4 Days Xianning Itinerary: Best Places to Visit in Xianning

Day 1 | Morning

Sanjiang Forest Hot Springs Resort

Opening Hours: Open from 9/26-2/28,9:00am-0:30am

Ticket Price: 188 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 3-4 Hours

Location: 2 Yueliangwan Rd, Xianan Qu, Xianning Shi, Hubei Sheng, China

Situated near the Qianshan National Forest Park and the Gan River, the Sanjiang Forest Hot Springs Resort features a number of indoor and outdoor springs in beautiful natural surroundings. There is also a shopping street, restaurant, apartment hotel, and holiday homes.

Day 1 | Afternoon

Xianning Wanhao Hot Spring Valley nearby is the top choice before you leave Sanjiang Forest Hot Springs Resort and hit the road.

Xianning Wanhao Hot Spring Valley

Opening Hours: Open from 9/28-9/30,2:30pm-11:30pm;Open from 10/1-12/31,Mon,9:30am-11:59pm

Ticket Price: 139 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 4-5 Hours

Location: No. 1 Moon Bay Road, Hot Spring District, Xianning (near Qianshan Mountain National Forest Park)

Wanhao Xianning Hot Springs Valley Resort is located in Qianshan Forest Park. It can be easily accessed by highway or rail. The springs have over a thousand years of history and were famous during the Tang dynasty for their crystal-clear water. The resort has an impressive selection of thermal pools, which are infused with jasmine, rose, lily, and other minerals.

Day 1 | Evening

If you want to explore other popular attractions later, Country Garden Phoenix Hot Spring Hotel,Xianning is a suitable place for you to stay and refresh.

Country Garden Phoenix Hot Spring Hotel,Xianning

The Xianning Country Garden Phoenix Hot Spring Hotel (Biguiyuan Fenghuang Wenquan Jiudian) is located in a historical hot spring area and offers guests convenient access to Qianshan National Forest Park. This 5-star hotel is a 10-minute drive from downtown Xianning and 20 minutes from Xianning Railway Station.

Guests can choose from buffet and a la carte options offering Chinese and Western dishes. For those wishing to dine from the comfort of their room, 24-hour in-room dining is available.

Business travelers can make use of on-site function rooms to host conferences and events.

Complimentary Wi-Fi access is available in public areas. The hotel also offers free parking.

The hot spring area offers both indoor and outdoor pools. Guests looking for more active pursuits can play tennis or exercise at the gym.

Day 2 | Morning

Chutian Adobe Hot Spring Resort

Opening Hours: Open from 9/1-12/31,10:00am-11:00pm;Open from 7/29-8/31,3:00pm-10:00pm

Ticket Price: 168 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 3-5 Hours

Location: 3 Wenquan Rd, Xianan Qu, Xianning Shi, Hubei Sheng, China

Located on the bank of the beautiful Ganhe River in Xianning, Hubei Province, the Chutian Adobe Hot Spring Resort is built in accordance with the natural terrain on the northern slope. Combining the classical Buddhist culture and rich hot spring tourism resources, it is a star-level ecological garden with a collection of hot springs, guest rooms, and entertainment. The resort is tranquil, with 42 hot springs scattered over a large area of pristine forest. Set off against the surrounding green saffron, it is a natural oxygen bar.

Day 2 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Taiyi Cave.

Taiyi Cave

Opening Hours: Open from 8:00am-5:30pm

Ticket Price: 60 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours

Location: Xian'an, Xianning, Hubei, China

The Taiyi Cave Scenic Area is located on Shiwu Mountain in Xianning City's Wenquan District. Legend has it that the cave was excavated by the mystery figure Taiyi to accommodate refugees from flooding. The open area in the cave can hold over ten thousand people. Hanging stalactites and stone pillars stand out as amazing wonders of nature. Walking through its course, visitors can see rock formations that resemble a statue of Taiyi, a drum, a pagoda, even bamboo shoots. When walking out of the cave, the magnificent Taiyi Temple is the first thing to appear in front of visitors' eyes.

Day 2 | Evening

If you want to explore other popular attractions later, GONG YUAN DAO HOTEL is a suitable place for you to stay and refresh.

GONG YUAN DAO HOTEL

The GONG YUAN DAO HOTEL is an ideal spot for travelers wanting to discover the city. Visitors to Xianning will find that the GONG YUAN DAO HOTEL is a fantastic accommodation choice.

Xianning South Railway Station is located approximately 4km away from this hotel. Keeping busy is easy, with Xianning Wanhao Hot Spring Valley, Sanjiang Forest Hot Springs Resort and Chutian Adobe Hot Spring Resort all nearby.

At the end of a busy day, travelers can unwind and relax in the hotel or go out and enjoy the city. This Xianning hotel provides parking on site.

According to our guests, the location of this hotel is one of the best around. Perfect for those working on the move, this hotel caters to a large number of business guests.

