Fun things to do in Guilin: 14 fun attractions and activities

One of the Top limestone caves. The entrance is 90 RMB. The tour takes between 75-120 Minutes. Some Stalactites are more than 30m high. It is a great experience

One of the amazing things you can see in Guilin. It is astonishing to see how nature forms these interesting stalactites and stalagmites. A few of them resemble animals, people, fruits, vegetables and landscapes. The way they are lit also makes it even prettier. I would not recommend this for people with mobility problems because it involves quite a bit of walking up and down stairs. The men's toilet was also special. The urinals are enclosed in glass and you can have a nice view while peeing 😁 Make sure you visit this place if you are in Guilin. Not to be missed.

I’ve always loved admiring natural scenery, and this time I had the chance to visit Reed Flute Cave. It’s a well-known karst cave relatively close to the city center and has even hosted several national leaders. Inside, you’ll find an incredible variety of stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, curtains, and flowers—each with unique shapes and truly spectacular. Thankfully, it wasn’t too crowded on the day I visited, and since the cave is quite spacious, I could take my time to enjoy the sights and snap photos. Just a heads-up: you need to purchase a ticket to enter. A must-visit for nature lovers!

We made the right decision to take the tram up to the entrance to the cave even though this is a separate cost apart from the entrance ticket. There are 2 prices to the entrance ticket. The more expensive one basically includes an entrance fee to a specific section in the reed cave itself. Can do without, I find nothing spectacular in there, it's just some manmade photo spots with some artificial lightings. The cave was wet and could be slippery so wear suitable shoes with good friction. Interesting guided tour (included in entrance ticket) in Mandarin. I think it's worth a visit if you're in Guilin for a couple of days.

Nice cave walk exploration here to spend 1hr in it. Recommended. But beware that the floor can be wet. The cable car ride is just not worth it. Better walk up and down on your own.

Pretty cool spot! The place was easy to navigate and the cave was cool but I feel there's a lot of these worldwide and this doesn't really stand out from the others. Definitely worth checking out though.

Nice place, but totally skippable. The colored lights make it a bit trashy, and there is no highlight really worth the visit unless you are in love with caves.

I think it is interconnected with Guilin 2 rivers & 4 lakes because it is nearby to one another. The place is nice, the view is beautiful and it is quite crowded with so many tourists. The entrance is free and there are so many booths and stalls that sell food, drinks and souvenirs. The place is also clean. You can see an elephant shape on the hill and there are also activities like river Cruise and so on here.

"Elephant Trunk Hill, located at the confluence of Taohua River and Li River in Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is named because the shape of the hill resembles an elephant drinking water by the river and is known as the symbol of Guilin's landscape. The main scenic spots in Xiangshan Scenic Area include Water Moon Cave, Elephant Eye Rock, Puxian Pagoda, Yunfeng Temple, and the exhibition hall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Revolutionary Site in the temple. Water Moon Cave is close to the riverside, and the Li River flows through it, like a floating moon in the water. One scholar in Jibei of the Song Dynasty wrote a poem Water Moon Cave Rhyme which was carved on the cave, saying "In the water, there is a bright moon, over the water, there is a floating moon. The water is flowing, while the moon is still there. The moon is gone, while the water is still flowing." The poem graphically depicts the beautiful scenery of the Water Moon Cave. In 2017, it was rated as a national AAAAA tourist attraction, covering an area of 118,800 square metres. It is a natural scenic spot of Karst landform. It has been a famous tourist attraction since the Tang Dynasty and has a tourist history of more than 1,000 years."

This place is extremely calm and quiet. It is a great place to take a break from shopping when on holidays. The post officer nearby sells souvenirs and post cards with imprints of the elephant trunk hill. Be warned that it can get extremely crowded at times due to the large influx of people trying to take photos with the hill

I recommend a stroll around Guilin, where this elephant-shaped hill, a symbol of the city, is located near the center. For foreign tourists, admission is free and no reservation is required. You must have a passport, which obviously applies to all of China.

