Guilin: Reed Flute Cave Entry Ticket Admission Ticket

Discover Reed Flute Cave in Guilin with this entry ticket. Explore cave's vast interior, admire its stunning rock formations, and see the Crystal Palace, a filming location for Journey to the West.
Discover the Reed Flute Cave, a masterpiece of Guilin’s karst caves, known as the “Art Palace of Nature” and the “State Guest Cave.” This cave has witnessed numerous diplomatic receptions and is an essential destination to explore the hidden wonders of Guilin’s landscapes.

Nestled in the belly of Guangming Mountain in Guilin, the cave gets its name from the reed grasses growing at its entrance, which can be crafted into flutes. With a sightseeing journey of over 500 meters, the cave features a grand, spacious interior and concentrated exquisite scenery. Maintaining a constant temperature of 18 degrees Celsius all year round, it offers pleasant coolness in every season.

Shaped by long-term groundwater erosion and sedimentation over millions of years, the cave is adorned with diverse stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, and stone curtains. Exquisitely carved and well-arranged, every texture bears the traces of time, fully demonstrating the supreme ingenuity of nature.

Every step in the cave unveils a new scenic poem with vivid and imaginative landscapes. The magnificent Lion Ridge at Dawn features stone lions standing tall, as if greeting the morning glow in a majestic demeanor. The layered Red Silk Curtain boasts delicate and soft folds, resembling gorgeous embroidered draperies with exquisite elegance.

The famed Crystal Palace, broad and lucid, holds mirror-like still water that creates seamless reflections of stone formations, blending water and sky into a dreamlike wonderland. It served as the filming location for the East China Sea Dragon Palace in the classic Journey to the West, bringing countless people’s childhood fantasies to life.

Since the Tang Dynasty, Reed Flute Cave has been a favored resort for scholars and literati. More than a hundred cliff inscriptions from successive dynasties are preserved inside, featuring timeless calligraphy and enduring cultural heritage, forming a rare treasure trove of cave stone carvings in Lingnan. For thousands of years, countless travelers have visited this secluded scenic spot, leaving poems and inscriptions that endow the cold karst stones with scholarly elegance.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.