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Mini Group: Longji Rice Terraced Fields and Minority Villages Tour

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  • 8 hours (approx.)
  • Hotel pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Discover the spectacular beauty and local cultures of the Longji Rice Terraces on a full-day tour from Guilin. Take in Huangluo Yao village to learn about the Yao and Zhuang peoples that have cultivated these rice terraces for more than 800 years. Have lunch in the village and taste bamboo rice, a specialty dish cooked in a bamboo stalk. Then ascend the mountain to visit Ping’an village and take a walk through the Longji Rice Terraces. Photo ops abound in this stunning region — keep your camera handy!
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  • Enjoy a day away from the hustle and bustle of the city
  • Small group ensures personal service
  • All-inclusive tour
  • Informative, friendly and professional guide
  • Free hotel pickup and drop-off included

What's Included

  • Transport between attractions, including pickup and return to your hotel.
  • English-speaking local guide service.
  • Admission ticket to Longji Rice Field Terraces
  • Bottled water
  • A hiking trip from Guzhuang Village to Ping'an Village.
  • Airport transfer.
  • Gratuities to your tour guide & driver (usually CNY 50 - 100 per person). It is not compulsory but would be a great encouragement for them.
  • Your personal expenses.
  • Lunch

Meeting And Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

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Start time

07:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

The hotel collection and drop-off areas will be within the urban areas of Guilin and Yangshuo. In Guilin city, the hotel collection and drop-off area should be within the following area: the north side is Beijiguangchang/北极广场, the west side is West Hill Park/西山公园, the east side is Sanlidian Square/三里店广场 and the south side is Wonderful Plaza/万福广场. Most of the major hotels are located in these areas such as The Sheraton Hotel, The Shangri-la Hotel, The Li River Waterfall Hotel and Guilin Bravo Hotel etc. For further distances, you need to hire a taxi to the appointed hotel which your tour guide will tell you the day before the trip.

What To Expect

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • The hotel collection and drop-off areas will be within the urban areas of Guilin and Yangshuo. In Guilin city, the hotel collection and drop-off area should be within the following area: the north side is Beijiguangchang/北极广场, the west side is West Hill Park/西山公园, the east side is Sanlidian Square/三里店广场 and the south side is Wonderful Plaza/万福广场. Most of the major hotels are located in these areas such as The Sheraton Hotel, The Shangri-la Hotel, The Li River Waterfall Hotel and Guilin Bravo Hotel etc. For further distances, you need to hire a taxi to the appointed hotel which your tour guide will tell you the day before the trip.
  • In Yangshuo town, the hotel collection and drop-off area should be within the urban area. For further distances, you need to hire a taxi to the Green Lotus Hotel (碧莲江景酒店).
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Minimum number of participants required for the tour to run is 2 (negotiable). Maximum number of participants per tour is 10.
  • Most travelers can participate
  • If the number of participants are more than 6, we need to transfer to shuttle buses at the scenic area because there is a vehicle restriction for driving up or down the hill. The shuttle bus fee is included in pricing.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Traveler Tips

