Day 10, March 25, 2018, Sunday:
Guilin is a perfect house to relish rural life in South China.
We took the morning time flying from Xi'an to Guilin. PRC southern at 10.25, reaching Guilin at 12.25. Our Xi'an hotel advised us to leave of absence the hotel past times 7.30 equally the drome is an hour's stimulate away. The bell desk hailed a taxi for us. When nosotros were booking nosotros could meet the Dominicus flying was higher priced together with fifty-fifty contemplated taking the Sabbatum flight. But nosotros were keen on our solar daytime trip to Luoyang, thus paid the higher rate. No regrets at all!
We had booked vegetarian repast on the flying but they supplied solely rice alongside pork. I asked the FA if they were mixed or served separate. He showed that the pork was to i side, rice inwards the middle alongside veggies on the other side. There was a bun together with salad, fruits also together with nosotros tried to consume avoiding the pork corner. The FA came dorsum alongside some other ready of meals maxim it was a bundle particularly ordered for the flying crew... plainly rice together with veggies both separate. Very sugariness of him!!
We had heard that internal flights inwards PRC are prone to live on slow but both our flights were on time. As ordinarily reported they did modify the fourth dimension of our Xi'an Guilin flying pushing it forrad two hours, but it suited us fine! We had intimation of the modify from ctrip site where nosotros had booked quite inwards advance maxim nosotros tin cancel together with larn refund if modify was non approved.
Secret Courtyard Hotel, Lujia village:
We stayed at Secret courtyard hotel, Lujia hamlet close Guilin.
FANTASTIC sense nether our fourth dimension constraints. .. equally the hotel is conveniently placed for drome equally good equally rice terrace drives. Yangshuo would own got entailed an hr to a greater extent than stimulate time.
We availed the hotel's drome pickup together with driblet off services (5 am for 7.15 am flight) at 120 CNY , 180 CNY respectively. It's 45 instant ride to airport. Our pickup was waiting alongside a advert board when nosotros came out of baggage claim.
Amy was awesome over emails together with vociferation upwards to finalise arrangements. All other staff also spoke fluent English linguistic communication together with were GREAT.
Paid for all taxis together with room charges past times Credit Card at i larn when nosotros checked in.
Village signboard here
No cars beyond this span equally y'all tin meet from the sign
Lovely views of karst hills from the bridge
Rooms own got lovely cane décor together with had a mount view. The hotel equally said is inwards the lovely Lujia hamlet alongside slap-up views of the karst hills. Breakfast which is included is slap-up alongside many options for vegetarians
Welcome fruit from the hotel!!
Hotel lobby
Hotel building
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We wanted to relish the karst scenery together with chose to larn the elephant body loma park. They rang for a taxi at twenty CNY to larn in that location together with lent us a umbrella equally it was drizzling.
Elephant Trunk Hill 象鼻山:
Elephant Trunk Hill (Xiangbishan) is the landmark of Guilin. Located inwards Elephant Hill Scenic Area (Xiangshan Park) at the confluence of Taohua River and Li River, it has been a famous tourism finish since the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). The loma looks similar a giant elephant drinking H2O from the river. There are non solely many spectacular natural scenes or thus the hill, but also some ancient constructions, such equally Puxian Pagoda, Yunfeng Temple, together with Sarira Dagoba.
Elephant topiary here...
Elephant benches
Elli musicians
Elli dancer
God Elephant, who used to live on the mount of the Emperor of Heaven was separated from the Emperor inwards a state of war together with stranded inwards Guilin alongside severe wounds. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 local couplet saved its life together with took practiced attention of it. The creature vicious inwards dear alongside the life in that location together with decided non to provide to the heavenly palace. The Emperor bestowed a pagoda to assist it suppress evils together with protect people. Since then, it never left this house together with became Elephant Trunk Hill. Puxian Pagoda is on the top.
The constant drizzle made everything greyness together with obstructed the sentiment of the karst mountains. The sign boards were confusing. We missed going to i side completely.
We chose non to walk upwards the loma equally nosotros felt in that location may non live on views inwards the constant drizzle.
We got out of the exit.
Sun together with Luna Pagodas:
We wanted to larn to the sun together with Luna pagoda area. We asked people together with walked inwards the direction. We could meet the scenic areas nosotros had missed within the Elephant Trunk park.
When nosotros asked for directions, a daughter sheltering from the pelting at a bike stand upwards gestured us to follow her together with walked on... it was a LOOONG walk together with nosotros were surprised why she was doing this for us. We decided she'll inquire for a tip, together with were contemplating nosotros would terminal at 10 CNY. In fact nosotros were a piffling annoyed that she chose to create it this agency instead of simply pointing the way. We reached the destination, she gestured us to cross the route together with waved us goodbye earlier trudging off! What a sugariness girl!!
again the sentiment of the pagodas was a piffling underwhelming.
We sat in that location for a spell waiting for the lights to come upwards on. No slap-up shakes fifty-fifty then. We wanted to larn dorsum to the hotel. Had some difficulty hailing a taxi. After a spell got i together with reached our hotel. The driver cheated maxim nosotros gave him five CNY less. Hardly fifty-fifty 1 USD but it was annoying.
Not the best possible solar daytime but nosotros had to live on satisfied alongside what nosotros saw. In fact in that location were tour groups close our hotel enjoying the ambience which was much improve than what nosotros had seen at Guilin.
We had arranged 8 am pickup for a taxi to own got us to the rice fields. So nosotros slept off inwards our lovely room.
VIDEO LINK:
Guilin:
Report of our see to the rice terraces is here:
China Trip Written Report 24-Hour Interval 10: Guilin
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