Gain a more intimate insight into village life and Chinese minority cultures with a tour of the Longji Rice Terraces.
Longji Rice Terraces - At about 8:30 am, the English-speaking driver guide meets you at the lobby of Guilin Hotel.
8:30 am-11:00 am Drive from Guilin Hotel to Longji Rice Terraces
11:00 am - 13:00 Hike from the hotel to View Point 2 which looks like one moon with seven stars, you can see the beautiful view of rice terraces from this top. Then hike from viewpoint 2 to viewpoint 1, you can see the rice terraces look like five dragons and tigers.
13:00-15:00 We can stop at Huangluo Yao village where you can see the longhaired women wearing silver earrings and red clothes. This Yao village is located on a Mountain slope along the river, with 30 wooden houses and over 300 people. We can also have lunch there, such as bamboo rice, smoked pork, etc.
The view of longji rice terraces depends on different seasons, layers of watered terraces in Spring, lush green rice shoots in the Summer, layers of golden rice in Fall, covered by snow in the Winter.
You will be back to your hotel at about 5:30 pm.
The karst landscapes and countryside charm of the Li River make a Li River cruise a Guilin must-do.
Li River - The English-speaking driver guide will meet you at the lobby of the Hotel at 8:00 am
8:00 am—–9:00 am Guilin Hotel to Dock
9:30 am—13:30 pm Li River Cruise
take the Li River Cruise for about 4 hours
Take this Li River Cruise for eye-feasting picturesque scenery of bamboo groves, towering peaks, water-wading buffaloes, and villages that frequently grace the space of traditional Chinese paintings, A Chinese lunch box will be provided on board.
13;30—15:30 pm When you get off you will have about one hour to take a walk on West Street, West Street is the oldest street in Yangshuo with over 1400 years, it is located at the center of Yangshuo and became famous in the 1980s.
Drive back to Guilin Hotel after the tour in Yangshuo West Street, or we can also take you to Yangshuo Hotel.
Notes: You will be on the boat on your own and the driver guide will drive to Yangshuo and meet you in Yangshuo, will accompany with you walking around Yangshuo West Street for about one hour.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Driver/guide
- Lunch
- Transport by private vehicle
- Hotel accommodations
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Entry fees of Longji Rice Terraces 80 Yuan per person
- 3 star boat with lunch box 245 yuan per person, 4 star boat with lunch 360 yuan per person
Join 2 days the LongJI Rice Terraces tour with us, you will have a lifetime experience.
This tour will appeal to those who want to experience the village life and ethnic minority culture, you will get to know the traditional life of Yao and Zhuang people. A hike from the valley, and rice paddies to reach the top to get a bird-eye’s view of the stunning landscape of rice terraces.
Li River is the highlight of your Guilin tour as well as one of the highlights in China. A visit to Guilin Yangshuo without Li River Cruising would not be complete. You will see the breathtaking landscape while Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo.
The driver guide picks you up from Guilin hotel to the dock, you will take cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo for about 4 hours, the driver will meet you at Yangshuo dock, show you walking around the West Street. And then drive back to Guilin hotel.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
