Li River

Pickup from Guilin airport, Guilin Railway Station, Guilin North Railway Station, Guilin West Railway Station, Yangshuo Railway Station, or your hotel in downtown Guilin and downtown Yangshuo. The pickup time is between 0800 and 2300. Then you'll be transferred to Hebaoshan Village, where you will stay overnight in a hostel operated by local villager. Have a good rest for waking up early for your next morning.

Yangshuo County

Hebaoshan Village is located at the foot of Xianggong Mountain. Climb up to the top of Xianggong Mountain in the early morning to shoot of the panoramic view of Li River. Sunrise on the Li River is well known for its breathtaking mountain scenery. You might get the chance to see fisherman catching fish with their cormorants, water buffalo grazing on grass, and ducks swimming in their group across the river. Your driver and the house owner will escort the trip. Nice shoes are required. You will climb up over 300 steps at 5am. After taking simple home-made breakfast in the hostel (ususally the house owner will prepare noodle soup), you will be transferred to your hotel in Yangshuo. After checking in the hotel, please follow your driver for a 15 minute walk to the long distance bus station. You will take a public bus from here next day. Your private driver will leave after doing this. Tipping is highly appreciated. Before he leaves, the driver will give you some cash. The admission of Longsheng rice terraces can be only bought at the entrance of National Park in cash on site. The price is CNY60 per person. You are free to wander for the rest of the day. You can check out the popular West Street reputed as “Foreigner Street” and “Global Village”; Climb the Moon Hill to enjoy beautiful sceneries or join Yangshuo Countryside Biking through the paddy field and orchards at your own expense.

Longsheng County

The bus from Yangshuo to Longsheng rice terraces leaves at 0800, 0900 and 1300. You need go to the bus station by yourself. Please inform the local travel company which bus you will take upon reservation. Seats are limited. Address of bus station: Bilianfeng parking lot on Pantao Road, Yangshuo. It takes 3 hours on the road. You will stop at the entrance of Longsheng National Park to buy admission ticket. The admission of Longsheng rice terraces is CNY60 per person, it can be only bought at the entrance of National Park. So your driver will give you enought cash to buy this ticket on site. Once you arrive at the bus terminal - Dazai Village, please use the telephone number on your voucher to call the local travel agent, tell him/her that you have arrived. A local villager will show up to escort you to the hotel. This villager is also your porter. He/she is also the porter who will escort you going down the mountain next day. Round trip porter service is included. You will start a 3-hour hiking to the hotel. Walk through large areas of rice terraces and two villages, Dazhai village and Tiantou village. Walk on road built with stone and sometimes even walk on trails built on rice paddies for more photos. Check in to Hotel Quanjinglou, which is the best hotel located on the highest place of Longsheng rice terraces. The best time to visit Longsheng rice terraces is June, when the farmers are watering the rice paddies; Alternative choice is October, the harvest time.

Longji Rice Terraces

The bus to Guilin and 3 major railway stations leaves at 0900, 1000, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1600. The bus to Yangshuo leaves at 0900, 1200, 1400. Please inform your preferred return bus time upon reservation. You also need to double check with the hotel staff on site for next day's bus time when you check in the hotel. Your porter will show up in time to take you to the bus station. It takes two hours to get to the bus terminal from your hotel. Please leave enough time for walking and taking photo on the way. Different buses will go to Guilin Railway Station, Guilin West Railway Station, Guilin North Railway Station and Yangshuo. Please make sure the porter take you to the right bus. The bus does not go to airport, but you can ask to drop off at the nearest taxi stand. Taxi fare is not included. Please do not hesitate to contact the local travel agent for urgent support if necessary.