the original Yuan Ye Paradise, visitors can enjoy unique and creative amusement facilities, such as picturesque cruise ship around the lake, thrilling thunderbolt pulley, thrilling ground shaking, gradual rock climbing area, artificial ski resort enjoying extreme pleasure, etc. , will bring you unexpected surprises. Similar to the large-scale entertainment venues of Disneyland in the United States, there are many scenic spots in the western United States, such as Happy China City, Dream World Zone, South Pacific Zone, Pirate Village, etc. The whole park is a considerable and leisurely tourism kingdom. Introduce the design of international large-scale amusement parks, capture the dream scenes from all over the world, and re-implement them in the dream kingdom full of land. Passionate South Pacific, time-space criss-crossing joyful China City, thrilling western area of the United States, wonderful magical world area and mysterious pirate village will all make you experience fantastic fun in different visits. A natural golf club, using the scenery of mountains and Linghu Lake, is crafted by international experts according to the original landscape to create a 18-hole natural international golf course. Clever and changeable fairway design brings you the pleasure of swinging one shot at a time. It is now the largest 18-hole American hilly course in Guangxi, and the only international standard in China. Let the wife-changers enjoy the unique world-class scenery and experience the ultimate sense of dignity while enjoying themselves. Our school can play with group friends all day for 80 yuan, and we can repeat our favorite projects. But may day is full, so it's better to stagger it.

17. The best time to visit the Dragon Ridge of Longsheng Terrace is the second half of the lunar calendar 15 every year. At this time, the terraces began to release water, and many excellent photographs of Longji were produced at this time. There are also half a month before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, which is a harvest season and a golden world. Longji also has a great snow scene, but whether it snows every year depends on luck. Longji Terrace is just a scenic spot, including Longji Guzhuang Village (Zhuang), peace village (Zhuang), Zhongliuzhai (Yao), Dazhai Village (Yao), Tiantou Village (Yao), Xiaozhai Village (Yao) and other villages. As far as the terraces themselves are concerned, the most spectacular are the Jinkeng terraces in Dazhai and the nearby Xiaozhai terraces. The opening credits of CCTV 12, as well as the publicity pictures and film and television works of Longji Terrace that you often see, are mostly from Jinkeng Terrace. Peace village's seven stars with the moon is also very good, which is often referred to as Longji terraced fields. Traditionally, Longjitai has three entrances: Heping Village, Dazhai Village and Longji Village. ■ Tickets for 50 yuan include Dazhai and Ping 'an Dragon Ridge. Take the stone road to Ping 'an and Dazhai, which takes about four and a half hours. Please refer to the following route description. Between Dazhai and Ping 'an, you can also take the corresponding vehicle, transfer at Huangluoyao Village and charter a car. Guilin takes the local train (13 yuan, 6: 10- 19:30, 20 minutes per shift) to Heping Township (also Longji intersection, about 2 hours), and then waits for the bus from Longsheng to Longji at the intersection. The bus fare from Heping Road to Longji is 4.5 yuan. I heard that you can also save tickets by hitchhiking, that is, you can stay at the local driver's house and pay the fare and accommodation. I've never tried it.