Interesting place that has hundred years of history. Nice park to walk around in and enjoy the scenery. It can be crowded so pick your tune to visit and avoid the crowd.

Nice sightseeing spot, although very busy with a lot of tourists even outside of public holiday season.

Went here 10/12/2024. As of that date, tickets are not required and admission is free. Multiple shops inside for drinks and refreshments. There is a boat ride as well. Nice view and good scenic spot. Since it's free at the time if writing, it's A+ for me.

This big park has been visited by an American President Bill Clinton. A plaque at the Camel Rock commemorate his visit. The Camel Rock used to be the icon of Guilin until it was replace by the Elephant Hill.

Nice maintained paied park but all activities inside need to add ticket cost

Used to come here often as a kid, but the scenery inside is not worth the entrance price. The highlight for me are the several hills inside the park that can be easily hiked for good views of the city, a hill shaped like a camel where Bill Clinton gave a speech, and a mosque and several modest Buddhist temples, but they may have renovated and gone commercial. Qixing Cave can be skipped if you see Reed Flute Cave. If you are put off by the ticket price, there are a few places where the park fence intersect the river where one could sneak in for free, just watch for poop along the path.

The park itself is fine, OK to visit, ticket isn't too expensive, but need another different tickets for here and there, the famous CAVE is one of them, need an extra ticket to enter. The pavilion on top of the middle small hill is not that worth it after reach it, not well maintained and not very clean, either. The view for surrounding terrains are just fine.

Nice park in Guilin, you could climb up a mountain inside the park to get a great view of the city and surrounding mountains. Had some beautiful sculptures and nice amenities. The high ropes course is cool, but much more suited to kids than adults as we found out the hard way 😂

A nice Park right in the centre of Guilin. The view from the star pavilion is great. We met a monk praying at the top of the mountain, saw some monkeys and took a photo in ethnic costumes in front of camel Hill. All in all a very relaxing way to spend an afternoon

Nice and large park, lot of spectacular monkeys. They are not aggresives if you avoid to show some food and try to touch them... Interesting paintings selling point and others.

A wonderfully relaxing river cruise with picturesque surroundings lit wonderfully to highlight the best of the area. The dancing and music in the various pagodas and buildings really added an extra element of beauty and wonder. We even had a lady playing a traditional instrument on the boat on the way back down the river which such a delight. The cormorant show itself was interesting but we couldn’t quite tell if some of the birds were stuck to the poles or not as they flapped but didn’t really move too much :-(

One of the main attraction in Guilin itself. Two rivers and four lakes. a huge park with lots in interesting attractions. It is beautiful both day and night.

A very touristy area with many things to see. Many of the sights are near the river. A cruise allows you to see several of these sights from the water. Overall an interesting cruise but slightly hectic. Probably more interesting if you spend a couple days, and don't mind large crowds just to view a few interesting sights.

Fantastic experience and must do activity when you are in Guilin. We were there during raining season unfortunately, hence the river has a little of current. Fortunately, cruising still operating. Heard that some days cruise ceased operation when rain causing high tide. Make sure you prebook the ticket and be on time. It requires exact same name, tally with your ID; pretty strict.

A must see attraction in Guilin. The night tour scenery will blow you away! Such a lovely place!

Wonderful park kept beautifully, all the plants are always green and in bloom, there are beautiful bridges and sculptures, boats, shops and it is very relaxing to sit and listen to street musicians playing flute or other traditional instruments.

Not exactly an attraction in itself; the scenic area actually refers to the overall downtown region in Guilin where all of the attractions are concentrated. As a whole, Guilin's attractions are not as great as the ones down south in Yangshuo. You can finish off Guilin in just two days, as there aren't too many complex attraction sites. Just rent an e-bike and drive around the area to all of the places that you are interested in.

Nothing special, all things build up for tourist industry. Too commercial. You may visit only if you have extra time.

Traditional houses of local minority groups.

