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Longqingxia Gorge Cruise and Guyaju Cave Dwellings Private Day Tour
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Longqingxia Gorge Cruise and Guyaju Cave Dwellings Private Day Tour

By Lily's Beijing Tour Guide & Car Service
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Duration: 9h
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Live guide: Chinese, English
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  • Private tour
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Local lunch
  • English speaking guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Boat on the river
  • Escalator up
  • Entrance ticket
  • Gasline, Parking and Toll fees
  • Entry/Admission - Longqing Gorge
  • Entry/Admission - Guyaju Caves
What's not included
  • Gratuities
  • Personal Expense


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • You will pickup in your hotel lobby
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Not wheelchair accessible
        • Infant seats available
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 26448P66

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • Children must be accompanied by an adult
        • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
        • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
        • Please wear comfortable walking shoes
        • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
        • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
        • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 26448P66

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        • AlwynL23
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great tour
          Great tour led by maggie…she was knowledgeable and informative. The driver was well informed and knew the route well. Overall, great tour with great weather
          Written December 3, 2024
        • sumitswork
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Awesome Experience & Exposure To Chinese Culture
          I had an awesome experience on the Great Wall tour with Maggie! She was incredibly knowledgeable about Chinese culture, making the entire experience both educational and engaging. The tour was very well coordinated, and communication was seamless throughout. Maggie's insights and professionalism truly enhanced the trip. The driver also did a fantastic job, driving smoothly and safely. It's definitely well worth the money – I highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for an unforgettable experience!
          Written December 2, 2024
        • Venture65957393343
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Fantastic experience!
          Fantastic experience. Had a great time exploring the wonders of China. Maggie was an awesome tour guide and would highly recommend.
          Written December 2, 2024
        • kaushal1705
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          10/10
          - Really good experience - good tour guide [Maggie] - good timing - great history to learn, learned heaps about the special places
          Written December 2, 2024
        • Christa S
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Full day tour of Beijing
          Lucy was amazing! She was extremely knowledgeable and her English was outstanding. She knew what excursions to point out and entries went swiftly. I can definitely recommend Lucy’s tour
          Written December 2, 2024
        • N1542SXtaniaf
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Jam-packed day out in Beijing
          We truly made the most of our day. Thanks to our guide Maggie, we were able to learn, take photos and enjoy the day without stress. From starting at the Forbidden City (seeing Tian’anmen square from afar), then making our way to the Summer Palace, followed by an on the spot addition of a tea experience (free, delicious, only pay for what you buy), some lunch at a great local restaurant (all ordered by Maggie and included), and ending the official part of the tour with the Temple of Heaven (at sunset 😍). To top it all off, Maggie managed to arrange last minute tickets to an acrobatics show which was great - very talented performers. She made sure we arrived on time, got to our seats and had a ride home (lovely driver all day). Thank you Maggie for your kindness, efforts to go above and beyond, and for helping us learn more about each spot and other cultural points. This private and personalised tour really helped us see and do so much, all in a comfortable way.
          Written December 2, 2024
        • Flauwie
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Awesome tour and tourguide
