Five days of free travel from Guangzhou to Guilin

Guilin is a world-famous top tourist city and is known as having the best scenery in the world. The mountains and rivers of Guilin are really beautiful and moving, just like a fairyland in a painting. They are generally beautiful and unreal, attracting tourists from all over the world, especially a paradise for backpackers. Here is a detailed strategy for you.

Mainly in downtown Guilin and Yangshuo, this tour does not have a tight itinerary, but there are not many places to visit.

Itinerary

Day 1:

Morning: Take the train from Guangzhou South Station (9 o'clock) to Guilin North (12 noon).

Afternoon: Elephant Trunk Hill

Evening: Zhengyang Pedestrian Street

Accommodation: Shuiyuege Boutique Hotel (nearly 1 km from Xiangshan Scenic Area)

Next day:

Morning: Gudong Waterfall

Evening: Night tour of Two Rivers and Four Lakes

Accommodation: Shuiyue Pavilion Boutique Hotel

Day three:

Sign up for a local one-day tour of Yangshuo.

Morning: Take a tour bus to Caoping (Daxu) and take a bamboo raft to browse.

Afternoon: Xingping Ancient Town, cruise.

Evening: West Street

Accommodation: Tianchengju Garden Hotel

Preparation work/items

1. High-speed rail tickets are in the peak summer season , there is a huge demand for travel. Best to book a week in advance.

2. Hotels, there are many hotels in Guilin and Yangshuo. In fact, even if you don’t book in advance, as long as you have money, you won’t have nowhere to stay. However, it is best to book on the APP in advance. There are usually discounts for booking in advance, and there are many hotel options, so you can book a better hotel.

3. Umbrellas are essential items that can protect you from rain and sun. It just so happened that it didn’t rain much during the few days I traveled, but! The sun is so strong that it hurts people's skin.

4. Band-Aid, green grass patch (anti-mosquito), Shuang Renfei.

5. Power bank, charging head, charging cable

6. Plastic bags for dirty clothes. The hotel has clothes racks so you can wash and dry your own clothes, but sometimes you don’t want to move when you’re tired after a day of playing.

7. Slippers, disposable raincoats, waterproof mobile phone bags, launch requirements. There is a place to go into the water in Xiangshan Scenic Area (it is not too big and nothing special, so you can ignore it). The water area of ??the ancient waterfall is relatively low. You will need disposable raincoats, waterproof mobile phone bags, and non-slip slippers to climb the waterfall. The scenic spot has a set for rent (raincoat, waterproof bag, shoe bag, straw sandals) for 15 yuan a set. (I didn’t buy attraction tickets in advance, but I don’t actually need them. I can buy them one day in advance at most. If I buy them earlier, it will affect the arrangement. If I buy tickets for Two Rivers and Four Lakes on the same day, I may not have the flight time you want.)

Detailed itinerary suggestions

010-10:10, take the high-speed train to Guangzhou South Station in the early morning. Get on the high-speed train at 9 o'clock and arrive at Guilin North Station at 12 noon. I got off the high-speed rail. After leaving the high-speed rail station, many tour guides were waiting for passengers, and many were waiting for tourists. When leaving the high-speed rail station, prepare to take a bus to the hotel (the hotel is near Xiangshan Scenic Area).

At this time, an older sister came over and asked us if we were going to Elephant Trunk Mountain. She said she wanted to go back there too, and asked if we would like to take a car to take us there for 10 yuan. Because it is a scenic spot, strangers usually ask . With such a good thing, we will definitely be more vigilant.

So he asked me if I was sure I could take him to Elephant Trunk Mountain. After asking a few more questions, we were given an extra 2 yuan. After confirming that there were four people at 12 yuan, I followed her into her car. After sending us to the hotel, I added her WeChat account and said that you can ask her to charter a car for a trip, which is considered as a way to go out and meet noble people.

After delivering my things to the hotel, it was already past 1 o'clock, and I set out to have dinner. There is a toon roast goose nearby, which is quite famous. Not expensive, but not very cheap either, 60~80 per person. It was about 2 o'clock, and I walked for 10 minutes to the Xiangshan Scenic Area. I spent 51 yuan on the app to enter.

