Guilin Landscape Money-Saving Guide

Guilin 3 Days 2 Nights Guide｜Explore the World’s Best Scenery for 2000 RMB, an Ultimate Cost-Performance Trip from the Li River Gallery to the Karst Secret Realm! **💰 Budget Allocation** (More cost-effective for two people) Accommodation: 180 RMB/night × 2 nights = 360 RMB Dining: 100 RMB/day × 3 days = 300 RMB Tickets & Transportation: about 1340 RMB (including special experiences) **Total 2000 RMB** (Flexible adjustments can upgrade the bamboo raft section!) --- **🏞️ Day 1: City Within Scenery · First Experience of Mountains and Waters** **Morning**: Take the bus from Guilin Station to **Elephant Trunk Hill Park** (Ticket 55 RMB, check in at the same spot as the Spring Festival Gala sub-venue, touch the millennium water erosion marks beside Shuiyue Cave) **Noon**: **Chun Ji Roast Goose (Zhongshan Road Branch)** (45 RMB per person, roast goose with Lipu taro braised pork, free oil tea) **Afternoon**: **Jingjiang Princes’ City** (Ticket 89 RMB including guide, take a rubbings of the “Fu” character, overlook Guilin cityscape from Duxiu Peak) → **East and West Alleys** (Free, explore Ming and Qing dynasty alleys and find the century-old “You Yixuan” horse meat rice noodles) **Evening**: **Two Rivers and Four Lakes Walking Tour** (Free, most beautiful when the Sun and Moon Twin Towers light up, take reflection photos on the glass bridge at Rong Lake section) **Overnight**: Riverside homestay in Xiangshan District (200 RMB/night, balcony views of Li River fishing lights) --- **🛶 Day 2: Li River Essence · Mountain and Water Gallery** **All day**: Take bus to **Yangdi Pier** (Electric bamboo raft from Yangdi to Nine Horses Painting Hill 125 RMB/person, must check in at the Huangbu reflection spot featured on the 20 RMB bill) **Noon**: Farmhouse meal in Xingping Ancient Town (35 RMB per person: beer swordfish, stuffed snails, mugwort rice cake) **Afternoon**: **Xingping Ancient Town** (Free, climb Old Village Hill to see the first bend of the Li River, find Sun Yat-sen’s landing pier) → **20 RMB Viewing Platform** (Free, bring your own banknote for comparison photos, in the evening fishermen models available for photos for 10 RMB) **Evening**: **West Street, Yangshuo** (Free, buy handmade osmanthus cakes, but avoid the main street, explore side alleys and small bars to listen to folk music) **Overnight**: Riverside inn in Xingping Ancient Town (160 RMB/night, morning mist photos on the river) --- **🌄 Day 3: Karst Secret Realm · Pastoral Elegy** **Morning**: Rent an electric bike (40 RMB/day) to ride the **Ten-Mile Gallery** (Free, key stops: Yulong River Trail, Moon Hill, Gongnong Bridge to watch bamboo rafts shuttle) **Noon**: **Jima Village Farmhouse Meal** (30 RMB per person, earthen kiln chicken, bamboo tube rice, pumpkin shoots) **Afternoon**: **Silver Cave** (Ticket 65 RMB, karst cave to see the “Fairyland of Yaochi” stalactites, constant 20°C inside for summer cool) → **Peach Blossom Source Scenic Area** (Ticket 60 RMB, boat through Swallow Lake Dong ethnic village) **Before Departure**: Buy souvenirs (Guilin chili sauce 12 RMB/bottle, Sanhua wine small jar 25 RMB, Luo Han Guo tea bags 10 RMB/bag) --- **🍜 Guilin Taste Code** ✅ **Breakfast Spots**: - Nuoxiang Station (Sticky rice wrapped with sour mustard and sausage, 5 RMB, a warm hand-held treat) - Haitian Rice Noodles (Shrimp rice noodles with secret yellow skin sauce, 8 RMB) ✅ **Late Night Comfort**: - Shijiayuan Night Market (Vinegar duck blood with fried rice noodles, 25 RMB per person) - Jiugangling Soup Noodles (Open 24 hours, three fresh boiled noodles with marinated egg, 11 RMB) --- **💡 Ultimate Money-Saving Tips** 1️⃣ Transportation: Bus “Guilin Travel Network” 3-day card (35 RMB) + choose electric bamboo raft from Yangdi to Xingping (60% cheaper than cruise) 2️⃣ Tickets: - Elephant Trunk Hill free entry before 7 AM from Gate 3 - Jingjiang Princes’ City half price with student ID 3️⃣ Hidden Benefits: - Two Rivers and Four Lakes night tour: skip the boat, walk along Wenchang Bridge to Jiefang Bridge to see the highlights - Yangshuo Opera House free Guilin opera clips daily at 10 AM --- **📌 Blogger’s Private Insights** “In Guilin, the mountains and waters are not just scenery—they are the ripples made by the bamboo raft poles on the Li River, the stalactite curves carved by water drops over billions of years in the caves, the mist rising from rice noodle shops at dawn wrapping around the karst peaks. This city blends its pride of being ‘the best under heaven’ into the golden fishing nets cast by old fishermen on the Li River bank.” ✨ **Trip Highlights**: Immersive Li River bamboo raft experience + panoramic karst landforms + ethnic minority culture ⚠️ **Note**: Wear waterproof shoes for bamboo rafting; adjust itinerary if Li River water is turbid in rainy season; obey traffic rules when riding electric bikes in Yangshuo. 20 RMB real scene comparison / Yulong River morning mist bamboo raft / Silver Cave Yaochi reflection) --- Do you want to experience shooting the Li River fishing lights at 5 AM in Guilin, or listen to a geologist explain the secrets of stalactite growth inside the caves? Tell me your choice, and the next issue will be a documentary-style special guide!