The best way to see the breathtaking scenery of Yangshuo is on two wheels. Enjoy an unforgettable half-day guided cycling excursion from Yangshuo with hotel transfers included.

Rice paddies, centuries-old farmhouses, limestone karst formations, orchards, and of course the stunning mountains serve as your backdrop as you ride along narrow country roads and the banks of the beautiful Li River.

Lush bamboo groves grow rampant along the banks of the river, and impossibly steep limestone karst frames the horizon as you pedal by.

This evening, transfer to the Li River and board a small vessel (30-60 seats) for a slow and gentle ride. Fishermen standing on bamboo rafts with cormorant birds will be fishing the waters, and you will be able to watch closely and take amazing photos.

Cormorant fishing is a traditional method in which fishermen use trained birds to fish the rivers. Historically, this type of fishing has taken place in China and Japan since 960 AD and has also been recorded in other regions throughout the world.

To control the birds, the fishermen tie a snare near the base of the bird's throat that prevents the birds from swallowing the larger fish; the birds are still able to swallow small fish as a reward.

The cuisine of Guangxi province is simple but extremely tasty, and utilizes the incredible variety of food from this fertile region of China. Enjoy a half-day cooking class in Yangshuo’s most established cooking school.

In this fun-filled cooking class, you will learn the techniques and recipes to reproduce the wonderful tastes of this delightful region.

Experience the best of Guilin. Visit Reed Flute Cave and Elephant Trunk Hill, two of Guilin's main natural attractions, on a half-day tour from Guilin with lunch included in a local restaurant.

Elephant Trunk Hill is on of the most famous natural landmarks of Guilin and also contains Water Moon Cave.

Reed Flute Cave is is indisputably the most impressive karst cavern in all of Guilin. The largest cave in the Guilin area has a vast array of stalactites and stalagmites.

The cave derives its name from the reeds that grow outside its walls, which are said to make the best flutes in all of China.

You won‘t be the first visitor to this cave, and you won‘t be the last: Reed Flute Cave has been a tourist attraction for over 1200 years!

Situated two hours’ drive
 from Guilin, Longji Rice
 Terraces resemble great
 chains or ribbons (or a
 dragon’s backbone, for the 
more imaginative). They were carved by 
hand into the hillside over
 600 years ago, making the 
best use of the scarce
 arable land.

The 
twisting, winding lines of
 the terraces seem to dance up along the mountainside, creating a spectacular view that changes with the seasons: layers of shimmering water in spring, brilliantly green rice shoots in summer, golden stalks in autumn, and silvery frost in winter.

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before transferring back to your hotel in the late afternoon.

Located nearly 100 km north of Guilin in a remote mountainous region, Dazhai is inhabited by an ethnic minority group called the Red Yao. Spend the morning touring the village and meeting the locals, who may invite you into their homes.

Taste their homemade rice wine but be careful—it’s strong! Be sure to bring your camera to capture the beautiful wooden homes and colorful attire of the local people.

Local women do not cut their hair until they 
are 18 years old, so you will see hair that is at least 
one metre and sometimes up to 180 
cm long.

Women who have yet to give birth cover their hair with cloth, and those who have given birth wear it down and uncovered.

The women’s hair is particularly remarkable because of the special mixture they use to clean it, which is made from the water of fermented rice, pomelo peel and tea tree oil.

The women of the Red Yao are easy to identify from their embroidered pink jackets and black folded skirts.

For lunch, try the simple cuisine of Dazhai village and converse with your hosts through the aid of your guide. Hear about life in this remote mountainous village as you try sticky rice and other delicacies.

If your trip happens to fall during the month of June, you may have an opportunity to visit the village during the local Cloth Drying Festival.

The Cloth Drying Festival is one of the two most important festivals to the people here, and is used as an occasion for family reunions.

Food, ducks, wine, and other gifts are exchanged amongst the villagers. During the day, all of the beautiful embroidered cloths of the village are dried in the sun on bamboo poles.

Villagers make and eat sticky rice, perform traditional song and dance routines, and in the evening, they build large bonfires to convene around.

Transfer back to your hotel in the afternoon.

Discover one of the most extraordinary landscapes of classical China, the Li River. Cruise down the river and continue your day trip with a biking tour in Yangshuo’s charming countryside.

 Your guide will transport you to the pier to begin the Li River cruise.

Eighty-three kilometres separate Guilin, the capital of the province, from the small market town of Yangshuo. The town’s buildings follow the famous Li River where they are overshadowed by picturesque hills with fantastic names such as, the Elephant Trunk Hill and Folded Brocade Hill.

These superb natural formations have inspired poets, painters and photographers, and today exist as one of the most captivating places to visit in the whole of China.

After the cruise, continue by bike, exploring the beautiful countryside with its rice paddies, water buffalo and small villages.