Overview

Explore Rice Terraces and Yangshuo with a customized private tour. The tour starts from the hotel in Guilin or the airport in Guilin. Within this 3 days tour, to visit the Ping'an village to see the Longji Terraces as well as to explore the most popular attractions in Yangshuo, such as Bamboo rafting, Xianggong Hill, Silver Cave, and etc. Private guide, all entrance fees and round airport transfers service are all inclusive. Please cover the lunch by your own expense. Please note: The price is based on the tour listed (hotel location). If you stay in the hotel of Guilin or the hotel of Yangshuo during the entire trip, please email us to check the update price.

Highlights

  • Visit Xianggong Hill and enjoy a beautiful view on top of the Hill;

  • Experience Bamboo Rafting on the Li River and get the opportunities to take nice pictures;

  • Enjoy sweeping views of the Longji Rice Terraces;

  • Learn about the life styles of minority Zhuang and Yao people;

  • Explore the Silver Cave, one of the finest examples of limestone cave that exists in the world today;

  • Ride a bike alongside the country roads and feel relax in this peaceful area;

Itinerary

Day 1Guilin airport pick up ( if you have a early morning flight or arrived early train ) - Longji Rice Terrace (overnight in Guilin)

You will be at the hotel in Guilin at 9:00am or at Guilin airport in the morning then bring you to Ping'an Village directly.

See the villages of the minority people of this area namely the Yao and Zhuang tribes on the way. Ping'an Village, home to the Zhuang people, was closed to the outside world due to the bad road conditions until 1997. Remarkable traditions and outlooks are preserved even though the majority of the local villagers have picked up second careers as restaurant staff, hostel or café owner, luggage porter or sedan chair carrier. This is probably a brilliant way to make a better living during slack farming season. At harvest, they will be busy harvesting crops in the fields, becoming a part of the scenery.

You can go to visit the tea farm and the Long Hair village on the way if you are interested (exclude the long hair show). In the area around Ping'an village there are many walking trails but the most popular is a walking trail of about 2 hours along the rice terraces with some beautiful views. Visit the No. 1 and No. 2 view in Ping'an village. Once the day‘s touring is complete, take you back to the hotel in Guilin. You will have a relax evening by yourself this day.

Note: The Longji Rice Terraces in Different Seasons

The appearance of the terraces changes with the season – they're filled with pure clear water from the mountains in spring, green during the growing season in summer, golden when the rice is ready to be harvested in autumn, and wonderfully white when it snows in winter. The best time to visit is from May to October.

Day 2Guilin - Yangshuo; Silver Cave - Bamboo boat on Li Rive - Xingping Town  (overnight in Yangshuo)

The guide and driver will meet you in the lobby of your hotel in Guilin, after you check out, drive to Yangshuo Town.

Firstly, visit the Sliver Cave (This is the biggest one and the most beautiful one in this area), Around 1 hours hiking inside the tour, You will enjoy the beautiful stalactites, It's Fantastic.

Next, drive to the Li River side and take motorized raft trip on Li river ( from Xingping to 9 horses mountain then back to Xingping around 50 minutes trip ), the best view of Li River ). Among others, you will be able to see the real view that corresponds to the back of 20 RMB note. The scenery along the boat trip is regarded as the most beautiful view of the Li River.

Please note: The kids who are under 1.2 meters can not take the raft trip, we will have backup option instead.

Then drive to Yangshuo, you can stop by to visit the Fuli town on the way if you are interest. Stay overnight in Yangshuo. (It always busy time on this river in the morning, so it might do the Li River trip at noon time that more quiet and more relax for the trip.)

Day 3Yangshuo: Seven Star Tea Farm - Xianggong Hill - Countryside Cycling (optional: Guilin airport drop off at late afternoon or evening)

Start the tour from your hotel in Yangshuo. We will visit the Seven Star Tea Farm, where you discover the beauty of the tea tree hills and the origin of your tea. You get to taste tea (this is not a tea scam!) and the farm's staff will teach you about tea culture in the tea farm.

We then continue on the road towards Xianggong Hill. This hill is located in the Li river scenic area, you can see a wonderful panoramic view of Li river valley on the top of the hill. It's used to be a famous spot for shooting the sunrise of Li river among the local photographers. There are many beautiful views of the mountains and the orange tree farms along the way. The famous beautiful sunrise view is on the top of the Xianggong Hill. You can climb this mountain to take amazing pictures and it's not a difficult hiking up and down.

Last, cycle through the beautiful countryside road and lanes, relax at this peace area, you also can have a chance to visit a local family and talk with the local residents.

Please note: If you have the elder or kids join the tour, please check with us if the tour is suitable for them for cycling and hiking.

You can choose to be dropped off at the airport in Guilin or the hotel in Yangshuo


Book Price

Group SizeAdult(Age:8-80) Price/p.pChild(Age:4-7) Price/p.pInfant(Age:0-3) Price/p.p
1 Number $ 790 $ 90 Free
2 Number $ 440 $ 90 Free
3 Number $ 355 $ 90 Free
4 Number $ 280 $ 90 Free
5 Number $ 240 $ 90 Free
6 Number $ 230 $ 90 Free
7 Number $ 215 $ 90 Free
8 Number $ 205 $ 90 Free
9 Number $ 195 $ 90 Free
10 Number $ 190 $ 90 Free

Includes

  • English-speaking tour guide service fee

  • Air-conditioned vehicle with a private driver

  • Gas, toll & parking lot fees

  • All entrance tickets to the sights listed above

Excludes

  • Accommodations

  • Meals

  • Gratuity to the guide and driver

  • Personal costs

Trip Notes

  • The quoted price is for an 8-hour tour per day. If you use more than 6 hours or less than 8 hours per day it will still be considered a full day.

  • Additional hours are billed at 50CNY to 100CNY for the guide and 50CNY to 100CNY for the driver.

  • Please note that the itinerary is flexible and we can adjust it according to your personal interests, the weather or any unexpected conditions.

  • For the lunch, we will take you to the authentic Chinese local restaurant catering for the locals with great dishes. Please cover the lunch by your own cost.

  • We conduct only private tour but not group tour and won't mix you with others.

  • Our tours are complete non-forced shopping tour and we won't take you to any factories without request to waste your valuable time.

$190-$790USD