[Nanning Free Travel] How to enjoy a 2-day and 1-night trip to Nanning, a comprehensive itinerary planning guide!
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- Trip Planner
- Nanning itinerary planning overview
- Nanning Day 1
- Qingxiu Mountain
- Yongjiang River Night Cruise
- Nanning Day 2
- Nanning Zoo
- Nanning Polar Ocean World
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This guide carefully plans a perfect 2-day and 1-night trip to Nanning for you. Covering local attractions, authentic food and popular shopping areas, you can easily travel around Nanning and enjoy a worry-free holiday. Whether it is an in-depth exploration of history and culture or a fashionable check-in in a modern city, this guide can meet your needs. Come and start your wonderful trip to Nanning!
Take a nighttime tour of the city at Yongjiang River to discover the allure of the green metropolis at night, or go on an excursion to Qingxiu Mountain to appreciate the four-season flower fields.
Enjoy both adorable creatures and ocean adventures by seeing beluga whales dance in the oceanarium and pandas munch bamboo in the zoo.
| date | journey |
| Day 1 | Qingxiu Mountain->Night Cruise on Yongjiang River |
| Day 2 | Nanning Zoo->Nanning Polar Ocean World |
Situated on the Yongjiang River's shore, Qingxiu Mountain is one of Nanning City's most well-known scenic locations. Qingshan and Fenghuangling are among the more than a dozen mountains that make up Qingxiu Mountain. Here, you can walk around the garden and see different flowers, or you can climb the Longxiang Tower and enjoy a distant view of the sea and mountains. Peach Blossom Island is a wonderful site to visit in the spring to take in the blooms, particularly the peach blossoms that are in full bloom.
Address: No. 19, Qingshan Road, Qingxiu District, Nanning City
Opening hours: 06:00–00:00 (next day)
evaluate:
| Qingxiu Mountain is very beautiful and covers a large area, with different scenery in different places. It is recommended to enter from the East Gate, and after visiting Gonghong=Ye Gonghongzi Garden, Monet Garden and other places, take the train to the North Gate area, after visiting the Shade Botanical Garden, Orchid Garden and other places, take the tour bus to the central area, and finally exit from the West Gate. Half a day would be very rushed, a day would be about the same. However, you don’t have to go to every spot specifically. It’s worthwhile to just take a quick look at the sights for half a day. |
The scenery is delightful, and the botanical garden is beautifully landscaped, perfect for a weekend stroll. The entrance fee and parking fees are incredibly good value for money—I was amazed! The little train ride is also a lot of fun; a ride around the park instantly lifts your spirits.One of Nanning's newest water tourist initiatives is the Yongjiang River night cruise, which offers a completely unique water travel experience. It features two 120-passenger tourist boats with an 80-seat hall on the first floor, four viewing boxes on the second floor, and a viewing deck on the third floor; a 57-meter-long, 17-meter-wide, three-story pontoon with a waiting hall on the first floor and leisure, entertainment, and dining areas for tourists on the second and third floors. The tourist boat has a wide view, is pleasant, and is completely furnished. Tourists can take in the stunning views of the Yongjiang River while listening to the soft river breeze as they learn about Nanning's history and culture.
Address: Minsheng Tourism Wharf, Xixiangtang District, Nanning City
Opening hours: 19:30-22:30
evaluate:
| The night cruise on Yongjiang River runs at 8pm, which is average. I didn't experience much of the scenery. The boat tickets are universal, regardless of the first, second or third floor. I suggest going directly to the third-floor terrace, finding a seat and sitting down. It crosses five bridges in an hour. The price is relatively reasonable. It is best to arrive at the dock at least ten minutes in advance. |
The Nanning Zoo, sometimes called Xijiao Park, is situated in Wuliting, one of the western suburbs of Nanning City. It has a lovely natural setting and is a great place to take kids on an excursion or to watch animals. In addition to seeing uncommon creatures like giant pandas, hornbills, black leaf monkeys, white tigers, Bactrian camels, and others, you can also enjoy a variety of water parks and amusements here. The zoo houses an amusement park with roller coasters, bungee jumping devices, and thrilling pendulums. You can give them a try if you're interested.
Address: No. 73, University East Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Transportation: Take Metro Line 1 and get off at Zoo Station.
Business hours: Open from 07:30 to 17:30 tomorrow (no admission at 17:00)
evaluate:
| There were not many people when I went, and I saw Throw Na Xing playing drums there, just remember to do a good job of precautions, quite sunny, bring some food and drink to play an afternoon, transportation is quite convenient to take the subway, not far from the subway exit is the zoo |
Founded in 2018, Nanning Rongsheng Polar Ocean World is Guangxi's first expansive polar ocean theme park. There are four partial floors and three main floors at Rongsheng Polar Ocean World. Ocean Legends, Polar Customs, Polar Exploration, and Happy Ocean display Area are the four display areas that make up the venue. The Mermaid Show, Animal Show, and Beluga Whale Interaction are the three performance highlights. Whale sharks, beluga whales, polar bears, dolphins, sea lions, spotted seals, Arctic wolves, Arctic foxes, Antarctic penguins, and over 20,000 uncommon fish and marine life have all been brought to the area. It is a center for polar marine cultural experiences that combines theme shows, family entertainment, leisure shopping, social dining, and tourism.
Address: 200 meters north of the intersection of Shajing Avenue and Tinghong Road, Jiangnan District, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Business hours: Open from 09:30 to 18:00 tomorrow (admission ends at 18:00)
evaluate:
| It was fun, the kids were very happy, it was a good deal to come on the last day of the holiday, not too many people, you can see all the performances you should see, I will come again next time, there are three floors in total, there are penguins swimming, the kids didn't want to go back after having so much fun |
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