Nirvana Organic Farm Inn

Guangxi


Offering a chilled-out and less touristy alternative to Xingping is this relaxed guesthouse set in the countryside on a small, organic permaculture farm. It's the site of a former primary school, of which the rooms on the ground floor offer tatami seating and garden views, while upstairs has rooms with balcony and karst views.

Even if you're not staying here, come by for a woodfire pizza or a meal cooked using its organic veggies picked from the garden. It's a popular spot with volunteers with an interest in organic farming. It has a scenic location, sitting beneath the sheer cliff of Yuan Bau mountain (which rock climbers can scale), among eucalyptus and pomelo trees.

To get here you'll need to take the small pontoon across the river at Xingping, from where it's a five-minute bike ride, or a 20-minute walk. Otherwise, call ahead to arrange someone to pick you up.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Guangxi attractions

1. Twenty Yuan View

0.64 MILES

To get the same perspective as the image emblazoned on the ¥20 note (with that obligatory snap of money in hand), cross the bridge at the harbour and walk…

2. Laozhai Hill

1.06 MILES

Just on the edge of town, Laozhai Hill is the most accessible of Xingping's limestone peaks, a tough 300m climb that'll reward you with life-affirming…

3. Damian Mountain

1.14 MILES

For truly spectacular outlooks over the region's famed karst topography, take the sweaty 45-minute trek up to the top of this jungle-clad mountain…

4. Xingping Ancient Stage

1.2 MILES

The highlight of Xingping's old street is this well-preserved and attractive Qing dynasty opera stage and museum (Chinese captions only). You can see…

5. Xingping Fishing Village

1.3 MILES

Miraculously untouched during the Sino-Japanese War and the Cultural Revolution, this 400-year-old village has friendly residents and vernacular houses…

6. House of Xu Beihong

9.73 MILES

This small shrine to the 20th-century artist Xu Beihong (famed chiefly for his pictures of galloping horses) – in a small one-storey house where he once…

7. Li Riverside Path

9.82 MILES

When Xijie, the crowds and postcard hawkers get too much, head down the steps to the Li River. Unfolding before you is a beautiful panorama of karst peaks…

8. Green Lotus Peak

9.98 MILES

Located in the southeastern corner of town, this is Yangshuo's main peak; it's also the most accessible (it can be climbed in half an hour). Because it…