Guilin's landscape is the China of paintings and poetry — misty karst peaks rising from emerald rice paddies, the legendary Li River winding through bamboo groves and limestone cliffs.

This 4-day tour captures Guilin at its most magical: cruise the Li River to Yangshuo, bike through karst-studded countryside, climb the Longji Dragon's Backbone rice terraces, and watch cormorant fishermen at dusk.

Arrival & Reed Flute Cave. Airport pickup. Afternoon: Reed Flute Cave — illuminated stalactites and underground lakes in a 180-million-year-old cave. Evening: Guilin's Shanhu Lake lit with the Sun & Moon Pagodas. Welcome dinner of Guilin rice noodles.

Li River Cruise to Yangshuo. Board your private boat for the 83km Li River cruise — misty karst peaks, bamboo groves, water buffalo. Lunch on board. Arrive in Yangshuo. Late afternoon: bike through the Yangshuo countryside. Evening: cormorant fishing at dusk.

Xianggong Mountain & Yulong River. Pre-dawn: Xianggong Mountain for the sunrise panorama — sea of karst peaks. Return for breakfast. Morning: Yulong River bamboo raft or Moon Hill hike. Afternoon return to Guilin. Evening night markets.

Longji Rice Terraces & Departure. Early drive to Longji (Dragon's Backbone) Rice Terraces. Cable car up to the most spectacular viewpoints — terraced fields cascading down mountainsides. Lunch at a hilltop restaurant. Return to Guilin for departure.