Tourism Guide for Natural Scenic Areas Around Wuhan in 2014

Um, I don’t know whether you are traveling in a group or on a self-guided tour. I have never been in a group tour. I will give you some travel guides for self-guided tours. I hope it will be useful to you. The following are written by some senior travel friends.

The first and most important thing is safety. When going to Shennongjia, you should pay attention to:

1. The virgin forest is very large, the transportation is not developed, and many places are not open to tourists. It is best to hire a tour guide to guide you. Prevent getting lost.

2. When traveling in the forest, wear a hat, long clothes and long trousers, and tighten your cuffs and trousers to prevent being bitten by poisonous insects and snakes.

3. Remember to wear gloves. There are many thorns in the forest. Buy a pair of wear-resistant and non-slip shoes. It is best to prepare two pairs in the rainy season. Remember to bring a shoe dryer.

4. If you are in If you encounter a storm in the mountains, you must first know your direction and find a relatively open flat, so that you will not get lost and can avoid lightning strikes.

5. The best things to bring: sealed containers (for matches and raincoats), UV-resistant glasses, a knife, a rope, and a compass.

6. There is a care for two people traveling together. It is best not to travel alone.

Shennongjia Food

Now that you have travel and accommodation, you can’t treat your stomach badly when your eyes are full. There is a jingle in the Shennongjia area: "I eat potato fruits, roast them on fire, and drink shochu with bacon. Besides the gods, I am the one." All mentioned are local daily foods. When you get to Shennongjia, you have to try the local bacon, potatoes and lazy tofu.

In addition, Shennongjia’s bamboo shoots, fungus, mushrooms, potatoes and some wild vegetables are quite fresh and delicious. The Shennong Tujia Banquet and Shennong’s wild vegetables are a feast for the eyes.

Shopping in Shennongjia

Friends who are self-guided travelers will definitely buy something to remember after visiting this place. There are many local specialties for you to buy when traveling to Shennongjia. The main products include: Shennong tea, shiitake mushrooms, Chinese herbal medicine, wooden cutting boards, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, wild honey, red birch sap, root carvings, wild animal specimens, crystal stones, wild walnuts, chestnuts, etc.

If tourists want to shop, they can go to the streets of Muyu Town and Songbai Town. Local specialties can be bought in the stalls and shops everywhere.

Accommodation in Shennongjia

After a tiring day, self-guided travel friends most want to find a clean, comfortable and affordable place to sleep. When traveling to Shennongjia, most people stay in Muyu Town, where hotels are concentrated and available for tourists to choose from. The local two-star hotels mainly include Shennong Villa and Tianlu Resort, with better living environment and conditions, and the price is mid-range (the retail price is 280 yuan/room); others include Heping Hotel, Caiyuan Hotel, Shenbao Hotel, and Yunzheng Hotel , Shennong Resort, etc., the price is also relatively moderate, around 200 yuan, and can be negotiated to around 100 yuan/room in the off-season.

If you are staying in Songbai Town, you can choose the Shennongjia Hotel. The conditions and prices are acceptable to the working class.

The main attractions of Shennongjia:

Although the self-guided tour time is Plenty, but the best views are not to be missed.

1. Banbi Rock

Banbi Rock is located in the southwest of the Shennongjia Forest Area, facing Shennongding and Singjingya. There are three wonders in Banbiyan: the first is the odd stone forest with abrupt rocks; the second is the impenetrable arrow bamboos all over the mountains and plains; the third is that people have discovered the footprints of "savages" many times.

2. Scenery Mountain

Located on the west side of the main peak of Shennongjia, with an altitude of more than 2,700 meters, it is one of the main scenic spots in Shennongjia. It has beautiful peaks and valleys, colorful and attractive. There are numerous strange rocks and curved peaks in the gorge. Some are twisted and twisted, some are graceful and graceful, some are proud and gorgeous, and some cover the cliffs and the sky. There are various scenes.

3. Thousand-year-old ancient cedar:

The tree is 48 meters high, with a chest circumference of 8.2 meters. It requires five people to hug it. It is called a sacred tree.

4. Golden Monkey Ridge:

Golden Monkey Ridge is connected to the Red Rock Cave in the south and Xiaolongtan in the north. It has high mountains, cold climate, abundant rainfall, fertile land, dense forests, and beautiful scenery. The beautiful golden monkey, listed as a national first-level protected animal, rests and climbs here.

Tickets for Shennongjia’s main attractions

The price is also a concern for self-guided tour friends.

Shennongding Scenic Area 140 yuan/person

Shennongtan Scenic Area 40 yuan/person

National Forest Park 60 yuan/person

Shennongjia Ski Resort 50 yuan/person

Xiangxiyuan 30 yuan/person

Natural Museum 25 yuan/person

Shengsheng Bridge 20 yuan/person

Shen Nong Altar Bonfire Party 40 yuan/person

Gallery Valley 20 yuan/person

Taping Primitive Forest 20 yuan/person

Wushan Lake Scenic Area 20 Yuan/person

Ticket price includes tourist personal accident insurance of RMB 1.00 (accidental injury liability insurance of RMB 10,000.00 and additional medical expenses of RMB 2,000.00). Some scenic spots provide certain discounts to students, the elderly, and the disabled with valid documents; to active military personnel, revolutionary disabled military personnel, "three old" military personnel (old Red Army, Old Eighth Route Army, and New Fourth Army veterans) and to teaching, Scientific research activities are free and open with valid certificates.

