Comments on: Li River Bamboo Raft Tour: Yangshou China

By: Alice teacake

Alice teacake — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 20:57:34 +0000

In reply to Courtney. I recommend you check out this other post of mine on Xingping to find a better alternative! All the details you need are at the bottom of the post in how to get back to Xingping.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 06:47:09 +0000

Crazy adventure! My friends and I are heading out there at the beginning of October and want to do the bamboo rafting as well. We are expecting busy since it will be a holiday here in China. Have you since found any reputable groups to do this? Or can we just show up somewhere and pay at the river?

By: Alice teacake

Alice teacake — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 00:46:52 +0000

In reply to Tanasia @ Green Global Travel.

It’s a bit of a controversial subject. Some readers feel I should accept it’s a touristy area. I get that actually – I’m not going to go everywhere and have everything to myself – that would be selfish >< I just want to communicate that it is all a little crazy there and if you do want to get away from the crowds, there are definitely cheaper and quieter alternatives.

By: Tanasia @ Green Global Travel

Tanasia @ Green Global Travel — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 00:39:37 +0000

Thanks so much for your honest opinion! You just saved so many people a headache and wasted time. I’m glad you enjoyed your trip overall however (:

By: Alice teacake

Alice teacake — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 10:06:46 +0000

In reply to Brodie. Woohoo glad to be of service!

By: Brodie

Brodie — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 04:09:31 +0000

You just saved me a nightmare. My hostel guy tried to get me to take this tour and it didn’t feel right. Found your blog and now I’m definitely getting the bus!

By: Alice teacake

Alice teacake — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 14:51:48 +0000

In reply to Rachel. Haha it is an experience to be on one of those tours, that's for sure! It sounds like you experienced both sides of it and that's a good thing! Now you know what you like and you've clearly become a travel master already by learning to dodge the gift shop haha! Rock on Rachel.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 17:03:37 +0000

Hahaha, I’ve just found this via your Twitter posts! I loved the area so much and I’m glad now that we shunned the tours and did it ourselves, especially opting to go by bus to Xing Ping and staying at the lovely hostel there. The bamboo rafts looked fun but we did everything by bicycle instead.
The only tour we did was to one of the psychedelically lit caves, which sounds just like your tour. A little bus that became a big bus of squillions of Chinese tourists. It was Christmas day and we got given a sticker and that was it, they totally left us behind in the cave to wander by ourselves, shunning the gift shopping opportunity we managed to get back to the bus ages before the rest of them did! It was hilarious!

By: aliceteacake

aliceteacake — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 16:31:09 +0000

In reply to Sophie. Ah damn girl! My tour guide was called KFC. Need I say more? ><

By: Sophie

Sophie — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 14:18:04 +0000

OMG i’m literally writing about this now. We must have done the same tour! I couldn’t believe it when I realised I had joined a Chinese style tour. Did you have Sugar the tour guide? She was feisty!