[2025 Kaiyang Attraction] Travel Guide for Nan Jiang Gorge (Updated Apr)

Nanjiang Grand Canyon is located in Kaiyang County in the northeast of Guiyang. The two sides of the canyon are typical karst landforms. The cliffs are sandwiched with clear rivers, and the waterfalls of various shapes fall from the cliffs, which is beautiful. Visitors can stroll along the cliffside plank road to enjoy the canyon scenery, or experience the exciting canyon rafting, which is full of fun. The parking lot at the gate of the Nanjiang Grand Canyon Attraction is the starting point of rafting. Visitors who choose to walk can take a battery car at the gate to the Attraction. The battery car is rafting in the river valley on the side of the road. For walking tourists, there are no attractions to see, and as long as you buy a ticket, the battery car is Complimentary to get in and out. At the battery car terminal, there are more attractions, mainly divided into two parts: the Ladder Rock Attraction and the Luogu Chong Attraction. First, go through the Tianmen Cave Tunnel to the Ladder Rock Attraction. Along the way, take a look at the landslide horn rock, which is shaped like a trumpet, with a narrow valley in the deep and wide valley trumpet outside. Not far away, it is the Ladder Rock Resort. You can have something to eat and replenish your energy at the Ladder Rock Restaurant, which is also the terminal of the leisure rafting. Then walk forward along the plank road, and you can see strange vegetation along the way, such as the tangled roots holding stones, and the trees growing in the cracks of the rocks. The karst cliffs on both sides are green and the air is very fresh. The waterfalls hanging from the cliffs from time to time are also very beautiful, such as the Tianwaitian Waterfall, the Jinzhong Waterfall formed on the calcified fossils, and the Wanzhu Waterfall. You can also enjoy the strange stones, such as the square stone "Nanjiang Seal" in the middle of the river. At the end, there is an open lake called Yuanyang Lake, and this is the Luogu Chong Scenic Attraction. There are two types of rafting in the Nanjiang Grand Canyon, 5 kilometers of leisure rafting and 8 kilometers of passion rafting. Passion rafting is the whole journey, and leisure rafting is actually the first half of passion rafting. The rafting starts from the gate of the Attraction. The water flow is relatively gentle. After passing the Shuiluo Pavilion, one of the iconic waterfalls of the Attraction, and then to Caozitang, it is the end of the leisure rafting. The Ladder Rock Restaurant is on the shore. If it is a passionate rafting, continue to drift forward after the end of the leisure rafting, drift to the bottom, and land at Yuanyang Lake. Whether it is a walking tourist or a rafting tourist, there are two ways to return to the gate of the Attraction after arriving at Yuanyang Lake. One is to take the cable car to the top of the mountain at Yuanyang Lake. If you climb to the top of the mountain, you have to walk more than 900 steps. The road is more dangerous. When you reach the top of the mountain, you can take the Complimentary Attraction bus back to the gate. If you miss the cable car time or don’t want to take it, you can also walk back along the original plank road. In addition to the characteristics of Qian cuisine "spicy, mellow, sour, fresh, fragrant, and thick", the special food of Nanjiang Grand Canyon is also rich in the mineral selenium, which is nutritious. You can try selenium-rich bacon. There are also wild beasts in the mountains, such as Nanjiang small flower fish with colorful scales, wild mushrooms, etc. The Ladder Rock Restaurant in the Attraction serves these dishes. One day is more than enough to visit the Nanjiang Grand Canyon, so it is not necessary to stay in the Attraction. If you are a photography enthusiast who wants to wait for the beautiful light in the evening and early morning, or want to savor the canyon scenery, there are accommodations at the Tizi Rock Resort in the middle of the Attraction, the Buyi Village next to it, and the Luogu Chong Resort at the end of the Attraction. If you stay at the Tizi Rock, there is a Complimentary bonfire party in the evening.