Mar 29th-Apr 4th | 8-Day Trip to Guilin

2017-03-09 Sawyer/译Antonia CETtrip北京 CETtrip北京

CET (Cultural Exchange Trip) is a student self-organized service platform focusing on intercultural communication and aimed to create more opportunities for young people from all over the world to have more chances to communicate in more fantastic way like outdoor activities.



8-Day Trip to  Guilin


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Activity place: Guangxi Province

Activity date : Mar 29th - Apr 4th


Meeting point : Guilin North Railway Station

Meeting time: 16:40pm 30/3/2017

Leaving time: 16:50pm (no waiting)


Traffic tools: Train+Travelling Bus

Trip Fee: 1345 RMB

Statement: No refund within 4 days before this trip.


If you share this article into your moments and send the screenshot to our service wechat which is shown below, you will get the discounted price which is 1335RMB.


At the end of this article you can find the booking information. 



Statement about the Trip Fee


The trip fee includes:

  1. Local traveling bus: CET has OWN TRAVELING BUS there, so that you don't have to run around for the public bus and pay more for the transportation fee

  2. local tour guide; 7 days outdoor insurance premium.

  3. 4 nights in hotel: 2 people share one room; independent washroom in the room.

  4. 4 breakfasts

  5. Entrance tickets of all scenic spots, whose price is 660RMB in total, Entrance tickets include:

  •       Rafating in Li River: price is 280RMB/person,  no discount for students.

  •       Yinzi  Karst Cave:  price is 80RMB, nodiscount for students. 

  •       Prince City ScenicArea：orginal price is 130RMB. no discountfor students. (CET price is                 120RMB)

  •       Elephant TrunkHill: orginal price is 80RMB. no discount for students. 

  •       Longji Terraced Fields: orginal price is 100RMB, no discount for students. 


The trip fee does not include:

  • Round train tickets,if you don't know how to buy train tickets,pls tell our customer service,we will help you

  • Meals: except breakfast, you need to take your own lunches and dinners, fancy or simply, it is up to you.

  • Sightseeing bus or cable car in all scenic spots, including sightseeing bus in Longji Terraced Fields which is 40RMB/person


Details about train information


【Beijing-Guilin】Z285, departure time 21:10pm Mar.29st, 19h17min, hard seat 236yuan, hard sleeper 399RMB

【Guilin-Beijing】any one of these work for our plan

K22,departure time 19:50pm Apr.3rd , 26h58min, hard seat 236yuan, hard sleeper 399RMB。

Z6, departure time 14:22pm Apr.3rd，19h26min，hard sleeper 399RMB，soft sleeper 629RMB。

G530,departure time 12:09pm Apr.3rd，10h46min，second class seat 806RMB。


Notes:if you don’t konw how to buy train ticket，please contact our CETcustomer service。and It is impossible to get the same train for all of our traveler in the group cause the problem of available seats of train.basically,you could get any train leaving from Guilin in 3th,April by taking a taxi by yourself to reach railway station.


Trip Route

(It will take us about 19 hours by train)




Full Itinerary

【Mar.30】Guilin

 

16:40pm  Meeting at Guilin North railway station, then head to our hotel, about 30minutes by bus


Afteringchecking into hotel, you can walk to【Zhengyanglu Pedestrian Street】. It is  666 meters long, located in the downtown of Guilincity. having dinner


Goback to our hotel, have a good rest.

 

【Mar.31】Guilin - Yangshuo


07:30am Getting up and having breakfast


08:00am  Hotel check out, then head to【YangdiDock】. We will raft on Li River to Xingping Dock, the landscape on the way is surrounded bystartling hills, steep cliffs, fantastic caves and farming villages are alllined with bamboo.

 

11:30am   Arrival in【Yinzi  Karst Cave】, the underground river winds its way through the mountain, fullof twists and turns, mysterious and tranquil.

 

we will take raft  through one of the best and famous part at lijiang 

 

14:30pm   Hiking to【Yulong River】

18:30pm   Head to Yangshuo, about 30 minutes on the way

19:00pm  Hotel check in

 

Strollingon YangshuoWest Street freely, which is situated at the center of Yangshuo County,since the 1980's West Street has become a window for eastern and westernculture and the biggest 'foreign language center' in China. Visitors areattracted to West Street by its unique mix of cultures.


【Apr.1】Yangshuo - Elephant Trunk Hill- Longji Terraced Fields


08:00am  head to【ElephantTrunk Hill 】, about 3 hours on the way

11:00am   Arrivalin Elephant Trunk Hill, its name was chosen because the shape the hill lookslike a giant elephant dipping its trunk into the river.

 

Headto【LongjiTerraced Fields】,and play there freely. They are built along the slope winding from theriverside up to the mountain top. The coiling line that starts from themountain foot up to the mountain top divides the mountain into layers of greenrice shoots in summer.

 

13:30pm   head to【Longji Terraced Fields】, about4.5 hours on the way

17:30pm   Arrival in Longji Terraced Fields, then head to hotel which isinside the scenic spot

18:00pm   Hotel check in, it is highly recommended to watchsunset atJinfoding sightseeing platform


【Apr.2】Longji Terraced Fields-Guiling


Ifyou can get up early and theweather is fine, the sunrise on the summit of Longji Rice Terraces ismagnificent.

 

08:00am  Head to【LongjiTerraced Fields】,and play there freely. They are built along the slope winding from theriverside up to the mountain top. The coiling line that starts from themountain foot up to the mountain top divides the mountain into layers of greenrice shoots in summer.


