4 Guilin River Cruises Worth Booking

1.1 Day Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo with Private Guide & Driver

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 148 reviews · from $209Our pick

You’ll cruise the Li River for about four hours from Guilin to Yangshuo, with a private English-speaking guide and driver, lunch on board, a countryside tour, and time on West Street. Tony is one guide praised for patient help, but the boat itself is shared and can be busy.

“1-Day Guilin Tour to Reed Flute Cave, Xianggong Hill, Bamboo Boat & Night Show This tour was truly amazing, made even more special by our excellent English-speaking guide, Mr. Jeff. He is caring, attentive, and took very good care of us Read more”

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2.4 Star Luxury Li River Cruise with Buffet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 80 reviews · 4 hours · from $92

Travel from downtown Guilin to Zhujiang Pier, then cruise four hours toward Yangshuo through China’s famous karst country. You get hotel pickup, a buffet lunch, observation-deck views, and multilingual audio via a QR code, but no English-speaking guide or hotel drop-off.

“Beautiful river! But really overpriced, we have paid 3 times more than the actual price of the tickets! The first class toilet was broken.”

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3.Li River Cruise and Yangshuo Private Day Tour from Guilin

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 53 reviews · from $132

Spend about four hours on the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo, with hotel pickup, an English-speaking driver-guide, and lunch on board. Enjoy views near Xingping, then choose free time in Yangshuo, a return transfer to Guilin, or an overnight stay there.

“Dont get me wrong, the Li-river itself is beautiful, you should definitely visit this beauty of nature. But be wiser than me and choose an other operator. The guide barely speaks english and the informations are mostly provided in the chinese language. It also is said, that the Read more”

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4.Guilin Highlights Tour Li River to Yangshuo and Xianggong Hill

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · from $79Best value

Spend a full day cruising the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo, then visit West Street and climb Xianggong Hill. A private English-speaking driver-guide handles hotel transfers and boat tickets, while you pay separately for the cruise and hill entrance.

“Great experience, 4 hours cruise in river see the beautiful views . One of best experiences I had. Thanks”

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