Things to do in Guilin & Guilin Activities

Someone said, the fastest way to access the Guilin culture is to become one of the citizens. How can I become one of them? Aiming to deal with this problem, Top China Travel invites you to choose one or more activities that listed here for you to experience Guilin. Li River Cruise ranks as the top selection, another cruise around Tow Rivers and Four Lakes will shows you’re the impressive Guilin, The Impression of Liu Sanjie will lead you enter into a fantastic world. It is true that you never know what the real culture is until you have experienced it fully.

Guilin Li River Cruise

Destinations: Guilin - Yangshuo
Duration: about half a day
Summary: Li River Cruise may be the necessary activity when in Guilin tours. From Zhujiang Pier in Guilin City to Yangshuo, the picturesque landscape will be presented in front of your eyes. The green hills are surrounding the Li River, and the Li River uses her arms to embrace the cruiser. This fantastic experience only can be got when you are standing on the ship deck.

See the Impression of Liu Sanjie

Location: Yangshuo County
Add: Located at the confluence of Li River and Tianjia River
Duration: 1 hour (daily 20:00)
Summary: Have ever known the famous performance Impression of Liusanjie? If you would like to know more about it, tell us and we will arrange you to see this glorious performance during your Guilin tour.

Experience the Two Rivers and Four Lakes Cruise

Venue: Guilin Water System
Duration: about 1 hour (daily 19:30)
Summary: Take a part in this activity, you may feel to cruise in a Chinese landscape painting. Colorful lights, clean water and fantastic bridges, all you see will make your Guilin tour as a memorable experience in you whole life.

See the Cormorant Fishing Show

Duration: 45min
Summary: In Guilin, you can see a special show what is a dreamland that is harmonious and coexists with man and nature. Cormorant fishing show will make your Guilin tour impressive for a long time. 

Have a Foot Massage

Duration: 45 min
Summary: If you want to have a Chinese Medicine experience, you can tell Top China Travel to arrange a foot massage item in you Guilin tour.This activity is very good for your health.

Have a Hiking Day along the Li River

Duration: Full day
Summary: Li River can be appreciated not only on the cruise but also on your hiking activity. Taking apart in the hiking day along Li River is popular among the young as well as the hiking fans.

Do Sightseeing in Yangshuo Countryside

Venue: Yangshuo Countryside
Duration: half day
Summary: In Guilin Yangshuo, you can experience joys in the countryside by doing sightseeing around this place. You will find this is a fairyland to get rid of the pressure in your daily life.

Experience the Chinese Tea Culture

Venue: Tea Garden
Itinerary: The garden can be inserted into Guilin city tour.
Duration: about 2 hours

Listen to the Tai Chi Chuan Lecture

Venue: open-air in the parks or riverside (also can be done at Yangshuo)
Itinerary: put it as today’s first activity in the morning
Duration: 1 hour
Summary: People can listen to the Tai Chi Chuan lecture in Guilin. With some basic knowledge and movement, you will know the real interesting in this traditional Chinese Kongfu.

Join in the Chinese Cooking Lesson

Venue: cooking classroom in the countryside farm house
Duration: about half a day
Summary: Chinese Cuisine is a very attractive culture to the gourmets as well as the eating fans. Join in the Chinese cooking lesion in Guilin will help you to get touch with this worldwide culture in a close distance.

Take apart in the Chinese Painting Lecture

Venue: Traditional Chinese Painting gallery
Itinerary: insert it into Guilin City tour
Duration: 2 hours
Summary: In Guilin, you can study how to use Chinese brush to draw a Chinese painting. This interesting lecture is an exotic experience to know the oriental culture.

Join in the Rock Climbing Activity

Venue: Butterfly Spring in Yangshuo
Duration: half-day / full-day
Summary: Adventurers who are fond of climbing mountains can join in the rock climbing in Yangshuo Butterfly Spring site. This exciting activity will make your Guilin Tour memorable.

Have a Buffet in the Reed Flute Cave

Venue: Reed Flute Cave
Duration: about 1.5 hours
Summary: Have a buffet in the Reed Flute Cave in Guilin will be an unforgettable experience in you life. The splendid scenes in the cave and the delicious meal served for you are exotic for everyone.

Have a Hiking Day in Longji

Venue: Longsheng County in Guilin
Duration: full day
Summary: The fresh air and the unique scenery in Longji will be an ideal place for hiking fans to go. You will fall in love with this place at the first time when you see the terrace rice fields here.

Experience the Rafting on the Yulong River

Venue: Yulong River in Yangshuo
Duration: half-day
Summary: Experiencing the Rafting on the Yulong River is exciting and interesting for all adults who are the traveling lovers. And the Yulong River always welcomes adventurers with her embrace.

Transplant Rice Seeds in Yangshuo Farmland

Venue: Farmland in Yangshuo
Duration: about 1 hour in the farmland
Time: twice a year (first time from April to May, second time in August)
Sumarry: The rice in Chinese eating culture takes a very important role. Expect the happiness of harvest, you can also find lots of funs in transplanting rice seeds.

Li River Cruise (Xingping – Painted Hill part)

Cruise Part: Xingping Pier – Nine Horses Painted Hill Duration: about 1.5 hours Route: Pier in Xingping Ancient Town - Reflection of Yellow Cloth Shoal - Nine Horses Painted Hill – Back to Xingping Pier Distance: about 5.5 km waterway between Xingping Pier and Painted Hill