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2 Days Guilin Tour from Shanghai

By , 10/05/2013 1:57 AM
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West Street Yangshuo

West Street Yangshuo

Tour Code: BTG-SGT-102
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Starting Date: Daily

Day 1 Shanghai to Guilin (L)
Pick up from your hotel in Shanghai; fly to Guilin. Upon arrival, Guilin airport to hotel transfer. Visit the two reprentative attractions in Guilin city-Elephant Trunk Hill and Reed Flute Cave. The former is regarded as symbol of Guilin, lively with its body half in water and half on land. The latter, known as “the Palace of Natural Arts”,  is a fantastic cave decorated by peculiar-shaped stalactites, stalagmites, and rock.

Day 2 Guilin to Yangshuo to Shanghai (B, L)
Takes the Li River cruise along the Li River between Guilin and Yangshuo,highlight of any journey to Guilin, with stunning scenery. Arrive in Yangshuo, a beautiful town with idyllic countryside scenery. Visit the West Street, the oldest street in Yangshuo with a history of more than 1,400 years, attracting approximately 100,000 foreigners for its unique mix of cultures. Traditional folk arts, shops, cafes, restaurants and bars are all along the street.
Back to Guilin airport to fly back Shanghai. Upon arrival, Shanghai airport to your hotel transfer.

Below are suggested hotels for your reference. You could also reserve hotel by yourself.

Hotel Class

Guilin

Superior Class

Sheraton Guilin Hotel

Deluxe Class

Guilin Park Hotel

Tourist Class

Guilin Osmanthus Hotel

Price Inclusions
*Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary.
*Meals as listed in the itinerary.
*Hotel charges in Guilin.
*China internal flights: Shanghai-Guilin,  Guilin-Shanghai.
*Private English-speaking tour guide and private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing.
*Free visits to handicraft factories.
*Service charge & government taxes.
*Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.
*Free-bottled mineral water.
*China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.

Price Exclusions
*International flights.
*Hotel charges in Shanghai.
*Personal expenses.
*Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.

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2 Days Guilin Tour from Shanghai by Train

By , 10/05/2013 1:26 AM
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Li River

Li River

Tour Code: BTG-SGT-103
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Starting Date: Daily

Day 1 Shanghai to Guilin
Pick up from your hotel in Shanghai afternoon and then drive to Shanghai train station. Board the overnight soft-sleeper train to Guilin (4 beds in a cabin).

Day 2 Guilin (L)
Arrive in Guilin noon time and be met by the local tour guide at the train station. Transfer to have lunch and then start your sightseeing of Guilin. You will visit the marvelous Reed Flute Cave, featured with Karst stalagmites in various lively shapes, like bird, curtain, flower and animals.   Another sight is Elephant Trunk Hill – the symbol of Guilin. The hill, with its body half in water and half in land looks like an elephant drinking water, hence the name.

Day 3 Guilin to Yangshuo to Shanghai (B, L)
Morning enjoy the cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. The cruising lasts 3 hours. The Li River landscape is known as ‘top in China’, with clear water, karst maountains, and a taste of idyllic life far removed from the concrete metropolis. Arrive in Yangshuo county, a must destination in Guilin. Appreciate the countryside scenery and have a stroll in the West Street, the main boulevard in Yangshuo with souveir shops, boutiques and cafe alongside, most of which are opened by foreign expatriates who admire the county life.
Drive back to Guilin train station to board the overnight train back to Shanghai.

Day 4 Shanghai
Arrive in Shanghai in the afternoon and be transferred back to your hotel in Shanghai.

Below are suggested hotels for your reference. You could also reserve hotel by yourself.

Hotel Class

Guilin

Superior Class

Sheraton Guilin Hotel

Deluxe Class

Guilin Park Hotel

Tourist Class

Guilin Osmanthus Hotel

Price Inclusions
*Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary.
*Meals as listed in the itinerary.
*Hotel charges in Guilin.
*Soft sleeper train tickets: Shanghai-Guilin,  Guilin-Shanghai (4-berth-cabin).
*Private English-speaking tour guide and private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing.
*Free visits to handicraft factories.
*Service charge & government taxes.
*Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.
*Free-bottled mineral water.
*China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.

Price Exclusions
*International flights.
*Hotel charges in Shanghai.
*Personal expenses.
*Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.

