China Gap Year Adventure

Build your ideal gap year programme in China

China has so much to offer, so we have a wide variety of activities for you to choose from. For a minimum of three weeks you can put in all the adventure you can handle The various weeks are all about getting to know the beautiful natural environments and experiencing Chinese culture in a group of other travellers. You will not be alone! This is the ideal gap year programme as all is arranged for you and you travel in a group of like minded people, and it is interesting but most of all FUN! Just some of the highlights: Cultural trips to temples, markets and places of interest Introduction to China from locally based reps Adventure Weeks ,Trekking Weeks, cycling and Tai Chi options Stunning landscapes in one of the most beautiful parts of China

You can choose between the following weeks, or combine them all. It is up to you!

• Introduction week: Immerse your self in Chinese Culture. A week of learning basic Chinese language, Chinese Culture explanation, and we take you to different sites in and around Fengyan village, the typical China Village, 1.5 half hours drive from Yangshuo where the other programmes start.
  
   
• The Cycle and Tour week: This week you have the opportunity to experience the perfect combination of Orient and the West culture, the warm and friendly people and their hospitality. We Cycle to see some very important sites and give you a change to explore some Chinese traditions like TaiChi and paper crafting.
   
• Adventure week: Rock climbing, caving, kayaking, hiking, abseiling, zip-lining and swimming. This week you will spend in the stunning Mountain area around Yangshuo where you find cliffs, rivers and caves. Note: This is the most active week of them all, this suits the Xtreme Gap customers! Still more people book the other weeks, so during the adventure week you travel in s small group which gives you even more time for action!
   
• Trekking week: During this week you stay in different places, since you are trekking through mountains to meet the girls with the longest hair in the world, enjoy specially made local food, watch performances of local hill tribes and you will experience the picturesque and quietness terraced fields. During the trekking week you get to know  the more adventurous side of China and even get to stay in hill-tribe villages.
   
• Tai Chi in China week: Now this is a special one! you can sign up for 1 week, but we advise you to stay a minimum of four if you really want to progress in Tai Chi. Also you can train up to Master Level if you decide to stay with us for 6 months! you will eat, sleep and breath Tai Chi here for 6 days a week.

Food included, taste it all!

Yes, some days you can eat western food like pizza´s, but come on... you are in China! That means tastey Chinese food! Like Yangshuo Beer Fish, fish mixed with a blend of spices, herbs, tomato, celery, mushrooms and, not to forget, beer. Or cashew nut Chicken with rice and bamboo rice, Longsheng Oil tea and special snacks. now if that really does not do it for you then yes. in some places there are restaurants closeby for if you want to treat yourself to a pizza.

There is a very good reason we take you here

Yangshou is in the Guilin Area and this area is know for many things, we listed a few below:

• It is one of the of the four major must-see cities in China recommended by World Tourism Organization.
• It is the only place in China that has stunning scenery with limestone mountains together with beautiful rivers.
• There are many small and ancient ethnic groups like Zhuang, Yao, Miao and Dong people and they still have all their national traditions with rich and elegant clothing.
• In yangshou you will  find the the symbol of China's natural landscape, the Li River, and we take you on it! Crystal waters and bamboo groves, water buffalo´s, ducks, farmers reap paddies, beautiful fish and kids splash in the water.a feast for your eyes.
• The bike rides here are also amazing, just like you would imagine!

There is just so much to do here, no wonder it is becoming a paradise for backpackers.