A Great Guide in Yangshuo

My husband and I had a fantastic day in October with Amy in Yangshuo. She really took great care of us! She met us at the boat dock and led us to our hotel (Magnolia). She met us the next day with motor scooters and took us on a 4+ hour tour of the countryside - beautiful scenery of course. We went to her house, too. Then she secured tickets for the light show that night and practically led us by hand to a van to get us there on time. I asked if I could give her email on tripadvisor and she agreed: linfengamy2004@yahoo.com. Amy is a wonder - she is an entrepreneur who taught herself English by hanging around West St. after realizing that would be her family%26#39;s ticket out of poverty. She works extremely hard farming and guiding - and always with a smile on her face! If you%26#39;ll be in the area, please contact her and you will have a great time - she will tailor the day to your wants! Enjoy!

A Great Guide in Yangshuo

Here%26#39;s another great guide from Yangshuo. Her name is Jessie Lu and her email is jessilu714@yahoo.com She works with Yangers and is a 26 year old Guanxi native who has spent 7 years in Yangshuo. Very nice, excellent English, great sense of humor and knows everyone in Yangshuo and can change plans easily via her cell phone. We spent 2.5 days with her in Yangshuo in July (Biking to Dragon Bridge, Rafting the Yulong, Hiking Moon Hill, Walking / Boating the Li River (Yangdi to Xingping) and ballooning. We were very well taken care of by Jessie and the Magnolia staff. Many great memories of Jessie and Yangshuo

A Great Guide in Yangshuo

Oops! I meant to say that Jessie Lu hails from Guangxi, not Guanxi.

But she does have an incredible amount of guanxi.

I tried the email address for Amy provided by Pearcesip, but I got a bounceback.

If you want a guide who is not attched to any Hotel or tour service and there fore you are not paying any commissions in the guiding fee try lulilly12@hotmail.com. She is honest and has a good command of the english language and has lived in and around yangshuo all of her life

Lucky Aussie

Moshefeng , a local guide is great -no nonsense ,no kickback I could discern- great off the beaten track bike trips and farmhouse meals/homestays at her place near Moon Hill -where she taught herself English selling water on the climbing path.I have used her services twice ,only problem is slow reply to emails so book /contact her well ahead .She will also send a smicko Audi with leather seats and smooth ride for that rather bumpy trip to Yangshuo to pick you up at the airport for the same price as hotel pickup...will post her email if asked...

Mo =Moshefeng on moshefeng@yahoo.com.cn but well before trip as emails checked infrequently

regards

The other guide mentioned .Lily, by Lucky Aussie is nice if you like nonstop chatter ,I don%26#39;t, its a matter of personalities and compatibility I guess she is personable certainly but it is actually her brother with the boat for the river trip and $$$ we felt...

Mo suits me better ,a real downhome girl ,very sensible no chatter unless needed.Trustworthy and kind.Easy going, doesn%26#39;t hang around your hotel waiting to ambush you for more outings than you want...And can Mo cook... wow delicious no greasy simple farmhouse fare.Does anyone remember the name of the cafe near the bus terminus in Yangshuo ,quite big ,very busy ,through the market on a no car alley ? on the right?has superb food can%26#39;t recall the name which was very prosaic like ';the cafe '; or something...plastic on the tables...

I would second the recommendations re Jessie Lu. My wife, daughter and I just returned from a 4-day trip to Yangshou. We made a booking at the Magnolia Hotel in advance (through email), but left all the rest of our arrangements to Jessie. I had contacted her in advance by email just to be sure that she would be available on the dates we would be visiting. We met with her on arrival in Yangshou and mapped out a rough itinerary/set of activities. She had everything arranged and confirmed by the next morning. We found her to be engaging, very efficient, and very flexible (we needed to make some changes from the original plan). For someone whose English is self-taught, she speaks remarkably well. I also found her to be very responsive in corresponding by email and text messaging.

Out favorite guide was Li Jing Feng. She was professional, well organized, treated us to a home-made meal in her home outside Yangshuo, took us on many back roads for a tour of rural living without any other tourists to be seen. We had a private bamboo raft ride all alone on the Li River south of Yangshuo, as well as the regular tourist circuit places. Her email is lijingfeng88@yahoo.com. I am a very frequent China visitor and she is highly recommended. No shopping or restaurant stops for commissions, either!