Guilin 2026: Top Places to Visit & Must-See Attractions

Q: What is Guilin best known for?

Guilin is renowned for its breathtaking karst landscapes, serene rivers, and rich cultural heritage. It's a paradise for nature enthusiasts and photographers alike, offering stunning views and unique geological formations.

Q: When is the best time to visit Guilin?

The ideal time to explore Guilin is during the spring (April to June) and autumn (September to November). During these months, the weather is pleasantly mild, and the natural scenery is at its most vibrant and lush.

Q: Where should tourists stay in Guilin for easy access to attractions?

For convenient access to Guilin's major attractions, consider staying in the city center or near the picturesque Li River. The Xiufeng District, especially around Yiren Road, offers a vibrant local atmosphere and easy reach to key sites.

Q: What are the best activities for families in Guilin?

Families visiting Guilin will love exploring the enchanting Reed Flute Cave, enjoying a leisurely cruise on the Li River, and experiencing the cultural richness of the Longsheng Rice Terraces. These activities offer both fun and educational experiences for all ages.

Q: Is Guilin suitable for solo travelers?

Absolutely! Guilin is a safe and welcoming destination for solo travelers. It offers a variety of activities and opportunities to meet fellow adventurers, making it an ideal place for exploration and cultural immersion.

Guilin lies along the Lijiang River and is home to a treasure trove of astounding natural landscapes and some of the most dramatic geographical formations in China. One such place is the 180 million-year-old Reed Flute Cave filled with karst stalactites and multicolored lighting, creating an otherworldly environment.

The wonder doesn't stop there: see how the reflection of the moon accentuates the Elephant Trunk Hill's famous arch above water, explore the lush stretch of the Longsheng Rice Terrace, and gaze upon the Sun and Moon Pagodas – twin structures of illuminating beauty at night.

Top things to do in Guilin

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Events & shows • Guilin

"Impression of Liu Sanjie" Landscape Live Performance

Free cancellation

★ 4.5 (24) • 900+ booked

Rp 635,671

Rp 706,887

Cruises • Guilin

Guilin Li River Four-star Cruise Ticket

3-5 hrs

★ 4.5 (61) • 1K+ booked

Rp 1,440,810

Tours • Guilin

Yulong River Bamboo Rafting + Xingping Ancient Town Day Trip

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Private tour

English guided

Free cancellation

Instant confirmation

★ 4.2 (13) • 200+ booked

Rp 894,906

Tours • From Nanning, Guilin

Klook China Guangxi Private Customized Tour (Nanning/Guilin/Beihai)

Private tour

English guided

Private group

Free cancellation

★ 5.0 (7) • 300+ booked

Rp 25,215,819

Attraction passes • Guilin

Ruyi Peak Cableway Scenic Area

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★ 4.9 (9) • 400+ booked

Rp 515,658

Rp 548,629

Tours • Guilin

Must-see in Guilin! Longji Rice Terraces Day Tour from Guilin (round trip from Guilin city)

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English guided

Free cancellation

Instant confirmation

★ 4.2 (19) • 200+ booked

Rp 614,512

Attraction passes • Guilin

Longji Rice Terraces

★ 4.5 (2) • 100+ booked

Rp 211,011

Tours • Guilin

Guilin Li River 4-Star Cruise & Yulong River Bamboo Rafting Day Tour

Free cancellation

Instant confirmation

★ 5.0 (3)

