2 Day Wuyi Hot Spring Weekend Trip
Warm up your body and soul with a trip to the natural hot springs in Wuyi County located in southwest Zhejiang province. Experience peaceful village life in China combine with beautiful landscape, and leisure fun. Very little known to tourists until the recent years, Wuyi is still one of the best kept travel secrets near Shanghai today surrounded by serene mountains and lakes.
On this two-day getaway, you will get an opportunity to do some hiking in an area which features the unique “Danxia” landscape of red sandstone cliffs. Also, we shall visit the ancient village of Guo Dong – with over 600 years of history, its entire planning was based on Chinese Geomancy (Feng Shui) elements, which believed to have brought prosperity and peace to the village for centuries.
On this two-day getaway, you will get an opportunity to do some hiking in an area which features the unique “Danxia” landscape of red sandstone cliffs. Also, we shall visit the ancient village of Guo Dong – with over 600 years of history, its entire planning was based on Chinese Geomancy (Feng Shui) elements, which believed to have brought prosperity and peace to the village for centuries.
Trip Specifics
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Date: TBD
Duration: two days' trip Includes: private transfers; meals; accommodation(double occupancy); entry fee; bottled water; hot spring fee; trip leader cost |
Level: Easy (child friendly)
Routing: Shanghai - Wuyi - Shanghai Participants: 6-10 people Registration Deadline: 2th Nov |
Detailed Itinerary
D1
Board high speed train at 09:25 to Jinhua. After arrive at 11:09 drive about 1 hr to Wuyi, a small town in Zhejiang known for their slow pace of life, and great environment. Then we’ll head on to Qing Feng Zhai Village - a village which was said to have been found by a group of bandits hundreds of years ago, today is a peaceful place with only a handful of households engaging in tea farming. From the village, we’ll start to hike up to the red sandstone cliffs for a breathtaking view of the surroundings. Descend from the mountain into a bamboo grove, then passing a water reservoir, and walk back to the village.Drive to Wuyi’s hotel for check in; transfer to the hot springs, and enjoy free time to relax in the hot springs. Have dinner after it.
D2
Enjoy a buffet breakfast at the hotel;
Leave as a group for Guo Dong village. Visit the protected ancient forest, the ancient hydro-powered mill, and the village ancestral temple. Try the local “Bamboo Rice” for lunch.
Drive to Wuyi city center and visit the Shuxi Bridge, the symbol of Wuyi City, a one of a kind long corridor wooden bridge.
Return to Shanghai by high speed train at about 7pm, bid farewell to all.
Program ends.
Board high speed train at 09:25 to Jinhua. After arrive at 11:09 drive about 1 hr to Wuyi, a small town in Zhejiang known for their slow pace of life, and great environment. Then we’ll head on to Qing Feng Zhai Village - a village which was said to have been found by a group of bandits hundreds of years ago, today is a peaceful place with only a handful of households engaging in tea farming. From the village, we’ll start to hike up to the red sandstone cliffs for a breathtaking view of the surroundings. Descend from the mountain into a bamboo grove, then passing a water reservoir, and walk back to the village.Drive to Wuyi’s hotel for check in; transfer to the hot springs, and enjoy free time to relax in the hot springs. Have dinner after it.
D2
Enjoy a buffet breakfast at the hotel;
Leave as a group for Guo Dong village. Visit the protected ancient forest, the ancient hydro-powered mill, and the village ancestral temple. Try the local “Bamboo Rice” for lunch.
Drive to Wuyi city center and visit the Shuxi Bridge, the symbol of Wuyi City, a one of a kind long corridor wooden bridge.
Return to Shanghai by high speed train at about 7pm, bid farewell to all.
Program ends.
Important items to bring
passport; rain gear; mosquito repellent; energy snacks; prescribed medication (if any); camera; comfortable hiking shoes
