📍 Highlights: Zen-inspired landscapes, hot spring wellness, karst wonders, pastoral idyll
👫 Suitable for: Zen travelers, nature lovers, wellness enthusiasts
💰 Budget Breakdown:
Transportation: 1200 RMB (high-speed rail/self-drive + local car rental)
Accommodation: 1800 RMB (Zen hot spring hotel/cliffside homestay)
Meals: 800 RMB (mountain delicacies, river fresh, vegetarian banquets)
Tickets & Activities: 800 RMB (cave exploration, meditation sessions)
Shopping: 400 RMB (southern medicine, handmade dried tofu)
📅 Itinerary
Day 1: Zen Pilgrimage & Cave Exploration
🚄 Morning: Arrive in Yunfu
Take high-speed rail to Yunfu East Station, then car rental to Guoen Temple (40 minutes)
Check in at Zen Spring Resort Hotel (or Tianlu Mountain Hot Spring Hotel)
🍜 Noon: Sixth Patriarch Vegetarian Feast
Recommended restaurants:
Guoen Temple Vegetarian Hall (Bodhi tofu, Arhat vegetarian dishes)
Xinxing Eel Soup (local specialty river fresh)
🕉️ Afternoon: Deep Zen Culture Experience
Guoen Temple (home of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng of Zen Buddhism, free entry)
Cangfo Pit (waterfall Zen realm, trace the Sixth Patriarch’s footsteps)
Jinshuitai Hot Spring (soak in "Zen hot springs" to relieve fatigue)
🌄 Evening: Panlong Cave Light and Shadow Spectacle
Explore Panlong Cave (karst cave, dreamy light show)
Dinner recommendation: Hekou rice rolls + Luoding fish tofu soup
🌙 Night: Starry Sky Hot Spring Meditation
Join meditation or starry sky hot spring soaking experience at the hotel
Day 2: Tianlu Mountain Wonderland & Pastoral Idyll
☁️ Morning: Cloud Hiking
Climb Tianlu Mountain (high mountain rhododendron sea, best in April-May)
Experience glass rafting (summer only) or stroll through Meixi Ancient Town
🍲 Noon: Farmhouse Wild Feast
Recommended Tianlu Mountain farmhouse (mountain snail porridge, free-range chicken)
🌾 Afternoon: Southern Medicine Kingdom Visit
Luoding Cinnamon Expo Park (DIY cinnamon sachets)
Changgangpo Aqueduct ("Guangdong Red Flag Canal" photo spot)
✈️ Evening: Return Trip
Return from Yunfu East Station (stop by Xinxing dried fruits for souvenirs)
💡 Travel Tips
✔ Transportation: Attractions are scattered; car rental (about 600 RMB/day) or self-drive recommended
✔ Food Highlights: Luoding wrinkled fish tofu, Xinxing eel soup, Hekou rice rolls, fermented peanut
✔ Accommodation Suggestions:
Zen meditation and wellness: Zen Spring Resort Hotel
Family fun: Tianlu Mountain wooden villa
✔ Must-buy Souvenirs: Xinxing dried fragrant lychee, Luoding cinnamon, Yunan seedless wampee
💰 Budget Flexibility:
To save money, stay in city hotels to reduce car rental time
For a deeper trip, add Dayunwu Mountain rafting or Bapai Mountain grasslands
🧘 Yunfu is Guangdong’s most enchanting hidden town! Two days and one night, from the Zen ancestral home to karst secret realms, fully relax your body and mind~ 🌿
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