Elephant Trunk Hill is the most symbolic attraction in Xiangshan and can usually be seen online. Others personally think it's nothing special, just hiking up the mountain and enjoying the scenery. But if you want to see the complete and beautiful Elephant Trunk Mountain, you need to enter the scenic area, and you can only see it vaguely outside.

You can only find Xiangshan by walking around the foot of the mountain

It’s about 6 o’clock after visiting the Xiangshan Scenic Area. The scenic spot is open until 6:30, and clearance starts at 7:00. I heard from the scenic area administrator that the night show starts at 7:30. After the park, walk to Zhengyang Pedestrian Street, which is an ordinary commercial street. Don't know why it's so famous. I found a noodle shop, ate noodles, walked around for a while, bought some fruit, and returned to the hotel.

Xiangshan Scenic Area, Xiangshan is high and far away.

Notes:

1. Go to the attractions to buy tickets. Don't look for some small local travel agencies, look for big ones, and don't look for roadside ones to buy tickets. You may be stuck.

2. Pay attention to the small restaurants in Jichun Roast Goose Street, some of which are very low value for money. The above two notes were told by our eldest sister.

Personal suggestion:

If you want to go to Xiangshan Scenic Area first, you can take a bus to Guilin Railway Station, which is relatively close to Xiangshan, but there are fewer flights. Guilin North Railway Station has more buses, but it is far from the scenic spot, so you need to take a bus or take a taxi. The scenic spots in Guilin are not far away, and Xiangshan and Liangjiangsihu are only separated by a road.

: The first day of the second day: Xiangshan Scenic Area, Zhengyang Pedestrian Street, Shuiyue Pavilion Boutique Hotel

Set the alarm clock, get up at 8 o'clock, and go out at 9 o'clock. I found a rice noodle shop near the hotel and had an authentic Guilin rice noodle meal. The price is not expensive, 10 yuan a bowl. I found that the Guilin rice noodles I had eaten before were all for nothing, and the way to eat them here is completely different. After breakfast, I contacted the driver who picked us up on the first day and asked if there was a bus to Gudong Waterfall. The two parties agreed to charter a car for 190 yuan for a round trip and arranged for the driver to pick us up at the hotel. (There is no bus on the map for Gudong Waterfall, because the four of us originally planned to go directly. We were new here and the driver sister thought it was more convenient to charter a bus, so we chose to charter a bus). After waiting for 10 minutes, the driver picked us up from the hotel and set off.

The driver is a local and he asked about our itinerary. Knowing that we were going to Yangshuo tomorrow and we wanted to take a bamboo raft ride, he recommended to us whether we should sign up for the tour. The discount is huge. The approximate itinerary is to pick up from the hotel in downtown Guilin, take a bamboo raft, then take a cruise to Xingping Ancient Town, then take a bus to Yangshuo, and also give you a ticket for Gudong Waterfall, which costs about 200 yuan. Because the situation was sudden and different from the original plan, I didn't agree for the time being and said I would think about it first. Later, we discussed with the driver that we could sign up for the tour and ask the driver to take us there when he returns to Guilin city.

After a few minutes’ drive, we arrived at Gudong Waterfall. The driver parked the car and took us to the ticket office. Tickets for East Falls can be booked online 4 hours in advance. Even though it was written that tickets would be issued immediately, after asking, it was still 4 hours in advance. The online price is 51/52 yuan, and you can buy a ticket at the door for 55 yuan. When we bought the tickets, the driver gave us a receipt and said that the four of us belonged to him and we should get the commission back. After a short walk in the park, there are two roads: waterway and land. The waterway ride on a manual bamboo raft costs 10 yuan. We chose the water route. It felt nothing special. It was less than 100 meters and we got off the boat quickly. It doesn’t matter if we sit or not. There are dense trees in the park, and many places are cool and not afraid of the sun. When you reach the fork in the road, you can choose to climb the waterfall or go down a flight of stairs. There are waterproof clothing (disposable raincoats, waterproof mobile phone cases, helmets, straw sandals, shoes and bags) for rent nearby. A set costs RMB 15, and there are two places available for rent. You can rent the bamboo raft as soon as you get off the boat, so there is no need to rush to rent it. There is also a waterfall there later when you have to climb it. We chose to climb the waterfall. The waterfall is very steep, but there are artificial steps and iron chains next to it. It looks difficult to climb, but it's actually okay. The water in the waterway is very clear and cold. There is a place halfway to the land where you can also go into the water. Once the road stops, you're at the top of the mountain. There is a temple on the top of the mountain where you can burn incense. Incense is free, and if you spend 10 yuan or more on sesame oil, you can get a wishing card. When the wishing card reaches the back, you will

