How cost-effective is Guilin’s Li River tour?

There are three types of tours on the Li River:

The first type: official cruise, from Mopanshan Pier to Yangshuo, 4 and a half hours by boat, the ticket is 210 yuan, it is generally recommended to join a group tour , the travel agency has a car and a tour guide to pick up and drop off, and the one-day tour price is 220-230 yuan/person. Reason: There is no direct bus from downtown Guilin to the pier. It costs about 50 yuan to take a taxi to the pier. The bus from Yangshuo back to Guilin costs 15 yuan.

Second type: Tour the Xingping section of the Lijiang River. Take a local boat in Yangshuo, with 30-40 seats. The tour lasts about 1 and a half hours. You can get on and off the boat at Xingping Pier. You can go on a self-guided tour or with a group tour. For self-guided tours, tourists first take a boat from Guilin to Yangshuo for 15 yuan, then transfer to a bus to Xingping Town for 5.5 yuan. Then walk to the pier and take a boat tour of the Xingping section of the Li River. Tickets range from 50 to 80 yuan! For tourists who are in a group, the travel agency's car and tour guide will pick them up at the hotel, drive to Yangshuo, arrive in Yangshuo and visit Yangshuo's land attractions. After lunch, they will depart from Yangshuo to Xingping Pier, visit the scenery of the Xingping section of the Li River, and take a bus in the evening Return to Guilin and send guests to the hotel. The cost is 130-150 yuan/person.

The third type: Hiking on the Li River is more suitable for group outings. Take a bus from Guilin to Yangdi, and then start hiking from Yangdi to Xingping. The hiking time is about 4 hours. The hiking ticket is 16 yuan, including the middle way. of two ferries. Other expenses are at your own expense.