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3 Days Guilin Tour from Shanghai

By , 10/05/2013 12:45 AM
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Longji Terraced Field

Longji Terraced Field

Tour Code: BTG-SGT-104
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Starting Date: Daily

Day 1 Shanghai to Guilin (L)
Pick you up from your hotel, transfer to the airport and fly to Guilin.
Upon your arrival, be greeted by Guilin local tour guide, transfer to the hotel and have a lunch. Drive to the Elephant Trunk Hill to start the tour in Guilin. The hill has 316 million years history and is Guilin city’s best known sight. Like elephant leisurely sucking water from the river with its long trunk, it got the name. Then visit the Reed Flute Cave. Various stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars and other rock formations display a myriad of fanciful shapes, such as birds, flowers, curtains, and animals. Under the artificial lighting, you feel in a paradise where the Gods live.

Day 2 Guilin to Yangshuo (B, L)
Enjoy a Li River Cruise. Li River scenic area is world reputed for its unique natural sceneries with the most beautiful karst mountains, clear water and a taste of life far removed from the concrete metropolis. Arrive at Yangshuo county, famous for the beautiful idyllic scenery. Take a biking tour around, visiting the two premier Yangshuo attractions-Moon Mountain,named for the lunar-shaped cavity in the center, and Big Banyan Tree, more than 1,000 years old,17 meters high, with a green umbrella-like round tree crown.

Day 3 Yangshuo to Longsheng to Shanghai (B, L)
After breakfast, drive to another typical county of Guilin-Longsheng, known for its minority culture. Visit Zhuang and Yao Ethnic Tribes and Longji Terraced Field there.The different minority customs and local people’s dressing style are specially delicate and beautiful. The terrace is a rice field built on the hillsides, looking like great chains or ribbons as they wind from the foot to the top of the hill.
Leave for the airport and fly back to Shanghai. Upon arrival, Shanghai airport to your hotel transfer.

Below are suggested hotels for your reference. You could also reserve hotel by yourself.

Hotel Class

Guilin

Yangshuo

Superior Class

Sheraton Guilin Hotel

Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel

Deluxe Class

Guilin Park Hotel

Yangshuo Guifu Hotel

Tourist Class

Guilin Osmanthus Hotel

Yangshuo Sovereign Hotel

Price Inclusions
*Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary.
*Meals as listed in the itinerary.
*Hotel charges in Guilin and Yangshuo.
*China internal flight: Shanghai-Guilin,  Guilin-Shanghai.
*Private English-speaking tour guide and private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing.
*Free visits to handicraft factories.
*Service charge & government taxes.
*Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.
*Free-bottled mineral water.
*China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.

Price Exclusions
*International flights.
*Hotel charges in Shanghai.
*Personal expenses.
*Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.

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4 Days Classic Guilin Tour from Shanghai

By , 09/05/2013 6:15 AM
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Li River Cruise

Li River Cruise

Tour Code: BTG-SGT-105
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Starting Date: Daily

Day 1 Shanghai to Guilin (L)
Be picked up at your hotel lobby and transferred to the airport; catch the 2-hour flight to Guilin. Meet our Guilin local tour guide at the airport arrival hall, and then drive to hotel for checkin.
Your Guilin tour starts with one of the symbol of Guilin-the Reed Flute Cave, which presents various unique shapes by the Karst formations of stone columns, stalactites and stalagmites. After lunch, drive to Jiangtou Village which is reputed as one of seven the most valuable ancient villages in China with well-preserved houses built in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Day 2 Guilin to Longsheng to Guilin (B, L)
Today we will travel to the Longsheng county (2hrs’ drive) and visit its terraced field and minority village. Longji Terraced Flield look like ribbons and stretch layer upon layer from the foot of the mountain to the top. In the Zhuang and Yao Ethnic tribes, you will experience the unique Chinese minority culture.
Drive back to Guilin after the tour.

Day 3 Guilin to Yangshuo (B, L)
Today enjoy a Li River Cruise down to Yangshuo county, which is the highlight of any travel in Guilin. The beautiful scenery comes all along the way with karst mountains, crystal waters, verdant bamboo forests, narrow bamboo rafts on sail and peaceful local villages. In Yangshuo, you will take a bicycle trip to appreciate the local countryside scenery. A local family’s visit will give you an insight into the farmer’s lifestyle. Free time the rest of day to explore the charming county by yourself. You could have a stoll on the famed West Street full of characteristic souvenir stores, cafe, restaurants and bars.

Day 4 Yangshuo to Guilin to Shanghai
Drive back to Guilin airport to fly back to Shanghai. Shanghai airport to your hotel transfer upon arrival.

Below are suggested hotels for your reference. You could also reserve hotel by yourself.

