Shiwai Taoyuan (Land of Peach Blossoms) One-Day Tour
Hidden cave-valley by boat ride · Original-flavor Yao folk-custom · Idyllic pastoral landscape · Pure-play small-group tour
Tour Highlights
🚤 Cave-tunnel boat-ride into hidden valley
Small boat drifts through dim karst cave-tunnel, suddenly emerging into a secret idyllic valley, reproduce the ancient “Peach-Blossom-Spring” literary-scene.
🎭 Yao-ethnic folk-custom performance
Watch authentic Yao song-and-dance, wedding-custom show, experience mountain-minority traditional culture.
🌾 Pastoral valley scenery
Paddy-fields, cottages, bamboo-groves, karst hills surround the whole valley, quiet countryside atmosphere.
🌿 Relaxed suburban one-day itinerary
Not far from Guilin city, suitable for leisure sightseeing, family and senior visitors.
🌄 Scenic Spot Introduction
Shiwai Taoyuan (Land of Peach Blossoms)
Shiwai Taoyuan locates in the northern suburb of Guilin. Inspired by the classical Chinese literary masterpiece “Peach-Blossom Spring”. Visitors take small-boat and slowly navigate through a low-light karst cave water-tunnel. After sailing through the short cave, you suddenly enter an enclosed pastoral valley surrounded by karst peaks. Inside valley you can see rice-fields, bamboo-forest, wooden Yao-style stilt-houses. There are scheduled Yao folk-song, dance and simulated wedding folk-custom performances. Walk along country lanes and enjoy slow-paced mountain-village pastoral-view. Best travel season: spring peach-blossom period and autumn golden rice-field period. Boat-service will suspend under heavy-rain or high-water-level conditions.
Scheduled Itinerary
| Time | Arrangement | Details & Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Pick-up Guilin downtown hotel | Private-car drive to Shiwai Taoyuan scenic-area, approx. 40-minute ride. |
| 09:40-12:00 | Shiwai Taoyuan full sightseeing | Take cave-tunnel boat-ride, watch Yao folk-custom performance, walk valley pastoral area. Total stay approx. 2 hours 20 minutes. |
| 12:10 | Lunch at nearby farmhouse restaurant | Taste local countryside-style dishes. |