Li River Cruise in Guilin : wonderful views, recommendations and a warning.

The main reasons for a visitor to go to the town of Guilin is without a shadow of a doubt to go on a cruise along the river. The scenery is incredibly beautiful, lush mountain and water buffalos. However, take into account that there will be lots of tourists and ships on the river.

 In my opinion, it is better to go on the upper deck of one of the big cruisers to enjoy the views.Since the voyage takes around five hours lunch is usually served on those ships, however, I strongly recommend skipping it because they wash the dishes with river water, which may be fine for the locals but will probably upset the stomachs of tourists who are not used to it.

After the cruise, we went to a very old village full of shops and food for tourists.