Li River Yangshuo

Cruise along the Li River as you travel to the town of Yangshuo for an overnight stay.
You will take a 3 hour cruise from Guilin to the small town of Yangshuo. A simple meal will be served on board (usually before midday at “Chinese lunch time”). These are small cruise boats, usually holding approximately 100 passengers; with an …

Yesterday we pretty much did nothing except buy our train tickets and wander around the mall haha we were exhausted from our trek the day before and I actually couldn't even sit down or walk at all! I bought some more of these Chinese herbal face masks to see if it would clear my acne that broke out in Hong Kong, since my friend Jen mentioned I …

Luego de casi 12hs de viaje, durmiendo en la cama inferior del par de 3 cuchetas que conforman cada cubículo del tren nocturno, y habiéndonos despertado para traspasar largas filas de esperas en la frontera, llegamos a China.

La primera impresión fue el tamaño XXL de los edificios, las autopistas, las luces....En el tren conocimos 2 señ …

This was one of my top 3 favorite places of the whole trip. It was a very adventurous place. I took a bamboo raft on the river and went down a water fall, then went swimming. At the end of the rafting trip we played with a monkey dressed in a costume (poor monkey). We went climbing and swimming in a mud cave - it was cold and disgusting - we looked …

After 4 days straight of bus and train travel, we arrived in Yangshuo exhausted but excited to check out the famous local scenery. The main attraction of Yangshuo is the Li River that flows through the town with steep karst mountains jutting up on either side. These unique geological features make the perfect backdrop for this relaxed, westernized …

We were packed and ready to go at Hotel bravo and waiting down stairs in the foyer by 7.30 and were treated to the spectacle of the staff rushing around picking up hundreds of takeaway boxes that littered the foyer from picnicking Koreans overnight on their return from the Casino. Breakfast was a tepid affair as we were early for breakfast and all …

Today was a much slower day than we've had for the past week and it made for a very pleasant change. We were able to sleep in a bit and catch up on some much needed rest and then we went down to the local market street for find a few mementos of the local area.

After lunch, we enjoyed a cruise down the Li River. The scenery in this area …

Monday 8^th October 2012

Woke up feeling awful, and fairly convinced that we both probably had a case of food poisoning. I knew that we'd get sick in China – surprised we managed to avoid it for so long to be honest. Thankfully I have plenty of medication with me – pity it doesn’t really work instantaneously. …

We got off the bus and tried to ask directions to our next hostel, No Kidd Inn. We were told that with our bags it would be a 20 minute walk and it would be better to take a taxi. Yangshuo is a very small town, built in the typical touristic style that you find on your skiing holidays. In any case a very charming, bustling atmosphere. The taxi's …

Cruising down the Li RIver was at the top of our list of things to do before we die - it was a little emotional to be able to cross that one off the list.

The karst mountain formations of the Li River area are indescribable. 300,000,000 years of weathering have left this former seabed as one of the most beautiful places on earth. …

... people with animals on ropes walking along. We have been on a bamboo river cruise along the Li River. We decided to go to the Li River as we had been told that this is where the best scenery of the mountains can be seen. The cruise was just over an ...

... ) coming from Guilin follow their flag-toting guides through the streets to find the perfect souvenir or on to adventures floating down the Li River. Although the town is set in a picturesque valley next to the river, the real beauty is out in the ...

... painting with all those pointy mountains that come up out of nowhere. We found a nice hotel (6 euro a night) right on the Li river with a private balcony looking out across the river and the mountains and right in the centre of the village. Very ...

... spot in China, so famous that it's the scene on the back of the Chinese 20 RMB. This is the famed Li River (Lijiang) in southern China, where you can take river cruises and enjoy the magical scenery recognized in many places around the world. On our ...

... . As the bus pulled away it began to rain..and how! We got soaked, but at least it was warm rain! Yangshuo is situated on the Li River smack in the heart of the most beautiful and dramatic Karst scenery. The enormous Limestone peaks rise up from the ...

... . Difficult to describe, incredible to be surrounded by.   The following day we headed an hour out of Yangshuo to complete a hike along the Li river. It was only when a live chicken (being carted around by its ankles) and a gentleman with a ...

... an masseged their gullet until they regurgitated the fish. The next day we did a river boat trip down a rather lovely part of the Li river - did it ourselves rather than paying a guide. We took a bus to Yangdi and once there arranged a trip with a ...

... per day (sounding like a salesman now but such good places deserve praise). Going for a short walk before dinner down to the Li River and although still plenty of stares there were also plenty of smiles and "Hellos" which when replied to with a "Ni ...

... Patrick was leaving in the afternoon which was a shame as we'd all gotten along well. I decided to go for a walk alongside the Li River but had lunch first since it was almost that time before I left, I needed little arm twisting to make me stay for ...

... the mountains on the east, we take pictures and enjoy the beginning of another day by the Li river. Boating in XingPing The day before also found us hunting a sunrise, this time in ...