Shanghai. Overnight in Shanghai.

Shanghai - The guide will meet you in your hotel lobby around 09:00 AM. You will be taken to the renowned Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, approximately a 20-minute drive away.

Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall - At the Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, you can explore numerous textual and graphic files and architectural models, providing a comprehensive understanding of Shanghai’s development.

The Urban Planning Exhibition Hall highlights Shanghai’s urbanization and modernization. By viewing city miniatures and extensive city planning materials, you will gain insights into Shanghai’s past and present. High-tech methods are used to project Shanghai’s blueprint through 2020.

Yu Garden (Yuyuan) - In the afternoon, enjoy a leisurely stroll in the picturesque Yu Garden. Situated in the old town, Yuyuan Garden is the city’s most famous ancient site, known for its clever layout and intricate architecture. The garden’s treasure, Yu Ling Long (an exquisite jade stone), an artificial hill, is one of the three most famous peaks in Southern China.

Yuyuan Old Street - Next, visit the Yuyuan Bazaar, also known as Yuyuan Market, located outside Yu Garden in the heart of Old Shanghai City, near the Old City God Temple. The area features many traditional Chinese buildings now serving as commercial stores selling local products, snacks, jewelry, souvenirs, antiques, and more.

Shanghai World Financial Center - Afterwards, visit the Shanghai World Financial Center and ascend to the 100th floor for panoramic city views. It is the world’s 8th tallest building and the 4th tallest in Mainland China. The 100th floor features a 55-meter-long viewing gallery, the second-highest observation deck in China, surpassing the Canadian TV Tower (447 meters) and the Dubai Tower (440 meters).

The Bund (Wai Tan) - Following this, you will visit the Bund area, a quintessential part of Shanghai. Located on the Huangpu River bank, visitors come to the Bund for its charming riverside scenery and unique Western and Gothic architecture. Free time will be provided for you to explore the Bund and take photos.

Shanghai - Finally, you will be driven back to your hotel, or you may enjoy your own time at nearby Nanjing Road.

Shanghai - Guilin by flight. Overnight in Guilin.

Shanghai - The guide will meet you in your hotel lobby around 09:00 AM. You will be taken to the famous Zhujiajiao water town, approximately a 60-minute drive away.

Zhujiajiao Ancient Town - The Zhujiajiao water town, known nationwide, boasts a history of over 1,700 years. Often called Shanghai’s Venice, it shines like a bright pearl amidst lakes and mountains. Three notable sites in the water town are worth visiting: Kezhi Garden, Qing Dynasty Post Office, and Fangsheng Bridge. Your tour guide will accompany you to these locations.

Kezhi Garden, built in 1912, features various pavilions and buildings, a lotus pond, stele corridors, a bridge of nine turnings, and diverse plants. The stele corridor showcases calligraphy inscriptions from the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644 AD), offering high artistic value.

At the Qing Dynasty Post Office, you can view precious old postcards and letters from the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911 AD). A post box with a carved dragon, still in use today, is also present.

Fangsheng Bridge, constructed during the Ming Dynasty, is Shanghai’s largest and longest stone arch bridge, featuring five arches.

Jade Buddha Temple - After lunch, you will visit the Jade Buddha Temple. Established in 1882 for two white jade Buddha statues from Burma, the Jade Buddha Temple is a renowned Buddhist shrine and active Zen monastery. The temple plays a significant role in promoting Buddhism through cultural means, including lectures, library services, Buddhist academic publications, and regular cultural activities.

Tianzifang - Later, the tour concludes at Tianzifang, an old-style cultural block featuring distinctive Shikumen buildings with art studios, themed cafés and bars, and handicraft workshops.

Shanghai Pudong International Airport - After the tour, you will be driven to Pudong International Airport for your flight to Guilin (MU9223 21:15-23:55). The flight duration is approximately 2.5 hours.

Guangxi Airport Management Group Guilin Liangjiang International Airport Company - Upon arrival in Guilin, you will be promptly picked up and transferred to your Guilin hotel (driver only, no guide).

Guilin. Overnight in Guilin.

Guilin - The guide will meet you in your hotel lobby around 09:00 AM. You will be taken to the renowned Reed Flute Cave, approximately a 30-minute drive away.

Reed Flute Cave (Ludi Yan) - Upon arrival at the cave, you will enter the underground karst cave and marvel at the stunning formations of stalagmites and stalactites.

The Reed Flute Cave is a famous karst cave with numerous stalagmites and stalactites shaped like bamboo shoots, pillars, curtains, and flowers, transforming it into a magnificent underground palace. Inside the cave, you can discover more astonishing sights, such as stone lions, miniature forests, pagodas, and crystal chambers. Each has a romantic or intriguing story associated with it. The guide’s vivid interpretation, along with the lighting, adds mystery to the scene. The cave tour lasts about 40 minutes.

Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces - After a two-hour drive, you will reach the entrance to the Longji Terraces, where you can purchase Longji entrance tickets for the rice terraces in Ping’an Village.

The Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces is a spectacular agricultural marvel with a history of over 650 years. The most captivating part of the terrace cluster is the Ping’an Village Rice Terrace, the first discovered by tourists and photographers. Numerous narrow rice fields carved along the hill slopes form terraces connected by winding flagstone trails. Viewing platforms allow visitors to see the entire terrace fields built tier upon tier. While there, you can also experience the traditional lifestyle of the minority Zhuang people. It is quite fascinating to assist them in the fields, try on their vibrant ethnic costumes, and visit their unique stilted houses.

Ping’an Village - Upon arrival, you will take a moderate trek along steps to Ping’an Zhuang Village. The walk takes about 40 minutes. Your guide will lead you on a stroll around the village, where you can glimpse the local Zhuang people’s unique wooden stilted houses, and you can have lunch in the village.

After a short lunch break, continue your terrace exploration to the No.2 Viewing Platform (Seven Star with the Moon), a 15-minute walk, which offers a fantastic spot for a bird’s-eye view of the Longji Terraces beneath your feet. You will have ample time to take pictures and enjoy the fresh air at the platform. Then, proceed to the No.1 Viewing Platform (Nine Dragons and Five Tigers), a 30-minute walk along a flat path.

Guilin - Afterwards, you will be driven back to your Guilin hotel around 6:00 PM, and you will have free time.

Guilin - Yangshuo. Overnight in Yangshuo.

Guilin - In the morning, your guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel around 07:45 AM, and then escort you to the Zhujiang pier, where you will start the Guilin Li River cruise to Yangshuo (4-star boat with buffet lunch).

Li River - Boarding is scheduled for 9:20 AM, and the entire journey takes about 4 hours. With your guide’s company and interpretation, you can immerse yourself in the stunning karst landscape composed of rolling hills, verdant forests, odd caves, and tranquil villages along the Li River. A buffet Chinese lunch will be served on board before you reach Yangshuo at 2:00 PM.

Xianggong Mountain - After disembarkation, you will be driven to see Yangshuo Xianggong Hill. You will climb for 15 minutes along a moderately sloped staircase to reach the top of Xianggong Hill. Please inform your guide in advance if you need a walking stick. Situated between the famous Yellow Cloth Shoal and Mural Hill, Xianggong Hill is one of the best viewing platforms in Guilin to appreciate the beauty of the Li River. The breathtaking view of the meandering Li River making a 180-degree bend attracts countless visitors and photographers annually.

Yangshuo County - At the end, your guide will escort you to your Yangshuo hotel, and you will have free time.
There is an optional night show in Yangshuo, ‘Impression Sanjie Liu,’ performed above and on the Li River against verdant hills. The dreamlike stage effect and original singing and dancing of national minorities have earned the performance a great reputation among visitors. The show begins at 8:00 PM and lasts for 70 minutes; ticket prices range from CNY 268 to CNY 368, depending on the seats. If interested, the guide will reserve tickets for you and escort you to the site after dinner.

Yangshuo. Tour ends.

Yangshuo County - In the morning, your guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel around 09:00 AM, and then escort you to the Yulong River, where you will start the Yangshuo Yulong bamboo boat tour.

Yulong River - Taking a bamboo raft ride on the Yulong River (or Dragon River), a tributary of the Li River, is a very relaxing way to enjoy the highly scenic area south of Yangshuo. Here, you can enjoy the stunning scenery and views of country life on a non-motorized raft in the traditional way, with a gondolier steering you over the breakwaters past many small mud-brick villages and farmlands. Once on the bamboo raft, sitting and enjoying the peaceful countryside and limestone mountains, the beauty of this experience unfolds before you. Even if you have cycled the area with a few hidden stretches approaching the river, the view from the river is very different. The boat ride lasts for 50 minutes, one way.

Fuli Ancient Town - Next, travel by car to Yangshuo Fuli Town, a journey of about 20 minutes. In this town, you will experience the life of local farmers. First, your guide will escort you to a local market, then you can head to the old streets to see the fans, paintings, and water buffalo near the river (end of the street).

Xingping Town - Once a sleepy riverside village, Xingping has grown into Xingping Town, with an old center easily explored in about an hour. Xingping has a long history, with many buildings dating back to the Qing and Ming dynasties. On local market days, the town comes alive and can get quite busy with locals from surrounding villages coming to buy and sell their produce. Restaurants and coffee shops offer the local specialty, beer fish, and local handicrafts, ranging from inexpensive handmade jewelry. Additionally, the scenery around Xingping is magnificent, and you can see the view immortalized on the national 20 RMB note.

Guangxi Airport Management Group Guilin Liangjiang International Airport Company - After lunch in Xingping, you will be transferred to the Guilin airport/train station or back to your Yangshuo hotel. This marks the end of your 5-day Xi’an–Guilin tour.

• Private car & guide
• Entrance tickets included
• Lunch provided
• Economy flight from Shanghai to Guilin
• Air-conditioned transportation

• The hotel and dinner
• Others not mentioned above

• Can add more days if you want

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.