Guilin 2-Day Private Customized Tour: City Highlights and Longji Rice..., Guilin

About this activity

Have only a limited amount of time in Guilin? Enhance your sightseeing experience of Guilin by designing your own itinerary on this 2 day private tour. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle, customize your city tour according to your interests. Choose to visit some of the city’s highlights such as Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Fubu Hill and the Li River. And finish in the lovely Seven Star Parks. Next day, explore Huangluo Long Hair village and learn about the custom and lifestyle of the local people. Have the option to use the convenient cable car to explore Dazhai/Jinkeng Rice terrace or spend 2 hours to hike around Ping'an Rice Terrace. Tour including English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, lunch, cable car and travel by private vehicle with door to door transfer.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 days
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Chinese, English
Operated by: Unique Beijing Tours

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Children (4–9 years) · Adults (10–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off
Included: Lunch
Included: English-speaking guide
Included: Cable car to Dazhai if you choose the related option
Included: Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Entrance Fee

Not included

Not included: Gratuities to tour guide and driver(recommended)
Not included: Accommodation

Itinerary

Day 1 · Guilin Customized City Highlights(L)

Elephant Trunk Hill (Xiangbishan)

2 hours Admission included

Meet your tour guide in the lobby of your Guilin hotel, hop on your private air-conditioned vehicle, embark upon your customized tour of the city's sights. Discuss the historical highlights and attractions you wish to see with your knowledgeable guide who will help you plan an itinerary according to your interests. Then, set off and explore. Typically, you will start with the Elephant Trunk Hill.

Elephant Trunk Hill is the landmark of Guilin. It has been a famous tourism destination since the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). The hill looks like a giant elephant drinking water from the river.
Xiangbi Moutain Puxian Tower

30 min Admission included

Enjoy a vigorous walk to the top, visit the the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) Puxian Tower which was built to worship Samantabahdra. Get to learn its history from your tour guide, then enjoy the panoramic views of the city, Li River and surrounding scenery.
Yunfeng Temple

30 min Admission included

Continue to Yunfeng Temple-one of the famous ancient temples of Guilin. Which was the dwelling place of Monk Jianzhen, an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, crossing over to Japan six times to spread Buddhist doctrines and help regularize monks' behavior. Stroll around the temple and the exhibition gallery on the second floor.
Fubo Hill

one hour Admission included

Continue to Guilin Fubo hill. Fubo Hill stands next to the Li River and rises abruptly out of the surrounding landscape, it is famous for both natural beauty and historic art.

Follow your tour guide to explore etchings of Buddha dating back to the Song and Tang Dynasties (618 - 1279) at Thousand-Buddha Cave and Pearl-Returning Cave. Admire the Sword-Testing Rock and get to know the legendary stories behind it.
Reed Flute Cave (Ludi Yan)

2 hours Admission included

Afterwards, heading to Reed Flute Cave. Over millions of years, dripping water has eroded the cave to create a special world of various stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations. Explore important spots in the attraction such as :Tower-shaped Pine,Crystal Palace etc. Despite the fantastic natural scenery inside Reed Flute Cave, there are many writings on the wall. There are 77 travelogues and poems left, which are derived from the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

Then, enjoy lunch in the local restaurant.
Seven Star Park (Qixing Gongyuan)

one hour Admission included

In the afternoon, you will stroll around the Seven Stars Park. The Seven Stars Park is endowed with elegant mountains, clear water, miraculous stone forest, deep and serene valleys, plentiful animals and plants and valued cultural relics. It has been popular since the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) Dynasties.

Crosse the Flower Bridge which was built in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and it is the oldest bridge in Guilin.
Stop 7

one hour Admission included

Explore the Putuo Mountain, where Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is worshiped, it abounds with caves and pavilions. On the top of the mountain, there are Putuo Stone Forest, Xuanwu Pavilion and Zhaixing Pavilion. In addition, there are numerous valuable tablets on the mountain. You can choose how far you want to go.

