Things to do in Guilin

Guilin is world famous for its magnificent landscape and deservedly so, but there is so much more to this ancient city. Guilin has been a tourist destination for thousands of years. There is a famous poem that says, "Guilin scenery is the best under heaven". It is this scenery that has been such an inspiration for artists and poets.

There are plenty of Things to do in Guilin as it is one of the well-known tourist spots in China. Guilin is such a city where you can experience a mixture of different kinds of feelings. A picturesque town surrounded by mountains and rivers, Guilin is, home to several places for sightseeing. Some other popular Things to do in Guilin are shopping, fishing, sailing, hiking, food and wine etc.

Li River Cruise - A four-hour's trip from Guilin to Yangshuo, drive visitors into an exquisitely fairy-tale landscape with mirror-like smooth water reflecting the strangely shaped hills, bamboo groves, blue sky and other scenery at the river sides. A journey down to Yangshuo boasts the most beautiful scenery at Guilin and it is never miss part in a Guilin Tour. The fishing villages, little boats, fishermen, farmers, water buffaloes and rice paddies add more vitality to this natural painting. Some fishermen on the bamboo raft use cormorant birds to catch fish and return to the boat.

Two River Four Lake Night Boat Cruise
The Two Rivers and Four Lakes is one of the most beautiful scenic areas in downtown Guilin. It is a natural water loop formed by four lakes and two rivers that enclose the downtown Guilin passing the most beautiful spectacles of the city. At night the area is especially lovely when its many lanterns and lights are lit.
The Guilin night boat cruise takes approximately 2 hours.

Chinese Cultural Course
Chinese Cultural Course will introduce traditional Chinese culture to students, including calligraphy, cooking, Kung Fu, tai chi, the art of tea-making, paper cutting, and much more. These courses will be accompanied by various themed language salons and games to better acquaint students with the Chinese culture. Moreover, these activities will provide students with the opportunity to socialize with and make many Chinese friends.

Bamboo Rafting
The villagers and fisherman alone the Li River use bamboo rafts on a daily basis up and down the river between houses, markets, and rice paddies. Some villagers made bigger rafts to woo the tourists and soon it became a travel highlight around Yangshuo. Sitting on the reclining bamboo chair on the raft, you can enjoy an all around view of the natural, rural life down the river.Although you can rent bamboo rafts in many places along the Li River. The best place for bamboo rafting is on the Meeting Dragon (Yulong) River in Yangshuo. The Meeting Dragon River, also called Yulong River, is a peaceful and scenic tributary of the Li River.

Kayaking in Yangshuo
Have you ever go kayaking before? Kayaking on the Meeting Dragon River in Yangshuo will be a lot more different. The river is so clear that allows you to see the cobbles on the riverbed, and fishes swimming in the water. A unique scene on the way is that breakwaters (weirs) were built every kilometer or so by locals to allow their animals cross the river. So you could see water buffalos crossing the river through the weirs like walking on the river surface.

Trekking Tours in Guilin
Closer to the nature, more you will be enchanted. Trekking may be the best way to return to the nature. The Karst landscape in Guilin region makes the area an ideal place to go on a trek.
Trekking alone the Li River
Walking on the rough bank formed by cobble stones along the limpid Li River, passing some lively rice paddies and fishing villages, and getting immersed in the verdant hills, the breathtaking natural beauty of Guilin is truly worth your effort to get on a trek.
The top 3 popular trekking routes:
Yangdi Pier - Xing Ping
Yangshuo – Bai Sha – Pu Tao
Along Meeting Dragon River
Trekking in Longsheng Terraced Rice Fields
Longji of Longsheng is an area where the entire mountain range is covered with terraced rice fields. They were built over more than a thousand years, which are not only a faming miracle for creativity and scale, but also exceptionally charming during the four seasons.
The complete trekking route in Longsheng:
Longji - Jin Keng - Ping An Zai - Da Zai - Xiao Zai - Huang Luo Yao Zai

There Waterfall Climbing of yangshuo
Gu Dong (Old East) is a series of waterfalls that the Chinese cut footsteps out of and hung a chain on, so that people could climb up them.There are six waterfalls in Gudong National Park and all are suitable for climbing. You don't need any climbing gear just a pair of shoes made from grass will do. It only costs RMB5 per pair and is non-slippery. Along the way, there's a metal chain hanging on all the waterfalls. Use it as a guide and also for support in climbing.You don't need any climbing gear just a pair of shoes made from grass will do. It only costs RMB5 per pair and is non-slippery.

The scenery of Guilin is different from any other places in the world, with limestone rising suddenly into sky like natural skyscrapers. While the city itself is located around the peaks, and some famous peaks even lend themselves to the park, like Camel Hill in the seven Star Park and elephant trunk hill at Elephant Hill Park…The limestone cliffs on the Karsts Mountains also hold hundreds of little caves with spectacular world of stone pillars, rock formations created by nature or sculptures and paintings made by ancient people. It is very impressive to visit such caves, with Reed Flute Cave the most fantastic spectacle one