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Biking And Hiking In The Wild Nature

Tour Code: GL-9
Duration: 5 days
Departure Date: You Choose!
Tour Type: Land tour + well selected hotel + Your own English speaking guide (otherwise specified), your own driver at your own pace and schedule.

Bike and hike in the real countryside, feast your eyes with green mountains and clean waters, feel yourself a part of the nature.

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1

Place & Transport: Arrive in Guilin, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Guilin)

Day 2

Place & Transport: Guilin
Today's Activities: One Day Bike Tour to the Reed Flute Cave and Yao Mountain, Reed Flute Cave, Tea Plantation, Yao Mountain with roundway chair lift service
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at McFound Restaurant (A La Carte)

- One Day Bike Tour to the Reed Flute Cave and Yao Mountain: Get up early in the morning to avoid large crowds on the streets. It takes about 40 minutes for you to get to the Reed Flute Cave. On the way to the Cave, you will see paddy fields and Peach Blossom River. After lunch in downtown, you will head for the Tea plantation and Yao Mountain. 1.5 hours are needed for the ride. Many kinds of tea are on sale here. Picking tea and the process of making tea can also be demonstrated. The Yao Mountain is the highest mountain in the city area with a height of 909 meters high. You can take a cable car to the top of the mountain and get a bird view of Guilin. At last, ride to the hotel in about 1 hour on Main Street.
- Reed Flute Cave: Located 5 kilometers northwest of Guilin city, the Reed Flute Cave gets the name from the reeds used for making flutes and pipes that grow at its entrance. The cave is regarded as the largest and most impressive cave in Guilin. It is 240 meters long, and the length of the tour is about 550 meters offering a magic land of stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, birds, plants and animals in fantastic shapes and colors.
- Tea Plantation: The tea plantation run operated by the Guilin Tea research Institute runs a very information tour and tea tasting. The 1 hour tour begins among the tea bushes with an explanation of the different type of tea leaves and how white, green, yellow & black tea is obtained. This is followed by a demonstration of the drying process. The tour concludes with a tea tasting from a selection of some or their best teas. The way out included a visit to the shop but there was no pressure to buy.
- Yao Mountain with roundway chair lift service: Yao Mountain lies in the east of Guilin, 12 km away from the downtown. The top peak is 909 meters high and 760 meters by relative height and is the biggest and the highest mountain in Guilin.
- McFound Restaurant (A La Carte): A restaurant which decorated in traditional northern style, with wheaten food of full aroma and household atmosphere of authentic culture, is warmly welcome for customers.

Reed Flute Cave

Day 3

Place & Transport: Guilin to Yangshuo
Today's Activities: Hiking from Yangdi to Xingping Town
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Hiking from Yangdi to Xingping Town: Hiking along the Li River gives a great opportunity see the gorgeous Li River scenery close-up and the life of the farmers who live by the river. After a one hour drive from Guilin, you will arrive at Yangdi which is the starting point. The hike from Yangdi to Xingping is about 20 km and it takes about 5 hours at a medium pace. You will pass small villages; see rice fields, orchards and unique karst mountains. It is pleasant to count how many horses on the famous nine-horses-fresco as well as take a picture at Xingping which is featured on the 20 Yuan bank note. You will need to cross the river three times in a ferry boat during the hike. Our driver will pick you up at Xingping and then drive the 40 minutes to Yangshuo. Please bring some snacks for lunch since there is no restaurant along the way.

Day 4

Place & Transport: Yangshuo to Guilin
Today's Activities: Yangshuo-Baisha(bicycle tour)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Yangshuo-Baisha(bicycle tour): Get up early in the morning, take the road on your right and start your biking after passing a gas station, the villages you will be visiting are Yima and Baisha, if time is right, stop for a while to talk to local farmers or pick some fresh fruits in the orchards; the views along the way are ponds, fields, mountains and Yulong River. After about 2.5-3 hours, you will get to the part of Yulong River near Yulong Bridge where you will have lunch on a bamboo raft. Bike another 40 minutes you will be able to get back to your hotel for a shower.

Yangshuo-Baisha(bicycal-tour)

Day 5

Place & Transport: Depart Guilin, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Guilin)
Meals: Breakfast

Enrich Your Tour

Apr. 01 - Nov. 31
High Season
Dec. 01 - Mar. 31
Low Season(2010)

Your Group Size	Tour Class	Tour Price	Single Room Supplement	Inquiry
1 Person	Superior Class	$1136	$0	Inquiry
Deluxe Class	$902	$0	Inquiry
Tourist Class	$839	$0	Inquiry
2-5 Person	Superior Class	$610	$239	Inquiry
Deluxe Class	$493	$122	Inquiry
Tourist Class	$457	$93	Inquiry
6-9 Person	Superior Class	$421	$239	Inquiry
Deluxe Class	$304	$122	Inquiry
Tourist Class	$278	$93	Inquiry

Your Group Size	Tour Class	Tour Price	Single Room Supplement	Inquiry
1 Person	Superior Class	$1352	$0	Inquiry
	Deluxe Class	$1054	$0	Inquiry
	Tourist Class	$840	$0	Inquiry
2-5 Person	Superior Class	$718	$343	Inquiry
	Deluxe Class	$569	$194	Inquiry
	Tourist Class	$462	$93	Inquiry
6-9 Person	Superior Class	$526	$343	Inquiry
	Deluxe Class	$378	$194	Inquiry
	Tourist Class	$274	$93	Inquiry

Hotels

City	Superior Class	Deluxe Class	Tourist Class
Guilin	Sheraton Guilin	Guilin Bravo Hotel	Guilin Osmanthus Hotel
Yangshuo	Paradesa Resort	Paradesa Resort	Aiyuan Hotel
Guilin	Sheraton Guilin	Guilin Bravo Hotel	Guilin Osmanthus Hotel

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* Price is in US dollars, for one person. Price is for references only, may vary according to your travel time Please inquire for more details. Click here to change prices to your Currency

* Better discount is available when travel in low season from Nov to March or when travel in a large group. Please Contact Us for more details.

* If only one person is traveling then the single room supplement is not required. If, for example, three people book a hotel, with two in one room and one in another room, the single room supplement must be paid.

Price Inclusions and Exclusions

Price Inclusions:

Entrance Fees:
To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
Meals:
All meals as specified in the itinerary.
If the restaurant indicated is not available on the day, your guide will arrange another restaurant from our list of approved restaurants. Breakfast is usually a western style buffet. We endeavor to ensure that a choice of western and Chinese breakfasts is supplied, however there may be occasions when only a Chinese breakfast is available in some remote locations.
Private Transfers:
Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in Guilin, Yangshuo by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver and English-speaking guide (as listed above).
Your comfort is our priority! Click here to get a description of the vehicles that we use for our tours.
Guide:
As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available.
Hotels:
Hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with twin beds.
All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
Service Charge & Government Taxes:
Insurance
The insurance is China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance.
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Luggage Transfers:
Between airports and hotels.
Arrangements:
The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

Price Exclusions:

Personal Expenses:
Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
Meals:
Any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary.
Single Room Supplement.