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Longji Rice Terraces and Ping'an Village: A Self-Guided Tour with English-Speaking Driver
4.9
11 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 - Embark on the remarkable Guilin Longsheng tour today. Be sure to rise early and enjoy a hearty breakfast. The guide and driver will collect you from the hotel at 9 am to take you to the breathtaking Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces (also known as Longji Terraces).
- Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces - After a two-hour journey, you will…
- Guilin - Embark on the remarkable Guilin Longsheng tour today. Be sure to rise early and enjoy a hearty breakfast. The guide and driver will collect you from the hotel at 9 am to take you to the breathtaking Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces (also known as Longji Terraces).
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Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces - After a two-hour journey, you will arrive at the entrance to the Longji Terraces, where you will need to purchase entrance tickets for the rice terraces in Ping’an Village, followed by an additional 40-minute drive. This village boasts the most renowned and stunning rice terraces in Longji.
The Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces is a magnificent agricultural marvel with a history spanning over 650 years. The most striking section of the terrace cluster is the Ping’an Village Rice Terrace, the first to be discovered by tourists and photographers. Numerous narrow rice fields carved along the hill slopes form terraces linked by winding flagstone paths. Viewing platforms are available for visitors to admire the entire terrace fields, built in tiers. While visiting, you can also immerse yourself in the traditional lifestyle of the minority Zhuang people. It’s quite fascinating to assist them in the fields, try on their vibrant ethnic costumes, and explore their distinctive stilted houses. - Ping’an Village - Upon arrival, the English-speaking driver will escort you to the village gate, where you can wander around the village and observe the unique wooden stilted houses of the local Zhuang people. You will then embark on a moderate trek along steps to Ping’an Zhuang Village to reach the No.2 Viewing Platform (Seven Stars with the Moon). The ascent takes about 40 - 60 minutes. The No. 2 Viewing Platform offers a fantastic vantage point for a bird’s-eye view of the Longji Terraces below. If you wish to explore further, you can continue to the No.1 Viewing Platform (Nine Dragon and Five Tigers), which requires a 40-minute walk on a flat road, without steps.
- Guilin - At the conclusion of the Longji Terraces tour, you will be transported back to your hotel in Guilin/Yangshuo/Xingping in a 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
4.9
(11 Ratings)
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Thomas_w
Apr 9, 2026
Amazing scenic hike - Perfect balanced day. Smooth transport with pickup and drop off from our hotel in Guilin, excellent English speaking driver/guide, a stop off halfway at a tea plantation to pick some tea (this was a great experience) and learn about how the different types of Chinese tea are made, even getting to try a few. A quick stop off to walk through the Zhao village (this was long enough) and then the highlight of the day: a hike through the Ping'An village (where we also ate lunch at the end) and up through the Longji Rice Terraces. The hike is a loop taking about 2.5 hours at a leisurely pace with stops for photos. There are toilets on route and it is very well signposted. We appreciated being able to do the hike by ourselves without a guide. The views of the rice terraces are wonderful and the Ping'An village was so interesting to walk through. Highly recommend doing it this way. We also talked to some fellow European tourists there who had made their own way to the terraces (bus/taxi) and were stuck with no way of getting back to Guilin, so this highlighted the importance of booking a tour like this.
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Maria_f
Sep 20, 2025
Our driver and guide... - Our driver and guide Colin was very kind to us. He took us to the rice terraces and upon returning to Guilin we also passed a tea plantation. Highly recommended to go spend the day.
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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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