Explore the route, then refine the details.
A China Adventure Club route through southern landscapes and local culture. Explore the operator’s itinerary outline, then refine its pace and arrangements for your dates.
Adapted from China Adventure Club’s original regional and national collection. The outline below describes the source route; your written proposal establishes the current order, overnight stops and service arrangements.
Itinerary outline
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1 Guilin Directions to Yangdi
2 Yangdi Directions to Xingping
3 Xingping Directions to Yangshuo
4 Yangshuo Directions to Longsheng
5 Longsheng Directions to Ping’an Village
6 Ping’an Village Directions to Tiantouzhai
7 Tiantouzhai Directions to Ping’an Village
8 Ping’an Village Directions to Guilin
9 Guilin
Day 1: Guilin Arrival
Upon arrival at Guilin International Airport from Hong Kong, meet your guide and transfer to Guilin Universal Hotel. Enjoy free time in the evening.
Route 2: Guilin – Yangdi – Xingping-Yangshou (Full Day Hike) (B,L,D)
At first, drive about 1.5 hours to Yangdi. Then to hike for 6-7 hours today and enjoy a picnic lunch in the rice paddies. It is the highlight of your hike. Numerous hills can be seen everywhere and limestone pinnacles thrust up from the rice paddies all around; noisy water buffaloes will stop working and take a strange look at you; school children might ask you to play Ping-Pong with them. The hike ends at Xingping Town, where you are gonging to be picked up and transfer to Yangshou for your overnight stay.
Day 3: Yangshuo-Longsheng-Ping’an Village (Half Day Hike) (B,L,D)
Drive about 3.5 hours from Yangshuo to Longsheng. Then hike up through the Yao and Zhuang villages of Longji to get the truly spectacular view of the terraced landscape. Spend the night in Ping’an Zhuangzhuo Village guesthouse.
Route 4: Ping’an Village-Tiantouzhai village (Half Day Hike) (B,L,D)
Hike about 13km to Tiantouzhai Yao Village through different minority villages to better understand the life and tradition of the local people and, at the same time, enjoy the fantastic view along the way. Stay tonight at a local guest house.
Route 5: Tiantouzhai-Longji-Guilin-Train station (B,L,D)
Hike the same way back to Longji Ping’an Village before drive back to Guilin train station or airport.
What to refine before booking
Protect the travel days
Review the full hotel-to-hotel transfer for every intercity leg. Avoid relying on a flight or train arriving early enough for a tightly timed major attraction unless the final schedule supports it.
Choose a comfortable pace
Confirm stairs, slopes and time on foot. Ask which optional visits can be shortened or removed, and where an additional night would make the biggest difference.
Make inclusions explicit
Request the actual hotel and room choices, guide language, vehicle arrangements, admission coverage, meals and any activity-specific support in the written quotation.
Compare another approach
For a more spacious route, explore the original journey briefs in our national and regional collections. These show overnight allocations, transfer days and the tradeoffs behind each route.