Guilin Travel Forum

My wife and me are travelling to guilin- yangshuo april 2008.
We will like to hire an english speaking guide.Could you recommend us a local guide and a 3 to 4 stars hotel in guilin and yangshuo.
Thank You

Again, the answer to this is very similar to the one I put for Xian. In Yangshuo the highlight for us was the guide we used. Be prepared if you intend to hire a bike to cycle along some fairly rocky roads. Again visit our page.

I stayed at Magnolia Hotel, which was very good for a Chinese Hotel. Close to the shopping.Go to GOOGLE and type in hotel magnolia trip advisor, and you'll get reviews from people who have stayed there. Don't miss the sound and light show. The name does not in any way do this justice, it is an awesome spectacle. Staged on a lake out of town it has a cast of 500, yes five hundred, and is choreographed by Zhang Yimao the fellow who is director for the opening ceremony of Beijing 2008. Also if you are at the dock before 7.30pm you can go on a boat to see a cormorant fisherman for 20 yuan.No need to book, just turn up. Very interesting.

Sorry, I couldn't remember the name of the Hotel I stayed at 6 weeks later. Went to Yangshuo twice, and saw the sound and light show twice, it was so awesome. It was West Street Hotel. Very nice and central to the shopping area. Go to trip advisor.

Look on http://www.yangers.com for good information about Yangshuo. Alf the webmaster would be able to help you out re guides. He also runs the Li River Retreat (http://wwww.li-river-retreat.com) which's a really nice place to stay, just outside Yangshuo.

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