Hotel Class

Guilin

Yangshuo

Superior Class

Sheraton Guilin Hotel

Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel

Deluxe Class

Guilin Park Hotel

Yangshuo Guifu Hotel

Tourist Class

Guilin Osmanthus Hotel

Yangshuo Sovereign Hotel

Price Inclusions
*Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary.
*Meals as listed in the itinerary.
*Hotel charges in Guilin and Yangshuo.
*China internal flight: Shanghai-Guilin,  Guilin-Shanghai.
*Private English-speaking tour guide and private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing.
*Free visits to handicraft factories.
*Service charge & government taxes.
*Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.
*Free-bottled mineral water.
*China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.

Price Exclusions
*International flights.
*Hotel charges in Shanghai.
*Personal expenses.
*Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.

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5 Days Guilin Minority Tour from Shanghai

By , 09/05/2013 2:35 AM
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Zhuang and Yao Ethnic Tribes

Zhuang and Yao Ethnic Tribes

Tour Code: BTG-SGT-106
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Starting Date: Daily

Day 1 Shanghai to Guilin
Pick you up from hotel in Shanghai by our private driver, transfer to airport and fly to Guilin.
Your pivate English-speaking guide will welcome you and pick you up from airport and then transfer to your hotel. Free time for the rest of day.

Day 2 Guilin (B, L)
Today we do sightseeing inside the Guilin city. First visit the Elephant Trunk Hill. It is symbol of Guilin and got its name because its shape resembles an elephant with its trunk drinking from the Li River. Then is the Reed Flute Cave, which is regarded as the most impressive cave in Guilin. Lively shaped limestone formations look fantastic under the colorful lights. Finally come to the Daxu Ancient Town, one of the four famous historical towns of Guangxi province.

Day 3 Guilin to Longsheng to Guilin (B, L)
Take an excursion minority tour to Longsheng. We will visit the Longji Terraced Field and the Zhuang and Yao Minority Tribes. The terraces look like ribbons as they wind from the foot to the top of mountains, vast in area, twisting off into distance.  Zhuang and Yao minority villages dot the area. The different minority customs and dress are especially interesting.
Back to Guilin for overnight.

Day 4 Guilin to Li River to Yangshuo (B, L)
Today is the highlight of this trip-the Li River cruise down to Yangshuo. Everywhere along the river has pricturesque scenery, like grotesque peaks, clear water, bamboo groves, rice paddies with water buffaloes, as well as fishmen on bamboo rafts. After 4-hour sailling, arrive in Yangshuo county, an old town with thousand years’ history. Free time for you to explore the charming town. A pleasant stroll on West Street is strongly recommended. It is an old street and now famous for its nightlife with bars, restaurants, shops that are mostly opened by foreigners from all over the world.

Day 5 Yangshuo to Guilin to Shanghai (B, L)
Relax in the Yangshuo countryside by cycling to pass through the paddy filed and orchards that surround the famous mountains. It is a fascinating insight into the life in rural China. Fly back to Shanghai in the afternoon. Your Shanghai driver will pick you up in time at Shanghai airport and transfer to hotel. End of our service.

Below are suggested hotels for your reference. You could also reserve hotel by yourself.

Hotel Class

Guilin

Yangshuo

Superior Class

Sheraton Guilin Hotel

Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel

Deluxe Class

Guilin Park Hotel

Yangshuo Guifu Hotel

Tourist Class

Guilin Osmanthus Hotel

Yangshuo Sovereign Hotel

Price Inclusions
*Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary.
*Meals as listed in the itinerary.
*Hotel charges in Guilin and Yangshuo.
*China internal flight: Shanghai-Guilin,  Guilin-Shanghai.
*Private English-speaking tour guide and private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing.
*Free visits to handicraft factories.
*Service charge & government taxes.
*Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.
*Free-bottled mineral water.
*China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.

Price Exclusions
*International flights.
*Hotel charges in Shanghai.
*Personal expenses.
*Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.

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4 Days Shanghai Guilin Tour

By , 09/05/2013 1:36 AM
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Fu bo Hill

Fu bo Hill

Tour Code: BTG-SGT-108
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Starting Date: Daily

Day 1 Arrive in Shanghai
Welcome to Shanghai, this modern international metropolis. You will be met at the airport & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

Day 2 Shanghai (B, L)
Visit Shanghai Museum, a first-rate museum in the world, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics. Go to the Yu Garden, a typical southern Chinese classical garden, which used to be a private garden of an official in the Ming Dynasty. Move on to the landmark attraction of Shanghai-Oriental Pearl TV Tower. Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, it is the highest TV Tower in Asia. Finally come to the Bund, the famous waterfront featuring with imposing foreign buildings of the colonial period.
Be transferred to airport and fly to Guilin. Upon arrival, be met by local Guilin guide and transferred to hotel.