A word of warning though: The road is a rough drive up the mountain, so if you have a bad back, consider giving this tour a miss.
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We had a fantastic day at the Longji Rice Rerraced Fields with our guide Lily.
Matthias_W, Aug 2019
Our Guide Lily was very friendly and helpful. Her english was excellent and she told us very interesting things about the arey. The landscape was amazing. We had bamboo rice and other meat and vegeables wich was very delicious. We had lots of fun preparing the bamboo rice. Our children 8 and 11 had much fun walking trough this beautiful landscape. We loved wearing the rice hats.
Response from Host, Aug 2019
Thank you for your great review. We are happy to hear that you had a wonderful time in Guilin Longji Terrace Fields Tour. We have more than ten years of cooperation with Lily, she is very good at local culture. So glad that you like the unique local food, and rice hats which is special for our guests. Hope you will choose us next time in Beijing, Shanghai or any other cities.
You can’t miss it!
Tour10388728303, Jun 2019
Even if the weather does not contribute it’s impossible to not enjoy the journey. The history and fields are amazing! A once and only lifetime experience! Lily our tour guide was exceptional :) very receptive, friendly and told us every single detail about everything! The lunch at the farmers house was awesome and also delicious! I had a excellent time!
Amazing, wonderful rice terraces
Jeanine_S, May 2019
This was a great tour. The rice terraces are spectacular no matter what the season. A great view of village life. Great food! A word of warning though: The road is a rough drive up the mountain, so if you have a bad back, consider giving this tour a miss.
Beautiful scenery
Leonardo R, Apr 2019
The scenery around the rive terraces, including the Ping'An village is very attractive. Our tour was fun and the guide was attentive, although I would encourage her to keep learning about the local history and traditions in order to deliver a more complete overview to the visitors.
This was a day of delights! The rice...
Stacey, Jan 2018
This was a day of delights! The rice fields and views were spectacular. The mountain village was really neat and the local ladies show was truly interesting. The lunch meal was tasty and our driver was very pleasant. We stopped for a tea service on the way home that was also quite special.
I did this tour with Hill and it was...
brdnyrt, Oct 2017
I did this tour with Hill and it was very enjoyable. Only 3 of us, so we did it by private car. Hill has excellent English and was very knowledgeable . He tailored the tour to our interests. We took the cable car instead of hiking in the heat and I am glad we did as this as it allowed extra time which we used to visit Reed Flute Caves, which was also well worth doing. Great value and a good time !
For sure, one of the best tours we had...
Al3x, Sep 2017
For sure, one of the best tours we had in China. Very good English speaking and experienced guide who also drives. He brought us first to the show and then to the rice terraces. But we started from spot one which was amazing. We saw beautiful scenes and we didn't go the stairs up! Instead, we had a nice walk from spot one to two about an hour then we walked down the stairs through the village. Only few tours have this brilliant idea and we could take great pictures as it was not busy at the spot one.
Nice trip, friendly driver. BUT be...
Ting W, Sep 2017
Nice trip, friendly driver. BUT be prepared for a long drive.
The guide for this small group tour was...
Amy R, May 2017
The guide for this small group tour was very good. I really enjoyed the day.
Overall a great day, lunch was a lot...
Phillip M, May 2017
Overall a great day, lunch was a lot better than your usual organised tour food, small group was a really good thing, they took us to the best place and dropped us at the top, we saw others walking up which looked awful and really hot and difficult. Nice places for coffee etc on pleasant walk down.
The fact that this was a small-group...
Wendy.ogden, May 2017
The fact that this was a small-group tour made all the difference, on our trip there was six adults and one child and were transported in a people carrier. There is quite a lot of driving in this tour, the rice terraces are about three hours from Guilin but worth the time. The first part of the tour involved visiting the village of the 'long-haired ladies' which was interesting for about 5 minutes but too many people trying to sell you poor quality items. The lunch was very good, a banquet, but too much and we could not finish it. The guide knows the area well and will pick the best rice terrace to visit dependant on the season. We were then driven up to the top of rice terraces and given instruction and details on the best tracks to take to get back down. This was a great service as it was so hot the climb up would have been hard going. We stopped and had a beer at the top with an amazing view before walking back down to meet up with our guide at the agreed time.
Enjoyed the day, particularly the visit...
Anne T, Nov 2016
Enjoyed the day, particularly the visit to the rice terraces. Would recommend being dropped off outside the mountain village at the top of the terraces and walking down through the rice terraces into the village. It would have been helpful to have a small map of the village as signage is not good so it can take some time to find your way onto the main route down to the car park. Simple when you know the route but very easy to take the wrong turn and get lost. The visit to the ethnic minority village with the long haired women singing was good but this was accompanied by non-stop requests to purchase items outside the hall. One women followed us all the way back to the mini-van trying to get a sale.
This trip was amazing!! I had Hill as...
Candice E, Oct 2016
This trip was amazing!! I had Hill as my tour guide and driver. He was prompt, on time, friendly, and made sure I was happy with the day. I really lucked out and was the only one that booked the tour for the day so got him to myself! He picked me up around 8:15 and I was back at the hotel by 5:30, so still had time to have an evening. Great trip. He even arranged for my taxi to take me to the airport the next morning at a very reasonable rate. THANK YOU!! The sights were gorgeous and the fields were golden ! The weather was perfect.
Great daytrip! This trip really ensures...
Guus A, Aug 2016
Great daytrip! This trip really ensures that you experience the rice terraces in a small group and get away from the big crowd. We also did some cheaper locally booked trips but could really see the high quality of this trip good car, small group, all in English, great lunch
I would highly recommend this tour! I...
Kristyn W, Jun 2015
I would highly recommend this tour! I was lucky enough to be the only one who signed up the day I went and had the guide all to myself. The guides name was Mr. Jianng... He spoke perfect English, very welcoming and really helpful with everything overall even with arrangements outside the tour! :)
Chauffeur, tevens privégids. Veel over...
Roeland Jan d, Jan 2018
Chauffeur, tevens privégids. Veel over het leven in China verteld erg interessant!! Indrukwekkende show in Mountain Village. Helaas door het mindere weer hadden we bijna geen uitzicht op de rijstvelden. Wel zeer mooie wandeling door de rijstvelden.

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