          Lingling is an awesome tourguide. Her English is very good and she really goes the extra mile for you. She even took us to as restaurant for some real Beijing cuisine after the tour was already over. Highly recommend you booking a tour with her when you’re in Beijing.
          Written December 2, 2024
        • nicolasmG765LA
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing Experience with a Fantastic Guide!
          We had an incredible time in Beijing thanks to Ling Ling. She spoke great English, was super friendly, and really knew her stuff. She made every stop interesting and fun. One of the best parts was when she took us to a local restaurant to try a typical Beijing dish. It was something we wouldn’t have discovered on our own, and it made the experience even better. If you want a helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly guide, we highly recommend ling ling! She made our tour really unforgettable.
          Written December 1, 2024
        • nycbethany
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Once in a lifetime tour and tour guide!!
          A review cannot describe how truly amazing this once in a lifetime tour with Lucy was. We spent hours walking through Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, and Lucy’s knowledge and passion for Chinese history made me feel as though I had been transported back in time. We visited a beautiful Jade gallery and the lovely employees were attentive and thorough, explaining the quality of the jade pieces and its importance in Chinese culture. Then Lucy and I had lunch and she was so attentive, ensuring I had a delicious meal. As we drove to the coup de grace of the tour, the absolutely breathtaking Great Wall of China, Lucy described its history with such vivid detail that when we arrived, it made the experience so much more meaningful. As a solo traveler, tour guides can have a profound impact on your experience when visiting a new country. Lucy made an unforgettable lifetime experience a magical one. My favorite part of the day was walking, talking and laughing with her as we walked the Great Wall. I feel as though I made a friend and when I come back to visit China again, I will make sure to book again with Lucy! She snapped dozens of photos that I’ll cherish forever. Please don’t hesitate to book this trip with Lucy!!! A bucketlist item has been checked off in the most wonderful way!!!!!!!! Thank you, Lucy!
          Written November 30, 2024
        • Dr_Nikk1
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Barbies in Beijing
          Wendy was truly wonderful - so informative, kind, and genuinely caring. She went above and beyond to support my elderly mother, especially with the challenges of the steps on the Great Wall of China. We felt completely looked after and grateful for her attention to our well-being. Highly recommend!
          Written November 30, 2024
        • Karenrodri
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great day in Beijing
          The tour was great! Sofia was a great host and having a guide is essential to enjoy the day and understand a little more about local history. Worth the time and the money without a question!
          Written November 30, 2024
        • PIYUSH S
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing tour
          Tour guide Jerry was amazing and extremely helpful. Made us feel so comfortable and took the time to explain everything in detail. Highly recommend this tour.
          Written November 30, 2024
        • mattza247
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great service and excellent guide
          We got great service and excellent explanations during our tour from Kevin Kang and the driver. Pickup at the hotel, quick passes through the entries. We learned about the history of China and the buildings. Thanks for the wonderful day!
          Written November 30, 2024
        • P5996RUderekb
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Forbidden city and great wall
          Had a fanatic day at the forbidden city and the Great Wall. Lucy, was an excellent guide and made the whole day very special. She has a great sense of humour and without her knowledge we would not have been so well informed. Highly recommend booking a trip with her.
          Written November 29, 2024
        • J7098JOjennag
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Fantastic Day
          Lucy was an amazing tour guide! She was very knowledgeable and also knew all the best spots to take pictures at each site. We had a wonderful day touring the Forbidden City and Great Wall. Highly recommend!
          Written November 28, 2024
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        5.0
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        Sherpa65799087488
        Whangarei, New Zealand3 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Oct 2024 • Couples