Day 3 Guilin to Yangshuo (B, L)
Morning enjoy the Li River Cruise down to Yangshuo, which is the highlight of any visit to Guilin, providing breathtaking views of crystal clear waters, karst peaks, bamboo forests,rice paddies and water buffaloes, just like a painting. Arrive in Yangshuo, a idyllic couty. We willl take a biking tour to appreciate the unique countryside scenery as well as the simple rural life. Free time rest of the day.

Day 4 Yangshuo to Guilin  (B, L)
Drive back to Guilin and have a city tour of the Elephant Trunk Hill, The Fubo Hill and Reed Flute Cave.
Elephant Trunk Hill is the symbol of Guilin city. The whole hill looks like a giant elephant with a long trunk dinking water in the river. The Fubo Hill boasts lots of rock stone carvings and Buddha statues since the Tang Dynasty and offers a panorama of Guilin at the Viewing Platform. Reed Flute Cave creates heavenly scenery by the different stone formations, enhanced with advanced lighting system.  After the tour, transfer you to airport for departure. End of our service.

Below are suggested hotels for your reference. You could also reserve hotel by yourself.

Hotel Class

Guilin

Shanghai

Yangshuo

Superior Class

Sheraton Guilin Hotel

Radisson Shanghai New World

Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel

Deluxe Class

Guilin Park Hotel

Yun’s Paradise Hotel

Yangshuo Guifu Hotel

Tourist Class

Guilin Osmanthus Hotel

Holiday Inn Express Wujiaochang

Yangshuo Sovereign Hotel

Price Inclusions
*Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary.
*Meals as listed in the itinerary.
*Hotel charges in Guilin, Shanghai and Yangshuo.
*China internal flight: Shanghai-Guilin.
*Private English-speaking tour guide and private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing.
*Free visits to handicraft factories.
*Service charge & government taxes.
*Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.
*Free-bottled mineral water.
*China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.

Price Exclusions
*Entry Shanghai and exit Guilin flights.
*Personal expenses.
*Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.

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5 Days Shanghai Guilin Tour

By , 09/05/2013 1:20 AM
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Elephant Trunk Hill

Elephant Trunk Hill

Tour Code: BTG-SGT-109
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Starting Date: Daily

Day 1 Arrive in Shanghai
Be greeted by our tour guide in Shanghai airport arrival hall; tranfer you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.

Day 2 Shanghai (B, L)
Today you will first visit the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center. The magnificent building in People’s Square houses equally magnificent displays on the city’s past, present and future. Then take a stroll through the Yu Garden, which is an typical southern Chinese classical garden with beautiful garden settings. The Yuyuan Market around is a wonderful place to experience local life. Finally, immerse yourself in the peaceful atmosphere of the Jade Buddha Temple, which features two jade Buddha statues imported from Burma.

Day 3 Shanghai to Guilin (B, L)
After breakfast, you will walk down the Bund along the Huangpu River to find the city’s colonial past by the imposing foreign buildings of colonial period; visit the Nanjing Road, which enjoys the reputation as the first commercial street in China; then get a bird’s view of Shanghai from the novel shaped Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the third highest in the world.
After the tour, you will be escorted to the airport for your flight to Guilin. Upon your arrival, our Guilin local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.

Day 4 Guilin to Yangshuo (B, L)
Start your Li River cruise down to Yangshuo, which is the highlight of any visit to Guilin. You will be inspired by picturesque views of peaks, crystal-clear water, bamboo forests, as well as the pastoral rice paddies and water buffaloes. Arrive in Yangshuo couty and take a bike tour to explore the fresh countryside scenery.

Day 5 Yangshuo to Guilin (B, L)
Drive back to Guilin and have a city tour of the Elephant Trunk Hill, symbol of Guilin; the Fubo Hill, featuring historic rock carvings; and the Reed Flute Cave, a fantastic natural cave consisting of peculiar-shaped stalactites, stalagmites, and rock.
Send you off at Guilin airport for your departure. End of our service.

Below are suggested hotels for your reference. You could also reserve hotel by yourself.

Hotel Class

Guilin

Shanghai

Yangshuo

Superior Class

Sheraton Guilin Hotel

Radisson Shanghai New World

Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel

Deluxe Class

Guilin Park Hotel

Yun’s Paradise Hotel

Yangshuo Guifu Hotel

Tourist Class

Guilin Osmanthus Hotel

Holiday Inn Express Wujiaochang

Yangshuo Sovereign Hotel

Price Inclusions
*Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary.
*Meals as listed in the itinerary.
*Hotel charges in Guilin, Shanghai and Yangshuo.
*China internal flight: Shanghai-Guilin.
*Private English-speaking tour guide and private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing.
*Free visits to handicraft factories.
*Service charge & government taxes.
*Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.
*Free-bottled mineral water.
*China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.

