Top Guilin Art & Culture

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!

Discover China’s rich minority culture on an enriching full-day excursion to Longsheng from Guilin. Accompanied by a private guide, venture to the rural countryside to interact with the Zhuang and Yao communities, whose intriguing way of life is characterized by ancient traditions. Hike to the renowned Longji Rice Terraces and absorb spectacular views of the agricultural marvels, then capture photographs of the scenic sights with your guide. Enjoy the convenience of round-trip transportation from your Guilin hotel and receive the undivided attention of your guide on this private tour.

Lose yourself in the dreamlike landscapes of Guilin on this 7-hour tour of the region’s natural wonders, including hotel pick-up. Keep your camera to hand as you step inside the strikingly illuminated Reed Flute Cave, view the ancient Buddhas of Fubo Hill and climb Elephant Hill for an aerial view over Guilin. After a typical Chinese lunch (included), explore the Ming-era Mansion of Prince Jingjiang, visit Solitary Beauty Peak and stroll around the magnificent Seven Star Park.

Discover Longsheng and China’s rich minority culture on a full-day guided tour from Guilin. Take an easy walk around to snap photos of the famous Longji Rice Terraces and admire spectacular views of the cultivated mountain expanses. Have lunch in Pingan Zhuang Village and learn from your guide about the local Zhuang and Yao communities. Then relax as your round-trip transportation returns you to your Guilin hotel. A great trip for photographers!

Get an insight into local lifestyles that are impossible without a guide on this day trip to the Longji rice terraces. Discover the unique culture of the Yao women, with their impossibly long hair, soak up stunning rice terrace views, enjoy a local lunch, and hike the “Dragon’s Backbone” through Zhuang and Yao villages. Tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off.

Experience the beautiful Li River on this sunset or sunrise cruise with a traditional cormorant fisherman. After a convenient hotel pickup, climb aboard the bamboo raft and marvel at the lush scenery while your guide practices this ancient type of fishing that involves no bait or hooks—just his trusty cormorant.

Gain a more intimate insight into village life and Chinese minority cultures with a private tour of the Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces. Your private guide will explain the traditions of Yao and Zhuang people before you visit Huangluo village. Next, drive to Ping’an village to trek to two of the most beautiful rice-terrace views. After lunch, your driver will drop you back to your hotel.

Take in the major sights of Guilin on a private half-day tour that showcases the geographic and cultural highlights of Guilin. Visit landmarks such as Elephant Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Fubu Hill and the Li River, learning about their history from your informative guide. Choose from a morning or afternoon departure and admire some of the most beautiful terrain in China. This tour can easily fit into your Guilin sightseeing schedule, perfect for those with limited time.

Delve into Guilin’s cultural and natural treasure chest during a private tour of the Yao Mountain and a verdant tea plantation. Ascend to the summit of Yao Mountain on a smooth cable car ride and absorb panoramic vistas of the scenery from the top. Gain fascinating insight into Chinese tea production during a tour of a plantation and sample freshly brewed green tea during an indigenous tea ceremony. Enjoy the convenience of private round-trip transportation and experience the undivided attention of your guide on this private tour.

The Longji Rice Terraces are located in Heping District, Longsheng County about two hours’ drive from Guilin so they are also called Longsheng Rice Terraces. They are at an altitude of 330–1,110 meters (1,000–3,700 feet). The highest rice terraces located at 880 meters above sea leve while the lowest of it is about 380 meters. Their wonderful scenery attracts numerous photographers every year. Longji Rice Terraces are home to many ethnic people and there are numerous Zhuang and Yao and Dong villages among the terraces. They built unique wooden houses here and woman there all wear their ethnic clothes. The woman like to wear embroidered headwear and an apron covered with exquisite handwork. Zhuang ladies will also wear intricate handmade silver earrings, bracelets and nceklaces. For their homes, those are old black gray houses on stilts; the ground floor is used for storage of the raising of animals, while upper floor with rooms and a fire pit is the living area.

Immerse yourself in the minority cultures and natural landscapes on a full-day private tour from Guilin. Your break from the crowded city begins with pickup from your hotel.  Relax on your way to the Longji Rice Terraces with your private guide. Visit Huangluo village and learn about the lifestyle of the local people. Experience a different culture in Ping'an Village and explore the traditional wooden houses (entrance at your own expense).

