Longqingxia Gorge Cruise und Guyaju Cave Dwellings Private Tagestour

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

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.

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.