Guilin Trip Overview
Visit highlights of Longji Rice Terraces including the Ping’an Zhuang village, Long hair Yao village and Dazhai Yao village with this private 2 days tour from Guilin.
You will be picked up and dropped off at Guilin hotel/airport/train station/Yangshuo hotel.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Guilin, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Visit highlights of Longji Rice Terraces including the Ping’an Zhuang village, Long hair Yao village and Dazhai Yao village with this private 2 days tour from Guilin.
You will be picked up and dropped off at Guilin hotel/airport/train station/Yangshuo hotel.
Itinerary
Day 1: Guilin–Longji. O/N Ping’an village.
Stop At: Guilin, Guilin, Guangxi
Your guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel in Guilin or Yangshuo at around 09:30 in the morning. You will be escorted to the well-known Longji Rice Terraces in around 150 minutes ride.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces, 80 kilometers from Guilin, Longsheng County 541701 China
After a two-hour drive You will reach the entrance for the Longji Terraces and firstly will visit the Ping’an Village, This village has the most famous and beautiful rice terraces in Longji and need about a 30-minute drive again from the entrance tickets office.
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.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Ping’an Village, Within the County, Longsheng County 541700 China
Upon arrival, Then you will take a moderate trek along steps to Ping’an Zhuang Village. The walk up takes about 40 minutes and you on a stroll around the village where you can glimpse the local Zhuang peoples’ unique wooden stilted houses.
After a short break, continue your terrace exploration to the No.2 Viewing Platform(Seven star with the moon), a 15-minute walk, which is a fantastic spot for a bird’s-eye view of the Longji Terraces beneath your feet. You will have enough time to take pictures and enjoy the fresh air at the platform. And then, you will head to No.1 Viewing Platform(Nine Dragons and five tigers) and need 30 minutes via the flat path.
After the tour, your guide will help you checking at Ping’an Baike hotel.
Duration: 18 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Ping’an Baike hotel, a 4 star level boutique hotel
Day 2: Longji–Guilin. The tour end.
Stop At: Longji Mountain, Ping’an Village, Heping Country, Longsheng County 541701 China
Today’s itinerary it depends of your time, if you want want to catch the flight or train then your just take a car to Dazhai and use the round way cale car to visit the Dazhai terraces or if you have a full day then you can hiking from Ping’an village to Dazhai village which is need 4-5hrs hiking, 14km.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Guilin, Guilin, Guangxi
When you reach the Dazhai car parking, your driver will meet you there and drive you back to Guilin/Yangshuo.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
