Guangxi Golf Courses: Book Tee Times & Play Among China's Karst Mountains in 2026/2027

Guangxi is one of the most visually distinctive provinces in China, and the reason is geological. The karst limestone formations that cover much of the province around Guilin and Yangshuo, with their rounded peaks rising directly from flat river plains, are among the most recognized natural landscapes in the world. The Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo has appeared on Chinese currency and in countless international travel publications for decades. Playing golf in this landscape is a specific experience unavailable anywhere else in China, and it is what gives Guangxi golf its identity.

Six courses are listed in the GolfLux Guangxi database, concentrated in Guilin and organized across two main club complexes. Guilin Landscape Golf Club has three nine-hole courses, the Stone Course, the Lake Course, and the Mountain Course, set at the foot of the Raoshan Scenic Area and making full use of the karst terrain. Guilin Merryland Golf Club, also with three nine-hole layouts, the Hilly Course, the Lake Course, and the Mountain Course, is located in Xing’an County in the northern Guilin area. Neither complex delivers the same length or slope ratings as the championship layouts in Beijing, Shanghai, or Hainan. What they deliver is the chance to play golf with karst peaks rising from the fairways, which no course in China replicates.

The honest framing for Guangxi golf is the same as for Yogyakarta in Indonesia: you plan the trip for the landscape and the cultural experience, and golf occupies one or two mornings. The Li River cruise, the Yangshuo countryside cycling, and the rice terrace landscape at Longsheng are the primary reasons international visitors fly to Guilin.

Guangxi suits cultural travelers who want golf woven into a Guilin and Yangshuo program, golfers building a China circuit who want the most unusual natural setting available in the country, and anyone specifically interested in playing among karst formations.

Best golf courses in Guangxi

Six nine-hole courses serve the region across two clubs. Both clubs combine their nine-hole loops for 18-hole or 27-hole programs.

1. Guilin Landscape Golf Club

Guilin Landscape Golf Club has three nine-hole courses in Chaoyang Township, Guilin, set at the foot of the Raoshan Scenic Area according to the club. The Stone Course at 2,778 yards with a slope of 117 plays through karst formations with natural rock features incorporated into the routing. The Lake Course at 2,778 yards has a lake as the central feature alongside the karst backdrop. The Mountain Course at 3,500 yards makes full use of the terrain at the Raoshan Scenic Area with the most elevation change of the three nines.

Most visiting golfers combine two of the three nines for an 18-hole round, choosing based on which combination gives the most varied experience. The Stone and Mountain combination delivers the most distinctive karst rock and elevation variety.

2. Guilin Merryland Golf Club

Guilin Merryland Golf Club has three nine-hole courses in Xing’an County, Guilin, in the northern Guilin area according to the club. The Hilly Course at 3,527 yards uses the hilly terrain as its primary challenge. The Lake Course provides a more open, water-featured round. The Mountain Course at 3,480 yards, designed by American architect Golden Louise, uses the natural mountain landscape with karst and highland character.

Which course is better?

Guilin Landscape is the more central option and more directly within the main Guilin karst scenery area. Guilin Merryland suits golfers based in Xing’an or those building a two-club Guilin program across two playing days. Most Guangxi golf programs start at Guilin Landscape as the primary experience.

Best time to play golf in Guangxi

Guangxi has a subtropical climate with a wet season from April through September and a drier period from October through March. China’s National Tourism Administration notes Guilin receives the most rainfall in the country during June and July.

October to March is the most reliable window. Temperatures are around 12 to 22 degrees Celsius, morning rounds are clear, and the karst landscape has a crisp atmospheric quality that creates the mist over the peaks visible in classic Guilin photography. This is also when the Li River cruise operates at its most comfortable.

April to May and September are good shoulder months with warming temperatures and acceptable conditions before and after the main monsoon.

June to August is the wettest period. Morning rounds remain playable on most days, but the Li River can be turbulent, the humidity is high, and green fees at both clubs are lower. The karst landscape is at its most verdant and lush in this period.

Guangxi golf holidays and package tours

Guangxi suits three to five day programs built around Guilin as the base, with golf filling one or two mornings and the Li River, Yangshuo countryside, and Longsheng rice terraces filling the rest. Guilin Liangjiang International Airport has direct connections from major Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chongqing. International access is typically through a mainland China hub.

A standard Guilin golf program covers city or resort hotel accommodation, one round at Guilin Landscape using two nine-hole combinations, the Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo by boat, a Yangshuo cycling afternoon in the countryside, and a day trip to the Longsheng Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces in the northern Guilin highlands.

The Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo and the Longsheng rice terraces are the two experiences that drive most international Guilin visits. Non-golfing partners have a complete independent program across any four-day Guilin stay without any coordination with the golf schedule. Browse Guangxi golf packages or create a custom Guilin itinerary that combines the golf courses with the Li River and karst landscape program.

Golf with the Li River and Guilin’s karst landscape

The karst landscape of Guilin and the Li River corridor is the most internationally recognized natural feature in China outside of the Great Wall. China’s National Tourism Administration notes Guilin as one of the country’s most visited domestic tourism destinations, and the phrase “Guilin’s scenery is the finest under heaven” from classical Chinese poetry reflects a reputation that predates the modern tourism industry by centuries. The karst formations, created by limestone dissolution over millions of years, produce the rounded peaks rising directly from flat plains that appear in the Guilin courses as backdrops to the fairways.

The Li River cruise from Guilin’s Zhujiang Pier south to Yangshuo covers 83 kilometers of karst river scenery over about four hours. The most photographed section passes the Twenty-Yuan Peak, the karst formation depicted on the Chinese 20 yuan banknote. Cruise boats operate daily from Guilin with morning departures, making a golf morning at Guilin Landscape followed by a river cruise afternoon a specific daily sequence that works without schedule conflict.

Yangshuo, 83 kilometers south of Guilin at the end of the Li River cruise, has developed into the main activity base for the Guilin karst area, with cycling routes through the rice paddy landscape, bamboo raft rides on the Yulong River, and the limestone rock climbing community that uses the karst formations as natural walls. The Moon Hill natural arch south of Yangshuo is a 30-minute cycle from the main street and one of the more photographed karst formations in the area.

The Longsheng Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces, about 100 kilometers north of Guilin in the Longji Scenic Area, are hand-built terraced rice fields cut into the mountain slopes by Zhuang and Yao minority communities from the Yuan Dynasty through the Qing. China’s cultural heritage authority notes the terracing as one of the most significant agricultural heritage landscapes in southern China. The terraces are most photographed in spring when they fill with water (April to May), in summer when the rice is growing (June to July), and in autumn during the harvest (September to October). A day trip from Guilin covers the main viewpoints without requiring an overnight stay at the terraces.

Book tee times in Guangxi

Both Guilin Landscape Golf Club and Guilin Merryland Golf Club serve a predominantly domestic Chinese golf market. Booking through GolfLux is the most reliable approach for international visitors who need to confirm nine-hole combinations and ensure access without language barrier. Weekend slots in the October through March dry season are the most in-demand. Weekday availability is generally accessible with two to three days’ notice outside of Chinese national holidays such as Golden Week in October and the Spring Festival period in January or February.

When organizing a Guangxi golf visit, confirm the nine-hole combination at Guilin Landscape that suits your preference (Stone and Mountain for the most distinctive karst and elevation variety), the Li River cruise date and departure pier logistics, accommodation in Guilin city center or a resort property near the course, and how the Yangshuo afternoon and Longsheng day trip align with the golf and cruise schedule. Start planning here or browse Guangxi golf packages to incorporate Guilin into a wider China golf and cultural program.