Source: InKunming | 2014-04-02 | Editor:
[InKunming--Travel Tips] Xundian government, with Kunming Information Hub and other sponsors together, call for intended travelers to spend their leisure time in Xundian for visiting beautiful sceneries, having comfortable baths in a local hot spring, and eating a full-course meal of potatoes that are cooked in various ways.
Intended travelers can dail 13211602191 to join us from now on until April 25. We will spend one and a half day in touring Xundian on April 26 and 27.
To have a meal that contains potatoes made in various ways is one of the highlights packaged in the activity.Local Xundian people like to eat potatoes by boiling, frying, steaming, stewing, stir-frying, baking, braising, etc,since potatoes grown in Xundian taste very delicious and have a relatively cheap price compared to other staple foods.
Another highlight within the organized activity package is to have baths in Xinghe(星河)Hot Spring Resort.
Water temperature of hot spring in Xundian's Xinghe Hot Spring Resort reaches 76 degrees centigrade all the year round. It is crowned as one of the best sulphur-flowing hot springs in China.
The hot spring, with the other three lakes including Shuanglongtan(双龙潭)Lake, Bailongtan(白龙潭)Lake, Qingshuihai(清水海) Lake, are crowned as Four Treasures in Xundian County by local people.
Travelers can not only take baths in the hot spring of Xinghe Hot Spring Resort, but also appreciate folk ethnic dances and songs at the same time in the resort.
The third highlight of the activity is to visit Fenglongwan Valley Park(凤龙湾). The valley has a length of 15 kilometers, containing many miraculous sceneries. Waterfalls, bold cliffs, a clean lake, ding-dong rivers, lush plants could be seen in the valley.
Travel Schedule
April 26
9:00: self-drive from Kunming to Xundian
11:30: arrange lodging rooms for travelers in hotels in Xundian
12:00: have a lunch and taste Xundian-featured dishes that are all made of potatoes cooked in various ways
13:30-14:30: noon break in hotels
14:30-22:00: drive to the Xinghe Hot Spring Resort; have comfortable baths in the resort; have dinners, and watch folk ethnic dances' performances at the same time in the resort; win lotteries during an interactive activity held also in the resort.
22:00: go back to hotels in the Xundian County
April 27
8:30: get up and have breakfast
9:30: drive to Fenglongwan Valley Park and admire beautiful natural sceneries in the park
12:00: have a lunch uniformly in a local famous farmhouse; and then, choose to drive to other scenic spots such as Beidaying(北大营) grassland or a local lavender manor by travelers themselves, or decide to buy some specialty products in the county, or opt to drive back to Kunming directly.
Activity Charges
The total Fee is 437 yuan per person. Intended travelers who apply now can enjoy a discounted price of 320 yuan for an adult and 100 yuan for a child(height of the child should be lower than 1.1 meters).
Specific costs:
Fees for all meals: 100 yuan/person
Fees for lodging in hotels: 198 yuan per standard room
Tick price for Fenglongwan Valley Park: 60 yuan/person
Steamer price for spending time on a lake in Fenglongwan Valley Park: 30 yuan/person
Insurance fee paid for insured amount of 100,000 yuan for each person
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(Editors: Cathy Chen, Tracy)