Xingyi Family Travel Guide! Explore Fairy Tales and Nature in 5 Days

Finally found the perfect city for family trips with kids! Xingyi is truly a hidden gem! Especially the Xingyi Mushroom Hotel, the moment the kids saw it, they were instantly enchanted, pulling me straight into the mushroom house, saying this is "baby’s fairy tale home"～

💡Family travel tips! Save this and don’t forget!
✅Huangguoshu Waterfall is stunning for photos, but be sure to bring raincoats and waterproof covers when getting close to the falls! Otherwise, your phone or camera might get soaked, trust me, the mist is really heavy!
✅Book your Wanfenglin homestay in advance! In advance! In advance! Important things said three times! Booking last minute during peak season is not only expensive but might mean no rooms available, which can really mess up your plans!
✅For those wanting to shoot beautiful Wanfenglin countryside photos, avoid the rice harvest season! Only lush green rice fields make great shots; bare fields are not photogenic at all～
✅Xingyi has lots of mosquitoes, especially for kids! Always carry mosquito repellent and spray in your bag, spray the kids anytime, or they’ll get bitten and cry nonstop～

🏨【Kids’ Favorite: Mushroom Hotel】
📍Xingyi Mushroom Luxury Wild Hotel
Who can resist a mushroom-shaped hotel! 🍄 As soon as you enter, it feels like stepping into a fairy tale world, with giant mushroom houses lining the streets, perfect for photos! The rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows + balconies that offer amazing views in the morning～ There are also various cartoon-themed rooms that kids don’t want to leave! Around the hotel is a Disney castle-style playground where kids can play from morning till night, freeing up parents’ hands!

🚘Super worry-free 5-day family itinerary!
D1: Gather in Guiyang～ After arrival, airport pickup and hotel check-in, no rush, super relaxing!
D2: Guiyang → Huangguoshu Waterfall! Use the VIP lane to skip lines, making it easy to tour with kids! Stay overnight at Yaojia Wangpu Homestay, a cliffside guesthouse that’s amazing! Infinity pool facing mountains and streams, every photo looks like a masterpiece!
D3: Huangguoshu → Earth Core Exploration → Xingyi Mushroom Hotel! Enter the cave with a coach’s guidance, wearing professional spelunking suits for safety～ The cave is super cool, and you can touch stalagmites and stalactites 🪨! Mountain climbing, zip-lining, stepping through streams 💦, plus “flat band rappelling,” kids have a blast and don’t want to leave!
D4: Wanfenglin → Fenglin Bouyei! Climb high for panoramic views of Wanfenglin, then bike and enjoy the breeze, so comfortable～ Rent Bouyei ethnic costumes to take photos in the tea fields 📷, 100% photo-worthy! Experience flower field afternoon tea, rice field mini train, fruit picking, fish catching 🐟, tea picking～ Tie-dyeing, pounding glutinous rice cakes, and chicken catching 🐓 are also super fun, and the tie-dye the kids make looks amazing!
D5: Jilong Fort → Wanfeng Lake boat tour → Airport/train station drop-off! See the stunning fairy tale castle 🏰, take a boat ride on the lake to enjoy the scenery, perfectly ending the trip～

Post by John Gonzalez | Aug 30, 2025