Trip Summary
Five active-but-easy days around Guilin and Yangshuo: the Li River cruise to Xingping's ¥20-banknote bend, bamboo-raft drifting on the Yulong, cycling the moon-lit karst lanes, the West Street cafe scene and a morning walk above the Longji terraces before flying out.
Trip Highlights
- The four-hour Li River cruise past 20,000 karst pinnacles
- Xingping's banknote bend at golden hour from the viewing deck
- Bamboo-rafting the Yulong's jade shallows
- Cycling the Yulong lane loop between rice and peaks
- West Street's cafe-and-cricket nightlife
Day by Day

Day 1 — Arrive Guilin
Fly into Liangjiang (KWL) or arrive by HSR. Evening lakeside walk of the Two Rivers circuit past the sun-and-moon pagodas.
Flight in · Guilininternational flights, destination pre-filledBook → Stay · Elephant Trunk Hilllakeside arrival nightBook → Car rental · Guilinpick up at Guilin Liangjiang International Airport on arrivalBook → Tickets · Two Rivers and Four Lakes · Elephant Trunk Hill Scenic Areaskip-the-line entryBook → 
Day 2 — Li River cruise
Morning boat from Zhujiang wharf down to Yangshuo: villages, cormorant fishermen and the peaks of the ¥20 note. Drop bags in Yangshuo for a West Street evening.
Stay · West Street Yangshuocruise lands you at the cafe quarter — stay putBook → Tickets · Li Riverskip-the-line entryBook → Day 3 — Yulong & bikes
Morning bamboo raft below the dragon-bridge weir, afternoon cycling the Yulong village loop; sunset on the river bank.
Stay · West Street Yangshuosecond West Street nightBook → 
Day 4 — Xingping & terraces option
Bus to Xingping for the banknote-bend viewpoint, or ride the loop around the Laozhai hill; evening fish-beer dinner on the water.
Stay · West Street Yangshuothird karst nightBook → Tickets · Xingping Ancient Townskip-the-line entryBook → 
Day 5 — Longji or out
Early bus to the Longji terraces' Ping'an village for the layered stair views before the two-hour transfer back to Guilin airport (KWL).
Tickets · Longji Rice Terracesskip-the-line entryBook →