There are many antique buildings in the park. In fact, only 3/4 of the first waterfall group and the Lijiang Ancient Cave Scenic Area are difficult to climb up.

Gudong Scenic Area

There are slings and slide cars going down the mountain. There is only one section of the sling, and the sliding car is almost at the bottom of the mountain.

Back in the city, I went to the travel agency (Guilin International Travel Service) with the driver brother and signed up for a one-day tour of Guilin-Yangshuo for 150 yuan. Since we paid for the entrance fee to Gudong Waterfall, we didn’t need to give it away. The driver brother said that we can reimburse the 50 yuan ticket for 150 people.

After visiting Two Rivers and Four Lakes in the evening

we went to the Forrest Gump restaurant near the hotel for a meal. The price of this hotel is satisfactory and the service is very good. After dinner, we set off to the dock at Liangjiangsihu. Liangjianghu can be booked on the app and you can choose the flight time. There are three piers where you can board the boat. We booked our tickets at Fisherman's Wharf. When you come to Guilin, most people will recommend Two Rivers and Four Lakes to you, saying that Xiangshan and Two Rivers and Four Lakes are the most representative ones here, and other attractions are similar. When you stroll around the two rivers and four lakes at night, you can see the beautiful night view in this area, which is unique under the illumination of lights. Because I didn’t listen clearly to the tour guide’s explanation, I didn’t give a wonderful description, so I just looked at the pictures.

Elephant Trunk Mountain, Two Rivers and Four Lakes under the lights, taken with a mobile phone, the effect is average. Two Rivers and Four Lakes will pass through many bridges.

There is a song and dance performance near the end of the Four Lakes cruise.

Two Rivers and Four Lakes

Tickets, there is a ticket collection point next to the pier.

About an hour later, after finishing the cruise, we disembarked at another nearby pier and returned to the hotel, ending the day's trip.

Suggestions:

1. If you want to go to Gudong Waterfall where there are many people, it is best to take a taxi there and back. The price is about the same as Didi, and you can go anywhere in one day. (Yan Guan Scenic Area is near Gudong Waterfall).

2. For the night tour of Two Rivers and Four Lakes, it is best to buy boat tickets at least one day in advance, as there will be more frequency options.

The next day: Gudong Waterfall

Because it was a one-day trip to Yangshuo, I got up early, picked up my luggage, checked out, and went to the travel agency without breakfast. Bus. The bus traveled around the city for a while, picked up members from various hotels, and then set off. Go to the first sightseeing spot - Dawei Rafting (i.e. Lawn), where there are four bamboo rafts. Here, you can see the mountains on both sides of the Li River, the lush green trees, and enjoy the magnificent scenery of Guilin.

Green water and green mountains in Dawei Ancient Town

You can see many special peaks and rock walls in Dawei Ancient Town.

Return to the final boarding point.

After taking the bamboo raft, we were sent to a shopping spot selling latex products. We stayed there for 90 minutes, listening to the salesmen selling their latex products. After arriving here, we were taken to a place to eat (there is only one restaurant along the road). After dinner, we took the bus and drove for about 10 minutes to Xingping Ancient Town. There are many places to eat here and they are very cheap. It is recommended to eat here first.

When we arrived at Xingping Ancient Town, the tour guide asked us to walk around by ourselves first, and then made an appointment to come back to Xingping Pier for a cruise. Xingping Ancient Town appears very frequently on the Internet, and we think it is very unique. But after walking around, I found that it was heavily commercialized and was full of modern things. We are really ashamed of the name "ancient town". There is a place to watch ancient operas and costumes in Xingping Ancient Town (I forgot the name). Because the place is small, it’s easy to find it while walking around. If it is free to visit, I feel that the entire ancient town is worth visiting here.

