Yunnan Family Trip Hidden Gem! This Hotel Makes Me Want to Live in the Mountains
by Pami 3480
May 18, 2025
Sisters, bookmark this now! Just returned from Nujiang with my kids  
Discovered a fairy-tale hidden hotel🏨  
Cross suspension bridges, soak in private hot springs, dig moss, visit a cloud-top bookstore...  
Best part? Only $50 per person including 4 meals❗️  
My kid literally said: "Let's move our home into the mountains!" (exact words!)  
Locals begged me not to share this off-the-beaten-path guide👇  
🚗【3D2N Relaxing Itinerary】  
Day1: Drive from Baoshan → Secret Bay Hotel → Lisu Suspension Bridge → Firepit Night Chat  
Day2: Peacock Mountain → Zhiziluo → Yaping Forest  
Day3: Pioneer Bookstore → Return  
🏞️【Kids' Favorite Adventures】  
✔️ Secret Bay Hotel is a MUST!  
Wake up to the roaring Nujiang River beneath your window💦  
Private hot spring facing the canyon🏔️  
Soaking while watching rolling clouds feels immortal🧖  
✔️ Lisu Bridge laugh fest!  
Hold kids' hands crossing the swaying century-old bridge🌉  
Sudden strong wind at midpoint  
Whole family screamed while clinging together😂  
✔️ Yaping Forest = real-life fairy tale!  
Explore moss-covered tree hollows with kids🌳  
Touch icy-soft "green carpet"  
Pinecone crafts can entertain for hours  
📚【Cultural Bonus Activities】  
✅ Firepit Night: Lisu folk songs around bonfire🔥  
Uncle teaching kids to play "Qiben" instrument  
✅ Zhiziluo Memory Town: 1980s general store & classrooms📺  
Tell kids stories from our childhood  
✅ Pioneer Bookstore: Read picture books above clouds☁️  
Kids' section has amazing pop-up books  
🍲【4 Divine Meals Included】  
✔️ Breakfast: Nujiang rice noodles with pickled veggies = heaven  
✔️ Afternoon tea: Pancakes with wild honey🐝  
✔️ Dinner: Lisu hand-grabbed rice in banana leaves  
✔️ Late snack: Firepit-baked potatoes🥔  
🏡【Living in a Landscape Painting】  
Obsessed with Secret Bay Hotel!  
Booked river-view room with 270° windows🪟  
Morning clouds literally float inside  
Free Lisu costumes at kids' play area👘  
My child dressed as mini-Lisu archer🏹  
Hit bullseye and ran around screaming  
⚠️【Bloody Lesson Summary】  
1️⃣ 3-hour drive from Baoshan! Pack motion sickness patches  
2️⃣ Wear anti-slip shoes in Yaping Forest! Moss = ice rink  
3️⃣ Visit Peacock Mountain before noon! Backlit photos later  
4️⃣ Hotel pool is 28°C! Bring floaties  
5️⃣ Jacket for Pioneer Bookstore! Windy like fridge  
Kid clutched pinecones saying "I'll grow a forest"  
This magical uncrowded all-inclusive spot  
Might get overrun next year😭  
While it's still unknown  
Go be mountain folks for 3 days!
Post by Pami 3480 | May 18, 2025












