Biking around Guilin 😍

I decided to head over to Guilin for the weekend. The weather was perfect and time was all I had! I do wish I had the opportunity to cross over to Yangshuo for more beautiful nature. From Shenzhen we took a fast train straight to Guilin. This took a total of 3 hours. Once in Guilin we booked a hotel and got a taxi to the hotel. (I highly recommend getting the location pin from the hotel then calling a didi or a taxi on Baidu maps as the taxis outside the station will try to rip you off. They tried to charge us 70rmb for a 2km ride when it was only 20rmb via a self booked taxi) Once in Guilin we had to visit Elephant Trunk Hill which was extremely busy. There were hundreds of people coming out of tour buses so the whole experience wasn’t as great as I’d hoped it would be. It was difficult to take pictures and people were crowding to take pictures of us. This made moving around really difficult. Once we finished touring the grounds we rented e-bikes and travelled around the little town stopping at different locations to get some pictures and hangout. One of my favorite spots was the Sun and Moon Pagoda grounds which hold stunning views of the city. Hotels - there are many hotels available on TRIP and other sites. We stayed at JIANGPANBIEYUAN hotel which was in a good location but the pool wasn’t filled and the reason was so that babies don’t drown if they fall in. Food & Restaurants - There are many options for food. From Western to Chinese, you can literally walk down the Main Street and see plenty of restaurants and street food markets. Shopping - plenty of shopping to do in the city center.#staycation #travellater