Framed by the towering Bijia Mountain to the north and the vast Qingxi Plain plus surging North River to the south, Cowboy Valley is nestled between mountains and water with lush green trees, making it an ideal eco-leisure resort. As China’s first themed rafting scenic area, it is fully designed around American Wild West cowboy culture, turning the whole rafting journey into an exciting cowboy challenge adventure. The resort boasts over ten recreational facilities: rafting courses, a golf driving range, rock-climbing walls, a food plaza, an aquatic sports centre, holiday villas, star-rated hotels, a cycling track and an off-road vehicle club.

Address: Wanli Administrative Zone, Taihe Town, Qingxin District, Qingyuan City

The original, most novel and entertaining high-speed bamboo forest slide rafting exclusive to South China. Expertly engineered, the 3.5-kilometre channel reaches a top speed of 45 kilometres per hour, balancing safety and adrenaline thrills, with a total rafting duration of roughly 60 minutes. Visitors weave through dense bamboo groves, secluded pools, grotesque rock formations and foaming rapids alongside cascading mountain waterfalls. Ancient vines twist around trees, and the renowned Luokeng bamboo shoots carpet the hills, filling the air with a delicate fragrance for miles. The crystal-clear stream flows over naturally shaped stones. While you are still mesmerised by unspoiled wilderness, your rubber boat surges forward like a wild horse running free.

Address: Qingquanwan Ecotourism Resort, Qingxin District, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province

The birthplace of Guangdong’s first original two-person free rafting programme. The river channel stretches 3.8 kilometres with a total vertical drop of 130 metres, featuring more than 130 rapids of varying sizes, including a maximum single fall of nearly 12 metres; the full rafting trip takes 90 minutes with no shuttle bus transfers required. The Qian Valley Stream Trek extends 2.5 kilometres, with a sightseeing journey of around 90 minutes.

Address: Opposite Wobulin Forest Farm, Bijia Mountain, Qingxin District, Qingyuan City

China’s sole underground river rafting route that passes through karst caves. Famous at home and abroad for its rapid currents, exotic rock formations, rare forests, graceful peaks, deep primitive caves and fresh clean air, it is hugely popular among rafting enthusiasts. Here you can enjoy both heart-pounding rafting fun and marvellous underground cave landscapes, achieving complete spiritual relaxation.

Address: Within the vast Yingxi Peak Forest Scenic Area, Yingde City, Qingyuan City

National AAAA-level Scenic Area Official competition venue for international rafting tournaments

Located in Qingxin District, Qingyuan City, only 68 kilometres from downtown Guangzhou with direct access via the Guangqing Expressway. Qingyuan is known as China’s Hometown of Rafting, and Gulong Gorge represents the pinnacle of local rafting. Boasting the country’s largest total vertical drop and the most exhilarating rafting experience, it earns the titles "Peak of Rafting" and "King of Vertical Drops".

A national AAAA-level scenic spot and the leading rafting enterprise in Guangdong. For consecutive years, it has served as the chairman unit of both the Qingyuan Scenic Spots Association and the Qingyuan Rafting Association. Situated in Dongcheng Subdistrict, Qingcheng District, it is merely 3.8 kilometres from downtown Qingyuan.

Renowned as the "King of Rafting" across the tourism industry for its outstanding facilities and service, Huangteng Gorge takes "serving visitors" as its core mission. It created and registered a series of original rafting trademarks nationwide: Warrior Drift, Daredevil Drift and Full-Thrill Combined Drift. Since 2005, the scenic area has hosted numerous national and international large-scale rafting competitions, and it was the very first rafting venue designated by the Water Sports Administration Center of the General Administration of Sport of China.

The full-thrill drift route lets you savour tranquil lake sightseeing while tackling raging rapids for maximum excitement. The winding river boasts crystal-clear, refreshing cool water where rainbows frequently appear. Along the way, you admire jagged rock peaks, magnificent waterfalls and shimmering blue water illusions. The full-thrill drift can be summed up in four words: swift, perilous, stirring and picturesque. Its mysterious dynamic charm brings endless joy, and surging rapids invigorate your body and boost vitality.