Bajiaozhai National Park - ideal peaks for hiking with amazing surrounding scenery
What is the Bajiaozhai National Park?
Located approximately 155 kilometers from Guilin, Bajiaozhai National Park is a less popular place to visit (although still incredibly beautiful) that is is within Ziyuan County (approximately 4 x hours drive from Guilin city).
With more than 100 peaks in the park, it offers the most beautiful Danxia landform throughout Guilin and Ziyuan and even China to admire - hiking around the peaks, walking on a plank road built or carved on the cliff and enjoying the stunning sunrise, clouds and fogs.
With more than 100 peaks in the park, it offers the most beautiful Danxia landform throughout Guilin and Ziyuan and even China to admire - hiking around the peaks, walking on a plank road built or carved on the cliff and enjoying the stunning sunrise, clouds and fogs.
Bajiaozhai National Park Fast Facts
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What to expect in Bajiaozhai National Park
Visitors to Bajiaozhai National Park are shocked at the unique peaks with Danxia landforms throughout the park. On fine days, clear sky, white clouds, green trees and the peaks form an attractive picture; on foggy days, the peaks look as if hundreds of dolphins swam in the sea. In addition, there are countless wildlife and rare vegetation surviving in the park.
It is also a paradise for bird or wildlife-watching. Aside from the natural beauty, the Yuntai Temple (云台寺) originally built in the Northern Song Dynasty (960 - 1127) stands on the top of Yuntai Peak, overlooking the appealing park in the northeast of the Guilin Area for nearly one thousand years. Baijiaozhai offers a completely different type of landscape from the karst landscape along the Li River which winds through Guilin City to Yangshuo.
It is also a paradise for bird or wildlife-watching. Aside from the natural beauty, the Yuntai Temple (云台寺) originally built in the Northern Song Dynasty (960 - 1127) stands on the top of Yuntai Peak, overlooking the appealing park in the northeast of the Guilin Area for nearly one thousand years. Baijiaozhai offers a completely different type of landscape from the karst landscape along the Li River which winds through Guilin City to Yangshuo.
How to get to Bajiaozhai National Park
As the park is situated in the Ziyuan countryside around 155 kilometers from Guilin, the easiest way to travel independently is only to rent a vehicle from Guilin or Ziyuan County to the park. There is no direct bus from Ziyuan or Guilin to Bajiaozhai National Forest Park. There are only a few options:
- Rent a vehicle departing from Guilin or Ziyuan to Bajiaozhia National Forest Park. This is the quickest and most direct option.
- Take a bus from Guilin North Bus Station (桂林汽车客运北站) or Ziyuan North Bus Station (资源客运北站) to Meixi Town (梅溪镇). From Meixi Town, hail a local minibus to take you to the park and wait for you whilst you explore the park.
Additional Bajiaozhai National Park Travel Advice
- Bajiaozhai National Forest Park is quite isolated (no direct bus to the park). So please arrange your transportation to/from the park beforehand as you won’t be able to rent a local minibus from this attraction.
- Please bring hiking sticks, warm clothes, enough bread or fruit, bottles of water, umbrellas, raincoat, cooling ointment and insect repellent.
- Entrance pricing is 30 CNY per person as at 13th June 2018. For the latest pricing information, please contact us via email (info@wendyweitours.com)
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