12:30pm  Hotel check out ，Head to 【Prince City ScenicArea】，about  3 hours on the way。

In the Prince CityScenic Area resided Zhu Shouqian, one of the princes in the Ming Dynasty. Itwas constructed in 1372 and completed in 1392. The walls surrounding the PrinceCity Scenic Area are China’s best-preserved ramparts built in the Ming Dynasty.As located in the center of Guilin, it will give tourists a comprehensiveinsight into the city.


18:30pm   having dinner

Afterhaving dinner,【rongshanlake】 youcan walk to Rongshan Lake scenic spot, enjoy beautiful  night sightseeingthere.

 

Goback to our hotel, have a good rest.

 

【Apr.3】Guiling

 

After breakfast ,Head to Guilin North Railway Station


Lijiang River

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The 83-kilometer-long waterway from Guilin City to Yangshuo County is like an artist's masterpiece. Cruising on the Li River from Guilin city to Yangshuo county is enjoyable no matter what the weather is like. 


Lijiang River serves as the background of the 20-yuan note. The famous Chinese poet Han Yu once wrote “The river is like a green ribbon, while the hills are emerald hairpins” to describe the spectacular scenery along the Lijiang River. It is the most beautiful Karst scenic spot with the largest scale in the world. Among the 15 most beautiful rivers chosen by CNN, Lijiang is the only shortlisted river in China.



Elephant Trunk Hill

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Elephant Trunk Hill stands majestically in the downtown area of Guilin city, at the junction of the Li River & the Peach Blossom River. It is regarded as the symbol of Guilin .



originallynamed as Lishan, got its present name for taking after an elephant drinking thewater of Lijiang with its giant trunk. Known as the symbol of Guilin scenery,the mountain is famous for its magic. Namely, the magical similarity of bothspirit and shape, there is a water moon cave between the elephant trunk and thelegs, which is like a bright moon floating on the water. 



Rafting·Drifting

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Yulong River

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【HikingYulong River】When in Yangshuo, notvisiting Yulong River, is a true regret! Yulong River is 43.5KMs long, 38-60meters wide, streams slowly, clearly. Comparing Lijiang to a graceful lady,then Yulong River is just like a youthful girl. When the scholar Carle ofHarvard University came here, he exclaimed with amazement that this is the mostbeautiful place in China! 




Longji Terraced Fields

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Longji (Dragon's Backbone) Terraced Rice Fields received their name because the rice terraces resemble a dragon's scales, while the summit of the mountain range looks like the backbone of the dragon. 




Yangshuo West Street

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It is greatly admired by foreigners for its simple style and courtyard-like setting. There is a saying about West Street that 'half is village while the other half is stores'.



Zhengyanglu Pedestrian Street

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Yinzi Karst Cave

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There are numerous diamond-like stalactites stretching to tens of meters in the cave where the “Three Treasures” and “Three Spectacles” will attract all your attention. Even the former US President William Clinton is also one of its fans. During his visit in China in 1998, for a sight of Silver Cave, Clinton specially postponed the flight to Hong Kong 




Xingping Ancient Town

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Local Snacks

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How to Book your seat

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1.Send a message: " Activity+how many seats you + Your Meeting point" to CET Customer Service Wechat(eg:Sawyer+1+123456(phone number)+hot spring party Feb.4th+BLCU)

2.Finish the payment by wechat or Alipay (Alipay ID: 18514204269, if you paid by Alipay, send a screenshot of your payment to CET Customer Service Wechat )

3.Once you finish the payment, you will get a payment nub and an invitation of our activity group, keep in touch with our trip leader in the activity group.

 Contacts: 18514204269 (English & Mandarin)

Note: 

  • If you didnt have money in your wechat, you can give your cash to your friends who have money in their wechat and then let them transfer money to your wechat.

  • Our customer service only helps you finish your booking, you can get more details about this trip from the activity group from our trip leader.

  • Whats more, if you have problem to come to our meeting point, you need to ask in the activity group to let our trip leader to help you. Our customer service wechat never leads the trip.


Other ways to finish payment:


1.you can transfer accounts to this bank card:  number:6214850114113845

 （CMBC ShengWen lv 吕胜文）

2.Here are the cash payment sites:if you dont know how to wechat/alipay transfer online.plese contact our cash collecter  volunteers,they will help you .


  • BLCU-CET cash collector:  Polly:15611671205  Celine:18515066258

    Cash Collecting Point and time: BLCU 3rd Canteen from 7:30pm-8:00pm every Wednesday

  • UIBE-CET cash collector: Lucy: 13120020922

    Cash Collecting Point: Building 6

  • BFSU-CET cash collector: Valentina: 13260177599

  • CMU-CET cash collector：Saurabh:15600786808

  • Peking University-CET cash collector: Roxana: 17801116030

  • BNU-CET cash collector: Maria: 18811603309

  • Tsinghua University-CET cash collector: Jodie:18800114799

  • MUC-CET cash collector：Weinan:15611690562

  • BISU-CET cash collector：Albert  13011082822

  • USTB-CET cash collector：Cynthia:13020088022

 Contacts: 18514204269 (English & Mandarin)

Note: 

  • If you didnt have money in your wechat, you can give your cash to your friends who have money in their wechat and then let them transfer money to your wechat.

  • Our customer service only helps you finish your booking, you can get more details about this trip from the activity group from our trip leader.

  • Whats more, if you have problem to come to our meeting point, you need to ask in the activity group to let our trip leader to help you. Our customer service wechat never leads the trip.

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