Fuli Bridge: a gentle raft ride on the upper Yulong

Float past an old stone bridge and waterside fields on a four-person raft route without weirs.

Getting there and back: A taxi can reach Fuli Bridge pier (富里桥码头). One author started from Ten-Mile Gallery, not central Guilin. That author's taxi from Ten-Mile Gallery took 25 minutes; this is not a door-to-door guarantee for other hotels. The selected official four-person raft returns to the same pier; then call a car/use your arranged driver. One author reported a 20-minute wait for a car.

Time and walking: An author reported about 40 minutes from Fuli Bridge to Sanchakou but did not identify the raft type; the four-person no-weir option has no guaranteed 40-minute duration. This option is the four-person Fuli Bridge–Sanchakou return raft, 1.66 kilometres without weirs. The two-person 2.77-kilometre route crosses weirs and is different. The raft itself offers seated scenery viewing; pier/boarding suitability for reduced mobility was not verified.

Tickets and timing: The official homepage lists the four-person raft at CNY 70 per person, charging for at least 3 people and carrying at most 4. The CNY 200 two-person raft is another route. Negative reports describe summer crowds on the Yulong River generally, without identifying this pier.

Who it suits: Suits Yangshuo-based travellers who enjoy slow, close-to-water mountain and old-bridge views. Distinguish the four-person no-weir and two-person weir-crossing rafts. Return taxis at Fuli Bridge can involve waiting; the reported 20 minutes was a wait, not drive time. Old-bridge reflections and riverside countryside offer a slower view of Yangshuo's scenery.