Yangshuo Highlights

A taste of Yangshuo's stunning scenery!

This is an ideal tour for those that want to see the best of Yangshuo's stunning scenery and get an intimate look at Chinese rural life.

The cycling is sublime: easy flat rural roads and paved country roads will take you through numerous local villages, along bamboo lined rivers and rice fields and up close to local people and their daily lives with our local guide. It isn't a strenuous tour and we can alter distances to suit your abilities and wants. With a balance between time in Yangshuo, to put up the feet and soak up the laid-back atmosphere of its cafes, restaurants and bars, and time in fully-renovated farmers cottages in a local village, where you can really appreciate the wonderful karst mountain scenery, this tour makes a perfect getaway.

Included is a cooking class, during which you'll make a visit to buy produce from the local market, before returning to the school to learn how to make several local specialities, and you'll eat your own creations overlooking rice fields and rural farmland. Enough free time is allowed to simply relax or choose from some of the many options available.

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Itinerary / Highlights

Day 1 – Arrival Day: Transfer from Guilin airport, train station or hotel to Yangshuo. We will meet you when you arrive in Yangshuo to go over any details, answer any questions you may have and fit you with bikes.

We’ll also take you on a mini-tour of the town to point out all the essentials and offer some suggestions on some good things to do and the best places to eat. The rest of the day and evening is free for you to explore the town.

Day 2 – After meeting your local guide you’ll cycle along the banks of the beautiful Li River and through numerous local villages including the old town of Fuli, known for its old stone laneways and Ming dynasty era buildings.

It’s a great place by the river here for a cup of Chinese tea before continuing cycling through farmland and villages on to Moon Hill. You have the option to climb up to the top of the hill for the magnificent views of the valley and the endless beautiful peaks for which the region is famous. Then it’s back on the bikes for the last leg of cycling to Yangshuo.

You have the option of stopping in to see some of the many caves in the region, taking a back route through more rural scenery or fast-tracking back to Yangshuo on sealed roads if the legs are getting tired! Lunch included.

Cycle: 45km on a combination of dirt and paved roads with a local guide.

Day 3 – Ride around the bamboo-lined Jade Dragon River, Yangshuo’s most scenic area, at a nice pace to stop for photos and take in the views.

Visits along the way include the Ming Dynasty Jade Dragon and Fuli bridges, the bustling Baisha market and lunch in a Farmer’s restaurant before ending the ride in rural Chaolong village (one of the local area’s best located guesthouses). We will transfer your bags to the Outside Inn to be waiting for you when you arrive. Lunch included.

Cycle: 35km on flat, mostly dirt, roads with a local guide.

Day 4 – Today we kick off with a morning class at Yangshuo Cooking School, set in a beautifully renovated, mud-brick, courtyard home where you'll cook and then eat your own creations. Before the class you will be picked up at your guesthouse to take a visit to Yangshuo market before returning to Chaolong for your class.

After lunch you will have free time during which you can go swimming in the local river, walking around all the local villages, rice fields and walking paths, shopping in Yangshuo or just relaxing in the gardens of the guesthouse.

Day 5 - Free time to spend relaxing or shopping in town before transferring back to the airport/ train station.

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Accommodation Details

2 nights: 3 star standard hotel accommodation in Yangshuo
2 nights guesthouse in renovated farmer’s cottages in Chaolong Village

Departure Dates, Options & Prices

Available to your specific dates
USD$595 1 person+ USD$295 each additional person

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