        We thoroughly enjoyed our day with Linda Li & our driver Mr Yang. Linda Li has great knowledge and speaks excellent English. The day was packed with activity but very relaxing. We experienced the dramatic beauty of the Longqingxia Gorge and the ancient history of the Guyana caves along with an exquisite lunch. Would highly recommend this trip with Lily’s Beijing Tour Guide.
        Written October 12, 2024
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        Jonas Schierhold
        Borken, Germany3 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Very friendly tour guide. The tour guide gave us a lot of information about chinese history. If you want to see something that is not so much overrun, you should consider trying this. The view and the landscape is gorgeous!
        Written August 8, 2024
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        Nvr2Late2Live
        La Quinta, CA145 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2018
        Had a full day in Beijing with nothing to do so I scheduled this tour to fill up the day and BOY DID IT! It was a WONDERFUL way to start our adventurous trip. It was a private tour in a nice dependable car. The tour guide and driver were very nice and the tour guide spoke very good English. It was about a 45 min drive to this region and it was kind of cool because on the way to the location we got to see the great wall from the freeway. We walked a bit to the location from the parking lot and got on an average size tourist boat and went down the gorge, it was beautiful! It was a short boat ride but we loved it. After the cruise, we were driven to the Guyaju cave dwellings and those were amazing. A word of caution, getting to the cave dwellings is strenuous. If you are from Colorado - no problem, but us sea-level folks who are not used to a little elevation, steep paths, and humidity, it was kind of tough but I hung in there. It was well worth seeing the cave dwellings and surrounding vegetation. This tour is for folks who are in good shape. After the tour, we had a wonderful traditional Chinese lunch that was included in the price of the tour (so we ate well). So yummy! As we headed home, I asked if we could stop at the market so I could order some custom made Chinese jackets and they happily accommodated my request. They took us to the market and introduced me to a tailor that made me three floor-length silk jackets. She measured me then, came to my hotel, the next day for a fitting, then delivered the finished jackets the next night. What an amazing full day. I would certainly use this travel company again, they were so accommodating. It is a little pricey, but I was more than happy to pay for a good private car, a great, safe adventure for two in a foreign country, great meal, and a great shopping trip. Give me a like if this helps you plan your trip. Thank you!
        Written August 5, 2018
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        hereticcats
        Melbourne, Australia2 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Nov 2017 • Couples
        My wife and I recently did the day tour to Longqungxia Gorge and Guyaju Caves and we quickly realized this tour was a step up above the rest. Picked up from our hotel promptly on time our driver handed the morning Beijing traffic with expert ease and our guide Lisa told us about the history of the city as it passed in perfect and understandable English and were quickly in the country side enjoying the sights of the approaching mountains which we were in in no time at all. The caves are interesting and gorge is spectacular. That's why you there, and that's where you go. There is no stopping at magic carpets salesmen or dodgy dealers of this that or the other that you don't want and take up your time away from the sights that you really want to see. Everything from lunch to boat cruise is taken care of, and if there is anything you need or are interested in just ask and they can organize the best of the best of what you need at a great price, And this tour is pricey, but you get what you payed for , and if you do it, you will get one of days in China that you will never forget.
        Written November 2, 2017
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        Phina G
        Manila, Philippines6 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Aug 2019 • Friends
        Longqingxia & Guyaju were both spectacular! The river cruise along Longqingxia was peaceful and relaxing, we were quite stunned at the beauty that lay an hour and a half away from Beijing. At Guyaju we took an easygoing hike towards rock hewed houses made by an ancient Chinese civilization. Not too many tourists were at these locations, and those that were seemed to be locals.

