Longji Rice Terraces & Yao Cultural Experience Day Tour

Tour Highlights

🌾 Experience Longji Through the Seasons
Discover a landscape that changes dramatically throughout the year—from mirror-like spring terraces to lush summer fields and golden autumn harvests.

🏡 Connect with Yao Village Life
Step into a traditional mountain community and gain a closer look at the culture, traditions and everyday life of the Yao people.

🎋 Make Traditional Bamboo-Tube Rice
Take part in a hands-on local cooking experience and learn how rice is traditionally prepared inside bamboo tubes.

🌿 Slow Down in the Countryside
Enjoy unhurried time among the terraces—try simple rural farm activities, explore village paths or simply relax surrounded by fresh mountain scenery.

✨ Private Mountain Escape
Travel comfortably with your own private driver and guide, enjoying a flexible day away from the city without the rush of a group tour.

Private Guilin Hotel Pick-up & Drop-off | Private Driver & English-Speaking Guide

Itinerary

Morning | Guilin – Longji Rice Terraces

Your private driver and English-speaking guide will pick you up from your downtown Guilin hotel and drive to Longji Rice Terraces, with a total round-trip driving time of approximately 5–6 hours.

Upon arrival, explore the spectacular terraced landscape and discover how the scenery transforms throughout the year:

• April–June: Water-filled terraces create mirror-like reflections of the sky and surrounding mountains.

• July–August: Lush emerald-green rice fields blanket the rolling hills.

• September–October: Golden rice fields create sweeping waves across the mountainsides.

• November–March: Misty valleys and occasional snow create a peaceful, atmospheric winter landscape.

Take time to walk through the terraces, enjoy panoramic mountain views and capture the changing beauty of this remarkable agricultural landscape.

Afternoon | Yao Village & Rural Experience

Visit a local Yao ethnic village and experience the traditions and everyday life of the mountain communities.

Join a hands-on bamboo-tube rice-making workshop, learning how this traditional local dish is prepared using bamboo and rice.

Afterwards, enjoy flexible leisure time in the countryside. Depending on the season and local conditions, you may try simple traditional paddy-field farm activities, explore the village surroundings or simply relax and enjoy the fresh mountain air and peaceful rural scenery.

Late Afternoon | Return to Guilin

After your Longji and Yao cultural experience, begin the journey back to Guilin. Your private driver will transfer you directly to your downtown Guilin hotel, concluding the day tour.

Services Included:

• Private round-trip transfer from downtown Guilin hotel

• Private driver

• English-speaking tour guide

• Longji Rice Terraces sightseeing

• Yao ethnic village visit

• Bamboo-tube rice-making workshop

• Flexible rural leisure time for rural exploration