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Hiking through the mountains on a 4-7 day trip with experienced guides and rock climbers has to be one of the best ways of seeing Yangshuo. Climbing the mountains, you can see a horizon that spans 360 degrees. Down through the small villages and along the rivers. If you are an adventurer, this is the hottest ticket in town. With foreign and Chinese guides, you don’t have to worry about losing your way back to town.
Take a bicycle tour through the many bike trails that encompass Yangshuo. These tracks lead up out and around and then back in again. You can not get lost. With tracks leading to every nearby village (many with their own markets), you get to see some amazing scenery that you would miss if you took a minibus out of town. Follow Li River out to Puyi town or Dragon River from Baisha in the north, down to Buddha Water Caves in the south east. Guides are more than available and will even accost you in the streets and restaurants asking “hello, would you like a bike tour today?”
Taking a bamboo raft down the river is a nice relaxing way to see the sights of Yangshuo. Through the Yangdi – Xingping scenic area (the painting on a 20 yuan note) or through Yulong (dragon) river valley, you will see the most beautiful nature that Yangshuo has to offer. If you want to, you can even ride out of town, and then place your bike on the raft with you. You actually pass through the Yangdi – Xingping scenic area on your way into the Yangshuo via ferry.
Take a bus trip 20 kilometers out of town and walk back along the hiking paths. Track lengths vary for those who don’t wish to do so much walking. Walk from Xingping back to Yangshuo. It sounds painfully boring, but you will pass much of Yangshuo’s most beautiful sceneries and you can do it all at your own pace.
Jinbao is home to many authentic Chinese temples. Take the bus out there and spend the day walking through the temples and even buy your own little Buddha guardian statues. If you read Chinese, you can even read some of the many inscriptions on the wall.
West Street is a metropolis in itself. Side streets filled with restaurants, hotels, motels, cafés, hawkers and street vendors. With so many shops to be found, don’t be afraid to negotiate the price down a bit.
Yangshuo is full of things you can do if you don’t wish to do any of the above. There is Chinese cuisine cooking classes just out of town. Any restaurant in West Street will have information available for that. Calligraphy and tai chi classes can be found in the park across from the bus station also.
Take a bicycle tour through the many bike trails that encompass Yangshuo. These tracks lead up out and around and then back in again. You can not get lost. With tracks leading to every nearby village (many with their own markets), you get to see some amazing scenery that you would miss if you took a minibus out of town. Follow Li River out to Puyi town or Dragon River from Baisha in the north, down to Buddha Water Caves in the south east. Guides are more than available and will even accost you in the streets and restaurants asking “hello, would you like a bike tour today?”
Taking a bamboo raft down the river is a nice relaxing way to see the sights of Yangshuo. Through the Yangdi – Xingping scenic area (the painting on a 20 yuan note) or through Yulong (dragon) river valley, you will see the most beautiful nature that Yangshuo has to offer. If you want to, you can even ride out of town, and then place your bike on the raft with you. You actually pass through the Yangdi – Xingping scenic area on your way into the Yangshuo via ferry.
Take a bus trip 20 kilometers out of town and walk back along the hiking paths. Track lengths vary for those who don’t wish to do so much walking. Walk from Xingping back to Yangshuo. It sounds painfully boring, but you will pass much of Yangshuo’s most beautiful sceneries and you can do it all at your own pace.
Jinbao is home to many authentic Chinese temples. Take the bus out there and spend the day walking through the temples and even buy your own little Buddha guardian statues. If you read Chinese, you can even read some of the many inscriptions on the wall.
West Street is a metropolis in itself. Side streets filled with restaurants, hotels, motels, cafés, hawkers and street vendors. With so many shops to be found, don’t be afraid to negotiate the price down a bit.
Yangshuo is full of things you can do if you don’t wish to do any of the above. There is Chinese cuisine cooking classes just out of town. Any restaurant in West Street will have information available for that. Calligraphy and tai chi classes can be found in the park across from the bus station also.
