3-Day Self-guided Yangshuo Weekend Tour By Bullet Train from Hong Kong

Day 1 Hong Kong to Yangshuo
Pickup from major hotels in downtown Hong Kong. Pickup time is 3 hours prior to the following train departure time.

Guangzhou South to Yangshuo:
D2368: 1012/1227
D2818: 1100/1325
D2968: 1222/1438
D2972: 1320/1610
D2830: 1503/1719
D2834: 1517/1757
D2974: 1545/1818
D2836: 1601/1828

Coach transfer to Shenzhen North Railway Station. Redeem your E-ticket for train to Guangzhou South (30 minute ride). Change to a train to Yangshuo (2.5 hours ride).

Free time in Yangshuo. Recommended activities:

Cormorant Fishing: Cormorant Fishing has existed for hundreds of years in China. This way of fishing is that the well-trained cormorants dive into the water to hunt for fish after receiving orders from fisherman. The fisherman usually rewards them with small fish to encourage them. Local fisherman usually do this at night. Ask local people where you can go to see this.

Day 2 Yangshuo Hiking Day
Free time. Recommended activities:

Sunrise Photo
Hebaoshan in Putao county is the best place for sunrise photo. You need to hire a taxi and leave Yangshuo downtown at 4:00am.

Hiking along Li River
Take 40 minute public bus to Yangdi Town, the starting point of your 4-hour Li River hiking. 

Impression Sanjie Liu
The most famous outdoor life show at night. With 12 mountain peaks and the Li River as its background, unlike performances with traditional artificial stage, the Impression Liu Sanjie is a large outdoor awe-inspiring night performance. It lasts for 70 minutes and over 600 actors and actresses are involved. The optional show tickets is RMB198 per person. (USD33)

Day 3 Yangshuo Biking Day
Free time. Explore countryside by bike. Recommended activities: 

Yangshuo-Gaotian Biking: Cycling Excursion is the best way to appreciate the pristine countryside scenery in Yangshuo as trails often lead where buses and cars can’t go.

Bamboo rafting on Yulong River
Yulong River is a small tribute of Li River, winds through rice planting fields, farm house, fishing bonds and thousands of limestone peaks. Many small dams have been built on Yulong River, still can see some relics of these ancient dams. An one-hour bamboo rafting is highly recommended.

Later today you will take train to Guangzhou and Shenzhen. When you arrive at Shenzhen North Train Station, please take Metro Line 4 to Futian Check Point. Take MTR from Lok Ma Chau station back to Hong Kong.

Yangshuo to Guangzhou South:
D2823: 1529/1753
D2827: 1750/2015
D2947: 1807/2030
D2975: 1844/2107

On reservation, please inform round trip preferred train code.