2-Day Private Tour: Classic Li River Cruise and Longji Terrace Tour
Overview
This private tour covers some of the must-see highlights in Guilin. You will enjoy the awesome view of Longji Terraces and explore the unique minority culture and custom of minority village. Meanwhile, you will be charmed by the unparalleled scenery of Li River while taking the cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo.
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup in downtown Guilin
- Hotel drop-off in downtown Guilin or downtown Yangshuo
- Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
- Professional English-speaking guide
- Transport by private vehicle
- 2x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 2 nights
- Entry/Admission - Li River
- Entry/Admission - Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces
What to expect
Itinerary
Day 1: Longji Rice Terraces & Minority Village Exploration
Stop At: Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces, 80 kilometers from Guilin, Longsheng County 541701 China
You will be picked up from your centrally located hotel in downtown Guilin between 8:30am and 9:00am. The 2.5-hour journey will take you to Longji Terraces. Explore this scenic area before visiting Ping An Zhuang Village and its surrounding areas. The minority village of Ping An is surrounded by beautiful rice fields and has been home to Zhuang and Yao people for hundreds of years. Lunch will be arranged at a local Chinese restaurant where you can enjoy a break before visiting the terraces where you will be sure to find it difficult to set down your camera. You will be driven back to your hotel in Guilin by 3:30pm.
Overnight accommodation is not included in this tour.
Duration: 1 day 21 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Chinese lunch arranged at local restaurant
Accommodation included: Overnight in Guilin (Accommodation on your own arrangement)
Day 2: Leisure Cruise along Li River
Stop At: Li River, East of Guangxi Zhuang China
You will be picked up from your hotel in downtown Guilin at 8:30am to be transferred to Li River Cruise Terminal (approx. 40 minutes). Cruise will depart at 9:30am from Guilin to Yangshuo. On board the cruise along the Li River, the mother river of Guilin, you will see the Painted Hill of Nine Horses that will make you feel as if you are walking through a painting. Take-away lunch box will be prepared in advance before check in the cruise. The cruise will end at Yangshuo Pier between 1:30-2pm. After disembarking take a walk through West Street and enjoy the many shops, restaurants and bars it has to offer. Next, you ride a bicycle to explore the beauty of Yangshuo countryside before returning to your hotel in Guilin between by 5:30-06:00 pm.
If you have already arranged your hotel in Yangshuo, please inform your guide or driver in advance to drop you off at your hotel in Yangshuo.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Yangshuo County, Yangshuo County, Guangxi
Enjoy Yangshuo countryside view
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: West Street, East Side of Li River, Yangshuo County 541900 China
Walk through the famous West Street, where you could find many shops, clubs, restaurants, bars, etc.
Meals included:
• Lunch: Take-away lunch box
Accommodation included: Hotel in Guilin or Yangshuo on your own arrangement.
Day 1: Longji Rice Terraces & Minority Village Exploration
Stop At: Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces, 80 kilometers from Guilin, Longsheng County 541701 China
You will be picked up from your centrally located hotel in downtown Guilin between 8:30am and 9:00am. The 2.5-hour journey will take you to Longji Terraces. Explore this scenic area before visiting Ping An Zhuang Village and its surrounding areas. The minority village of Ping An is surrounded by beautiful rice fields and has been home to Zhuang and Yao people for hundreds of years. Lunch will be arranged at a local Chinese restaurant where you can enjoy a break before visiting the terraces where you will be sure to find it difficult to set down your camera. You will be driven back to your hotel in Guilin by 3:30pm.
Overnight accommodation is not included in this tour.
Duration: 1 day 21 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Chinese lunch arranged at local restaurant
Accommodation included: Overnight in Guilin (Accommodation on your own arrangement)
Day 2: Leisure Cruise along Li River
Stop At: Li River, East of Guangxi Zhuang China
You will be picked up from your hotel in downtown Guilin at 8:30am to be transferred to Li River Cruise Terminal (approx. 40 minutes). Cruise will depart at 9:30am from Guilin to Yangshuo. On board the cruise along the Li River, the mother river of Guilin, you will see the Painted Hill of Nine Horses that will make you feel as if you are walking through a painting. Take-away lunch box will be prepared in advance before check in the cruise. The cruise will end at Yangshuo Pier between 1:30-2pm. After disembarking take a walk through West Street and enjoy the many shops, restaurants and bars it has to offer. Next, you ride a bicycle to explore the beauty of Yangshuo countryside before returning to your hotel in Guilin between by 5:30-06:00 pm.
