Malinghe Canyon

Chinese Name:
Add: 兴义市马岭河峡谷景区
Ticket: 80 CNY
Sightseeing electric elevator: 30 CNY (round trip)
River Drifting: 198 CNY
Attractions Level: AAAA
Opening Time: 08:00-17:30
Tel: (+0086) 0859-3646118

Malinghe Canyon

Malinghe Canyon is located 4 kilometers northeast of Xingyi City, with a length of about 15 kilometers. The two sides face each other with steep cliffs, and the valley is deep and secluded. It is characterized by its grandeur, wonder, danger, and beauty.

karst landforms

The the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is a region where karst landforms are widely distributed in the world. Malinghe Canyon is located between Wumeng Mountain and Guangxi hills, which rise on the the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.

rock waterfall

It is famous for its ground fissures, peaks and valleys, waterfalls flying, calcium carbonate wall hanging and other landscapes. The two walls of the canyon have nurtured large-scale and well-arranged calcified rocks, forming the only rock waterfall; In the canyon, which is over 70 kilometers long, there are over a hundred waterfalls of various sizes, such as the roaring of ten thousand horses and the gap of the Milky Way, rushing down in a spectacular manner; Many waterfalls hide unknown water curtain caves, which are also one of the wonders of the Maling River Canyon.

Things To Do

Canyon Drifting

After visiting the canyon scenery, you can also take a kayak under the sightseeing elevator and drift along the Maling River. Riding a rubber boat drifting downstream, with a drop of over 200 meters, it is extremely dangerous and breathtaking. The drifting section of over 20 kilometers has 4 large and 20 small rapids, with the water surface fluctuating and quite stimulating. The boat travels between the two mountains, with winding paths. On both sides of the cliffs, remnants of ancient bridges, temples, and walkways can be seen faintly. The entire drifting process takes about 2 hours, then abandon the boat and board the shore. Take the scenic minibus back to the parking lot at the entrance of the scenic area.

Malinghe Canyon Video

Malinghe Canyon Tourist Map

Malinghe Canyon Travel Guide

Tour Route

Enter the entrance of the scenic area, take the sightseeing elevator to the bottom of the valley, and walk along the walkways on both sides of the valley. The roadside signs clearly indicate the location of each scenic spot. There are two major bridges on the river: Jiangxin Iron Cable Bridge and Haishi Bridge, connecting the tourist trails on both sides of the river into a circular shape. Follow this circular tour for about 2-3 hours. You can basically catch all the scenic spots in the canyon in one go.

Travel Tips:

When walking on the observation road of Malinghe Canyon, pay attention to your feet, as the mountain walls may be damp and the road surface may be slippery due to dripping water.
Occasionally, there may be dripping water on the cliff, so it is important to protect your camera and phone.
If playing rafting, face it with a “wet all over” mindset and prepare replacement clothes in advance.

Things To Do:

Maling River Canyon Rafting

Location and NAVIGATION

Navigate directly to “Maliang River Canyon Scenic Area South Gate Xiaoqingshan Entrance and Exit” to find the rafting ticket office.

Specific steps for rafting:

1️⃣After buying a ticket (or checking the ticket) at the “rafting ticket office”, take a shuttle bus (free, 15 kilometers takes about 25 minutes) to the upstream Maliang Wharf and drift to the 150-meter upstream treading water wharf of the canyon scenic area’Wanma Benteng Waterfall’ to end the rafting (the total length is 13.8KM, and the time to drift on the boat is about 70-90 minutes. The whole process from ticket purchase to the end of rafting and returning to the Xiaoqingshan exit takes about 2.5 hours)
2️⃣Warm reminder: Clothes will get wet during rafting, so it is best to prepare a set of short-sleeved shorts and plastic slippers to change. After changing and packing at the starting point, our staff will transport the packages to the downstream. After getting off the boat and landing, tourists can pick up the packages and change into dry clothes after walking about 50 meters. Then walk the “fire escape path” (1 kilometer, it takes about 25 minutes, “when it rains, the road is a bit muddy, please pay attention to safety”) to the temporary parking lot of the loquat garden and take a car (about 20 minutes) back to the Xiaoqingshan parking lot.
3️⃣ Notes: Children must be at least 1.1 meters tall, and the elderly under 65 years old can raft (all those who can raft are charged the same price); people with heart disease, high blood pressure (especially high), people who have undergone heart bypass surgery, intracranial surgery, pregnant women, and other people who are not suitable for strenuous exercise cannot participate in rafting
4️⃣ Tips: Two-barrel boats can seat 8-12 people, and three-barrel boats can seat 12-16 people; at least 5 people are required to raft
5️⃣ Business hours 8:30-16:30
6️⃣ Because rafting on the Maling River requires professional boatmen to row the boat, it is now the rainy season. When there is a heavy rain, the upstream Maling Reservoir will have flood discharge. Whether you can raft on the day depends on the purchase and ticket inspection at the window. Price 239 yuan/person

The actual experience after rafting:

⭐️rain pants with feet + raincoats = almost no wetness, so it is not that you will get wet no matter how you dress
⭐️Only three points in the whole rafting are exciting, with big ups and downs, but it is not the kind of water that splashes down from top to bottom. The rest of the places are relatively flat. Maybe the expectations are too high
⭐️After rafting, after returning the life jacket, TOURISTS started a nearly 30-minute hike, of which 400 meters was pure climbing of stairs, dense stairs. FOR a person who hardly participates in any mountain climbing activities, and this intensity is very difficult and strenuous for me
⭐️Everything is sold at the entrance of the rafting ticket office, including waterproof mobile phone cases, and you can also bring water guns, and you can play when you drift to a flat place