Private Journey

Guilin–Yangshuo–Longji

A private China route with day-by-day pacing, hotel logic, seasonal pricing, and guide support confirmed before payment.

Route Overview

A route designed for depth, not distance

Pace built around energy, not a checklist. Star-level hotels confirmed privately. One real local culture thread on every route.

Day by Day

The shape of the trip

A representative shape. We finalize each morning during the planning call so the route reflects your interests and pace.

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Guilin–Yangshuo–Longji

City stops, day ranges, and the main movement between anchors are shown before you ask a planner to confirm the route.

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Tap any day to open the full plan — where you stay, what you do, meals, what is included, and traveler notes. All 8 days are shown below.This route is fully customisable — adjust it with a specialist →

Day1 Guilin — Li River karst🚄 Airport or rail arrival transfer🍵 Guilin rice noodles, beer fish🏨 riverside in town

Touch down and just breathe — no rush today. Guilin is a soft landing, and your guide spends day one quietly working out your rhythm so the whole trip bends around you, not some script.

Where you stay

riverside in town - riverside in town

What you do

the Li River cruise to Yangshuo

Food plan

Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Guilin rice noodles when timing fits.

Included today

Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.

Optional / extra cost

Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.

Traveler note

Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.

Cultural context: Guilin is the classic painted-scroll karst landscape

Day2 Guilin — Li River karst🚄 Private transfer or high-speed rail as the route requires🍵 Guilin rice noodles, beer fish🏨 riverside in town

Slow start or early one, totally your call. Reed Flute Cave is roughly the heart of today, and we leave plenty of breathing room so nothing feels rushed. Food-wise, hold out for Guilin rice noodles — worth it.

Where you stay

riverside in town - riverside in town

What you do

Reed Flute Cave

Food plan

Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Guilin rice noodles when timing fits.

Included today

Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.

Optional / extra cost

Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.

Traveler note

Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.

Cultural context: Guilin is the classic painted-scroll karst landscape

Day3 Guilin — Li River karst🚄 Private transfer or high-speed rail as the route requires🍵 Guilin rice noodles, beer fish🏨 riverside in town

We’ll build today loosely around Xianggong Hill sunrise, at your pace and nobody else’s. Expect a small surprise or two your guide pulls out depending on the day. Guilin rice noodles sorts the eating. And here’s the bit that’s properly ours: Zhuang and Yao folk song and Liu Sanjie tradition. Most tours can’t get you in the room — we can.

Where you stay

riverside in town - riverside in town

What you do

Xianggong Hill sunrise + private intangible-heritage session

Food plan

Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Guilin rice noodles when timing fits.

Included today

Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.

Optional / extra cost

Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.

Traveler note

Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.

Cultural context: Guilin is the classic painted-scroll karst landscape

Day4 Yangshuo — Yulong River & karst countryside🚄 Private transfer or high-speed rail as the route requires🍵 beer fish, stuffed Li River snails🏨 a countryside retreat

Today’s the kind you’ll be showing people photos of later — a Yulong River bamboo raft, with the freedom to slow right down whenever something catches your eye. Lunch or dinner usually circles back to beer fish.

Where you stay

a countryside retreat - a countryside retreat

What you do

a Yulong River bamboo raft

Food plan

Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around beer fish when timing fits.

Included today

Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.

Optional / extra cost

Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.

Traveler note

Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.

Cultural context: Yangshuo is slow karst-country living

Day5 Yangshuo — Yulong River & karst countryside🚄 Private transfer or high-speed rail as the route requires🍵 beer fish, stuffed Li River snails🏨 a countryside retreat

Ease into cycling the karst back-lanes today. Nothing’s rigid — your guide flexes things around the weather and how you’re feeling, so it stays comfortable start to finish. And beer fish is exactly what you’ll want when hunger hits.

Where you stay

a countryside retreat - a countryside retreat

What you do

cycling the karst back-lanes

Food plan

Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around beer fish when timing fits.

Included today

Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.

Optional / extra cost

Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.

Traveler note

Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.

Cultural context: Yangshuo is slow karst-country living

Day6 Yangshuo — Yulong River & karst countryside🚄 Private transfer or high-speed rail as the route requires🍵 beer fish, stuffed Li River snails🏨 a countryside retreat

Honestly, this is one of those days people bring up for years. We’ll point you at Xingping fishing village — and since it’s all yours, you linger where it grabs you and wander off when you’re ready. Somewhere in there, beer fish, the kind locals actually line up for, not the tourist version. And here’s the bit that’s properly ours: cormorant fishing and Zhuang indigo craft with a fisher family. Most tours can’t get you in the room — we can.

Where you stay

a countryside retreat - a countryside retreat

What you do

Xingping fishing village + private intangible-heritage session

Food plan

Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around beer fish when timing fits.

Included today

Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.

Optional / extra cost

Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.

Traveler note

Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.

Cultural context: Yangshuo is slow karst-country living

Day7 Longji — Longji rice terraces🚄 Private transfer or high-speed rail as the route requires🍵 bamboo-tube rice, Yao smoked dishes🏨 a terrace-view lodge

Today leans into the Longji terraces at Ping An and Jinkeng. No stopwatch — your guide reads the crowds, the light and frankly your mood, and shapes the day from there. When you get hungry, bamboo-tube rice is the move.

Where you stay

a terrace-view lodge - a terrace-view lodge

What you do

the Longji terraces at Ping An and Jinkeng

Food plan

Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around bamboo-tube rice when timing fits.

Included today

Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.

Optional / extra cost

Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.

Traveler note

Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.

Cultural context: Longji is 800 years of hand-built mountain terraces

Day8 Longji — Longji rice terraces🚄 Private transfer or high-speed rail as the route requires🍵 bamboo-tube rice, Yao smoked dishes🏨 a terrace-view lodge

Slow start or early one, totally your call. a Zhuang and Yao village walk is roughly the heart of today, and we leave plenty of breathing room so nothing feels rushed. Food-wise, hold out for bamboo-tube rice — worth it. And here’s the bit that’s properly ours: Red Yao long-hair custom and Zhuang brocade weaving with villagers. Most tours can’t get you in the room — we can.

Where you stay

a terrace-view lodge - a terrace-view lodge

What you do

a Zhuang and Yao village walk + private intangible-heritage session

Food plan

Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around bamboo-tube rice when timing fits.

Included today

Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.

Optional / extra cost

Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.

Traveler note

Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.

Cultural context: Longji is 800 years of hand-built mountain terraces

Dates & Pricing

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