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Guilin: Li River Cruise to Yangshuo & Countryside with Private Guide
Guilin: Li River Cruise to Yangshuo & Countryside with Private Guide★★★★★★★★★★ 4.93 (183)8h–9hYou're picked up from your hotel and driven to board a Li River cruise that drifts past karst peaks for four hours to Yangshuo. Lunch is served onboard. Once you arrive, you walk West Street and tour the surrounding countryside, including a local farmer's home, before being driven back to Guilin. The day takes about nine hours total and includes all transport, entry fees, and a private English-speaking guide.Is it for me?Book this if you want the main Li River experience without arranging transport, tickets, or timing yourself—the private guide and fixed schedule handle all three, leaving you to focus on the landscape and the day itself.Free cancellationTravelers' pickMost bookedfromUS$ 209View ›
Longji Rice Terraces Guilin: Private Day Tour & Minority Village
Longji Rice Terraces Guilin: Private Day Tour & Minority Village★★★★★★★★★★ 4.90 (138)8h–9hYou get picked up from your Guilin hotel and driven two hours to the Longji Rice Terraces, where you walk uphill through a Zhuang village to two viewing platforms, seeing the terraces from different angles and the "Seven Stars with the Moon" formation. Lunch is included at a local restaurant, and you return to Guilin by early evening. The private driver-guide handles the route and timing, so you don't arrange transport or tickets separately.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see the Longji Rice Terraces without arranging your own transport, buying tickets separately, or timing the hike yourself — the private driver-guide and fixed schedule handle all three, leaving you to focus on the walk and the views.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 69View ›
Longji Rice Terraces hiking tour from Guilin: Ping'an Fields
Longji Rice Terraces hiking tour from Guilin: Ping'an Fields★★★★★★★★★★ 4.99 (86)10hA full-day private tour from Guilin to Longji Rice Terraces, with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide and a three-hour hike through Ping'an Fields—the most photographed section of the terraces. You stop first at Huang Luo Yao village to see traditional wooden stilted buildings, then spend the afternoon walking the overlapping rice fields still farmed by Yao and Zhuang villagers. Admission to the scenic area is CNY80 per person and is not included in the tour price.Is it for me?The guide speaks English throughout, so you'll understand the commentary on the terraces and the villages without needing translation or a separate interpreter. This works well if you want to follow the details of how the fields are farmed and what the landscape features mean, rather than walking through in silence or with a guide you can't understand.Free cancellationTravelers' pickBest valuefromUS$ 68View ›
Guilin Day Tour: Reed Flute Cave, Li River Cruise & Night Show
Guilin Day Tour: Reed Flute Cave, Li River Cruise & Night Show★★★★★★★★★★ 4.76 (76)12hA private day tour of Guilin with an English-speaking guide takes you to Reed Flute Cave, Xianggong Hill, a Li River boat cruise from Xingping, and the Liusanjie show in Yangshuo, with hotel pickup and a private car. The tour runs 12 hours and ends with a late return to your hotel around 22:30. Children under 7 and travelers over 70 cannot take the small boat on the Li River.Is it for me?At 12 hours, this tour fills the entire day and leaves no room for other activities—it is built to cover Guilin's four main sights in sequence without gaps or flexibility. Book it if you want the classic route arranged and guided from start to finish, or look for a shorter tour if you need time for something else in your schedule.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 89View ›
Longji Rice Terraces & Minority Villages Private Tour from Guilin
Longji Rice Terraces & Minority Villages Private Tour from Guilin★★★★★★★★★★ 4.93 (73)10hA private day tour from Guilin to Longji Rice Terraces, a UNESCO-recognized agricultural heritage site, with an English-speaking driver, hotel pickup, park admission and electric car access to Pingan. You visit Huang Luo Yao minority village, then spend 2–3 hours hiking the Pingan terraces while Yao and Zhuang farmers work the same fields around you. The tour runs 10 hours round-trip, with flexible lunch timing and return to your Guilin hotel by 5:30pm.Is it for me?Book this if you want a private car to set your own pace through the terraces and stop for hikes without coordinating with a group schedule.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfrom · per groupUS$ 193View ›
Longji Rice Terraces & Yao Villages Private Tour from Guilin
Longji Rice Terraces & Yao Villages Private Tour from Guilin★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (21)9hA 9-hour private tour from Guilin to the Longji Rice Terraces, visiting Huangluo (where Yao women maintain extraordinary hair traditions) and Ping'an Village (home to Zhuang and Yao minorities). Your private guide and driver collect you from your hotel, airport or train station, lead you through the terraced fields carved into steep slopes over centuries, and return you by evening. Seven route and activity options let you choose between car-based stops, cable car access, or hiking routes at different villages.Is it for me?Choose a hiking option if you want to move through the terraces on foot and feel the scale of the slopes; pick a car-based route if you prefer to cover both villages and rest between stops. The seven options mean you're not locked into someone else's pace—you decide whether the day centers on walking, driving, or a mix of both.Free cancellationTravelers' pickKids −27%fromUS$ 100View ›
Yangshuo: Xianggong Mountain & Yulong Bamboo Boat Private Tour
Yangshuo: Xianggong Mountain & Yulong Bamboo Boat Private Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.95 (20)7hYou get picked up from your hotel, driven to Yulong River for a bamboo boat ride past ancient villages and the Ming Dynasty Yulong Bridge, then climb Xianggong Mountain for views of the Li River winding through limestone peaks. Your English-speaking guide and private vehicle handle all logistics and timing, so you only need to show up ready to go.Is it for me?This works well if you want to see Yangshuo's main sights without arranging transport, entry fees, or timing yourself — the private vehicle and guide handle the logistics, and the 9am pickup from your hotel means you don't have to navigate to a meeting point.Free cancellationTravelers' pickKids −31%fromUS$ 126View ›
Guilin to Zhangjiajie Private Transfer with Flexible Pickup
Guilin to Zhangjiajie Private Transfer with Flexible Pickup★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (2)9hYou’ll travel from Guilin or Yangshuo to Zhangjiajie by private car with a local driver who handles all the details—pickups wherever you’re staying, breaks when you want them, even help ordering lunch if you need it. Expect long stretches of countryside views and small moments that stick with you long after.Free cancellationInfants freefromUS$ 256View ›
Yangshuo: Damian Hill Sunrise Hike & Li River Views Private
Yangshuo: Damian Hill Sunrise Hike & Li River Views Private5hYou climb 1,250 steps to a mountain peak overlooking the Li River's most photographed curve, with a private guide and car handling transport and timing. The hike takes roughly two hours round-trip with 50 minutes at the summit. Lunch on West Street follows before return to your hotel by mid-afternoon.Is it for me?Right for fit hikers who want a focused morning in nature without arranging their own transport or guide — the private car and English speaker handle logistics so you just show up and climb. Expect a high-effort hike with 1,250 steps; that's what puts you alone on a mountain looking down at the Li River's most famous curve.Free cancellationKids −33%fromUS$ 105View ›
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