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🎫 Tickets Booking · Guilin
Last verified 30 Jul 2025
Secure Li-River window seats, rice-terrace sunrise passes and karst-cave QR codes—minus last-minute stress.
1 Overview
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Real-name reservations are now required for all Li-River cruises (both Guilin → Yangshuo and Yangdi–Xingping sectors), Reed-Flute Cave, Elephant-Trunk Hill, Silver Cave, Two-Rivers & Four-Lakes night-cruise and the Impression Liu Sanjie river show.
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Mobile-first: every ticket sits inside a WeChat / Alipay mini-program (e.g. "桂林旅游官微票务") or Dianping. A China SIM makes SMS alerts faster, but most platforms accept foreign numbers or e-mail QRs.
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Typical drop times: river-cruise cabins open 08 : 00, 15 days ahead; Impression Liu Sanjie seats open 10 : 00, 7 days; Reed-Flute Cave slots roll 5 days ahead in 2-hour blocks.
2 Pre-Booking Essentials
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Passport scan | Upload photo page (visa if asked); name must match ride manifest. |
| Mobile number / e-mail | Mainland SIM best for SMS; 80 % of sites now e-mail e-tickets. |
| WeChat / Alipay wallet | Link Visa / Mastercard after KYC selfie. |
| Clock sync | Match device to time.gov.cn (± 1 s) before high-demand drops. |
3 Booking-Alerts (2025)
Yangdi–Xingping Bamboo Raft
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Capacity: 1,000 tickets
Release: 07:30, 3 days ahead
Platform: "遇龙河筏工" mini-prog
Impression Liu Sanjie Night-Show
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Capacity: 3,000 seats / show
Release: 10:00, 7 days ahead
Platform: "印象刘三姐" mini-prog
Reed-Flute Cave
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Capacity: 12,000
Release: Rolling 5 days ahead in 2h blocks
Platform: "芦笛岩景区" mini-prog
Elephant-Trunk Hill
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Capacity: 20,000
Release: Rolling 7 days ahead
Platform: "象山景区" mini-prog
Silver Cave (Yangshuo)
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Capacity: 8,000
Release: Rolling 10 days ahead
Platform: "银子岩景区" mini-prog
Two-Rivers • Four-Lakes Night-Cruise
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Capacity: 1,200
Release: 09:00, 5 days ahead
Platform: "两江四湖夜游" mini-prog
Longji Rice-Terrace Sunrise Pass
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Capacity: variable
Release: Rolling 14 days ahead; QR valid all day
Platform: "龙脊梯田景区" mini-prog
*Risk legend — 🟥 High ≤ 15 min sell-out 🟧 Med gone < 24 h 🟩 Low except Golden Week.
4 Booking Windows & Platforms
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Li-River cabins: 1/F standard; 2/F upgrade ¥80; lunch boxed 🍱 included—specify veggie in app.
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Bamboo-raft weight cap: 2 pax ≤ 180 kg; rafts halt if Yangtze flood alert≥III.
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Night-cruise seats: choose "右舷 upper deck" for Bund-style skyline photos.
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Impression Liu Sanjie: A-zone splash seats need poncho (¥10 kiosk); C-zone worth saving ¥100 if you have zoom lens.
5 Payment Methods
6 Cancellations & Refunds
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100 % refund ≥ 24 h before entry • 50 % 4–24 h • No refund < 4 h.
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Free or festival tickets auto-void if QR un-scanned within 30 min of slot.
7 Pro Tips
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Double alarms—07 : 57 & 07 : 59 for Li-River drop; copy passport # to clipboard.
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First-boat hack—choose 09 : 30 shuttle to avoid back-lit karst on photos; return bus from Yangshuo West-Street every 20 min.
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Rain spare-day—book core sights day 1; fog cancellations most common mid-May & late-Aug.
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Bamboo-raft bags—waterproof barrel ¥10 hire; keep phone in lanyard.
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Free ferry—Guilin city's Dongjiang River public boat 07 : 40 & 16 : 30 shows limestone cliffs for ¥0 with metro card.
Lock Guilin's water-and-karst tickets like a local—No Tourist Traps. No BS.