6 day hiking and biking tour in Northern Guangxi

Day 1: YANGSHUO- LI RIVER HIKE (L, D)

Meet in Yangshuo. Catch a bus to Yangdi where you will begin your full day's hike along the Li River, enjoying the karst peak scenery, river views, quaint mud brick villages and a hearty lunch at a riverside restaurant. After arriving at Xingping, catch the bus back to Yangshuo for a relaxing night on West Street.

Day 2: BIKE RIDING IN YANGSHUO COUNTRYSIDE (L, D)

Ride for a couple of hours along the Tianjia River out to Liugong, an ancient fishing village with a history of 800 years. Have lunch in the "Pavillion Restaurant", a renovated Ming Dynasty pagoda overlooking the river and karst peak landscape. Then peddle back leisurely to Yangshuo. Continue by express tourist bus to Guilin. In the evening check out the Binjiang Road night market. Overnight in Guilin.

Day 3: YANGSHUO-DRAGON BACKBONE RICE TERRACES (L, D)

Set out by express bus to Longsheng, where you will change buses for the ride to the Dragon Backbone Rice Terraces. Have lunch in Dazhai, a Yao minority village where the women wear bright pink embroidered costumes and hold the Guinness Book of Records for the longest hair in the world! Then hike for 1.5 hours uphill to the Beautiful Views Guesthouse where you will stay the night, catching the sunset on the balcony.

Day 4: HIKE TO WENLING YAO VILLAGE (B, L, D)

Set out early for a full day's hike to Wenling Yao minority village. Today will be a tough walk up and down mountains, through rice terraces and forest areas. On the way we will stop for a picnic lunch of rice and meat cooked in bamboo stalks. We will arrive in the village in the afternoon and have dinner with a local family. Please note: accommodation on this night is homestay so be prepared for very basic conditions.

Day 5: WENLING YAO VILLAGE TO LONGSHENG HOT SPRINGS (B, L, D)

Walk for another 4-5 hours to arrive at the Longsheng Hot Springs National Park. Check into your guesthouse/hotel, take a shower, then enjoy the rest of the day soaking your tired muscles in the Hot Springs.

Day 6 LONGSHENG HOT SPRINGS-GUILIN (B, L)

Return to Guilin by public buses (3.5 hours). Tour concludes.

Note: There is also the option of taking a bus between the Rice Terraces and the Hot Springs if participants do not wish to have the homestay experience.

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