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Full Guangxi 9-Day Grand Tour

Everything at once: Guilin's hills and caves, the Li River and Yangshuo, the Longji terraces, Nanning's food, the Detian waterfall, and Beihai's Silver Beach and Weizhou island. The complete north-to-south province, bookable end-to-end by our team.

The Longji Rice Terraces — day four of the Guangxi grand tour

Day-by-Day Plan

Day 1

Guilin city. Elephant Trunk Hill (¥75), Princes' City & Duxiu Peak (¥130), and the night walk of Two Rivers & Four Lakes.

Day 2

Li River → Yangshuo. Raft the Li River essence from Yangdi to Xingping (¥95–120), then on to Yangshuo and West Street at night.

Day 3

Yangshuo. Yulong River rafts (¥120–240) in the morning, Ten Li Gallery cycling to Moon Hill in the afternoon, beer fish on West Street at night.

Day 4

Longji Terraces. Shuttle up to Longsheng and the Longji Rice Terraces (from ¥80) — Ping'an Zhuang village and the tiered slopes, lunch of bamboo-tube rice; stay a terrace guesthouse for the sunrise.

Day 5

Longsheng → Nanning. Back to Guilin and the train or coach south to Nanning. Evening on Zhongshan Road — old-friend noodles, sour fruit, grilled skewers.

Day 6

Nanning → Detian. Morning at Qingxiu Mountain (from ¥18), then coach southwest to the Detian Waterfall (from ¥115) for the late-afternoon light and bamboo rafts.

Day 7

Detian → Beihai. Morning Mingshi pastoral near the falls, then the long transfer south to Beihai. Evening on Silver Beach and the seafood market.

Day 8

Weizhou Island. Ferry to Weizhou Island (from ¥98) — cycle the volcanic crater geopark, Shiluokou coral beach and the coral-rock Catholic church, sunset over the sea.

Day 9

Beihai departure. Morning on the Silver Beach boardwalk or Beihai Old Street's arcade buildings, then the airport or train out of Beihai.

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Hotels, Li River boats, Detian and Weizhou tickets, ferries, cross-city trains and guides arranged by our team — free of charge, no obligation.

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What it costs

Rafts ¥95–240 · Longji from ¥80 · Detian from ¥115 · Weizhou from ¥98 · Qingxiu from ¥18. Allow ¥4,000–5,000 per person all-in for the nine days.

StayHotels across Guangxi

Seven bases

Guilin (1), Yangshuo (2), a Longji guesthouse (1), Nanning (1), Daxin/Detian (1), Beihai (2). Browse Guangxi hotels.

EatFood across Guangxi

Nine days of flavour

Rice noodles and beer fish, Longji bamboo-tube rice, Nanning sour fruit, Zhuang farmhouse cooking at the border, and Beihai seafood off the boat.

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