Because the tour guide only reported his number to buy tickets when he arrived, there were many people that day and there were many tour groups. From arriving at Xingping Ancient Town to starting the boat ride, he stood for three hours. It was hot and crowded, and there was no place to sit, let alone the elderly and children. This is torture for adults too.

The boat trip takes about an hour and there are many scenery along the way. The 20 RMB location can be seen on the cruise ship.

Xingping Ancient Town, about 20 yuan.

After the tour, get on the bus and end the tour. Tour buses are available

Because Chef Golden Beer Fish is opposite the hotel, we went to eat at Chef. The chef's service is average and there are many restaurants in the local area. The beer fish that is well known on the Internet is not cheap either. It costs more than 100 per pound. The waiter said one weighs about 2 to 3 pounds. The four of us felt we couldn't finish the meal, so we didn't order any.

After dinner, I went to visit West Street, which many people on the Internet mentioned. Lots of people, nothing special. If you have nothing to do in the evening, you can go shopping. If I feel tired, I have no regrets. After visiting the hotel Tianchengju Garden Hotel, I booked my flight for the next day and went to rest.

The third day: Dawei Bamboo Raft, Xingping Ancient Town, Tianchengju Garden Hotel

(Butterfly Spring, Julongtan, Totem Road, Lishui Guyue)

Go out again at 9 o'clock. I had rice noodles downstairs in the hotel and next door. I found that Guilin rice noodles are really the same everywhere. After breakfast, we stopped by the first attraction of Shili Gallery Park and was told by the driver that cars could not enter the park after 8 o'clock. Then he told us that it is best to rent an electric car to use in the scenic spot, because the scenic spot is very large and it is convenient to drive an electric car. The driver took us to an electric vehicle rental office near the entrance of the scenic spot. There are several places where you can rent electric scooters. We rented two cars and were told we could use them for a day and return them today. The price is 50 yuan/vehicle, and the deposit is 400 yuan. At 8 o'clock later, the car owner called me to return the car. I asked if it was okay today. She said it was before dark, but I insisted she didn't say that. She said it would be fine to give me some money in the future, because she clearly remembered that she did not say to return the car before dark, nor did she specify a specific time. My temper immediately came out, and I said fiercely that I would not pay more. Then she probably gave me Cowardice to use later.

Butterfly Spring, driving an electric car, came to the first scenic spot, Butterfly Spring (don’t be misled by the name, there are no real butterflies in the garden), and a huge butterfly landed on the wall. The park guide took him into the park and up a long staircase into the cave. The cave is cool and has a variety of stalactites.

Entrance of Butterfly Spring

Stalactites of Butterfly Spring

I made a video of interactive dancing with the Dong people.

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(Julongtan)

Julongtan is dominated by cave stalactites. After entering the park, take a boat ashore on the other side and then explore by yourself by land. At the end of the tour you will be allowed to fish for free shells. Will open the shell for you on the spot. There is a pearl in the shell (no pearl was found), which can be taken directly. If it is beautiful, you need to pay a processing fee of 30 yuan, and then you will be given a 925 silver chain (according to the merchant), and a pearl silver chain will be connected to you (whether it looks good or not is judged by the merchant).

In Julongtan, first take a boat across a waterway.

Stalactites of different shapes

Julongtan

Stalactites of different shapes

(Totem Ancient Road Lishui Guyue)

These two places are the same place, and the ticket collection is also the same place, but the tours are separate. Both places are worth visiting, but pay attention to the timing of Lishui Guyue.

There are many cow heads hanging on the ancient totem road. Set in a certain tribe, which tribe, which nation. I'm not sure, but there are a lot of rules. Here is what the tour guide said: This tribe values ??women over men. Women must walk in front and men must walk behind. If a man doesn't walk behind, maybe people from the tribe will come around to indicate that you don't respect women; if a woman comes to touch your belly, it means that this woman has confessed her love to you. At this time, don't feel lost, and don't touch it back. To touch him back is to accept love and stay here as a son-in-law. In the tribe, the way to say hello is to yawn and talk non-stop, like Tarzan in the animation? Praise is a thumbs up, just like us. In a certain place, there will be a competition to invite a bride, where we two tourists go on stage and shout longer and louder than anyone else. If they win, they can marry the tribe girl sitting next to them and stay in the tribe.