(Translated by Google) If you are not traveling with a group, just avoid the trap. If you are traveling with a group, you can use this as a shopping spot. It is really a pity that the wooden buildings of the original residents have been built for hundreds of years and have profound history and culture. However, their focus is not on explaining the culture, but recommending silver jewelry. It is too commercial, wasting such a beautiful place, wasting everyone's time, and affecting the mood of the trip. It is really annoying to keep promoting. Please avoid the trap! (Original) 如果不是跟团就直接避坑吧，如果跟团得话，你可以把这个当成一个购物点。真的很可惜，原居民木式建筑都是好几百年有深刻得历史和文化，而他们的重点不在讲解文化，而且推荐银饰，太过商业话，浪费了这么美丽的地方，也浪费了大家的时间，还影响旅行的心情，一直推销真的很烦。请避坑！

(Translated by Google) It's a completely man-made landscape, and the performances are all pretty crappy. Only one Liu Sanjie's antiphonal performance was passable. (Original) 完全人造景观，节目表演都比较坑爹，只有一个刘三姐对歌表演还过得去。

This museum is not open. It looks like it's under renovation.

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(Translated by Google) It’s really big and I haven’t finished shopping yet. (Original) 真的很大，沒逛完

(Translated by Google) No business anymore, running away in vain (Original) 沒營業了，白跑了

(Translated by Google) magnificent (Original) 宏偉

(Translated by Google) Guilin Museum, large, free for visitors, opening hours are 9am-5pm. Closes at 4:30pm. A suitable place for sightseeing, studying and taking photos. (Original) Bảo tàng Quế Lâm, rộng lớn, miễn phí cho khách tham quan, thời gian mở cửa là 9h-17h. 16g30 hết nhận khách. Một nơi phù hợp để tham quan, học tập và cả chụp ảnh.

We stayed at the hotel inside. It's a small park, nice and well managed. There's a view of the 'famous' elephant rock.

Somewhere you could see the iconic view of the city. But this season is a little bit disappointing due to a lack of water in the river. Some part of the riverbed came out of the water. Come here on spring would be better based on local's recommendation.

The place is amazing and the staff is kind and helpful but you should know this: - be aware and awake about the payments, there's some mess ( I lost some money because of that ).. - the room service and restaurant don't have a good meals..

Fun place.

Overrated "elephant trunk" tourist attraction in the middle of the city.

Clean and environment friendly location.

Muat visit for photograph lover

This place has been closed for years. Don't go there at the address. The ower went bankrupt.

(Translated by Google) Lijiang Folk Customs Park is a man-made scenic spot that shows tourists some of the living customs and customs of the local ethnic groups. There are several performances every day, including dances, local ethnic dances, and some so-called stunt performances of local ethnic groups. There are all kinds of performances here, including climbing up mountains of swords and falling into seas of fire, with near-misses. (Original) 漓江民俗风情园是一个人造的景区，向游客展示的是当地民族的一些生活习俗和风土人情，每天都会有好几场表演，有舞蹈，当地的民族舞蹈，还有一些当地民族的所谓特技表演，上刀山下火海之类的，有惊无险的那些表演这里面都会有。

(Translated by Google) Beautiful and relaxing village (Original) 好美悠閒村莊

(Translated by Google) The Lijiang River is so clear that you can see the bottom of the lake. The green mountains on both sides of the river are all reflected in the river. Our river rafting trip was booked online. The master carefully explained the origin of the peaks, where there are carp paintings, Guanyin sitting on lotuses, etc. Being in the beautiful scenery here, I forgot about the passage of time. 3 or 4 hours passed in a blink of an eye. ——Guilin’s landscape is the best in the world (Original) 灕江水很清澈的湖江水可以见到底，江岸两边的青山全倒影在江水上，我门离江漂流是在网上订，师傅很细心讲解那山峰由来，那裡是鲤鱼画、观音坐莲，，等，身处在此的美景，而忘记了时间的流失，3、4小时一晃眼就过去了。——桂林山水甲天下