If you have already arranged your hotel in Yangshuo, please inform your guide or driver in advance to drop you off at your hotel in Yangshuo.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Yangshuo County, Yangshuo County, Guangxi
Enjoy Yangshuo countryside view
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: West Street, East Side of Li River, Yangshuo County 541900 China
Walk through the famous West Street, where you could find many shops, clubs, restaurants, bars, etc.
Meals included:
• Lunch: Take-away lunch box
Accommodation included: Hotel in Guilin or Yangshuo on your own arrangement.
Additional information
- Group discount is available for group size of 2, 4 or more
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
If you cancel at least 4 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
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October 2023
I had a wonderful time in China for 12 days. I visited Beijing, Xian, Gulin, and Shanghai and this company made everything easy for me and my family. They have the best guides and are extremely friends (and funny too). Will recommend to anyone coming to China for the first time. You don't have t...
I had a wonderful time in China for 12 days. I visited Beijing, Xian, Gulin, and Shanghai and this company made everything easy for me and my family. They have the best guides and are extremely friends (and funny too). Will recommend to anyone coming to China for the first time. You don't have to worry about the language barrier, transportation and even booking tickets. Their guides take you all the way into check in in the airport. They take you to well known authentic restaurants. Thank you Yocky, for going organizing our trip and going the extra mile for us. You even had distilled water ready for my cpap machine in all of our hotels.DWW65
June 2019
This was the 2nd week of our 3 week tour through China with Top China Travel (TCT). We could not fault the service at all. Being a private group of just 4 we were looked after so well. Always met at the airport/s or train station/s by the local guide & driver for the region we were visiting. We t...
This was the 2nd week of our 3 week tour through China with Top China Travel (TCT). We could not fault the service at all. Being a private group of just 4 we were looked after so well. Always met at the airport/s or train station/s by the local guide & driver for the region we were visiting. We travelled in a comfortable van suitable for our group size. The guides spoke English very well & it was good to get to know them & have some jocular fun with them. Also dropped off at the departure points (plane or train) well in time, with tickets already pre-purchased by the guide & shown how to get aboard the bullet train etc, until you could easily use your own initiative to get onto the train & where to stow your luggage. Our guide (Hill) for this part of the tour (Guilin city in Guangxi province) showed us the memorable Reed Flute cave with its exquisite use of lighting to high-light different features within. We visited the famous Longji rice terraces, (about a 2 hour drive from Guilin) these were located close to a minority group that inhabit the Ping'an Zhuang village where we had lunch - a beautiful & traditional Chinese meal that all of our group could enjoy & savour. The next day we enjoyed a 4 hour cruise on the Li River - the boat was exceptional - big, clean, tidy with a lovely lunch provided, upper open deck for taking pics & enjoying the scenery - a trip well worth it. In the afternoon we strolled through the Hangshuo market place where the cruise ended. Our guide dropped us off at the cruise start with our tickets he had already pre-purchased, then drove to Hangshuo where he picked us up - he gave us clear directions how to get to the cruise boat & where he would meet us at the other end - it was all too easy. After the cruise & markets we enjoyed a 1/2 hour rafting experience on the Yulong River - a really great time being punted along by an oars(person). We also visited a silk factory in Guilin, which was not part of our tour, but something we all wished to do & also buy some exceptional silk bedding. Included was breakfast at the hotel each morning, plus lunch whilst sight-seeing. We bought our evening meals at the restaurant at the hotel we were staying in (Jolie Vue Boutique) - the scenery from the open deck area whilst eating is looking out onto the Li River & the Elephant Rock tourist area from the 7th floor - just so very,very nice. I would recommend TCT to anyone who wishes to travel China with a well respected local tourist operator. An absolutely unreal experience. So wonderfully looked after, we felt quite spoilt with the service we received.Compass02899421901
October 2018
Very excited to be here. The sightseeing is beautiful and nice people. local birds, fishing and food, all fantastic.
Very excited to be here. The sightseeing is beautiful and nice people. local birds, fishing and food, all fantastic.yruss99
July 2018
My adult son and I visited Guilin for 4 days this summer. Our Top China Travel guide made seeing the best sites easy. We had a great time and I highly recommend this company. Our guide, Maggie, was friendly, knowledgeable and fun. Our driver was great too. They even picked us up at 5:00am to...
My adult son and I visited Guilin for 4 days this summer. Our Top China Travel guide made seeing the best sites easy. We had a great time and I highly recommend this company. Our guide, Maggie, was friendly, knowledgeable and fun. Our driver was great too. They even picked us up at 5:00am to get to the airport on our last day, and did it with a smile. I highly recommend this company.