The 15 Best Guilin & Yangshuo Tours

1.1 Day Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo with Private Guide & Driver

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 148 reviews · from $209Our pick

Cruise Guilin’s Li River to Yangshuo with a private guide, buffet lunch, countryside tour, West Street time, and hotel transfers.

“1-Day Guilin Tour to Reed Flute Cave, Xianggong Hill, Bamboo Boat & Night Show This tour was truly amazing, made even more special by our excellent English-speaking guide, Mr. Jeff. He is caring, attentive, and took very good care of us Read more”

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2.Longji Rice Terraces with Minority Village Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 122 reviews · from $69

Review of Guilin’s private Longji Rice Terraces tour, with Yao and Zhuang culture, Ping’an viewpoints, costs, walking advice, and honest tips.

“Excellent experience. We enjoyed a lot the views of the rice terraces. Sandi was a great guide and driver.”

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3.Classic Private Full–Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 113 reviews · 12 hours · from $246

Explore Guilin’s Reed Flute Cave, Xianggong Hill, Li River, Xingping, and the Liusanjie show on a private full-day tour.

“Our guide Jerry showed us Guilin and Yang Shou with great passion and energy. He spoke proper English and was very respectful”

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4.Longji Rice Terraces: Full-Day Private Tour from Guilin

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 85 reviews · 7 - 12 hours · from $115

Review of the private Longji Rice Terraces tour from Guilin or Yangshuo, with Ping’an, Dazhai, minority culture, pricing, and practical tips.

“The tour was amazing. Great experience and mr. Jeff was a fantastic and nice guide. We had a fantastic time. Thank you mr. Jeff!”

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5.4 Star Luxury Li River Cruise with Buffet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 80 reviews · 4 hours · from $92

Review the 4-star Li River cruise from Guilin, with karst peaks, buffet lunch, hotel pickup, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Loved it but would have preferred a Chinese/ English speaking guide to have information as we cruise. With the qr code it was a bit difficult to follow. Eventually is quite expensive for just a car ride to the pier and the cruise. With an English speaking crew that explain ms the scenery and the traditions of the areas we see it could have been more value for money.”

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6.1-Day Guilin Tour to Reed Flute Cave, Xianggong Hill, Bamboo Boat and Night Show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · from $89

See Guilin’s Reed Flute Cave, Xianggong Hill, bamboo boat route, Yangshuo, and Liu San Jie show in one long private day.

“Everything was very good. Very friendly guide. If you want to see Guilin aroundings in compact tour for one day-this is perfect choice.”

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7.1-DAY Private Longji Rice Terraces and Minority Villages Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · from $142

Review of a private Longji rice terraces tour from Guilin, with Yao villages, a three-hour hike, private transport, and practical value tips.

“Jerry was so kind and customized our experience, to adjust for the weather (pouring down with rain) and specific interests. When I told him I specifically planned to travel at the time of Osmanthus blossom and was disappointed that thRead more”

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8.Longji rice terraces & minority villages private day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 68 reviews · from $193

Review of a private Longji rice terrace tour from Guilin, with mountain views, minority culture, private transport, guides, pricing, and practical tips.

“We had a great time with this tour. Charles picked us up right at the start time from our hotel and drove us to the rice terraces. We were fortunate to visit the rice terraces just a few days before the harvest, so the hills were a spectacular sRead more”

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9.Guilin Highlights Tour Li River to Yangshuo and Xianggong Hill

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · from $79

Cruise the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo, visit West Street, and climb Xianggong Hill with private transport and an English-speaking guide.

“Nice cruise trip down the Li river followed by a walking tour of the quaint town at the end of the cruise. Leo was a very nice guide.”

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10.Private day tour :Guilin-LiRiver bamboo boat-Yangshuo Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $135

Review of a private Guilin and Yangshuo day tour with Reed Flute Cave, Li River rafting, Xianggong Hill, and Impression Sanjie Liu.

“Great tour with Jeff. Showed around and made everything seamless. Lots of fun facts with a pinch of humour.”

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11.1 Day Private car with English- speaking driver service

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · from $136

Review of Guilin’s private car service, with an English-speaking driver, flexible routes to Yangshuo or Longji, costs, tips, and drawbacks.

“Charles sent me a whatsapp message almost immediately after booking with Viator/Tripadvisor, and was always quick to respond. Shi sifu our driver was great - we didn't have a set plan in mind and he gave us some suggestions, gave us gRead more”

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12.Private Full-Day City Tour with Fubo Hill

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 20 reviews · 7 hours · from $87

Explore Guilin’s karst icons, Reed Flute Cave, Fubo Hill, Elephant Trunk Hill, and city sights on a flexible private day tour.

“very good day out loved the caves and tea plantation”

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13.Four Lakes Night Cruise with Round-trip Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 18 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $60

Cruise Guilin’s Four Lakes after dark with lit pagodas, fountains, music, local performances, and private hotel transfers.

“the tour was in Chinese nevertheless I choose English or I believe I was. and then it stops far from where we have agree with the driver. About the cruise is nice without been special. the best part is the elephant and is after so many time that kind of lost it.”

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14.Guilin Four lakes night cruise with the English speaking driver from Guilin hotel

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 14 reviews · from $47Best value

Review of Guilin’s Four Lakes night cruise, with hotel pickup, English-speaking driver, illuminated pagodas, fountains, and local music.

“Andy met us at the hotel and took us to the boat. The boat trip was relaxing. My parents really enjoyed the night time scenery. This is something easy and relaxing to do if you have time in Guilin.”

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15.6-Day Private Tour: Guilin Terraces, Fenghuang & Zhangjiajie

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 9 hours - 6 days · from $159

Review of a six-day private China tour from Guilin to Zhangjiajie, with Longji terraces, Fenghuang, Tianmen Mountain, and glass bridges.

“Molly was very courteous, friendly and helpful in any occasion.”

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