PreeChina · Sight Guide
4 sights within 140 km of Guilin. Pick the ones you want and PreeChina can build a private, custom or tailor-made tour around them.
At a Glance
Price
Per person, in US dollars. The price covers the guide, the ground service, and the transport, meals and tickets in the itinerary, and it falls as the group grows. What a price includes and leaves out.
| Travelers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day trip | USD 305 | USD 220 | USD 185 | USD 175 | USD 160 | USD 155 | USD 145 | USD 135 |
Premium hotels and first-class rail raise the price: the selectors on Private Tours show by how much. The final price is confirmed in writing before anything is booked.
Why These Sights
4 karst and canyon sights lie within 140 km of central Guilin, from Elephant Trunk Hill at 1.5 km to Liyu Peak at 140 km. They are: Elephant Trunk Hill, Guanyan Cave, Bajiaozhai, Liyu Peak.
This page lists the sights and how far each one sits from the city centre. It does not set a length for the trip: your private itinerary decides which sights to combine, the order and the number of days.
The Guilin city guide covers the city itself.
Map
The gold marker is central Guilin. Numbers run from the closest sight to the farthest.
Sight by Sight
1.5 km from central Guilin, straight line
A water-eroded round hole at the foot of a riverside hill looks like an elephant drinking with its trunk. It is the symbol of Guilin.
29 km from central Guilin, straight line
An underground river runs through the cave, and visitors travel through it by boat and small train.
Distances
| # | Sight | Type | Straight line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elephant Trunk Hill | Karst | 1.5 km |
| 2 | Guanyan Cave | Karst Cave | 29 km |
| 3 | Bajiaozhai | Danxia Landform | 120 km |
| 4 | Liyu Peak | Karst | 140 km |
Straight-line distances from the centre of Guilin. Road and rail distances are longer.
Independent Travel
Arranging these 4 stops yourself keeps the budget lower. It also means booking each one and the transfers between them. Compare a private tour with independent travel, or ask PreeChina to plan it.
Custom Tour
This route is a starting point: 1 day and 4 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.
Questions
This page lists 4, all within 140 km of central Guilin in a straight line.
Elephant Trunk Hill, at 1.5 km from the centre in a straight line.
140 km in a straight line. The road distance is longer.
It depends on which sights you combine. Your private itinerary sets the number of days, the order and the pace with you.
Anyone who wants a full day at one place. The route moves between 4 stops, so the visit at each is shorter.
Explore More
This route is in Guangxi. The province page lists its city guides, themes, museums and other routes.
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Tell us when you arrive in Guilin, who is travelling and how much time you have. We build the route around your group.
