Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelLi River Retreat Yangshuo
Beautiful morning
We are in the beautiful town of Yangshuo. The weather is mild - Doug has even got his sunglasses out. Off for a cruise of the Li River on a bamboo boat ..... More to follow this evening .... Our hotel is a 2km walk into town along the beautiful Li river. Passed the local market - lots for us to buy later in the week. The town is quiet but more …
Cycling in Yangshuo to Moon Hill
After another slow start to the day we hired bikes from the couple on the river below the hotel. Doug and Sarah had a tandem and the rest of us singles. We really wanted Tori to have a tandem with Robyn but she was adamant that she could cycle the 16km return trip! We decided just to hire bikes for the day rather than get a guide. The guided trip …
Cooking class and evening show
After an early breakfast with Sarah and Tori, Robyn was off to a cooking class in Yangshuo. As it was the quiet season, I was the only person in the class! Off to the market first to see all the produce. There were all sorts of interesting items - frogs, eels, etc. You could buy a rabbit and have it chopped up whilst you waited - delightful! The …
24°47'N, 110°30'E
27hr train ride from Xi'an to Guilin
4hr cruise down the Li River (Guilin to Yangshuo)
Cormorant Fishing
R&R in Li River Retreat
Final day in Guilin
The Peaceful Natural Beauty we Have Longed For
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When we awoke in the morning, we pulled the curtains in our room and felt we had been transported to another world of fairytale conical shaped peaks called karsts covered with a lush dense forest. My eyes were like a sponge soaking up the green landscape. This was more beautiful in person than any photograph I …


