4 Days 3 Nights Exploring Hechi: Discover the Northern Guangxi Scenery and Ethnic Culture

Hechi, a hidden gem in northern Guangxi overlooked by 99% of tourists!✨ Here, the landscapes are wilder than Guilin, and the ethnic customs are richer than Xishuangbanna. Every snapshot looks like a National Geographic masterpiece📸 This local insider guide will unlock the most authentic ways to experience Hechi!

🌈Day 1: Longevity Secrets + Karst Wonders
📍Bama Longevity Village (Address: Jiazhuan Township, Bama Yao Autonomous County, Hechi City)
👵 Learn health secrets from centenarians! Here, there are 31 centenarians per 100,000 people👍
🕙 Open all day | 💰 Free | 🚗 Recommended self-driving or chartered car
🔥 Must-do: Drink longevity water, touch the Longevity Star Monument, eat hemp soup

🍖Lunch: Longevity Fragrant Pig Farmhouse
🐷 The crispy-skinned Bama fragrant pig that "sings"! Be sure to order the "three-layer meat" cut~
🕚 11:00-14:00 | 💰 Around 60 RMB per person | 📍 Inside Longevity Village

🌌Afternoon: Baimo Cave (8 km from Longevity Village)
💨 Negative oxygen ions off the charts! One breath is worth the ticket price!
🕣 8:30-17:30 | 💰 Ticket 90 RMB | 👟 Wear non-slip shoes!

🏨 Overnight: Bama International Hotel
🌃 The rooftop terrace for stargazing is amazing! 10-minute walk to Shouxing Night Market for barbecue🍢

⛰️Day 2: Geological Wonders + Jade Secret Realm
🌄 Fengshan Geological Park (Fengshan County, Hechi City)
🚁 Drone enthusiasts will love it! Karst peaks look like giant matcha cakes🍵
🕗 8:00-17:00 | 💰 Ticket + sightseeing bus 120 RMB

🍵Lunch: Fengshan Old Street Oil Tea Shop
🧂 Yao ethnic oil tea + fried rice puffs, a divine combo! Unlimited refills, super satisfying💥
🕙 10:00-14:00 | 💰 Around 25 RMB per person

💎Afternoon: Sanmen Sea (Paoli Township, Fengshan County)
🚤 Boat ride through 3 skylights! Water as green as a jade bracelet💚
🕘 9:00-16:30 | 💰 Boat ticket 105 RMB | ☀️ Sunscreen! Sunscreen!

🌙 Return to Hechi city at night! Must-try street food: Yangbie Soup (warrior’s exclusive), Five-color Glutinous Rice🎨

👒Day 3: Maonan Ethnic Intangible Heritage + Primeval Forest
🏛️ Huanjiang Maonan Ethnic Museum (West of Huanjiang County Town)
👺 Nuo Mask Dance performance is stunning! On weekends, intangible heritage inheritors teach on-site~
🕘 9:00-16:30 (closed Mondays) | 💰 Free

🍱Lunch: Maonan Flavor Restaurant
📸 The Bodi Banquet is perfect for photos! Sour meat with glutinous rice is finger-licking good👅
🕚 11:00-14:00 | 💰 Around 50 RMB per person

🌳Afternoon: Mulun Karst (Mulun Township, Huanjiang County)
🦋 Chance to see the world-class endangered species—the crested hornbill! A must for families to enjoy stream tracing👨👩👧
🕣 8:30-17:00 | 💰 Guide reservation required

🏡 Overnight in a Maonan wooden house! Starry sky room + bonfire party🔥 Ethnic costumes for amazing photos~

👖Day 4: Yao Ethnic Culture + Hot Spring Healing
🖼️ Nandan Baiku Yao Ecological Museum
👘 Watching Yao sisters weave cloth is like watching an art performance! The bronze drum culture is super mysterious🥁
🕘 9:00-17:00 | 💰 Free

🍲Lunch: Yao Village Home
🍍 I can eat three bowls of sour soup fish with rice! The long table banquet is full of ceremony~
🕚 11:00-15:00 | 💰 Around 60 RMB per person

♨️Afternoon: Nandan Hot Springs (outskirts of the county town)
💦 Real volcanic hot springs! Choose between red wine pool or Chinese medicine pool~ Relieve travel fatigue💆
🕐 13:00-21:00 | 💰 98 RMB/person

🚄 Return tips:
To Nanning: Nandan Station high-speed train 1.5 hours
To Guizhou: Libo Station only 1 hour by car

💡 Babysitter-level advice:
✅ October outfit: thin sweater + sun protection clothing + ethnic style shawl
💸 Cash preparation: Some attractions only accept cash (like Sanmen Sea)
📱 Must-have app: Hechi Tourism Electronic Map (super accurate for mountain road navigation!)