Chongli Family Trip｜3-Day 2-Night Guide with a 3-Year-Old

Hello, I'm Ali! With Beijing recently sweltering in heat and scorching sun, we quickly planned a refreshing family getaway to Chongli. ✅🚗3.5h+ drive or 🚅1h+ high-speed train, convenient transportation ✅Escape Beijing's heat and enjoy a cool 20°C summer ✅Take cable cars, admire alpine meadows, and see herds of cattle and horses Interested? Save this guide now! ～～～～～～～～～～～～～ 🗺️3-Day 2-Night Itinerary ▫️D1: Depart after breakfast 👉 Arrive at Thaiwoo Town by noon 👉 Hotel nap 👉 Dinner 👉 Night visit to Fulong Town's musical fountain ▫️D2: Breakfast 👉 Cuiyun Mountain Forest Park 👉 Lunch 👉 Nap at 4 PM 👉 Cuiyun Mountain Resort + Dinner ▫️D3: Breakfast 👉 Magpie Ridge 👉 Return to Beijing ～～～～～～～～～～～～～ 🏡Where to Stay - Holiday Inn Resort Fulong ▫️Great location: Walkable to Fulong Town's musical fountain/circus; 1.8km to Chongli's restaurants + Yonghui Supermarket. ▫️Behind the hotel lies a fairy-tale-like villa area + campsite + cable car—absolutely stunning! ▫️Family-friendly amenities: Provides kids' toothbrushes, bathrobes, slippers, high chairs, and cutlery. The breakfast area even has a mini excavator kids love! 🍜Where to Eat ▫️Nastu Restaurant (Highly recommended!) - Mongolian cuisine, with kid-friendly milk skin. The lamb rolls, tofu, and shrimp balls in the set meal are tender and perfect for kids. ▫️Holiday Inn's Jinxiu Pavilion: Slightly pricier but with a nice ambiance, quick service, and mild flavors suitable for little ones. ▫️Thaiwoo Town's Summit Restaurant (Highly recommended!): A bowl of lamb offal soup at 2km altitude costs only 26r—delicious and affordable! 🎣What to Do 1️⃣Thaiwoo Town - Must-ride cable cars + mid-mountain + summit views! The most stunning alpine meadows and flower fields among the three towns, but also the most crowded. 2️⃣Cuiyun Mountain Forest Park (Strong recommendation❗) 🚗30min from Fulong. Take the shuttle down after hiking up with kids, enjoying a natural forest bath and fresh air. The trail is 1/3 wooden boardwalk, 1/3 stone path, and 1/3 dirt road. We walked the first 1/3 boardwalk with our toddler and pushed the stroller up the shuttle's stone path—not too tiring. Seniors/kids can take the shuttle both ways. The summit features Ming Dynasty Great Wall ruins + wind turbine arrays—spectacular! 3️⃣Cuiyun Mountain Resort Perfect for 3-year-olds: Most rides in the family park (9 AM–10 PM) and tank rides + lakeside train + boating in the water park (9 AM–8 PM). 4️⃣Magpie Ridge - Free scenic area, fully drivable, on the way back to Beijing (Strong recommendation❗) If you want your own "Altay"-like experience—endless alpine meadows, cartoon-like clouds, wild cattle, horseback riding + camping + forest bathing—this is a must-visit! Navigate to "Chongli Magpie Ridge Scenic Area." First, you’ll pass sunflower fields nestled between mountains. After spotting the first brown Magpie Ridge landmark sign, start climbing. When you see the green Magpie Ridge sign, continue uphill to a flat area—this is the alpine meadow + cattle + clouds + campsite! 🚅1h+ train or 🚗3.5h drive—take your kids on a high-altitude summer escape! Thanks for reading👀! For more kid-friendly travel spots, check out my homepage✌🏻 Looking forward to your ❤️s and follows—let’s make family trips easy and fun!