Nanning & Vietnam Border 4-Day Tour
The southwest corner of Guangxi — the food and greenery of Nanning, a waterfall that spills into Vietnam, the pastoral Mingshi landscape and the 2,000-year-old Friendship Gate. Bookable end-to-end by our team.
Day-by-Day Plan
Nanning. Qingxiu Mountain (from ¥18) in the morning for the Longxiang Pagoda over the Yong River, the China-ASEAN Convention Center at lunch, then Zhongshan Road at night — old-friend noodles, sour fruit and grilled skewers. Base near the railway station for tomorrow's coach.
Nanning → Detian. Coach southwest to Daxin (about 3 h). Afternoon at the Detian Waterfall (from ¥115 incl. shuttle, open 08:00–22:00) — Asia's largest transnational waterfall, bamboo rafts to the foot of the curtain. Stay in Daxin or the scenic area.
Mingshi & the Friendship Gate. Morning at Mingshi pastoral — the 'little Guilin' river and karst fields near the falls. Then on to Pingxiang and the Friendship Gate (Youyiguan), a 2,000-year-old pass on the Vietnam border. With your passport, walk across for the border town of Dong Dang and the Vietnamese market; otherwise browse the border goods in Pingxiang.
Back to Nanning. Coach back north, optionally detouring to the Tongling Grand Canyon at Baise (from ¥99) — rainforest walkways, a 188 m waterfall and fresh air — before the evening train or flight out of Nanning.
Book this Guangxi itinerary
Hotels, Li River boats, Detian and Weizhou tickets, ferries, cross-city trains and guides arranged by our team — free of charge, no obligation.
Coach logistics
Nanning Jiangnan station: Chongzuo ¥40; Langdong station: Detian direct and Hanoi international coaches. Allow ~3 h to the falls. We book the whole chain free.
What it costs
Detian entry + shuttle from ¥115; Qingxiu Mountain from ¥18; Tongling Canyon from ¥99. Border entry to Vietnam needs a valid passport and visa as applicable.
Border-country flavours
Nanning old-friend noodles and sour fruit, Daxin farmhouse Zhuang cooking, Vietnamese coffee, balm and fruit at the Pingxiang border market — cheap and very different.