        Our guide Lisa had a strong grasp of the English language and took the time to take wonderful photos of us. She provided an unforgettable experience for both me and my friend. Unlike most tour guides you will encounter on trips to tourist attractions, she took the effort to provide a custom experience. We never had to wait in line and she never pressured us to buy things at unreasonable prices, and even helped haggle with some fruit vendors we met at the side of the road.

        Her guidance and knowledge on the areas she took us to are commendable. She truly is one of the few good guides you will meet on your journeys abroad.
        Written August 26, 2019
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        Amy K
        11 contributions
        2.0 of 5 bubbles
        Sep 2019
        Highly recommend going to this tour, and its very valuable to have a driver and guide to get you there - otherwise, it's pretty remote and could be very hard to find. Truly a beautiful area. I am a woman travelling alone and usually like to get a driver and guide for this reason but in this case, I did not feel comfortable with the guide and driver I was given through this excursion - to the point that I messaged my hotel and family with all my details in case I did not get back by a certain time. Also disappointing, I was charged a much higher price than was advertised on the sales page, and viator/trip advisor did not refund the difference. BIG PICTURE: VISIT THIS AREA BUT NOT WITH THIS TOUR
        Written December 26, 2019
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        Dear customer, Thank you taking your valuable time to review this tour. It's very happy to know that you had enjoyed this place. It is one of the most beautiful landscape place in Beijing. And this tour is not available for winter season. This is private tour service, The price per person for 10 Pax group is much lower than the pirce for 1 Pax tour. The more people you have the lower price per person you could get. For a solo traveller, we will also provide a licensed tour guide and a driver with private car service. The price on the sales page is from the lowest. For a full refund, cancel 24 hours of the start date of the experience. Everyone could see the price before you book the tour. And No refund after you experienced the tour. Our licensed tour guide and driver are very friendly and professional . You will be back to the hotel savely. That is obvious. Please feel free to book this wonderful tour. Regards Lily
        Written December 28, 2019
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        David K
        3 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Sep 2019
        Lisa our guide showed us around and we had a great day, we ended up booking her for 2 more days and other tours as it made our short stay in China that much easier. She even arranged private transport for a night tour of the Great Wall.
        Written November 21, 2019
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        Pany
        15 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        Thank You “Lisa” and driver “Tschai” for an informative and enjoyable final full day in China. Our two week adventure in China completed in the Beijing area with an culturally informative two hour drive to the outskirts of Beijing to the Longqingxia area next to where the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held. The quaint mountain tourist village houses a host of activities including various rides, a cable car to the peak, hiking trails, and an unusual ride up the long curving Dragon escalator to the top of a 60 meter dam that closes a narrow gorge with sharply rising canyon walls with small trees in beautiful Fall colors. Lisa was flexible with our desire to not do the peak hike today as we were still a bit sore from 3 days of serious hiking including a 7 mile stretch of the Jianjou to Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. The short boat tour in the cool shadowed waters of the gorge required we wear jackets to stay warm in the damp 50 degree F temperature. She guided us up to the 600 year old Buddhist Temple where we rang the old bell three times for peace, luck, and success. If you are inclined to paddle a boat in one of the canyons or bungee jump over the greenish gorge waters, you can join the adventurous few. We chose to take photos of a group of young Chinese chefs take the leap.

        My wife and I were disappointed in the lunch provided. It was a simple villager meal of rice, fried eggs, cooked lettuce, and fried bits of chicken.

        Lisa and our driver took us to the unusual 1000 year old Guayana man made Caves for a moderate hike of paved paths and stairs in and around “apartments” carved deep into the natural granite of this unique canyon.

        All in all we enjoyed our day with “Lisa” and would recommend.

        Written October 23, 2019
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        Dear John Thank you for taking your valuable time to write such a long review for us. I can tell you were really enjoy the tour. No one will not fall in love with Longqingxia Gorge beautiful landscape and mysterious Guyaju ancient dwellings. About the lunch, it is a honest feedback too. One of you was vegetarian, so we ordered 3 vegetable dishes. Fried local organic eggs, cooked lettuce, fried bean sprout. And 1 fried chicken meat. It's simple but very tasty, We finished most the food. And I remember you had 3 bowls of rice too. By this chance, I would happy to recommend our Royal food experience tour to Baijiadayuan to you. It will give you a special experience for Chinese food. Thanks again Lisa
        Written October 24, 2019
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Clark and Marty A
        Glenwood15 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Oct 2019 • Couples
        After 1.5 weeks in china (shanghai, suzhou, hangzhou, beijing), this was one of my favorite days. Perhaps I was just ready for some great scenery, this certainly fulfilled that with the river cruise. And the caves were very interesting, as well as scenic, a little like USAs anasazi cave dwellings of mesa verde. Also, our guide, Jerry, was truly excellent ... spoke great English, letting us set the pace, asking what we wanted, as well as filling in with history and explanations. He also helped get us a delicious traditional meal even though we had very challenging diets. Additionally, he suggested a great evening show (Golden Mask Dynasty) and helped us procure the tickets. Also, our driver, mr. Hu, could not have been better. He was conscientious to make sure we always had water, used a translate app while jerry was getting tickets, to see if we needed facilities, plus waited for us after the evening show to take us home. Both were a great team. Just be aware, it is about 2 hours each way given Beijing traffic ... but plenty to see and talk about along the way. Highly recommend this tour
        Written October 23, 2019
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        TBlue
        Moscow, ID6 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        Oct 2019
        I really enjoyed my day visiting the Gorge and cave dwellings. Lisa was a terrific guide. Very personable, easy to converse with and a delight to be around. The driver was also excellent and spoke English. The clean newer minivan was a bonus!
        Written October 22, 2019
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