Seven Star Caves

The people hosting us in Guilin took us on a detour before dinner so we could see the Seven Star Caves. We only stayed in Guilin for a night, so this was our only opportunity to see the sites. We headed to the park where the caves are located:

They have an albino kangaroo that I really wanted to see, but we didn’t have a chance to stop by the zoo:

We were in the park to see the seven star caves and walked around a bit to take in some of the scenery. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the park:

They had two peacocks in the park that you could take pictures with:

There were also a lot of monkey warnings – I didn’t see any real monkeys, but apparently they are pretty dangerous. Here are some monkey statues:

The first cave we went into:

The seven star caves are about 20 degrees cooler than the outside temperature, so it was a nice break from walking outside in the heat. We went on one of the guided tours and enjoyed the interesting scenery. Here’s the start:

The tour points out interesting stalactites and stalagmites throughout the cave and also installed lights to accentuate the different designs. Here’s the three wise men:

Interesting formations:

This reminded me of the opening of The Lion King – when Simba is presented on that cliff and all of the animals bow down to him:

Me and David:

The caves are also slightly damp and a little musty – can you imagine going there everyday to work in their gift shop?! I think they have internet access though – there were options to buy pictures or get them emailed to you.

Outside, there was a really cool rock that looked like a camel:

After walking around for a little, we had to head back into our car to go to dinner with more people from the local university – pictures tomorrow!