From Rp 718,125

Tours • Guilin

Three-star Li River cruise deep experience

Free cancellation

★ 4.7 (10) • 200+ booked

From Rp 805,425

Tours • Guilin

Guilin Longji Terraces & Huangluo Yao Village Day Tour

Free cancellation

Instant confirmation

★ 4.0 (32) • 300+ booked

Rp 1,127,590

Water activities • Guilin

Yulong River Bamboo Raft Drifting

Morning departure

Free cancellation

New Activity

Rp 710,791

Tours • Guilin

Guilin Yangshuo & Yulong River Full-Day Tour

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Free cancellation

Instant confirmation

From Rp 550,039

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Car charters • Guilin

Guilin City/Yangshuo Round-Trip Private Car Charter Day Tour

Free cancellation

Instant confirmation

★ 4.9 (47) • 50+ booked

Rp 1,648,524

Car charters • Guilin

Guilin & Yangshuo High-speed Railway Stations Private Pick-up Service

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Free cancellation

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★ 4.8 (8) • 50+ booked

From Rp 384,225

Rp 385,992

Car charters • Guilin

Longji Rice Terraces & Huangluo Yao Village & Long Hair Village Private Day Tour

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Free cancellation

Rp 2,412,463

Private airport transfers • Guilin

Guilin｜Guilin Liangjiang International Airport Private Airport Transfer

Bestseller

Instant confirmation

★ 4.9 (9) • 50+ booked

Rp 441,222

Car charters • Guilin

Guilin to Yangshuo Private Transfer

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Free cancellation

Rp 1,447,483

Train tickets • From Shenzhen, Changsha, Xiamen, Shanghai, Guilin

Shenzhen to Guangzhou China High Speed Rail

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★ 4.7 (12) • 200+ booked

Rp 1,243,646

Car charters • Guilin

Reed Flute Cave / Seven Star Park & Elephant Trunk Hill & Sun and Moon Twin Towers Private Car Day Tour

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Free cancellation

Rp 1,608,326

Car charters • Guilin

Yinziyan Cave & Shili Gallery & West Street Private Car Day Tour

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Free cancellation

Rp 1,769,143

Car charters • Guilin

Yulong River Bamboo Rafting & Xiangong Mountain & Utopia Private Day Tour

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Free cancellation

Rp 1,929,986

Car charters • Guilin

Guilin Gudong Waterfall & Li River Crown Rock Chartered Tour

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Free cancellation

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From Rp 1,286,640

Car charters • Guilin

Chaoban Mountain Wharf & Xingping Ancient Town & Impression Liu Sanjie & West Street Private Car Day Tour

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Free cancellation

Rp 1,608,326

Car charters • Guilin

Diecai Hill & Xiaoyao Tower & Two Rivers and Four Lakes Private Car Day Tour

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Free cancellation

Rp 1,608,326

Hotels in Guilin

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Hotels • Guilin

Banyan Tree Yangshuo

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★ 4.5 (92)

From Rp 4,960,452

Hotels • Guilin

Shangri-La Guilin

Instant confirmation

★ 4.5 (315)

From Rp 1,691,499

Hotels • Guilin

LS Hotel (Guilin Liangsu)

Instant confirmation

Rp 5,837,293

Rp 5,896,197

Hotels • Guilin

voco Guilin Yangshuo by IHG

Instant confirmation

From Rp 4,642,756

Hotels • Guilin

YangShuo Percent Hotel

Instant confirmation

From Rp 1,126,830

Hotels • Guilin

Wing Hotel Guilin- Pedestrian Street

Instant confirmation

From Rp 572,009

Hotels • Guilin

The One Boutique Hotel

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From Rp 781,519

Hotels • Guilin

Yangshuo SugarHouse

Instant confirmation

★ 4.8 (69)

From Rp 5,563,612

Hotels • Guilin

Riverside Wing Hotel Guilin

Instant confirmation

★ 4.7 (22)

From Rp 696,257

Hotels • Guilin

Hilton Garden Inn Guilin Yangshuo

Instant confirmation

★ 4.7 (14)

From Rp 1,833,113

Hotels • Guilin

Yangshuo Governor's Mansion Hotel

Instant confirmation

★ 5.0 (7)

From Rp 992,914

Hotels • Guilin

Holiday Inn Express Guilin City Center by IHG

Instant confirmation

★ 4.5 (129)

From Rp 788,638

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Team Klook

Klook User

2026-05-05 07:51:08

Fantastic 5.0

Mr Liao was so good. we chatted on WeChat to communicate. He gave us the best recommendations for our trip to Yangshuo and even bought all the tickets we needed for the ruyi peak and the jinlong bridge bamboo raft.

