Two-day trip to Nujiang Hot Springs

February 16 and 17, 2025

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This activity is for two people. Activity arrangements:
Meet at Pu Shi Coffee at 12:00 noon
Get off the highway at Wafang around 3 o'clock. Sometimes there will be people selling sugar cane and other seasonal fruits at the highway exit. You can buy some fruits and take a rest before going to the vegetable market in Mangkuan.
There was an uncle who had a stall selling local special fruits/orchids/pickled sour ants.
There is a Jingpo Sapie restaurant on the main street of Mangkuan that has been open for many years and serves delicious dried shredded beef and grilled beef liver.
Afterwards, we went to the Nujiang River beach for a walk. Mangoes and oranges were planted along the way. Kapok flowers were in full bloom on the beach, and the soft evening light shone on the Nushan Mountain on the other side of the river.
The shadow of the mountain is reflected on the river

The walking path will pass by a huge fig tree, and a field of oleander grows lushly on the beach during the dry season.
There are also huge piles of stones shining brightly after being washed by the river water.
In the evening, we returned to the Dai restaurant on the slope of Mangkuan Mountain for dinner and headed to the farmhouse hot spring courtyard on the other side of the river.
There is a large outdoor swimming pool.
The next day after breakfast, we headed to the open mountain trails on the hillside of Gaoligong Mountain to see the wide view of Lujiangba and the unmanned path.
The end point is the temple at the top of Sandieshui Waterfall/
There is a salamander tree beside the waterfall.
After lunch, we went down the mountain to Shuanghongqiao Coffee Stand. Both the syphon and hand brew coffee were delicious.
Then return to Dali.
Return to Dali at about 9pm.

Some snippets from the trip

The vast Lujiang Plain and Gaoligong Mountain in the distance at dusk

Ferns swaying in the light on the way up the mountain

The highest point of Triassic Water

Farmhouse hot spring courtyard in the early morning

Nushan Mountain opposite Mangkuan Market

Hot spring pool with no one at night

The smooth and shining stone beach by the Nujiang River in the evening

Hiking trails with wide views

Mr. Zhu's son lives in the house on the cliff at Sandieshui

The riverside with Yanyan, Xiaoqi and egg custard in the soft light of the evening

The smooth stone surface of Sandieshui Waterfall in the dry season

The sunset glow over the distant Nushan Mountains when returning to Dali

Kapok trees blooming alone in the neat coffee fields on the way up the mountain

Banyan trees and oleanders by the river

Mountain shadows reflected on the river

The river flowing to Nujiang River in the early morning/opposite is the carbonated spring that has been sealed with stone slabs

Sister Xiaoqi, who was washing the pool in the morning, said it was like the movie Vietnam

The dust stirred up by the sheep returning home in the evening

Note:
1. Accommodation is by default for two people per room, and there is also a hot spring bath in the room. If you need to stay in a single room, you need to pay 120 per person.
2. The fee includes: round-trip transportation, travel insurance, one night's accommodation, three meals (dinner on the first day, breakfast on the second day, lunch and dinner on the way). In other words, it covers all expenses except personal shopping.