Tour Description

Guilin Area 14-Day Tour

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South China - Around Guilin

Dates: Contact us with your preference.

This cycle tour begins in Wuzhou, Guangxi. We will take a ferry up the river 50 km and then begin riding to Yangshou. The area around Guilin is famous for the karst landscape (limestone hill formations jutting up from an otherwise level ground and the subject of countless traditional Chinese paintings. This area is also riddled with caves used extensively by locals to hide when the Japanese invaded during World War II. From Wuzhou we head north for three days to Yangshou where we will take a day off to do some local sightseeing, or just hang out in this backpacker traveller town.

We will continue north to Guilin and Longsheng in to the mountains where there are some hot springs to relax in. The next stop at Sanjiang brings us into to one of China's many minority areas where the Dong people live. This mountainous area is offers some of China's marvelous landscapes of mountain sides terraced for rice fields. While the grades are rarely over 10% the length of climbs can be 20 km long. If this is too much we can either get a lift up the hills either in the back of a "walking tractor" or on a local bus.

We continue southerly through small towns and villages, where we can see how the average Chinese live. We will circle around and then head back to Guilin for connections back to the West (see below).

For those coming from the US, you can fly to Hong Kong, and arrive the next day (because you cross the dateline). We usually fly with Singapore Airlines from San Francisco: good service and it arrives in the morning so you can check out the city for a day. Spend one night in Hong Kong.

Dates: Contact us with your preference.

Start location: Wuzhou, Guangxi
Finish location: Guilin, Guizhou
Geographical location: South China
Elevation range: 300 feet (100 meters) to 4,000 feet (1,200 meters)
Terrain: Flat rolling and mountainous
Climate: The best weather for touring is in the spring and fall.
Cycling tour level: Moderate to Challenging
Total distance: 500 miles (800 km): Average distance per ride day: 44 miles (72 km)
Days: 14
Cycling Days: 11
Rest Days: 3
Group size: 1 - 8
Single room supplement: US$290

An announcement of the cost of the tour will be made to the group 45-days prior to the start based on the number of registered members.

A deposit of $500 per person is required. This is fully refundable up to 45 days prior to the start of the tour. Submission of a deposit will guarantee your place on the tour. Balance is due at the beginning of the tour.

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