After the tour finished, you will be transferred to your hotel in Guilin.

Day 2 · Guilin-Huangluo Village-Longji Village (L)

Stop 1

one hour Admission included

Meet your tour guide in the lobby of your Guilin hotel, hop on your private air-conditioned vehicle, heading directly to Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces which takes about 2 hours, sit back and enjoy the sceneries along the way.
Longji Rice Terraces

one hour Admission included

The construction of incredible Longji Rice Terraces started in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and lasted till the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It is reputed as one of the most beautiful rice terraces in the world. Among them, two main and representative viewing areas are the Ping’an Zhuang Village Terraced Fields and the Jinkeng Terraced Fields where Zhuang and Yao Minority people have been living respectively for hundreds of years.
Stop 3

one hour

Your first stop is Huangluo Long Hair Village, and enjoy an amazing long hair show. Huangluo village in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region is home to descendants of the Yao ethnicity. The women here are characterized by their red embroidered dress and their long hair, which is long enough to have their home recognized as the "world's longest hair village" by Guinness World Records. The long hair that women of the Yao ethnic group have kept for generations is a symbol of auspiciousness. You will have lunch in the local village.
Stop 4

2 hours

During lunch, discuss with your tour guide about the routine interests you most, then set off and explore. Typically you will start with the Jinkeng/Dazhai Rice Terrace.

There are three popular viewpoints at Dazhai: Music from Paradise, Thousand Layers to the Heavens, and Golden Buddha Peak.

You will drive 40 minutes to Dazhai(Hongyao Jinkeng)Rice Terrace. Take the convenient cable car about 20 minutes directly to Golden Buddha Peak.During the cable car ride, you will enjoy amazing view of No 3 sightseeing zone. Upon arrival, follow your tour guide and take an easy walk around to snap photos from different location which will give you an unexpected shot. You will take your time when visit the locations where you may explore and create fantastic photographs. After the tour, you will descend by cable car. After the tour, you can choose to end your tour in Longsheng or return Guilin.
Ping'an Village

2 hours Admission included

Second option for this tour is to visit Ping'an Rice Terrace after lunch. You will drive 30 minutes to Ping’an village. Follow your tour guide to hike and explore. Compared with Dazhai Rice Terrace, Ping'an village are smaller in scale, they are still considered very beautiful and offer the undulating and intricate scenery that lives up to the name of "dragon's spine." You will explore two famous scenic spots - West Hill Music or No.1 viewing platform, and Large-scale Thousand-Layer Terraces or No.2 viewing platform.

After the tour finished, you can choose to end your tour in Longsheng or return Guilin.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Guilai Hotel
Huiyueshang Hotel (Guilin Renmin Road)
Yangshuo Lazy Man's View Hotel
Yachne Light Luxury Hotel
Hillman Smart Hotel
Venus Royal Hotel Venus Royal Hotel (Guilin Two Rivers and Four Lakes Elephant Trunk Mountain Branch)
Hanting Hotel Guilin Municipal Administration
Honghai Hotel (Guilin Railway Station Vientiane City)
Guilin Leju Hotel
Yu Hill Hotel (Guilin Arctic Square)
Lavande Hotels.Guilin Exhibition Center
Yangshuo Lazy Man's View Hotel

and 653 more pickup points

We pick you up from your hotel in Guilin ,please provide your hotel details when make booking

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Options

Cable Car to Dazhai/Jinkeng

Day 1: Customized Guilin City Tour, Day 2: Itinerary: HuangluoVillage- Lunch- Cable car round trip to Dazhai/Jinkeng Village

Pickup included
Visit Dazhai+Ping'an by Car

Day 1: Customized Guilin City Tour. Day 2: Itinerary: Cable car round trip to Dazhai- Ping'an Shuttle bus-Hike Ping'an.

Pickup included
Hiking Ping'an Village

Day 1: Customized city tour: Day 2:Itinerary: Huangluo Longhai Village- Lunch- Drive to Pingan village-Hiking around Ping'an

Pickup included