Reference prices for other price information services:

Reference prices for two-star standard rooms are 100-150 yuan/day

Reference prices for three-star standard rooms 180-250 yuan/day

The reference price of farmhouses and other guest rooms is 60-100 yuan/day

Tour charter (minivan) 200-250 yuan/day

Self-made plant specimens 10 yuan/piece

Dining at farm restaurants ranges from 40-300 yuan

Tour guide fee 50-100 yuan/day

Shennongjia Transportation

Transportation for self-guided tours is an issue that cannot be ignored. You don’t want to waste time blindly searching for it. The transportation in Shennongjia is not very convenient, mainly by highway. The total length of highways in the territory is more than 1,300 kilometers, running through the region from north to south and east to west. And it forms a network with highways in Xiangfan, Shiyan, Yichang, Xingshan, Badong and other cities and counties. It is very convenient to get to Shennongjia from Yichang. The express bus from Yichang to Xingshan County runs every half hour, and then the minibus from Xingshan to Shennongjia Muyu runs every half hour.

The scenic spots in Shennongjia are relatively scattered and far apart, so it is necessary to pay for the tour.

Shennongjia self-guided tour reference route

D1: Arrive in Yichang by train from all over the country. Depart from Yichang Long-distance Passenger Transport Station in the morning to Xingshan County (one trip every 30 minutes, takes three hours , 30 yuan), have lunch and rest in Xingshan. After lunch, you can visit the famous Xingshan Zhaojun Village (cost 30 yuan, the tour takes about 1 hour) and Panlong Cave (ticket 20 yuan). In the afternoon, take a minibus to Muyu Town (One trip every 15 minutes, one hour, 10 yuan). Then walk 2 kilometers to Xiangxiyuan Scenic Area (ticket 8 yuan). The water here is of excellent quality and you can take a mineral bottle home with you. The tour takes one hour. Then walk back to Muyu Sinuma (15 minutes, 5 yuan) and arrive at the Shennong Altar to visit the thousand-year-old tree (seven people hug each other) and worship Emperor Yan (ticket 25 yuan). It takes about two hours. You can have dinner at the scenic spot. Enjoy the ethnic song and dance bonfire party (ticket 25 yuan). After the party, take a bus to Muyu Town for accommodation (standard room is about 50 yuan).

D2: Charter a car in the morning (small bread costs 200 yuan per day, can be shared) to Yakou (entrance), which takes one hour. After purchasing the ticket, first arrive at the Banbiyan Scenic Area (it is easy to get lost here, so please be careful). , it will take two hours, then go to the scenic spot for sightseeing, it will take another hour, then go to Xiaolongtan for dinner, and then visit the "Savage" expedition exhibition and the animal circle (including golden monkeys), which will take two hours, and in the afternoon go to the Golden Monkey Ridge for a hike It takes two hours to go to the primeval forest (the scenery is charming), and then walk to Hongping Gallery (the peaks on both sides of the canyon are colorful, with every step of the way) and then two hours to Hongping Town for food and accommodation (standard room 40 yuan). You can also rent a tent (80 yuan per day) in Muyu Town for accommodation on the first day.

D3: Depart in the morning for a tour of Yantian Scenic Area (15 kilometers, ticket 30 yuan, including all attractions). View the sea of ??clouds (sometimes you can see the light of the Buddha), visit the Swallow Cave, and take the "Ascension" Road (it is said to be the place where Shennong ascended to heaven). The vertical height difference here is more than 2,000 meters, which is extremely spectacular. It takes four hours. Lunch will be eaten locally at the scenic spot. Special dishes (25 yuan per person). After dinner, set off to Songbai Town (40 kilometers) to visit the Shennongjia Natural History Museum (ticket 15 yuan). It takes two hours. Dinner and accommodation will be in the town (standard room 45 yuan). You can shop here in the evening. .

D4. In the morning, you can go up the mountain to collect chestnuts, kiwis and other wild fruits. Then take a bus to Yichang (fare 40 yuan, 7 hours) and arrive in Yichang in the afternoon. You can also take a bus to Shiyan City and transfer to visit Wudang Mountain.

The above is from Shennongjia, you can choose the place you want to visit

As for the Three Gorges, I hope you can give the specific place, so that I can better answer, is it Yichang or Yichang? Chongqing? Or you can just tell us which attraction you want to go to, so it’s easier to answer.

Well, my personal advice to you is that we definitely want to have a good time when we go out, but you only have three days. To be honest, it’s really hard to go to two places. You may not be able to finish both places, because once you go there and back, you will have a lot of time. You might as well choose one to have fun and go to the other next time. This may be better. OK,,