Location: Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan.
Members: two big and one small, seven Kopaqis.
1. Decide on the itinerary about two months before the Spring Festival and start preparations:
1. Understand the situation through the map, and determine the basic route according to the daily driving time of no more than 6 hours: Guangzhou-Luoding City-Baise-Xingyi-Kunming-Dali Haidong-Lijiang-Jianchuan Shaxi Ancient Town-Lugu Lake - Shangri-La Dukezong Ancient City - Dali Xizhou - Chengjiang Fuxian Lake - Anshun - Guizhou Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village - Yangshuo - Guangzhou.
2. Know the hotels and inns at the destination on the day of the itinerary, make a good collection, and pay attention to the parking conditions of the hotel. Most hotels only book 1-2 days in advance at most, so that the itinerary can be more free.
3. Vehicles, change engine oil, check tires, wax, and prepare common tools such as on-board electric pumps and jacks. Yuetong Card, PetroChina, and Sinopec fuel cards are all available, and many of them are self-service refueling, so it is much more convenient to use fuel cards. The two in-laws took turns driving.
4. Luggage is prepared according to the most unfavorable conditions, including warm clothes, quilts, gas stoves, food, water, and wine.
5. Always pay attention to the weather forecast and road conditions in advance.
6. Mentality, slow down the pace, weaken the mentality of rushing blindly, enjoy the process, even if you are just passing by, look for good food in advance. Now that the supplies are ready, even if you are stuck on the road, it is still a sight to be together as a family.
7. Personal preference: hotel control, gourmet food, shopping, and scenic spots.
8. Holidays: annual leave + Spring Festival
9. Family members, because they cannot celebrate the New Year at home, so they need to complete the relevant "prescribed actions" for the elderly in advance.
2. Specific itinerary
February 8: Due to work reasons, I didn't start until 8:30 in the evening, and stayed overnight at a relative's house in Luoding.
February 9th: Departure at 7:00, all the way is smooth, arrive in Nanning at noon, go directly to the "Old Biaoji (ASEAN Store)" that you have found in advance for lunch, rice snail and duck feet stew. After the meal, buy a lucky lottery and have a cup of "Starbucks". At about 16:30, arrive at Baise "Goose City Story Boutique House" (Double Bed Room with River View, 233, recommended). Walk for about ten minutes to reach the Baise Uprising Monument and see a nice sunset.
February 10: Departure at 7:35, arrive at Guizhou Xingyi Fengsan Holiday Inn at noon (view twin room, 885, recommended), the environment and landscape of the inn are very good, opposite is Baguatian, and there is a big waterwheel, Rapeseed flowers are beautiful. After lunch at the inn, I took photos nearby, and then drove to the Malinghe Grand Canyon for a tour (about 40 minutes by car, Ctrip booking 50/person, and the navigation links introduced by many attractions are not very accurate. It is recommended that everyone directly enter the destination The parking lot is better), the canyon is very beautiful (elevator 40, you can also walk down), recommended. Dinner is also at the inn, the hot pot is good, Xiaogui.
February 11th: Depart for Kunming after 9 o'clock, light rain, heavy fog on the high altitude section, please turn on the front and rear fog lights, drive at a low speed, the weather improves halfway, and the sky is clear. Arrive at the center of Kunming at 14:00. The traffic is busy. After a stroll, go to Kunming Lake View Hotel (hot spring double room, 1398, the pool is very private, recommended) after dinner. After a short rest, go to the Dianchi Lake opposite the hotel to feed the seagulls , For the first time, the three of them were very excited, spittle and poop were flying all over the sky, don't look up. I searched the Internet and went to the nearby Dai Family Courtyard (Dianchi Branch) for dinner. The hand-picked rice (168) is very special. There will also be singers singing a folk song at each table. I am very happy. After dinner, go back to the hotel to drink tea, take a bath, and have a good rest.
February 12th: Get up in the morning, the temperature is 3 degrees Celsius, put on sports shoes, and come to Dianchi Lake for a walk. The Dianchi Lake in the morning is quiet, fresh and very pleasant. After returning to the hotel, I packed up my luggage and went to the courtyard of the restaurant, facing the golf course, basking in the warm sunshine, enjoying a hearty breakfast with my wife and children, satisfied.
At about 15:00, we arrived at Wutuobang Seaview Holiday Villa Hotel in Haidong, Dali (selected sea view double room, 1287, recommended). The hotel is on the mountainside, facing Erhai Lake to the west, and the room is very beautiful. After eating the rice noodles made by my aunt (the boss confiscated the money, thank you), take the high speed to Shuanglang, drive back along the road around the lake, stop wherever it is beautiful, watch and take pictures while walking, and return to the hotel for dinner after 7 o'clock, five One soup, 176. I haven't eaten home meals for a few days. My son ate two big bowls. When I got home, I was still thinking about my aunt's tomato scrambled eggs.
