At the beginning I wanted to stay in Yangshuo, as the hotels seem to be more private and personal as the big cement blocks in Guilin. Unfortunately Yangshuo is too far away from Guilin, so I had to book a room in Hotel , with lake view.
1st Day (Wednesday):
- Arrive in Guilin, information office (taxis, buses, cruises, guided tours, Chinese teachers, taichi, opera... hopefully in English).
- Elephant Trunk Hill (south-west Guilin, from here you can see the confluence of the Li River with the Peach Blossom River)
- Water Moon Cave (which is close to the river)
- climb Fubo Whirlpool Hill (300 steps, to enjoy the view)
- Seven Star Park, 1.5 Km from the village.
2nd/3rd Day (Thursday):
- Visit remaining tourist spots in Guilin.
- Hiking tour with private Chinese speaking guide.
3rd Day (Friday):
- Cruise boat to Yangshuo, on the river Li (departure from Zhujian Pier, it takes 5 hours).
- If we are lucky we will see the fishermen with the cormorans. I must ask how long this will take.
- Afternoon in Yangshuo, if it doesn't rain bike tour in the coutryside (farms, rice fields, clear water).
- Back to Guilin by bus.
4th Day (Thursday): To Longsheng (from Guilin 2 hours by bus). I have read that Longsheng has the most spectacular rice fields of China. Amazing is the view in spring and in winter, with the terraces covered with snow. From Longsheng there are buses to different spots of the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces. In Longsheng there are plenty of hotsprings and the water is said to the very healthy. There are villages worht seeing everywhere. It is probably advisable to get a private taxi to be able to view all the villages and the different ethnic groups that are living in this part of China.
As the weather is probably not the best (they have forcast heavy rains) we will get a private tai-chi and Chinese teacher or just stroll around in the many shops.
Things I want by in Guilin:
- Puercha (普洱茶）
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