Top Southern China Outdoor Activities

Explore the best of Guangzhou during this 4-hour small-group cycling tour of the city’s center. Start in the oldest parts of the city and meander through hutong alleyways and outdoor markets, stopping for visits at places such as the City God Taoist Temple, People’s Park and Ersha Island. Approaching present-day Guangzhou, visit the Canton Tower and the famous Guangdong Museum and Library. Learn about the city’s rich history from your local guide and travel at a leisurely pace as you bike along, stopping to snack, take pictures and chat with locals along the way. 

Weave your way along the beautiful Li River and explore the luscious Chinese countryside on a full-day tour from Guilin. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, capture fantastic photographs of the spectacular scenery as you sail down the calm river for four hours; feast on freshly caught fish and local specialties on board for lunch; and disembark to immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of street vendors in a rustic village. Peruse bespoke boutiques selling fine Chinese paintings and precious jade jewellery and enjoy convenient round-trip transportation from your Guilin hotel.

Experience the mountainous beauty of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park during a full-day tour with a private guide. Head into Wulingyuan Scenic Area and ride a cable car up Tianzi Mountain, glimpsing the Wuling Mountains. Upon arrival, explore trails on the mountain and have lunch at a restaurant before continuing over to the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area. Visit lookout points such as First Bridge under Heaven and a place seen in the movie ‘Avatar,’ then enjoy a spine-tingling descent of 1100 feet (335 meters) in the glass Bailong Elevator.

Discover the spectacular beauty and local cultures of the Longji Rice Terraces on a full-day tour from Guilin. Take in Huangluo Yao village to learn about the Yao and Zhuang peoples that have cultivated these rice terraces for more than 800 years. Have lunch in the village and taste bamboo rice, a specialty dish cooked in a bamboo stalk. Then ascend the mountain to visit Ping’an village and take a walk through the Longji Rice Terraces. Photo ops abound in this stunning region — keep your camera handy!

Gain a more intimate insight into village life and Chinese minority cultures with a private tour of the Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces. Your private guide will explain the traditions of Yao and Zhuang people before you visit Huangluo village. Next, drive to Ping’an village to trek to two of the most beautiful rice-terrace views. After lunch, your driver will drop you back to your hotel.

Get straight to the highlights of Gulangyu Island, the UNESCO World Heritage Site that’s Xiamen’s most popular attraction, on this private half-day tour. Relax as your private guide and driver collect you from your hotel (or ship) and escort you to the ferry port at a time that suits your schedule. From there, soak up the island’s colonial architecture and timeless landscapes, as well as the signature Shuzhuang Garden.

Discover the beauty of Guilin on a 2-day tour accompanied by a private guide. In the city, visit the colorfully lit caverns of Reed Flute Cave, walk through scenic Seven Star Park, which boasts lakes, caves and temples. Ascend Fubo Hill for panoramic views of the city, then marvel at picturesque Elephant Trunk Hill. The next day, you’ll glide down the Li River on a scenic 4-hour cruise that ends in Yangshuo. Tour the Yangshuo environs before transferring back to Guilin to end your tour.

Admire the karst scenery of the Li River and visit Yangshuo on a full-day cruise trip from Guilin. Sail by karst peaks, rice paddies, and bamboo groves on a comfortable cruise boat, and watch for farmers in the fields and cormorant fishing rafts. Disembark at Yangshuo and enjoy free time to explore its quaint streets, including West Street, before your return trip. Hotel pickup and drop-off, plus simple onboard lunch included.

Enjoy the spectacular beauty of Tianmen Mountain on a full-day tour with an experienced guide. Take the world’s longest cable car ride up the mountain and an open-air chairlift at the top. Test your nerves on a glass walkway perched at 4,691 feet (1,430 meters); shuttle to the summit along a road with 99 turns; and climb 999 steps to Tianmen Cave, aka Heaven’s Door. Get stunning views of mist-shrouded mountains and lush valleys throughout your journey, which includes round-trip transport from Zhangjiajie hotels or train station.

Discover Longsheng and China’s rich minority culture on a full-day guided tour from Guilin. Take an easy walk around to snap photos of the famous Longji Rice Terraces and admire spectacular views of the cultivated mountain expanses. Have lunch in Pingan Zhuang Village and learn from your guide about the local Zhuang and Yao communities. Then relax as your round-trip transportation returns you to your Guilin hotel. A great trip for photographers!

Spend the day exploring two natural wonders north of Guangzhou on this private sightseeing tour. Choose from two of out the following four attractions: walk across the Glass Skywalk Bridge at Gulong Gorge (Gulongxia), soak in natural hot springs pools at Yinzhan Hot Springs, bike through the Forest Peaks Corridor, or explore Jinlong Cave by boat and on foot. Tour includes English-speaking guide, professional driver, car and hotel transfers.

Visit Guilin’s top attractions over two days on a private tour that features a Li River cruise and Longji Rice Terraces. On the first day, set out on a Li River cruise, passing through gorgeous landscapes en route to Yangshuo. See West Street and local villages before returning to Guilin. Then head to Longji Rice Terraces, a scenic place where rice is cultivated on mountain slopes by Zhuang villagers. Your private guide shares informative commentary throughout your tour, which includes transportation, and hotel pickup and drop-off.

Drift lazily down the clear and pristine Li River and take a quiet bike ride into Yangshuo village on this full-day, small group nature tour. Forget the hustle and bustle of city living, and let life’s burden’s float away as you take in sweeping mountain scenery, smell colorful wild flowers and listen to the vibrant birdsong for which this scenic region is famed.

