Guilin's landscape tops those elsewhere, a travel guide
🛶Take a bamboo raft and enjoy the leisure of 'Boating on the green waves, a journey within a painting'~
🌟How to get to Guilin?
✈️Plane: Guilin Liangjiang International Airport is the second largest international airport in Guangxi, with flights to more than 20 major cities and routes within China. ✅Plane tickets are cheaper in winter, making it a great time to travel.
(1) 🚎Airport Bus: Costs 20 yuan, about 40 minutes' ride, and the terminal is the Civil Aviation Building. (There is a bus from the city to the airport every 30 minutes, it's best to leave Guilin 2 hours in advance to avoid missing your flight)
(2) 🚗Taxi: It costs about 80 yuan to take a taxi from the airport to the city center.
🚂Train: Guilin currently has three train stations: Guilin South Station, Guilin West Station, and Guilin North Station.
🚄Guilin Station: Mainly operates regular passenger trains and some high-speed trains, serving major cities in China, mainly Nanning and Changsha along the line.
🚄Guilin North Station: Has more regular and high-speed train services.
🚄Guilin West Station: Located 10 kilometers from the city center, mainly serves high-speed trains running between Guangzhou and Guiyang.
Our recommended itinerary👏
🔥DAY1: Arrive in Guilin, check into the hotel, rest a bit, then head to East-West Alley, stroll through the ancient alleys, and taste local delicacies
🔥DAY2【Fubo Hill】→ Check in at 【Elephant Trunk Hill】, resembling a giant elephant dipping its trunk into the Li River, with a round hole in the middle through which the river flows →【Sun and Moon Twin Pagodas】, the entire copper pagoda sets three world records, and it's the best spot for photos
🔥DAY3【West Street】Also known as Foreigners' Street, it is the oldest street in Yangshuo County →【Li River】boat tour
🔥DAY4【Xingping Ancient Town】Experience the charm of 'long old streets, deep alleys'.
🌟Stroll through 【Ten-Mile Gallery】
🌟【Long River】cycling, watch cormorant fishing performances
🌟Watch 【Impression Liu Sanjie】, China's first large-scale natural landscape performance
🔥DAY5
Depart to the 【Silver Cave Scenic Area】, known as the palace of karst cave art, and take a small wooden boat to visit the 'Paradise'.
🔥DAY76 Yangshuo
💖Food Guide💖
🔥Introduction to Guilin's Cuisine
🌟Beer Fish🐠: A local specialty of Yangshuo, made with fresh carp from the Li River, known for its unique crispy and tender flavor that whets the appetite.
🌟Guilin Rice Noodles🍜: White, tender, smooth, and refreshing, with a variety of ways to eat, usually mixed well and eaten dry.
🌟Lipu Taro and Pork🥩: A traditional Guilin banquet dish, made with authentic Guilin Lipu taro, pork belly with skin, Guilin fermented bean curd, and various seasonings, presenting a golden color.
🌟Stuffed River Snails🐚: The snail meat is removed, mixed with minced pork, perilla, and other seasonings, then stuffed back into the snail shells and cooked with broth.
🌟Oil Tea🍵: Guilin locals drink oil tea all year round, suitable for any season, morning or evening.
🌟Vinegar Blood Duck🦆: Made with ducklings available in midsummer, the duck is slaughtered to keep the blood, infused with sour vinegar, and cooked with tender ginger or bitter melon as ingredients.
⚠️Guilin Pitfall Guide
‼️Don't take the illegal taxis near the airport and stations.
‼️Don't trust various photo services in scenic areas, they charge money and are especially expensive.
‼️Don't easily trust the local women on the streets, they lack formal guarantees and are particularly deceitful.
💖It is recommended to plan a 4-5 day trip, as it's not easy to get out and about. Try to visit all the essential spots without rushing and take the time to relax properly.
As the symbol of Guilin, Elephant Trunk Hill is still worth a visit. Exit 3 enters, exits at Exit 2. If you don't climb to the mountain, you will punch in. There are a lot of people on National Day, and it is a correct decision to make an appointment online first!
Checking in Elephant Trunk Hill is equivalent to seeing the night view of an ecological park built around Elephant Trunk Hill at night. Elephant Trunk Hill still has a certain commemorative significance. It is worth mentioning that the staff of the scenic spot, the uncle at the ticket gate is considerate, and the uncle at the exit is also enthusiastic to guide the way. At night, the maintenance staff by the river, On the night I went, I reminded the tourists who crossed the border that they accidentally clicked in the water. They came up and discouraged tourists to pay attention to safety. The service added more warmth to this scenic spot.
Guilin's iconic attraction is in the city center. You can make an appointment directly in advance through Trip.com , or you can scan the code to make an appointment at the scene. The name of Elephant Trunk Hill is indeed lifelike. It takes almost one morning to visit. Don't buy special handmade bags in the scenic spot, it's too expensive.
Free scenic spot! The scenery is so beautiful, it is worth a visit! Five-star praise five-star praise
Check in nature, there are too many people. Of course it is free.
The scenery is elegant, mainly because the whole person is in a great mood after shopping. A recommended travel preferred place. When I go, the season is not suitable. I have to buy some sunscreen spray so that the skin will not be tanned.
If you are just to shoot Elephant Trunk Hill, you can take pictures without entering the park, on the riverside road. The park itself is free. If you are interested, you can climb the mountain to see the city. If you don't want to climb the mountain, you can also see the water moon cave. Generally speaking, the scenery is average and belongs to the punch-in scenic spot.
Good scenic spot, four or five hundred meters away from the Poyin Hotel I live in, very convenient, or free attractions, not big inside, but the scenery is quiet and pleasant, from Gate 3 to the best shooting point on the Elephant Trunk Mountain River is less than 1000 meters, the scenery along the way is also very beautiful, twists and turns, There are wooden rafts on the riverside to carry people into the river around Elephant Trunk Hill. It will be better to take pictures or see the scenery, but the price is 50 yuan per person, about ten minutes, close observation of Elephant Trunk Hill is still good, the scenic river boat boat for an hour, there is no such convenience and observation point. Of course, you can also take pictures on the shore without taking a boat, just look at your own requirements, in short, the park is worth a visit!