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Longji Rice Terraces with the Dazhai Cable Car Private Day Tour

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Longji Rice Terraces with the Dazhai Cable Car Private Day Tour

About this activity

Longsheng County is within the Guilin area (prefecture), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Its main attraction is the Longji rice terraces ( Longji Titian), called Dragon Backbones by the locals. Also of interest are the hot springs and the small mountain villages among the wooded areas of trees and bamboos. Longji Terraced Field is located about 100km northeast of the downtown Guilin, about 2 hours' drive from Guilin. The rice terraces are built into the hillsides.

Highlights:

1. Can drop off at the Guilin airport/train station/Yangshuo hotel at the end of the tour.

2. Can use the one way cable car and hiking down of the hill or round way cable car, no need to hiking.

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At a glance

Duration
7 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–15
Guide
Chinese, English, French
Operated by
happychinatours

Ages: Infants (1–4 years) · Children (5–9 years) · Adults (10–99 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Included: The Longji ticket and cable car ticket
  • Included: The private car and private guide

Not included

  • Not included: Food and drinks

Itinerary

  1. Guilin

    10 min

    At 9am, your tour guide and driver will sign yor name and meet you at the hotel lobby. After 1.5hrs driving, you will arrive in Longji tickets office and you will stop there to purchse the ticket then use the car again to the Dazhai village.

  2. Longji Rice Terraces

    2 hours Admission not included

    After a two-hour drive you will reach the entrance for the Longji Terraces and stop for 15 minutes and then head to Dazhai village.

    The Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces is a splendid agricultural spectacle with a history of more than 650 years. The most eye-catching part of the terrace cluster is the Ping'an Village Rice Terrace, which was the earliest one discovered by tourists and photographers. Numerous narrow rice fields dug along the hill slopes form terraces connected by winding flagstone trails. There are viewing platforms for visitors to view the entire terrace fields built tier upon tier. While you are there you can also experience the minority Zhuang people's traditional way of life. It is quite interesting to help them in the fields, try on their bright-colored ethnical costumes, and visit their unique stilted houses.

  3. Jin Zhu Zhuang Nationality Village

    Passing by

    Jinzhu Zhuang Village is located in Longsheng County, Guilin trips Golden Village, Heping Township, 16 km south-east from the county, and the world must Longji terrace adjacent to an area of 50,000 square meters, construction area of 35,000 square meters, Zhuang population 154 people. Golden Bamboo Village is a typical Zhuang Zhuang village, which has a distinctive architectural style Zhuang, 92, was hailed as a UNESCO Zhuang Village model, golden bamboo Zhuang Terraced Fields as its gateway to the scenic and famous overseas.

  4. Ping'an Village

    Passing by

    Ping'an Zhuang Village accommodates more than 50 families with over 200 people. Most of them are Zhuang people and some are Yao people. The Zhuang minority nationality is the main nationality in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. One third of the population in Guangxi is comprised of the Zhuang people.

  5. Longji Mountain

    1 h 30 min Admission not included

    After the 40 miuntes driving from the tickets office, we will reach the Dazhai village, from there we will use the cable car to the No.3 view point and via the cable car, the tourists can skip the hours' climb and easily reach the top (Golden Buddha Peak) in less than 20 minutes to have the overlooks of the most rice terraces.

    Note: From Longji tickets office to Dazhai, we will pass some local village villages, like the Jinzhu village and Huangluo Long hair village, but we should go to the cable car first because after the lunch(12:30pm), will have lot of tourists come to the cable car, so we can avoid the rush hour.

  6. Guilin

    10 min

    At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.

Meeting point and pickup

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

Pickup points

  • Jindi Hotel
  • Yami Zhijia Family Apartment
  • Elephant Trunk Hill Hotel
  • Guanqiao Hotel
  • Wangchao Hotel
  • Liangmao Hotel
  • Lakeside Inn
  • Xinguixi Hotel
  • TWO-B Youth Home DIY House
  • Manhattan Hotel Guilin Tian Street
  • 7 Days Premium Guilin Zhongxin Plaza
  • Xihu Hotel

and 439 more pickup points

we pick up from Any hotel in Yangshuo/Guilin

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

  • Specialized infant seats are available

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult

Options

  • Departure from Yangshuo Hotel

    This tour can pick you up at Yangshuo hotel then drop off at Yangshuo hotel or Guilin hotel/Guilin airport and train stations.

    Pickup included

  • Departure from Guilin Hotel

    This tour can pick you up at Guilin hotel and then drop off at Guilin hotel or Guilin airport/train stations.

    Pickup included

Traveller ratings

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Longji Rice Terraces with the Dazhai Cable Car Private Day Tour

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