7 Days in Zunyi
A week adds Suiyang's Shuanghe cave system, mapped over 400 kilometres, and Meitan's ten-thousand-mu tea sea to the old town, the northern passes and the Chishui falls.
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Is 7 days enough for Zunyi?
7 days is the sweet spot for Zunyi: enough time for the must-sees plus one day trip or food/rest day.
Source: NihaoVisit Zunyi guide
7-day Zunyi itinerary at a glance
Use our full Zunyi travel guide as the base and adapt it to 7 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Old Town & the Conference Site
The two-storey brick-and-wood house at 96 Ziyin Road is free with ID reservation and usually closes on Mondays; the adjoining exhibition hall presents artifacts and documents. Late afternoon on the Fenghuang Hill plaza above the old town.
- zunyi conference site
- zunyi fenghuangshan park
Hailongtun Fortress & Loushan Pass
Start early at Hailongtun, begun in 1257 and UNESCO-listed with the Tusi sites in 2015 — the climb passes the 36-step Flying Tiger stair cut into the cliff. About 50 km further north on the old Sichuan-Guizhou road sits the Loushan pass, with its display hall and ridge viewpoints.
- zunyi hailongtun fortress
- zunyi loushan pass
Suiyang — Shuanghe Cave
About an hour northeast to Suiyang county. Shuanghe is a show-cave system with over 400 kilometres mapped — called the longest cave in Asia — and the walkable section threads a subterranean gorge and a fossil passage. Hot-spring town nearby if you want a soak.
- zunyi shuanghe cave
Meitan — the Tea Sea
About 1.5 hours east, Meitan's Yongxing tea sea rolls for roughly 10,000 mu (some 660 hectares). Climb the giant teapot tower at the First Teapot park for the view, then taste Meitan Cuiya and Zunyi Hong in a hillside teahouse. Overnight in Meitan.
- zunyi meitan tea sea
- zunyi first teapot park
Maotai Town
About 3 hours west across the province from Meitan to Renhuai. The Liquor Culture City halls, the Yangliuwan tasting lanes and the 1915 square fill the late day; overnight riverside in Maotai.
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- zunyi liquor culture city
Down the Valley Road — Sidonggou & the Great Falls
Follow the Chishui River valley road, some 160 km end to end, into Danxia country — Chishui joined UNESCO's China Danxia listing in 2010. Afternoon at Sidonggou's four tiered falls, then the Great Waterfall, 76 metres high and 80 metres wide. Overnight in Chishui town.
- zunyi chishui valley road
- zunyi sidonggou valley
- zunyi chishui great waterfall
Bingan Village & Return
Morning at Bingan, a Ming-and-Qing-era river village of stilted wooden houses reached over an iron-chain bridge. Afternoon back up the valley — about 3.5 hours to Zunyi for the onward train.
- zunyi bingan ancient town
Budget for 7 days in Zunyi
| Tier | Per day | 7 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $350–$560 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $700–$1,400 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $2,100+ |
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