When entering the casino, they have to walk hand in hand, dance around their totems, and touch their buttocks to express welcome. Some parts of the tribe cannot be photographed as they are sacred to them. Regardless of whether the above is true or false, for the sake of safety and out of respect for other people's cultures, remember to obey the tour guide's instructions.

Totem Ancient Trail Ticket

Totem Ancient Trail

Construction

Wandering the Totem Ancient Trail, there is a place to enjoy tea. In order to sell, I left without listening. Check out Lishui Guyue next door. Lishui Guyue is a stage performance. The performance lasts approximately one hour. The performance is wonderful and worth watching. Before the performance, the host said that Chen Longjie had just come here to visit, and then he wrote a calligraphy and painting and gave it away for free, which meant that he would write 300 volumes. Later, before the performance started, he said that he could walk to the stage and ask Chen Longjie to write what he wanted, within 5 words. The content of Li Yue's performances is diverse, but the spotlight occasionally shines on the wine glass.

Lishui Guyue Theater

Lishui Guyue Theater

We visited these places in Shili Gallery and went out to eat around 5 o'clock (at Sister Xie Beer Fish rice, the service attitude is very good, and the taste is not bad). There are also several attractions, including hot air ballooning, paragliding, zip lining and helicopter rides.

Suggestions:

1. It is best to rent an electric car when visiting Shili Gallery. It's very big inside, and the distance between each attraction is quite long. Walking can be tiring and a waste of time.

2. It’s good to see only one cave. Unless you are a stalactite lover, you can see cave attractions in Yangshuo and Guilin: Reed Flute Cave, Yanguan, Silver Cave, Jinshui Cave, Butterfly Spring, and Julongtan. However, there are large and small caves, and the Yinziyan and Reed Flute Cave are more famous. When going to Butterfly Spring in Shili Gallery, I feel there is no need to go to Julongtan. Butterfly Spring is more cost-effective than Julongtan.

3. Many guides for Big Banyan Tree and Moon Mountain say there is no need to go.

4. Lishui Guyue and Totem Ancient Trail are worth a visit.

5. Shili Gallery has a package ticket, and you can choose the attractions freely.

Impression of Sister Liu

After dinner, I went to see the famous "Impression of Sister Liu". Note that the ticket office is relatively far from the performance venue, about 1.5 kilometers, and it takes nearly 20 minutes to walk. Buy tickets online, don't look at the box office, don't reserve a time. You can search for the performance location through "Impression Liu Sanjie" on the map. Many of the buildings inside are magnificent and antique. "Impression of Sister Liu" takes about one hour, and the pictures are magnificent, but the content feels nothing special (no artistic quality, no appreciation), and the ticket price is relatively expensive.

Opening Ceremony of Live Landscape Performance

Day 4: Shili Gallery

I slept until I woke up naturally and got up to have breakfast. There happened to be some specialties downstairs, so I went to buy some Lijiang drunken fish, osmanthus cake, osmanthus wine, mangosteen and the like. Then set off to Yangshuo High Speed ??Railway Station at 12 noon. There is a dedicated line from Yangshuo High-speed Railway Station near the hotel, which costs 20 yuan/person. Many people can have a drop. It takes less than an hour to get to the high-speed rail station. There are only two restaurants at the high-speed rail station that offer food. Please eat well before going to the high-speed rail station.

Fee (single person)

1. High-speed rail ticket: 2016514020=345

2. Xiangshan Scenic Area: 51

3. Gudong Waterfall: 55

4. One-day tour fee for tour group: 150 yuan

5. Two rivers and four lakes luxury boat ticket: 175

6. Shili Gallery (Butterfly Spring, Julongtan, Totem Road, Lishui Guyue) tickets: 125

7. Sister Liu’s impression: 155

8. Shuiyue Pavilion Boutique Hotel: 198 (two nights Two rooms ***792)

9. Tianchengju Garden Hotel: 188 (two nights and two rooms***752)

10. Food and other small expenses (approximately per capita): 350

Total: approximately 1800 per capita.