Price Exclusions
*Entry Shanghai and exit Guilin flights.
*Personal expenses.
*Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.

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6 Days Guilin Minority Full Experience Tour from Shanghai

By , 08/05/2013 6:49 AM
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Guilin Minority Girl

Guilin Minority Girl

Tour Code: BTG-SGT-107
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Starting Date: Daily

Day 1 Shanghai to Guilin
Pick you up from your hotel in Shanghai by our private driver and transfer to airport. Take the flight to Shanghai. Our guide will pick you up at the arrival hall of Guilin airport. Free time for the rest of the day to refresh for our marvelous trip in the next days.

Day 2 Guilin to Longsheng to Sanjiang (B, L)
After breakfast, you will head for Longsheng county to visit the Longji Terraced Filed. The terraces stretch layer upon layer from mountain foot to its summit, spanning vast area of about 16,308 acres. The views on the mountain top is awesome. Then pay a visit to the Zhuang and Yao Minority Tribes to experience the unique Chinese ethnic culture and see the suspension bridge in small size.
Transfer to Sanjiang county to experience the Dong people culture.

Day 3 Sanjiang to Guilin (B, L)
Today you will take a Dong Minority tour to the Dong Village in Sanjiang. Situated at the foot of mountains and surrounded by rivers, Dong village features well-preserved residential houses and charming natural landscape. We will visit two landmark spots there-the Wind and Rain Bridge and the Drum Tower. The bridge reflects the Unique Dong style and the wisdom of the Dong people, by blending the styles of bridge, corridor and kiosk into a whole. The bridge was built as a shelter for the people who worked in fields, but later became a date place for the young people. The Drum Tower acts as the political and cultural center of the village. Every time when the chief of the village beats the drum, villagers will stop their work and get together around the tower.
Return to Guilin for overnight.

Day 4 Guilin to Yangshuo (B, L)
In the early morning take a cruise journey along Li River down to Yangshuo. This is the highlight of any trip in Guilin, providing picturesque scenery with peaks, crystal water, rice paddies and the background of blue sky and white cloud. After a 4 hour sailing, arrive at Yangshuo old county. We will visit the historical West Street, which is now called ‘Foreigners’ Street’ because of the large number of foreign residents here who also open bars, restaurants and shops in the street. Then we do a biking tour to explore the countryside of Yangshuo.

Day 5 Yangshuo (B)
Free day for you to explore the small town of Yangshuo. You are suggested to visit the famous Moon Hill and the Big Banyan Tree. The Moon Hill is so named for a wide, semicircular hole through the hill. Climbing to the arch of the hill is a popular activity, taking roughly 20 minutes. The Big Banyan Tree is 1,500 years old, like a giant green umbrella providing a natural shelter for passers-by. The West Street is a good place for nightlife.

Day 6 Yangshuo to Guilin to Shanghai (B, L)
Return to Guilin and have a city tour to three famous attractions. The Reed Flute Cave is known as the Palace of Nature Arts. You will see various shapes of stalagmites and stalactites like flowers, birds, curtains and animals. Proceed to the Elephant Trunk Hill, regarded as the symbol of Guilin, resembling a giant elephant. The last stop is Fubo Hill, featuring beautiful landscape, numerous historical items and stone carvings.
After the tour, transfer you to airport and fly back to Shanghai. Pick you up from Shanghai airport and transfer to hotel. End of our service and thank you for using our service.

Below are suggested hotels for your reference. You could also reserve hotel by yourself.

Hotel Class

Guilin

Sanjiang

Yangshuo

Superior Class

Sheraton Guilin Hotel

Fengyuqiao International Hotel

Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel

Deluxe Class

Guilin Park Hotel

Fengyuqiao International Hotel

Yangshuo Guifu Hotel

Tourist Class

Guilin Osmanthus Hotel

Sanjiang Hotel

Yangshuo Sovereign Hotel

Price Inclusions
*Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary.
*Meals as listed in the itinerary.
*Hotel charges in Guilin, Sanjiang and Yangshuo.
*China internal flight: Shanghai-Guilin,  Guilin-Shanghai.
*Private English-speaking tour guide and private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing.
*Free visits to handicraft factories.
*Service charge & government taxes.
*Luggage transfers between airports and hotels.
*Free-bottled mineral water.
*China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.

Price Exclusions
*International flights.
*Hotel charges in Shanghai.
*Personal expenses.
*Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.

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