Guilin City/Yangshuo Round-Trip Private Car Charter Day Tour

Klook User

2026-08-09 06:05:07

Fantastic 5.0

After booking we were contacted about exact pick up time and destination. Driver was waiting for us at train station and everything went perfect. Easy solution for transport to Yangshuo hotel from Guilin train station.

Guilin & Yangshuo High-speed Railway Stations Private Pick-up Service

Korrie *****

2026-06-06 05:58:52

Fantastic 5.0

Sally and Bruce from Klook did an excellent job arranging our customized tour. The hotels we stayed at we very conveniently located and quite nice. Mr. Jiang who was our tour guide did an amazing job driving us around and explaining the history and culture of Guilin and Yangshuo. I would thoroughly recommend him as he was the best tour guide we had on our entire trip.

Klook China Guangxi Private Customized Tour (Nanning/Guilin/Beihai)

Klook User

2026-05-13 09:08:04

Fantastic 5.0

Ms. Yang was our tour who was super friendly & accommodating. she only spoked mandarin but was able to We chat us by translating thru the app! the tour was nonstop but with many beautiful scenic sites & lots to keep you busy.the food on the trip was yummy especially lunch! there was 12 of us on this trip from Canada, we are very satisfied with this 3 day itinerary!! the trip was really reasonable & packed with excitement!! no selling or buying on this trip!! not stressful at all!!

3-Day Guilin + Li River + Yangshuo Tour ( Cruise, Raft & Ride)

Klook客路用户

2026-08-18 02:51:46

Fantastic 5.0

Lovely trip to Guilin and Yangshuo! Li River cruise and Yulong River bamboo rafting are fantastic. E‑bike ride through Ten‑Mile Gallery and evening walk on West Street were great fun. The karst mountain views are absolutely beautiful. Highly recommend!

Guilin Li River & Elephant Trunk Hill 3-Day Discovery

Kok ********

2026-05-18 10:43:58

Fantastic 5.0

Amazing Trips. The Guilin 4D/3N trip cannot fulfilled without a wonderful logistic guide by Mr.Zeng(_ _ .EQ965). He provided us with good informative interaction and thoughful travelling agenda during our four days tour with him. Even though we had communication obstacle in speaking of Mainland mandarin, but he will do his way to explained and provided the best solution to make our tour in a very enjoyable memories. Last but not least, his priorioty were always the "SAFETY FIRST" in our tour together with him. Many thanks.

Guilin Li River 3-Star Cruise. Reed Flute Cave. Elephant Trunk Hill. Yangshuo Yulong River. Longji Rice Terraces. 4-Day Private Tour

Klook User

2026-03-31 05:30:36

Fantastic 5.0

This was such a fun experience! The costume and makeup was great! I was a little scared getting on the bamboo raft but it ended up being fine. All in all, a great experience!

Guilin Yangshuo Hanfu Photography Experience (Hanfu Rental + Optional Photographer Outdoor Follow-up + Bamboo Raft Experience)

Klook User

2026-07-27 09:16:29

Fantastic 5.0

The tour was amazing, Jolly was amazing. The trip was wonderful. Highly recommend!

Must-see in Guilin! Longji Rice Terraces Day Tour from Guilin (round trip from Guilin city)

Grace ***

2026-03-06 11:28:19

Fantastic 5.0

Our mum and us had a great experience with our gentleman guide, Colin. Communication in English was seamless. Especially enjoyed the Yulong river rafting.

Yulong River Bamboo Rafting + Xingping Ancient Town Day Trip

Local weather

℉℃

NOV - FEB
20°5°
MAR - APR
23°10°
MAY - AUG
27°20°
SEP - OCT
30°17°

General info

Time zone
GMT +08:00
No time difference
Currency
Chinese Yuan
1CNY = 2,637.64IDR
Official languages
Chinese
Best time to visit
JUN - AUG
Budapest Summer Festival
MAY
Longji Terraced Fields Plowing Festival
AUG
Ziyuan Water Lantern and Song Festival
Recommended trip duration
3 days
Flight time
3 hours
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