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Guilin & Zhangjiajie — 9 days

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Meridian Overland
Runs this trip
9 Days · 8 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
Trekking
Nine days between two karst landscapes, by boat, bicycle and fast train
Moderate Intensity
Travelers can expect 4-6 hours of daily trail walking
Group Size 1 - 14
1 guide per 10 ratio
Ages 14+ Welcome
The operator's minimum age for this trip is 14
1,518 m at the highest point

Where this operator goes

9 days · 15 stops

Itinerary

9 days, planned by Meridian Overland

Pickup point

Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026

Meet atGuilinGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL), Guilin
Reporting time00:00 - 23:59
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What the price covers

Included in the price

You arrange yourself

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.

Guilin Courtyard

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 1

Yangshuo Lodge

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Nights 2–4

Zhangjiajie Inn

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Nights 5–8

What you'll eat

8 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 4 dinners across 9 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 9.

  • DinnerServed on days 1, 5, 6, 7
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–9
  • LunchServed on day 2

13 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

One other operator runs this trailThe same trail, at their own price, group size and refund window.Farthest Field Co.₹1,38,699See all 2
BEFORE YOU GO · CAUTIONARY DETAILS
Break the boots in before you come
The single most common reason a trek stops being enjoyable. New boots on day one means blisters by day two and a descent on ruined feet by day four. Walk fifty kilometres in them at home first, on hills if you can find any.
Deal with a hot spot immediately
The moment something rubs, stop and tape it. Everyone on the trail will wait two minutes for that and nobody wants to wait an hour later while it is dressed properly.
The group moves at its slowest walker
That is not a courtesy, it is how groups stay together and how nobody ends up alone on a ridge in cloud. If that person is you on a given day, say so early rather than falling quietly behind.
Never leave the group to go ahead
Almost every serious incident on a marked Indian trail starts with somebody moving faster than the guide and taking a turning that looked obvious. Waiting at junctions is the whole discipline.
Treat your water
Streams above the villages look clean and mostly are; below them they are not, and giardia will ruin a week. Filter, boil, or use tablets — and drink more than you feel like.
Weather turns faster than you can descend
An afternoon build-up in the Himalaya arrives in under an hour. That is why days start early and why a guide who wants to turn back at eleven in the morning is not being cautious for the sake of it.
A stream is not the same in the afternoon
Snowmelt peaks with the day's heat, so a crossing that was ankle-deep at eight is thigh-deep at three. Cross early, unclip your waist belt, and face upstream.
Carry original photo ID
Forest and park entry in the Indian Himalaya is permitted through the district administration and checked at the gate against the permit your operator holds. A photocopy is not always accepted.
The medical certificate is not a formality
Several states now require a doctor-signed fitness certificate on higher and glacier-bound routes, and more ask for one over 55 or with a pre-existing condition. Get it early; it is a reason people are turned back at the road head.

Who runs this trip

Operated by
Meridian OverlandVerified

“Europe and the far north on a fixed calendar”

Based in New Delhi Running treks since 2017
Rating
4.6(20 reviews)
Response time
Within 8 hours
  • Team speaks: English, Hindi
Direct booking via licensed operator
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Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 21 days before departure

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.6/5
Based on 20 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.5/5
Guide
4.3/5
Itinerary
4.1/5
Transport
4.3/5
Accommodation
4.4/5
Tour operator
4.5/5
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Priya Nair – Mumbai2026-07-08 · Verified booking

Did this over 9 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Would book with them again.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Ananya Gupta – Indore2026-07-08 · Verified booking

Did this over 9 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Would book with them again.

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Carla Mendes – Dubai2026-07-08 · Verified booking

Did this over 9 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Solid operator.

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Divya Reddy – Mumbai2026-07-08 · Verified booking

Guangxi and Hunan in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Marc Dubois – Melbourne2025-08-13 · Verified booking

Guangxi and Hunan in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Karan Shah – Pune2025-08-13 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. No hesitation recommending them.

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Daniel Okafor – Amsterdam2025-08-13 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. Meals were good throughout and the vegetarian options weren't an afterthought. Recommended.

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Nina Hoffmann – Stockholm2025-08-13 · Verified booking

Pace was set for the fastest people in the group and it made the middle days hard. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Questions people ask

The first week of October is a national holiday and Zhangjiajie becomes genuinely impassable — queues of several hours for the cable cars and caps on park entry. Neither operator will run a departure into it, and that is a refusal rather than a surcharge.

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