Yangshuo Ruyi Peak tour from Guilin: Cable car and glass skywalk

Ride the cable car above Yangshuo's karst peaks, then walk the glass skywalk suspended between them

A half-day private tour from Guilin to Yangshuo Ruyi Peak, a new scenic area near Moon Hill featuring a 2.3-kilometer cable car with views of Guilin's Ten-mile Gallery landscape. The tour includes round-trip ropeway access, a glass-bottomed skywalk, love-ring bridge, mountain crafting mirror, and cliff dwellings. An English-speaking driver picks you up from your Guilin hotel and returns you at the end. The cable car uses an 8-passenger gondola lift with a 242-meter elevation gain, and the entire experience takes about five hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Half-day tour to Yangshuo Ruyi Peak

• Meet driver at Guilin hotel lobby
• Transfer to Ruyi Peak near Moon Hill
• Ride Ruyi Peak ropeway and enjoy scenery
• Explore glass-bottomed skywalk and love-ring bridge
• Visit mountain crafting mirror and cliff dwellings
• Return to Guilin hotel

The experience

What makes Ruyi Peak different from other Yangshuo stops is the cable car itself. The ropeway is 2.3 kilometers long, built with equipment from France's POMA Company, and carries eight passengers at a time in a detachable mono-cable gondola. As you rise 242 meters above the landscape, the views open across Guilin's karst formations: the same peaks that define the region's Ten-mile Gallery. The cable car moves slowly enough to take in the scenery without rushing through it.

Once at the top, you walk the glass-bottomed skywalk, which lets you look straight down at the terrain below your feet. The route also passes the love-ring bridge, a mountain crafting mirror, and cliff dwellings built into the rock face. These are not separate attractions requiring extra tickets. They are part of the landscape you move through on the ropeway and the paths that connect it. Your English-speaking driver stays with you throughout, offering context about the area during the drive from Guilin and answering questions as you go, though the guide experience is built around what you see rather than a formal narration.

The tour runs five hours total, including the drive from your Guilin hotel, time at Ruyi Peak, and the return trip. You are picked up and dropped off at your hotel, so there is no separate transport to arrange. The cable car operates on a round-trip basis, so you descend the same way you came up.

What’s included

• Round-trip cable car on the 2.3-kilometer Ruyi Peak ropeway.
• access to the glass-bottomed skywalk, love-ring bridge, mountain crafting mirror, and cliff dwellings.
• air-conditioned private vehicle.
• English-speaking driver.
• hotel pickup and drop-off in Guilin.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day10 departure times: the first at 09:00, the last at 15:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (6 to 75 years) · Infant (under 6): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Chinese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortInfant seats availableNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

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Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want the cable car and elevated views as the centerpiece of your half-day, rather than a walking-focused itinerary. The five-hour timeframe fits a morning or afternoon slot without eating into a full day, and the private vehicle means you travel on your own schedule from your hotel.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Chinese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Infant (under 6): free.

How far is Ruyi Peak from Guilin, and how much time do I spend actually at the peak?

Ruyi Peak sits near Moon Hill, about 3 kilometers away, and is on the route toward Silver Cave. The drive from Guilin takes part of the five-hour total. The rest is spent on the cable car ride, the skywalk, and the surrounding paths at the peak itself.

What exactly is the glass-bottomed skywalk, and is it safe?

The glass-bottomed skywalk is a walkway with a transparent floor that lets you see the terrain directly below as you move across it. It is part of the constructed landscape at Ruyi Peak, built alongside the cable car infrastructure, and designed for visitors to walk at their own pace.

What is included in the price, and are there extra fees at the peak?

The entrance ticket to Ruyi Peak, the round-trip cable car, the air-conditioned vehicle, and the English-speaking driver are all included. There are no additional charges for the skywalk, love-ring bridge, or other features within the scenic area.