February 13th: Depart after nine o'clock, go to the ancient city of Dali, take a stroll, drink coffee and go to Xizhou Haitong, the traffic jam at the intersection, then turn back. Lunch at Baxi Coffee near the ancient town, a small restaurant with great taste.
Arrive at Lijiang Shujia Yulu Designer Resort Hotel at four o'clock (Xueshan Window View Elevation Angle Star Room, 1573, recommended). The hotel's courtyard and room design are very beautiful, using a lot of local materials such as stone and wood, which has local characteristics . I tried the green spicy hot pot for the first time at the hotel in the evening.
February 14th: Departure after breakfast at 9 o'clock. There are car washing facilities in the parking lot. I happily washed the car with my son under the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. On the way to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, I stopped to take pictures from time to time. My son climbed on the roof of the car and was in a good mood.
Arrive at Lijiang Jinmao Grand Hyatt Snow Mountain Hotel at 11:00 (Grand Hyatt Snow Mountain Suite, 1567, the room rate includes 130 Jade Dragon Scenic Spot tickets for two adults each, which we need to pick up at the front desk of the Jinmao Grand Hyatt Hotel in the urban area when we passed Lijiang City yesterday. When children enter the mountain, the ticket is 65, and there is no additional charge for the vehicle). Before you can check in, go to the Blue Moon Valley for a tour. The fare is 20, which is very beautiful. Because of the strong wind, the cable car to Yulong was stopped for two days, which is a little regrettable.
Back at the hotel, first come to a free afternoon tea, with red wine and salmon, etc., the grade is not low. Chess while eating, sorry wife, I ate you up again. Dinner is the hotel's yak hot pot, not bad, Xiaogui.
I candidly captured my wife sitting on the balcony and admiring the Jade Dragon with satisfaction. I feel that the hotel tonight is a Valentine's Day gift for her. Enjoy it, wife!
February 15th: In order to have an atmosphere of New Year's Eve, I deliberately chose Shaxi Ancient Town in Jianchuan, which needs to go back. It’s the first time that I’m not at home for the new year. Although I had a good time along the way, when I was driving on a deserted highway, I still couldn’t help missing home. I wish my family good health and a happy new year.
It takes half an hour to drive the Panshan Road to enter the ancient town. Perhaps because of this, the original flavor of the ancient town is retained. We chose Yundu Shaxi Bieyuan tonight (Yangyingfang, 749, the courtyard is very beautiful, the breakfast is exquisite, the inn is next to the ancient town, parking and travel are convenient, recommended). Later, because the bathroom drainage was not smooth, the shopkeeper gave us an upgrade When we arrived at the most expensive Shuiyun room, we kept apologizing and helped carry the luggage, which made us feel embarrassed. My wife sealed two small red envelopes to the shopkeeper to express my gratitude according to the Guangzhou custom.
After lunch at the Orange Restaurant, I began to appreciate the flavor of the ancient town. The ancient town is not very lively, and many tourists drink and bask in the sun in the square of the Grand Theater. Passing through the Dongzhai Gate, we rode horses to visit the Yujin Ancient Stone Bridge, which is the most beautiful place in the ancient town. The horse owner of the Bai nationality invited us to have dinner at his house, but unfortunately I declined. Later, the shopkeeper of the inn told me that he was sincerely invited, so I went back to look for it, but it was a pity that I had already returned home. If you can sign up early, you can also participate in the party of the caravan, that year will be even more flavorful.
Continue to go shopping and buy new clothes, silver accessories and souvenirs for my wife. For the New Year's Eve dinner, we chose the "Aftertaste Beef Soup Pot" restaurant. Sitting outdoors, the sun is low and the shadows are slanting, the sound of firecrackers, and there are two or three tourists, which is very interesting. Video with family members, "join" New Year's dinner, toast to celebrate.
Fireworks will be set off at Dongzhaimen Square after dinner, celebrating the New Year!
Have a party in Yang's courtyard! Great for New Years Eve. Then I went back to the inn to watch the Spring Festival Gala. This year's show was much better.
February 16: New Year's Day, Gong Xi Fa Cai! The red envelopes are included, and the happiest one is naturally the baby son!
I have already been to the ancient city of Lijiang, so I went directly to Lugu Lake. The Lining Highway is full of twists and turns. Please control the speed of the car, do not overtake at will, pay attention to falling rocks, and sheep on the roadside, and be careful of luggage slipping when opening the tailgate.
Arrive at Genu Changting Inn at about 17:00 (Lake-view double room on the first floor, 800, we directly inquire at the inn, it is more than 300 cheaper than online booking, the decoration is old, not recommended). The inn is right by the lake, the landscape and courtyard are very good.
The remote control boat brought can finally be launched.
In the evening, I specially use the gas stove I brought to cook supper
February 17th: Lugu Lake in the morning is quiet and charming, with mist in the distance and flocks of teal ducks, enjoy it slowly.
