Published on Apr, 2018
Unfortunately we had only a few days in Guilin and could only spare one single day for this area.
As we where a family of four, we decided to hire a private car, driver and English speaking tour guide for the day.
Cost was a total of 2,900RMB, which included the car, driver, guide, entry fee to the park, minority long hair show & round trip cable car.
Drive was 2.5 hours which was ok as we had a mini van.
The minority long hair show was in my opinion a joke as it was not only poorly and careless performed, but so tacky and touristy its not funny. However, you get a few good pictures out.
The rice terraces are stunning and if you pick a clear day, its a bonus. We took the cable car up and walked down to see the villages a bit closer - took about 45min.
All together, we left again at 2pm so its a very long drive for only a few hours sightseeing.
I was told that the better option would be to stay a bit closer in Longsheng and avoid the long drive in one day.
Also, i was told to avoid this area on china's holiday, especially at the spring festival in October as the traffic is piled up to the mountain for miles and you could end up sitting in your car for hours.