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Longji Rice Terraces and Ping'an Village: A Self-Guided Tour with English-Speaking Driver
4.9
9 Ratings
Guilin
Experience the best of Guilin by exploring the Longji rice terraces, the Huangluo Long hair village, and either hiking or taking a shuttle bus around the Ping’an village on this self-managed day trip from Guilin (An English speaking driver is provided, but no guided tour).
Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel in Guilin/Yangshuo/Xingping is included.
Experience the best of Guilin by exploring the Longji rice terraces, the Huangluo Long hair village, and either hiking or taking a shuttle bus around the Ping’an village on this self-managed day trip from Guilin (An English speaking driver is provided, but no guided tour).
Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel in Guilin/Yangshuo/Xingping is included.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Guilin - Today we will take you on the impressive Guilin Longsheng tour. Please get up early and have a big breakfast. Our guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel at 9am and transport you to the awe-inspiring Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces (aka Longji Terraces).
- Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces - After a two-hour drive we will reach…
- Guilin - Today we will take you on the impressive Guilin Longsheng tour. Please get up early and have a big breakfast. Our guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel at 9am and transport you to the awe-inspiring Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces (aka Longji Terraces).
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Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces - After a two-hour drive we will reach the entrance for the Longji Terraces where you need purchase entrance tickets for the rice terraces in Ping’an Village and then also need about a 40-minute drive. This village has the most famous and beautiful rice terraces in Longji.
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. - Ping’an Village - Upon arrival, our English spealking driver will take you to the village gate and you can stroll around on at the village where you can glimpse the local Zhuang peoples’ unique wooden stilted houses and then you will take a moderate trek along steps to Ping’an Zhuang Village to reach the No.2. The walk up takes about 40 - 60 minutes. The No. 2 Viewing Platform(Seven stars with the Moon), has a fantastic spot for a bird’s-eye view of the Longji Terraces beneath your feet and if you want to see more, you can continue your terrace exploration to the No.1 Viewing Platform(Nine dragon and five tigers, need 40-minute walk, but it’s flat road, no steps.
- Guilin - At the end of the Longji Terraces tour we will take you back to your hotel in Guilin/Yangshuo/Xingping in our private car.
What's Included
- Air-conditioned private vehicle
- Personal English-speaking driver
- Air-conditioned private vehicle
- Personal English-speaking driver
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Entrance fees
- Lunch
- Entrance fees
Location
Guilin
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(9 Ratings)
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Itxaso_e
Aug 6, 2025
100% recommend - Buy this experience because it was in English. Completely worth it! Our guide Andy was so nice with us and showed us everything we had to see and also drove us to a typical restaurant on our way back. Even if it was so crowded, he made the tour in the opposite direction of the rest of the tourists so it was almost empty (perfect photos).
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Kimwc76
Jul 26, 2025
An enchanted day - Everything went as planned. The driver was very punctual at all stages of the program. For an extra cost quite justified, we attended the show of women with long hair, the guide accompanied us to the entrance of the theater and looked for us at the exit. We ate in a restaurant serving a traditional dish (bamboo chicken is served unexpectedly for Europeans). After the meal, we reached the end of the car-accessible road and enjoyed the shuttle (for an extra fee justified) to the very top of the rice terraces (otherwise you can walk up there in intense heat). The descent is done downhill for about 2km through the village of 700 inhabitants. The guide, in good English, provided us with all the information and answered our many questions, he was attentive and considerate. On the way back (offered graciously by the guide), we were able to discover a tea plantation, the picking of leaves, the way they are worked and tasted many of their variety depending on the fermentation of the leaves and the mixtures made (we loved lychee tea).
We returned to the hotel comfortably and dazzled by this fantastic day.
Thank you very much.
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Klaus
May 3, 2024
Impressive rice terraces - Everything was great, very friendly Andy with very good English. Unfortunately it was foggy and cold, but that's probably how it is in the mountains at this time of year.
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Luis_f
Apr 21, 2024
Unmissable excursion if you are in Guilin - Great excursion full of beautiful landscapes. The rice terraces are truly something you can’t miss while in Guilin. The trip included pick up from the hotel. Our guide Hill was really good and helped constantly to facilitate tickets, orderings and payments. Pleasant cable car to the top of the mountain and a visit to a traditional village where ladies never cut their hair. The show in the traditional village, entry to the park, cable car and lunch are not included in the price so that’s something you should consider (about 350 yuans more).
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Ailton007
Jun 19, 2021
Must do when in Guilin - 2 hour drive from Guilin and Colin was a great guide and took us there safely. We then walked the rice terraces for 2 hours on our own. Really scenic and the cultural villages (there is plenty of ethnic minorities in the region) with its little shops, restaurants and friendly people were a highlight of our trip. Definitely come to Longji when you visit Guilin!
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Stephenquattro4
Aug 27, 2020
Wonderful trip to Longji Rice Terraces - We had a wonderful day with Colin, our English speaking guide. He picked us up as planned and gave us lots of information as we past different areas and made a stop at a little tea plantation on our way to the rice terraces. We then got a shuttle to the top of the terraces and made our way down and visited the little village and see the Yao minority ladies with their long hair. We headed back and was happy the be back after a good, long and hot day. Thank you for arranging an amazing trip Andy
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688anniem
Jun 24, 2020
Andy is a great tour guide! - Andy was a wonderful tour guide. He safely drove us from Yangshuo up to the Longji Terraces. He was knowledgeable and answered all of our various questions. He was flexible with the schedule depending on our preference, which made the trip flow smoothly. His professionalism and kind personality are second to none. Hope to come back to see more of beautiful Guilin and Yangshuo. Thanks Andy!
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Jeanmichel_p
Aug 24, 2025
An excursion that allows... - An excursion that allows you to discover quite extraordinary landscapes, to do absolutely during a stay in Guilin
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