(Translated by Google) The natural beauty of the mountains and rivers is amazing. (Original) 大山 大水 的天然美景 讚讚讚。

(Translated by Google) It's a picturesque place (Original) 是風景如畫的地方

(Translated by Google) Another garden (Original) Alweer een tuin

Scenic park in southern part of Guilin. Beautiful scenery of mountain and Li River. Also features Elephant Hill and Pagoda Hill within the park. Good place to visit to appreciate the marvelous 'mountain and water' scenery that Guilin is renowned for. A bright sunny day and a foggy grey day both entail different charms

Went here to spend my evening strolling at the park and ended up hiking the peak. There are three peaks that offer stunning views especially during sunset. But I only managed to reach two peaks since the other one is considered dangerous. The park is nice, the lake is beautiful and a lot of people spend their evening here too. But the peak is extra superb. The hike did not take long. probably around 30 minutes to each peak respectively. There are also a lot of people climbing there. The track is clear and it's just like stairs. Suitable for beginners although it can be quite tiring. But once you see the view, all the tired suddenly gone. Very recommended activities to do during the evening when you are at Guilin town. Just a 10 minute drive from the centre.

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Very beautiful viewpoint!

few people come here

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It’s much less crowded place and you can hike up to peak of Mingyue feng or eye of elephant.

Very well displayed and very informative.

very positive experience.

A place to go to seek for art

Awsome experience

nice to visit

(Translated by Google) Absolutely worth visiting (Original) Assolutamente da visitare

(Translated by Google) Super interesting and well done (Original) Super interessant und gut gemacht

In my opinion, it’s not worth the time and money to visit this site unless you are really into the history of guilin. If you want to see the nature beauty, you can skip the city and take boat tours from Guilin to Yangshuo.

Great views from atop the peak, and inside the scenic area has a neat artsy feel to it. Unfortunately most of the exhibits in the various museums/buildings in the park are written only in Chinese, and the price is really high as far as Chinese parks go, especially considering what you get to see as a part of the ticket. Would still recommend overall, but the nearby Fuboshan Park is a quarter of the price and boasts better views from the top

It's okay for the price charged for entrance which is 100 rmbs. I didn't minded so much. I paid it since I wanted to climb the stairs up the peak. Since I don't speak or read Chinese I just didn't bother with other stuffs . The view as you climb is good at best. Like I say , I found the stairs climbing more interesting.

Great experience and very nice view

During my first time here in 1987, this place was surrounded by a lot of natural scenic areas. But when I travelled again in 2019, the place was surrounded by all sorts of buildings in a tightly squeezed way.

If you love the architecture & history of china, i reccommed you ti visit this place.

Wonderful view Tranquil atmosphere

Amazing scenery here! Halfway through the boat ride, you can even pay the local fishermen RMB 5 to take a picture with the birds.

Very beautiful scenic area!!! You must go here at least once of your life!

Very expensive tickets and you have to wait a long time before a boat comes

Fantastic scenery !

Best place for visit

Beautiful....

(Translated by Google) Incredible scenery. A boat trip along the Li River is impressive for its beauty and the number of peaks (over 3,000) that appear along the way. A 4-hour trip well worth it. (Original) Cenário incrível. Passeio de barco pelo rio Li impressiona pela beleza e quantidade de picos ( mais de 3000) que vão aparecendo por todo caminho. Um passeio de 4 horas que vale a pena

Beautiful, big and clean mosque. Very cold and comfortable. The location is quite good and nearby there are few halal restaurants. Most importantly it is very peaceful.

Great masjid I came here for Isha prayers highly recommend and there is halal food around the area too

MashaAllah, beautiful masjid and historical. Nice to see masjids and trying to support our brothers while traveling from Kuwait.

Mashallah bless place for prayers . And it’s a historic masjid . Its easy to pray your prayers there Mashallah .

Good facilities & convenient. Few halal restaurants nearby is very useful & reasonable quality.

Mosque near pedestrian street..there are halal restourants around it.

Friday prayer