Immerse yourself in the minority cultures and natural landscapes on a full-day private tour from Guilin. Your break from the crowded city begins with pickup from your hotel.  Relax on your way to the Longji Rice Terraces with your private guide. Visit Huangluo village and learn about the lifestyle of the local people. Experience a different culture in Ping'an Village and explore the traditional wooden houses (entrance at your own expense).

Hi this is Candice and Zack from Guangzhou Local Tours Co.,Ltd and we have been dedicated in providing diverse customized private tours for foreign visitors in Guangzhou for the past 5 years. Born and raised in Guangzhou as local natives, with fluent English and full enthusiasm, we are very proud of our hometown and feel obliged to present the best Guangzhou to any traveller who step on our motherland, and we are keen on sharing with you the profound knowledge and culture of our historial and beautiful city.^_^. The most popular 100 sites in Guangzhou are displayed below in the itinerary, and for a standard 7 hours full day tour we could visit 4-5 places in general with a stop for lunch or dinner at a local restaurant for authentic traditional Cantonese food and Chinese tea. Half day or full day city tour bookings are available on Tripadvisor, but contact us directly by email for custom request or cheaper offer options, thank you and wish you have nice days to Guangzhou:)

Private 3-day tour to explore what Zhangjiajie has to offer. Accompanied by your private guide, you will experience the vertiginous pinnacles and Avatar landscapes of Zhangjiajie by touring the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, Tianzi Mountain, Golden Whip Stream, Ten-mile Gallery, Zhanjiajie Grand Canyon and Baofeng Lake. Enjoy the fastest Bailong Elevator from the foot to top of the mountain and also the longest glass bridge in the world. Travel in a comfortable private car and round-trip airport transfer and 5-star hotel accommodation are also included, so you just enjoy your trip.

Spend a day discovering the pristine Chinese countryside on this Li River Cruise experience. Avoid the stress of language barriers when organizing transport by having round-trip transfers from Guilin included. You’ll board a boat and enjoy a peaceful journey along the Li River to Yangshuo. The boat ride will reveal incredible photo opportunities of mountains, bamboo forests, rice fields, and native wildlife. You’ll also get a glimpse of quaint local riverside villages that you wouldn’t see otherwise.

The Yangshuo countryside in Guangxi Province is blessed with some of China’s most spectacular and emblematic scenery. During this tour, enjoy the flexibility and personalized attention of your own guide and driver as you explore the region’s highlights. Climb to the top of Xianggong Mountain for views of the surrounding karst landscape before boarding a bamboo raft for a leisurely float down the Yulong River.

This wonderful tour offers us a way to appreciate the best of amazing Zhangjiajie.In 2 days,we will escape from the earth to another planet called:"Pandora"-Avatar Mountain Scenery which ’s the main fame of Zhangjiajie where you will get ovewhelmed by the unique view you never seen. You will be also strongly impressed by another type of spectacularity from a totally different landform called Karst at Tianmen Mountain regarding as the " New Legend Of Zhangjiajie" where you will see the miracle combining great nature and the phenomenal man-created projects that show what Human can best do with ideas,Besides these 2 highlights.There are (5) World Guinness Records waiting for us to experience in total. this tour will definitely promise you a real travel experience with great tour value. Notice: For fitting the schedule,tour participants are supposed to arrive 1 day before the tour starts or at morning of the traveling day. No worry,the arrival pickup&departure dropoff are both included.

This day trip tour will allow you to explore Seven Star Crag scenery, which is a famous natural wonderland for its delicate seven small hills, magical caves as well as the large beautiful lake, all together compose a picturesque scenery. Visitors would be impact for this magical creativity of nature. Here's what you could do: 1) Boat ride on the lake to visit several islands at the Star-lake national wetland reserve and observe various wild birds; 2) Climb one of the seven pretty hills with fine walkway and enjoy an overlook view of the landscape from the peak; 3) Explore the exquisite cave with colorful lights illuminated on diverse rocks and stalactite; 4) Take a fun bicycle ride along the boardwalk surrounding the large lake for best photo taking spot; 5) Have a bite at the local specialty-sticky rice with pork, bean and salted egg yolk wrapped by bamboo leaf; 6) See the numerous gorgeous poem inscriptions on rocks composed by ancient Chinese poets about 1000 years ago.

Experience the beautiful Li River on this sunset or sunrise cruise with a traditional cormorant fisherman. After a convenient hotel pickup, climb aboard the bamboo raft and marvel at the lush scenery while your guide practices this ancient type of fishing that involves no bait or hooks—just his trusty cormorant.

Get an insight into local lifestyles that are impossible without a guide on this day trip to the Longji rice terraces. Discover the unique culture of the Yao women, with their impossibly long hair, soak up stunning rice terrace views, enjoy a local lunch, and hike the “Dragon’s Backbone” through Zhuang and Yao villages. Tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off.

This efficient tour will takes you directly to the No.1 fame of Zhangjiajie: “Avatar Mountain”-ZJJ National Park for a full day visit, What’s waiting for us is the unique view you have never seen in life from another Planet named Pandora.It’s the right choice for only 1 day visitors to Zhangjiajie. Notice: For fitting the schedule,tour participants are supposed to arrive 1 day before the tour starts or at morning of the traveling day. No worry,the arrival pickup&departure dropoff are both included.

Follow in the footsteps of a myriad of professional photographers and soak up one of China’s most spectacular sunrises at Xianggong Mountain on this private door-to-door tour. Marvel as the dawn light illuminates the Lijiang River winding serenely through the karst pinnacles and capture shots that will last a lifetime.