Start the trip around Lugu Lake (about 70 kilometers), walk, see, eat and buy, and stay at the Lugu Lake Liuyue Prowalan next to the inn last night (exquisite lake view room, arranged by a friend, the price at that time Should exceed 2000, recommended).
February 18: After breakfast, take a small boat out of the lake to feed the seagulls, 50/person. Then set off to Shangri-La. National Highway 214 straightened a lot after passing the Haba Snow Mountain viewing platform. We drove directly to the colorful snowy Tibetan restaurant for dinner. In the evening, we stayed at the Shangri-La Manxinyunxiao Boutique Hotel (Cloud Corridor Viewing Family Room, 668 ,Not recommended).
February 19: 40 minutes' drive to Pudacuo National Park (ticket + bus ticket 130, children 80), only the Shudu Lake Scenic Area is open that day. After getting off the bus, take a tour along the 3.3-kilometer plank road. The scenery is charming, and there are cute squirrels. If you return by boat, 50/person.
In the afternoon, we drove back to the ancient city of Dukezong. It was not the peak season, there were not many people, and many shops were closed. We drank coffee and bought a set of Yunnan black pottery tea sets that we liked very much at "Wuchen". After dinner at the side dish coffee, stay at Shilili Pan Honeymoon Sangzhu Hotel (exquisite single room, 821, recommended), just beside the ancient city, the location is very good.
On February 20th, it’s time to go back. The first stop—Xizhou, Dali, arrived in the afternoon, checked into Dali Lvji Qingshe Hotel (Lvji Warm Twin Room, 499 yuan, recommended), then strolled around the ancient town, and returned to Visited Baxi Coffee the other day for a meal.
On February 21, I walked to Haitong in the morning and it was beautiful.
After breakfast, we went to Yuxi Chengjiang Fuxian Lake. There was a traffic jam. My son said, "It's the first time I can be so willful on the highway."
We arrived at Chengjiang Yuchen Holiday Hotel at 23:00 (luxury lake view balcony king bed room, 1185, highly recommended), missed the sunset of Fuxian Lake and the bonfire party at the hotel, but in exchange for the boss gave us a free upgrade to a panoramic luxury suite (More than 1900), and also sent a love supper.
On February 22, according to the introduction of the boss, I went to the nearby ancient town of Xianhu, which is very beautiful. Go back to the hotel for lunch, copper pot fish, delicious.
After dinner, go to Guizhou Huangguoshu Jiang Luyue Mountain Boutique B&B (luxury double bed room with bay window, room 1032, highly recommended). The journey was smooth, and we arrived at the hotel in the evening, had three dishes and one soup for dinner, 88, and then went to the tea bar on the third floor to make tea for ourselves.
On February 23, the hotel was facing the Baling River Bridge with a first-class view. After breakfast, I went to the platform on the fourth floor to take pictures.
Go to the north gate of Qianhu Miao Village in Xijiang, 40 tickets for the scenic spot, free for children, and the hotel's car will pick us up at the north gate, 30. Stay at Xunmei Garden Boutique Resort Hotel (Garden View Theme Room, 733, the loft son likes it very much, recommended). Miao Village is very lively, we eat from the street corner to the end of the street.
On February 24th, I went to Yangshuo, got stuck in traffic, called the hotel to make an appointment for dinner, and arrived at Yueshan Yueshui Boutique Hotel at 9 o'clock (river view balcony king bed room, 539, water supply and power supply equipment problems, not recommended, the staff worked hard).
On February 25th, the location of the hotel is very good, just beside the Yulong River, opposite to the greenway, the rapeseed flowers are very beautiful.
We were stuck in traffic, took the national highway, passed Longbei Mountain, and bought persimmons. The host warmly invited us to dinner.
Reached home safely after 11pm.
summary:
1. I read a lot of information such as travel notes, hotel reviews, and road conditions for two months before departure, so I was able to arrange a satisfactory itinerary.
2. The weather during the entire itinerary was very good, very pleasant and satisfying. The people, hotels, attractions, food, and shopping experienced were all very good. The money was spent happily, and it was not expensive. There is no charge for parking in many places, including at the entrance of scenic spots.
3. Expenses: 15,000 for accommodation, 4,000 for fuel, 2,000 for toll, 9,000 for attractions, meals, etc.
4. Because you can travel at the wrong peak, the journey is very smooth, and there is basically no need to queue. There are 3 days of traffic jams in the 6 days of the return journey. Study the navigation in advance to understand the situation of the national highway. Just fill up at the first gas station, and there will be a long queue at the back. Relax and enjoy queuing.
5. Please check Ctrip for specific hotel reviews for each night.
6. If you are dining at the inn, it is best to make an appointment in advance.
7. During the Spring Festival, manpower is tight, so we should be more tolerant.
8. Use the "report safety" function of the navigation on the road to let your family know your whereabouts.