Best Guilin Yangshuo hiking tour

WindhorseTour Travel Team

It would be the most wonderful journey to experience the local culture and the beautiful natural scenery from Guilin to Yangshuo. The first part takes the most of the day hiking from Yangdi to Xingping along with the picturesque Li River. In the second part you can experience a bicycle ride at countryside along Yulong River at Yangshuo and you can also visit a local farmer’s house. When you travel to Yangshuo, don’t forget to explore the “West Street” which is the oldest street with over 1,400 years of long history. Travel to Guilin and this is a great chance to see the natural scenery spots, such as Elephant Trunk Hill. Don’t miss these stunning landscapes; you can get more information about travel to Yangshuo and Guilin at: 4 Day at Guilin and Yangshuo tour. 

The most praised travel trip is from Yangdi to Xingping to see the second to none of Guilin scenery on foot. This route belongs to a part of Guilin to Yangshuo and you will cross three ferries by taking a bamboo boat and visit six villages located on both sides of Li River. There are many spectacular sights along the way, such as nine horse–like shapes, Camel Crossing the River and Yellow Cloth Shoal. You’ll surprisingly find the wonderful Yellow Cloth Shoal painting is featured at the back of Chinese 20 RMB note. As for the most villages in Guilin they still retain primitive local’s life and original construction style, you can see the local culture along the hiking route. There is another amazing hiking trip: Guilin and Longsheng Hiking Tour.

Travel to Yangshuo, where you should not miss the popular and classical cycling route along Yulong River. This route with both countryside paths and highroad covers a total of 20 km. (12 mi.) in distance. It’s rather moderate, so you don’t need to be afraid of taking a ride. During the bicycling ride, you’ll see how locals wash their clothes without machines; also you can enjoy the fishermen float on the rafts while singing local songs and appreciate the splendid scenic spots. Also, you may be surprised to see the Yulong River which has crystal clear water and you can almost see the bottom of the river. The beautiful Yulong River is known as Little Li River in Guilin and is located between Guilin to Yangshuo, your guide will tell you a wonderful tale about it.You can get more information about Travel to Classical Guilin and Yangshuo Tour.

There are lots of famous and stunning attractions worth your visit when you travel to Guilin. It’s highly recommend to you see Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill and Fubo Hill. All of them have existed for a long time and are endowed with interesting tales by locals. Elephant Trunk Hill is located on the bank of Li River, its shape just like a huge elephant drinking water from the river with its trunk. These fascinating spots are along the Guilin to Yangshuo, it’s easy for you to visit them on anytime from the Guilin-Yangshuo-Longsheng Rice Terraces Tour.

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