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Li River Cruises

No.17 Binjiang Road, Guilin 541001, China
0773-2823295
Ranked #3 of 7 tours in Guilin
4.5 of 5 stars 559 Reviews
Type: Tours
Traveller Description: The natural scenery is the highlight of this attraction.  The formation of the mountains and the visual interpretations of the shapes and colours of... more »
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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012 NEW

The cruise is well worth the effort as it goes all day you start with the bus trip to the boat but choose well on the tour company as the one we chose was not that good and non English speaking didn't pick us up from the Hotel which they were supposed to do also the bus broke down half... More

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Buderim, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

Despite the lousy weather and trying not to get the camera lens wet the trip on the river Li had some wonderous views with the mountains in the mist. There had been lots of rain in the last few days and therefore the river was too high and flowing too fast to allow any net fishng to take place but... More

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Ballarat, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

Let me start with the city of Guilin. It looks better at night! This is a tourist city, it makes its living from us. When we were there the weather was bad, so in some ways this might influence this review. The night market was interesting and worth a visit. However the Li River Cruise was fascinating. We were bused... More

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San Francisco, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012
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We paid 360 RMB for the Li River cruise on a heavy rainy day. The scenery from Guilin to Yangshou was still very beautiful with many lime stone peaks floating in thick mist. There were about 100 people on the boat and the announcements were in both Chinese and English. The lunch was OK but they tried to charge for... More

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Seattle, Washington
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012
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This was the reason I went to China! I ended up loving the entire tour (just my daughter and myself in all the towns and cities), but the trip to Guilin was special. I had seen photos of the Karst mountains probably thirty years ago, then paintings in the old ink washing style of these same formations; I wanted to... More

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Beijing, China
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

The trip along the Li River is one to add to your bucket list! Truly stunning scenery. The mist and light showers added to it's etherealness! More

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Singapore, Singapore
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

Seamless transfer and a relaxing Day meeting International Travellers a day to lay back and relax , Don't forget to Book a 3 hour Spa treatment for your return to the Hotel it was Gorgeous. More

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surrey
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012
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We enjoyed our trip along the River Li a lot, although the views were not as good as they could have been as it was misty and to start with it was a bit showery. The mountains were wonderful and we just kept being amazed. There was also quite a bit of wildlife and boat action along the way, we... More

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Victoria
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

The Li River Cruise was spectacular. The kast mountains on view all the way from Guilin to Yangshou were beautiful. The tour boats were ok, We undertook this river cruise as part of a Wendy Wu tour of China. Our tour guide had brought along lunch for us because after a previous cruise some people had become unwell after eating... More

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Germany/UK
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012
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We wanted to avoid a full tour of all the sights and just booked the two-hour river cruise. We were picked up nearly an hour later than the stated time. After the cruise there was no immediate return to Guilin as promised - instead we were given the choice of waiting for two hours, finding a bus back or buying... More

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