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Should I Rent A Scooter in Yangshuo China

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By David Stock on December 19, 2014 • Last updated March 19, 2020 • 6 Comments
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Adventure is out there, once that spark has been lit and your engine has been fired you will always be looking and waiting for your next scooter adventure. We couldn’t wait to hop on a scooter in Yangshuo, China with its wild windy roads passing through limestone hills with lookouts, little farming villages with animals running out on the road and pretty flowing fields with endless rows of tea trees.

While traveling through China we have been on numerous country rice field hikes putting us smack-dab in the remote countryside. I was itchy to get on a bike and Yangshuo was the perfect town for us to jump on a scooter. Most days were sunny, so the weather was not an issue, we just never found the right time and place but this was it.

Yangshuo China Scooter Adventure
Scooter, map and ready for adventure

 

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Yangshuo China Scooter Adventure
Beautiful country roads outside of Yangshuo

Our  guesthouse provided the rental and gave us a map that showed the different routes we could take depending on how long we wanted to ride. We picked an all day ride that would give us the option to maybe find somewhere to grab some lunch if we could. Once we nailed out all of the info we jumped on our scooter and headed out not knowing what we would find.

The day was one of those summer days you could be outside all day. Our drive started off heading down this windy road with limestone cliffs scatted across the landscape. There’s no wonder why many rock climbers call this home.

We quickly pulled off to the side of the road to snap a few photos while taking in the surroundings so while I was driving I could keep concentrated on the road. This proved difficult still though as the landscape is amazing in this part of the country.

Yangshuo China Scooter Adventure

While cruising on the country roads, one noise that’s different from the natural noises you may hear is the loud, slow, ugly homemade generator farmer trucks. These trucks are everywhere, it would be like if my dad hooked up his garden tiller and added a rusted out dump truck bed from the back forty to it and decided to go into town for supplies with my mom.

They are always friendly though, greeting us with waves and smiles as we pass them. We encountered many that were broken down on the side of the road overheating or with busted belts where the farmer was working hard at fixing them to make it home.

Yangshuo China Scooter Adventure
Tea Tree Fields

We passed through many little farmers villages where the locals were sitting out front taking in the nice summer day or drying out corn they had just recently picked, which they spread across any concrete they could find, including the road. Chickens scatter from the roads as you pass through, many of them eying up the displays of corn, while dogs just give you a sleepy stare as they are sunning themselves on the road or curled up on someone’s doorstep.

Cow crossing signs are not posted but we encountered cows eating on the side of the road grazing on whatever they could find. Many took up the whole road and just looked at us like ‘who are you to make me move’ so we needed to take our time and wait for the cows to move on. Horns and the scooter did not seem to faze these cows at all.

Yangshuo China Scooter Adventure
Snack aisle! Check out all those Oreo flavors!

We knew we would be out for a while so we packed water, but we thought we would find some little hole in the wall where we could have a snack at some point during the day. However, that was not the case, we did not find any places that were open for tourists. Luckily we pulled into a larger town that had a market and we were able to find some snacks. We sat on a curb in front of our scooter eating our new found goodies as people looked at us like we didn’t belong there.

Once we finished, Lina took control and decided to drive. It’s always funny for me to be on the back of the bike, I would rather drive then ride but the endless windy country roads were the best roads to build up experience. The locals had a hoot when they saw a guy hugging a girl who was driving.

Yangshuo China Scooter Adventure
Lina’s turn to drive!

The roads were not marked very well and we missed our turn by the rice field and ended up in another city where kids just got off from school. Some we would honk to get them to wave and some would not even be fazed by the horn honking, while others would yell out hello to us while smiling and waving to us. Once we cleared the schoolyard antics of kids and parents picking up their kids, we switched back to me driving so we could rocket home and get some dinner.

The roads can be hectic, crowded and slightly unsafe in China if you aren’t familiar with their traffic manners. If you’re looking to get on a scooter to enjoy some of China’s countryside, then Yangshuo is certainly the place to give this a try. While there are still lots of people driving, you will find yourself virtually alone as you explore the area around this popular city in South China.

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I have always been an outdoorsman so becoming an adventure traveler was just the next natural step. I love nature, I love to get off the beaten path and I like to explore. I enjoy scuba diving and cars. And yes, Lina and I have a naked dog.

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  1. celine desrumaux says

    November 14, 2017 at 2:22 PM

    do you need just a driving licence or do you need a chinese license?

    Reply
    • Lina Stock says

      November 26, 2017 at 7:44 PM

      If you are not from China then you should have an international drivers license with you. Most places will not verify that you have it when you rent a bike but it is good to have if you get in an accident of are pulled over by the police for violating a traffic rule.

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  2. view says

    November 23, 2016 at 2:56 AM

    how much the rental per one day ?
    (include fuel or not)

    where the place in yangshuo can rental the scooter?

    Reply
    • Lina says

      November 27, 2016 at 10:35 AM

      Hi there, the average price seems to be around 100yuan for a day rental. That includes whatever fuel is in the bike. If you use more than that, you will have to buy fuel and of course, bring it back with the same amount of fuel you took it with, that’s just common practice. We rented a scooter from the place we stayed at but they are available everywhere!

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  3. Kenny Lee says

    November 9, 2016 at 10:16 AM

    Hi! Do you need a license to rent a scooter?

    Reply
    • Lina says

      November 9, 2016 at 6:28 PM

      yes, you need to know how to drive.

      Reply

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