Yangshuo Travel Guide

"Yangshuo and Guilin: the limestone paradise of China"

Yangshuo Travel Guide has all you need to know about Yangshuo and Guilin. Some people call it: Limestone Paradise. Find here all the travel secrets for enjoying this beautiful part of South China at its most.

As a tourist destination, there are few places in Asia more popular then Yangshuo. Even if you have never heard of Yangshuo (or it's neighboring big city Guilin), you may have seen the photos of the spectacular limestone mountains (karst).

So, where is Yangshuo? Yangshuo is located in south China, around 600 km north west from Hong Kong. The nearest big city is Guilin, which is the main transport hub for this area in China. Later more about Guilin and the transport facilities. Guilin is 65 km north of Yangshuo.

It is an easy place to reach these days and the Yangshuo Travel Guide will give you all the detailed information you need how to reach the little town by bus, airplane, car or taxi.

The Yulong river, near Yangshuo

Have you already been to Yangshuo, or Guilin? Maybe you have traveled in China and have some good stories and tips to share.
Feel free to add your own stories to this website here.

Sofie Ivan, Christae, Peter Ivan. Malthios, Malli and Bert Ivan went out for 4 days with our operator and Jessie,
they wrote this recommendation

The Yangshuo Travel Guide will inform you about all different aspects of Yangshuo, what to do, what to visit, where to stay, the local guides, cafes, what to buy and, of course the local specialties, food and souvenirs. You will find all kinds of activities in Yangshuo: bicycling, swimming and rock climbing amongst others.

We have a great travel map you can print out and use while going around. Take a bicycle and go! Within 5 minutes you are away from the buzz and enjoy the scenery. Travel Yangshuo can not be complete with a bike ride to Moonhill, the legendary rock a few kilometers south of Yangshuo.

Typical limestone (karst) mountains in Yangshuo

Other small villages in the area are worth a visit, while the bigger towns like Puyi, Liuzhou and for example Zhongshan are not worth a visit at all. Check for example Longsheng, Sanjiang and Zhaoxing with the rice terraces and Dong minority villages.

Over the years, in fact since the early 80's Yangshuo was a popular travel destination for mostly backpackers. One could say the backpackers paved the way for the organized tour groups that visit Yangshuo nowadays too. But even though Yangshuo has developed and West Street is no longer a dirt street but a buzzing street with cafe's, bars and souvenir shops, it is still surprisingly local in feel.

As a start you may want to have a look at the map of Yangshuo. I find this always a big help as it tells me where I am and what there is. There is even a map of Xingping available.

Local guides, let me introduce Jessie Lu

Liu Sanjie show in Yangshuo

Some people find it easy to use a local guide. Yangshuo has an abundance of local guides but as it goes, many only offer very few tours (some do Moonhill only because they don't know more!), some hardly speak English and provide service which personally I don't like

With Jessie Lu I found a guide who does know the area from A to Z, speaks (and writes) good English, is good company and is able to organize for you so you will have a pleasant journey.

You can read more about Jessie here and review her tours she operates here. Pay good attention to Jessie's tours as she offers things only a privileged few local guides do and even fewer tourist ever do.

So, let's use the Yangshuo travel guide to explore Yangshuo, Guilin and all those other little villages in the area where even today few people come.

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