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By admin, 10/05/2013 1:26 AM

Li River

Tour Code: BTG-SGT-103
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Starting Date: Daily

Day 1 Shanghai to Guilin
Pick up from your hotel in Shanghai afternoon and then drive to Shanghai train station. Board the overnight soft-sleeper train to Guilin (4 beds in a cabin).

Day 2 Guilin (L)
Arrive in Guilin noon time and be met by the local tour guide at the train station. Transfer to have lunch and then start your sightseeing of Guilin. You will visit the marvelous Reed Flute Cave, featured with Karst stalagmites in various lively shapes, like bird, curtain, flower and animals.   Another sight is Elephant Trunk Hill – the symbol of Guilin. The hill, with its body half in water and half in land looks like an elephant drinking water, hence the name.

Day 3 Guilin to Yangshuo to Shanghai (B, L)
Morning enjoy the cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. The cruising lasts 3 hours. The Li River landscape is known as ‘top in China’, with clear water, karst maountains, and a taste of idyllic life far removed from the concrete metropolis. Arrive in Yangshuo county, a must destination in Guilin. Appreciate the countryside scenery and have a stroll in the West Street, the main boulevard in Yangshuo with souveir shops, boutiques and cafe alongside, most of which are opened by foreign expatriates who admire the county life.
Drive back to Guilin train station to board the overnight train back to Shanghai.

Day 4 Shanghai
Arrive in Shanghai in the afternoon and be transferred back to your hotel in Shanghai.

Below are suggested hotels for your reference. You could also reserve hotel by yourself.

Price Inclusions
*Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary.
*Meals as listed in the itinerary.
*Hotel charges in Guilin.
*Soft sleeper train tickets: Shanghai-Guilin,  Guilin-Shanghai (4-berth-cabin).
*Private English-speaking tour guide and private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing.
*Free visits to handicraft factories.
*Service charge & government taxes.
*Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.
*Free-bottled mineral water.
*China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.

Price Exclusions
*International flights.
*Hotel charges in Shanghai.
*Personal expenses.
*Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.

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By admin, 09/05/2013 6:15 AM

Li River Cruise

Tour Code: BTG-SGT-105
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Starting Date: Daily

Day 1 Shanghai to Guilin (L)
Be picked up at your hotel lobby and transferred to the airport; catch the 2-hour flight to Guilin. Meet our Guilin local tour guide at the airport arrival hall, and then drive to hotel for checkin.
Your Guilin tour starts with one of the symbol of Guilin-the Reed Flute Cave, which presents various unique shapes by the Karst formations of stone columns, stalactites and stalagmites. After lunch, drive to Jiangtou Village which is reputed as one of seven the most valuable ancient villages in China with well-preserved houses built in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Day 2 Guilin to Longsheng to Guilin (B, L)
Today we will travel to the Longsheng county (2hrs’ drive) and visit its terraced field and minority village. Longji Terraced Flield look like ribbons and stretch layer upon layer from the foot of the mountain to the top. In the Zhuang and Yao Ethnic tribes, you will experience the unique Chinese minority culture.
Drive back to Guilin after the tour.

Day 3 Guilin to Yangshuo (B, L)
Today enjoy a Li River Cruise down to Yangshuo county, which is the highlight of any travel in Guilin. The beautiful scenery comes all along the way with karst mountains, crystal waters, verdant bamboo forests, narrow bamboo rafts on sail and peaceful local villages. In Yangshuo, you will take a bicycle trip to appreciate the local countryside scenery. A local family’s visit will give you an insight into the farmer’s lifestyle. Free time the rest of day to explore the charming county by yourself. You could have a stoll on the famed West Street full of characteristic souvenir stores, cafe, restaurants and bars.

Day 4 Yangshuo to Guilin to Shanghai
Drive back to Guilin airport to fly back to Shanghai. Shanghai airport to your hotel transfer upon arrival.

Below are suggested hotels for your reference. You could also reserve hotel by yourself.

Price Inclusions
*Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary.
*Meals as listed in the itinerary.
*Hotel charges in Guilin and Yangshuo.
*China internal flight: Shanghai-Guilin,  Guilin-Shanghai.
*Private English-speaking tour guide and private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing.
*Free visits to handicraft factories.
*Service charge & government taxes.
*Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.
*Free-bottled mineral water.
*China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.

Price Exclusions
*International flights.
*Hotel charges in Shanghai.
*Personal expenses.
*Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.