Guilin Four Lakes Night Cruise: Scenic Boat Tour with English-Speaking Driver
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Guilin
Experience the beauty of Guilin at night with a scenic boat tour of the Four Lakes. Enjoy the stunning views, including the twin pagodas, with an English-speaking driver.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Guilin Two Rivers and Four Lakes Resort - A four-lakes boat tour can be done during both days and nights. However the night cruises are far better. When night falls, many lanterns and lights are lit and music fountains in the lakes start to entertain the public, making the area a lovely place to go. Taking a sightseeing boat to cruise this inner city water loop, you will get the most beautiful scenes of the night Guilin. It is one of the bestĀ things to do to in GuilinĀ to spend your night.

A Four Lakes cruise lasts approximately 1 hours for over 5 kilometers. The areas past are filled with trees, plants, meandering paths, and small pavilions. The cruise will also past performances by local people of Guilin Opera, minority songs, traditional Chinese music.

Typical sightseeing boats on the Four Lakes scenic area are air-conditioned. With 360-degree cabin windows, the sightseeing boats offer exceptional visibility. 4 seats in a raw, a sightseeing boat can accommodate 80 to 100 passengers at one time.

The boat time usually at 19:25, 19:35, 20:20 and 20:40.

Itinerary:

18:30ā€“19:00: Pick up at your Guilin hotel & transfer to the Riyuewan pier.

19:20ā€“20:20: Enjoy the four lakes night cruise.

20:30ā€“21:00: Back to your hotel at Guilin.

What's Included
  • Guilin hotel pick up and drop off
  • English-speaking driver
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Luxury boat ticket
Additional Information

The Four Lakes scenic region, which includes Mulong Lake, Gui Lake, Rong Lake, and Shan Lake, uniquely encircles the heart of Guilin city. Exploring these lakes by boat is a must-do activity when visiting the city.

Key Sights:

  1. The city of Guilin during the evening
  2. The four picturesque lakes within Guilin city
  3. The twilight panorama of the twin pagodas

Just a heads up:

Typical timing for the daytime cruises are at 9:30am, 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm, and 4:30pm.

Evening cruises are usually scheduled at 7:25pm, 7:35pm, 8:20pm and 8:40pm.

The One/Two river & Four lakes cruise takes about 1.5 hours (One-way).

The length of the Four Lakes cruise is about an hour (Round trip).

Please note, during the daytime cruises we may provide an English speaking driver if available. Otherwise, we will offer a Chinese speaking driver. Thank you.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
  • The boat tour itself no English speaking guide.
  • The boat tour time is subject to change. Will tell you the exactly time after you make a booking.
Location
Guilin Two Rivers and Four Lakes Resort
Zhongshan North Road, Xiufeng District,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Luis_f
Apr 21, 2024
Nice night activity while in Guilin - This is an hour cruise through Guilinā€™s four lakes. It is pleasant to navigate and enjoy the purposefully lit riverside as well as little performances along the way, special mention to the cormoran fishing. The cons, it can be overcrowded, loud and a bit chaotic, but I would recomend it. I would check first whether your hotel is not too far from the pier and maybe you can walk there or grab a taxi, buy the ticket and save a lot of money along the way.
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George_y
Nov 12, 2023
Relaxing Boat Ride to See Night Time Views of Guilin - Andy met us at the hotel and took us to the boat. The boat trip was relaxing. My parents really enjoyed the night time scenery. This is something easy and relaxing to do if you have time in Guilin.
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Tuesdayrhayne
Oct 8, 2023
Night tour. - I booked this late in the day and because of the holiday I could only get the late ticket but it was really the best that way because it wasn't too crowded and I was able to get really good pictures! Andy was very helpful and so nice and made sure I got on the right boat and pointed out the walking street that I could see while waiting to board! I really recommend his trips!
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Karln144
Nov 15, 2022
Not bad to see, but nothing special - We went for this night cruise about 10 years ago, it was the same at that time and at that time very impressive. In the meantime some lighted scenery is normal in China. We expected some new attractions, but the 1.5 hours tour was even with less program than before, but maybe because of Corona restriction period less tourists and therefore less offered.
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Maria_s
Jul 2, 2019
Day cruise ok - The guide was nice and friendly. She spoke good English and took us to the cruise pier by walking (as our hotel was just across the road). The ship was ok as it passed through different attractive landmarks. But it was too noisy as the ship operator tried to market photo-taking and he was rude. After the cruise, we simply walked back to hotel by ourselves.
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