With banks insulated by rice paddies and water buffalo and jagged mountains spreading across the skyline, the Li River is a sightseer's dream come true. This tour includes a 4-hour tour down the river, followed by a trip to the 1,400-year-old Yangshuo Old Town, all with round-trip transportation from your hotel in Guilin. Lunch and a guide are also included in this tour.

Spend the day exploring the Longji Rice Terraces and learning about the local way of life during this 8-hour day trip from Guilin. Without the hassle of renting a car, this day trip is relaxing and educational. Pickup and drop-off from Guilin hotels, as well as a traditional Chinese lunch, are provided.

Combine your Guangxi sightseeing with a relaxing hot-spring experience on this 2-day tour. On the first day, meet your driver at your Guilin or Yangshuo hotel, and head to the picturesque Longji Rice Terraces, plus Huangluo (nicknamed the “Long-Hair Village,” as local women traditionally don’t cut their hair). Then, transfer to your prearranged hotel in the Longsheng Hot Springs region. On the second day, enjoy free time to bathe and make the most of the hot springs before returning by car to your preferred Guilin or Yangshuo destination.

Experience Longji’s amazing rice terraces on this guided excursion. After a convenient hotel pickup, learn about these ancient terraced fields—known by locals as “Dragon’s Backbone”—that were first developed nearly a millennia ago, during the Yuan Dynasty. Admire their surreal scenery from a lookout point after a quick cable car ride, then enjoy an optional hike down and lunch before returning to Guilin.

Explore the nature and culture of Guilin Province on this all-day guided excursion. After a convenient hotel pickup, enjoy a cruise down the picturesque Li River while marveling at waterfalls, springs, caves, and other picturesque scenery. Then enjoy the Liu San Jie Impression Light Show, a performance at what is billed as the largest natural theater in the world.

Explore the Guilin's surroundings on this full-day private tour. Explore the Reed Flute Cave to see unique, illuminated rock formations. Then head to Huangluo, also known as the “Long Hair Village,” to learn about the Yao lifestyles and why women grow their hair to lengths of 6.5 feet. The final stop is the beautiful Longji Rice Terraces, some of the largest in the world, carved into the lush scenery.

Visit highlights of Guilin including Longji Rice Terraces and Huangluoyao Long hair village and Ping'an village or Dazhai village and Yangshuo Impression Liusanjie Light show with this private day tour. You will be picked up and dropped off from your Guilin or Yangshuo hotel or Xingping hotel.

See the top attractions in Henan Province on this comprehensive 2-day private tour from Guilin by plane. Greeted by a knowledgeable local guide, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle. Watch a kung-fu performance that displays amazing martial arts moves, discover the history and culture of the Shaolin Temple and admire the biggest pagoda forest in China. Next day, experience the spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site - Longmen Grottoes to view thousands of Buddhist statues carved into the steep limestone cliffs. Explore iconic White Horse Temple which is considered the birthplace of Chinese Buddhism. Tour includes plane tickets, tasty local lunch, all entrance fee, overnight accommodation in Luoyang, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. You can choose to end your tour in Zhengzhou, Luoyang or return Guilin.

Speaking of Guilin, beside the landscape, what else do you know? Want to know the history of urban changes in Guilin since 2000 years ago? Want to know the story of Guilin's natural moat? In this cultural tour of Guilin, our local guide will personally take you through the streets and alleys to the places where Guilin people would go. Through the introduction of historical stories and culture that happened along the way, you can truly understand the old city of Guilin.

Visit highlights of China including the Guilin,Longji Rice Terraces, Yangshuo and Shanghai with this 5 days private tour from Guilin. You will be picked up from Guilin hotel and dropped off at Shanghai.

Visit highlights of China including the Guilin,Chengdu,Xi'an and Beijing with this private 9 days tour from Guilin. You will be picked up from Your Guilin hotel and dropped off at your Beijing hotel.

Huangyao Ancient Town was a hidden pearl located southeast 196km to Guilin and 128km to Yangshuo until it was chosen as the shooting site of two popular TV dramas and the movie of “The Painted Veil”. Have one day excursion tour to Huangyao from Yangshuo or Guilin.

Guilin is suitable for travel for every season, even in winter, when everything falls in the northern part of China, Guilin still green and cool, hot spring SPA is the perfect activities for customer visit Guilin in winter, it will be the most relaxing and comfortable trip of your China tour. Highlights: 1. Can meet you at Guilin or Yangshuo area. 2. Can drop off you at the Guilin airport/train stations/Guilin or Yangshuo hotel after the tour. 3. Via the highway during the trip.