Guilin 4-Day Tour with Longji Terraces
The full sweep: the city's classic hills and caves, the Li River raft and Yangshuo nightlife, the Yulong River and Ten Li Gallery, and finally the Longji Rice Terraces at Longsheng — with time for the mountain hot springs. Bookable end-to-end by our team.
Day-by-Day Plan
The city's classic line-up. Elephant Trunk Hill (¥75) and the Binhai Road riverside, Fubo Hill (¥30), Diecai Hill (¥35), Reed Flute Cave (¥90) and the Princes' City & Duxiu Peak (¥130). Evening: the free lakeside loop of Two Rivers & Four Lakes around the Sun-Moon Towers.
Yulong River & Ten Li Gallery. Morning Yulong River rafts (¥120–240 per two-person raft), afternoon bike along the Ten Li Gallery to Moon Hill — Big Banyan Tree (¥20), Julong Lake (¥68), Moon Hill (¥15). Evening: coach back to Guilin (¥22, 80 min) and an early night.
Longji Rice Terraces & Longsheng. Morning shuttle from Qintan Coach Station (31 Cuizhu Road · +86 773 3832 703) to the Longji Rice Terraces (ticket from ¥80; about 2 h each way). Walk the terraces above Ping'an Zhuang village, lunch on bamboo-tube rice and water liquor, and finish with the Longsheng hot springs (45–58°C mineral pools, 40 min from the county town) before the evening bus back. If you have the time, sleep in a terrace guesthouse and catch the sunrise.
Book this Guilin itinerary
Hotels, boat tickets, rafting, show seats and guides arranged by our team — free of charge, no obligation.
Day-four costs
Longji entrance from ¥80 (ticket + shuttle combos ¥124–130), Longsheng hot springs from the standard pool rate, lunch ~¥50. Allow ¥300–400 for the full day.
City, Yangshuo, maybe Longji
City nights at Sheraton (¥790+) or hostels (¥35+); Yangshuo at Wanyuan Garden (¥450+) or West Street inns (¥120+); Longji farm guesthouses from ~¥100 with the sunrise included. Browse Guangxi hotels.
Four days of flavour
City rice noodles and roast goose, Xingping farmhouse lunch, Yangshuo beer fish and stuffed dishes, Longji bamboo-tube rice, water liquor and mountain ham — plus Gongcheng oil tea if you are brave.