Two-Day Sightseeing & Adventure Tour: Wanfo Lake, West Anhui Great Rift Valley & Dabie Mountain Grottoes
I. Route Planning
Day 1: Wanfo Lake (Shucheng) — Maotanchang Ming & Qing Ancient Street — Maotanchang High School — Tu’s Ancestral Hall — East Stone Shoot Scenic Area
Route A: Lake Views, Ancient Town & Green Hills
Wanfo Lake (Double Dragon Island, Fishing Island, Dream-Seeking Island, Customs Island, Phoenix Island, Swallow Island, Hidden Immortal Island) → Maotanchang Town → Tu’s Ancestral Hall → Ming & Qing Ancient Street → East Stone Shoot → Double Tiger Stockade → Nine Dragon Valley → Fishing Platform → Maotanchang Town
Route B: Hiking & Wellness Leisure
Wanfo Lake → Entrance of East Stone Shoot Scenic Area → Ten-Thousand-Mu Wild Tea Garden → Jade Zither Lake → Fishing Platform → Mituo Temple → East Stone Shoot → Thousand-Zhang Cliff → West Stone Shoot
Route C: Mountain Climbing & Forest Air Bath
Triple Cascade Waterfall → Ancient Plank Road → Pearl Waterfall → Jade Emperor Summit → Double Tiger Stockade → Jade Guanyin Rock → East Stone Shoot
Route D: Unique Rock Sightseeing & Waterfront Relaxation
East Stone Shoot → Jade Pond → Wild Tea Garden → Wetland → Herringbone Waterfall → East Stone Shoot
Day 2: Dahuashan Scenic Area — West Anhui Great Rift Valley Scenic Area — Dabie Mountain Grottoes Scenic Area
Dahuashan Scenic Area Route
Yunfeng Temple → Zhu Yunshan Memorial Hall → Double Toad Temple
West Anhui Great Rift Valley Route: Rock Climbing & Nature Challenge
Scenic Area Entrance → Divine Frog Rock → First Gate → Second Gate → Third Gate → Heavenly Staircase → Upright Rock → Scenic Area Exit
Dabie Mountain Grottoes Scenic Area Routes
Route A: Sports & Leisure Route
Reception Center (Lijiawan) → Open Cliff → Hongshan Reservoir → Liao Cliff → Hongshan Stockade → Dragon Well Gully → Open Cliff → Reception Center (Lijiawan)
Route B: Mountain Stockade Scenery Route
Reception Center (Danjiawan) → Vanilla Lake → Vanilla Garden → Dream Cave → Bamboo Grove → Three Turn Cliff → Box Rock → Lover Rock → Toad Rock → Hongshan Stockade → Dragon Well Gully → Open Cliff → Reception Center (Lijiawan)
Route C: Mountain Stockade Culture Route
Reception Center (Danjiawan) → Vanilla Lake → Nine Dragon Hall → Virtue Heaven Gate → Three Combination Gate → Peace Gate → Hongshan Stockade → Dragon Well Gully → Open Cliff → Reception Center (Lijiawan)
The above routes are available for group tours as well as self-driving group trips.
Schedule
- Day 1: Depart from Hefei at 07:00. Take a boat to tour all spots at Wanfo Lake from 08:30 to 10:30 (alternative: stay overnight at Wanfo Lake the previous day and sightsee from 07:30 to 10:30). Arrive at Maotanchang Town for lunch at 11:30. Visit Tu’s Ancestral Hall and Maotanchang High School (the largest rural high school nationwide) from 12:30 to 13:30. Roam the Ming & Qing Ancient Street and the Former Canteen Site, and buy local specialties from 13:50 to 15:30. Explore all attractions in East Stone Shoot Scenic Area from 15:50 to 17:30. Have dinner at a farm restaurant or local eatery in the scenic zone, and stay overnight at a scenic area hotel.
- Day 2: Leave East Stone Shoot at 07:30. Tour Dahuashan Scenic Area from 08:10 to 09:10. Visit all spots in the Great Rift Valley Scenic Area from 09:30 to 11:30, purchase Jin’an local specialties and dine at surrounding farm restaurants. Arrive at Dabie Mountain Grottoes Scenic Area at 13:30, take the large circular grotto route and watch local characteristic folk performances. The two-day pleasant tour ends at 17:00, then take the coach back.
II. Tour Catering & Accommodation
1. Maotanchang Town
Group Dining
Santan Restaurant, Jinsong Hotel, East Stone Family, East Stone Shoot Farmhouse Restaurant, Hongxia Restaurant, Mountain Wild Farm Restaurant, Bamboo Garden Restaurant, Public Restaurant, etc.
VIP Dining
Recommended Accommodation
TieGuiwan Resort Manor, Jinsong Hotel, East Stone Family
2. West Anhui Great Rift Valley & Dabie Mountain Grottoes Scenic Area
Group Dining
Peace Farm Restaurant, New Countryside Restaurant, Youxing Restaurant, West Anhui Family Restaurant, etc.
VIP Dining
Landscape Family Resort, Crouching Tiger Manor
Recommended Accommodation
Crouching Tiger Manor, Landscape Family Resort
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