Day 3 | Morning

Country Garden (Biguiyuan) Hot Springs

Opening Hours: Open from 11/1-3/31,9:00am-11:59pm

Ticket Price: 199 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 3-4 Hours

Location: No. 1 Longtan Avenue, Xian'an District, Xianning City

The Country Garden Hot Springs is a resort area that combines hot springs, quality dining, vacationing, and leisure. The resort has indoor and outdoor hot springs styled after Bali. It offers a novel flavor, a serene ambiance, and multiple hot spring baths built in line with the mountain topography, scattered around the natural mountain ridge. The hot springs area also has a “dynamic universe” hot spring suitable for children, a rose-scented botanical hot spring, naturally heated stones to lie on, a beautifying salt bath, a dead sea mineral mud bath, and a building built over water with every style of indoor and outdoor hot springs bath.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Trip.com User: A very calming and relaxing environment with accommodating staff. We arrived before our reservation time and they gave us a personal tour of the facility to pass the time. You should check out the rooms that have a private hot spring, though the public ones are also quite nice. You'll enjoy the fact that there's a carriage that's always on call to take you to and from the hotel restaurant where you'll have breakfast and dinner if you choose. The restaurant serves buffet breakfast. There was a wide variety and egg tasted good. Even though the main attraction is the hot spring, you don't really get bored because there are many that you can try, plus you can get a nice steam. The physical environment of the hot spring center could look a little more exquisite and be better taken care of to be on par with the hotel, but overall, the ambiance was still quite nice. The cabins offered a romantic feel at nights. Lovely place for taking photos and it's family-friendly, so that's a plus.

Day 3 | Afternoon

After finishing the tour at Country Garden (Biguiyuan) Hot Springs, you can head to Taiyi Hot Spring, the most worth visiting place around the corner.

Taiyi Hot Spring

Opening Hours: 13:30-22:00

Recommended Length of Stay: 0.5-1.0 Days

Location: Taiyi Village, Xian'an District, Xianning City (next to Taiyi Cave)

The Taiyi Hot Springs are located adjacent to Taiyi Cave in Xianning City's Xian'an District. It is divided into six functional areas which include the hot springs area, a five-star resort hotel area and a water recreation area. The hot spring area has a variety of special hot springs designed to meet the needs of different customers. The scenic area is beautiful, and the vegetation includes large amount of bamboos and sweet-scented osmanthus trees. This paradise far away from the city manages to have extremely convenient transportation.

Day 3 | Evening

After visiting the glorious Taiyi Hot Spring, Liantou Xiangcheng Quandu Hotel nearby is the best place to stay.

Liantou Xiangcheng Quandu Hotel

Opened in 2022, the Liantou Xiangcheng Quandu Hotel is a great accommodation choice in Xianning.

Xianning South Railway Station is located approximately 4km away from this hotel. With Country Garden (Biguiyuan) Hot Springs, Xianningmituo Temple and Laoshan National Park all within a short distance, there is no shortage of things to do in the area.

After a long day of sightseeing, guests can retire to the comfort of the hotel. This Xianning hotel offers parking on site.

If cleanliness is important to you, this hotel makes an excellent choice, as our guests consider this to be one of the cleanest hotels in the city. This hotel is particularly popular with those traveling on business.

Day 4 | Morning

Laoshan National Park

Opening Hours: Open 24 hours

Ticket Price: Free

Recommended Length of Stay: 3-4 Hours

Location: Qianshan National Forest Park, Xianan Qu, Xianning Shi, Hubei Sheng, China

Qianshan National Forest Park is located in the hot spring where the Xianning Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government are located, with a superior geographical location and very convenient transportation. The park is rich in tourism resources and is adjacent to many scenic spots and historical sites around. The buried hill belongs to the remnants of Mufu Mountain, with emerald green mountains and majestic momentum. It gathers more than 400 tree species from north to south and nearly 200 kinds of exotic flowers and plants in one garden. It is a free natural oxygen bar and a good place for citizens to breathe fresh air.

Day 4 | Afternoon

Having the chance to enjoy the charming Laoshan National Park, Xingxing Zhuhai next to it is another great place that you will never want to miss!

Xingxing Zhuhai

Opening Hours: Open from 9:00am-5:00pm

Ticket Price: Free

Recommended Length of Stay: 3-4 Hours

Location: Wensui Line in Tingsiqiao Town, Xian'an District, Xianning City

Xingxing Bamboo Sea is located in Xianning Hot Spring, Hubei Province. There is no sweltering heat in summer, no severe cold in winter, and the four seasons are like spring. There are continuous bamboo forests in the scenic area, and there are many varieties of bamboo. During the day, the dense bamboo leaves absorb heat energy and release a lot of oxygen at night, just like a natural oxygen bar. As an emerging tourist resort, Xingxing Bamboo Sea has attracted friends from more than 50 countries and regions to visit, inspect and travel. At present, the scenic spot is divided into five areas: Baixiang Garden, Mini Garden, Liufang Garden, Lover Island, Shilong Scenic Area, etc. Cuizhu Pavilion, Banshan Spring, Guanzhutai, Wang's Celestial Burial, Tianshen Cave, Cypress Jie, Cai Xianya and other scenic spots are scattered in. In 2003, the scenic area established an expansion training base, which is equipped with flying bars, ladders, mutual aid sets, escape walls, joint walking and other facilities. It integrates challenges, participation and fun. An ideal place to improve people's psychological quality.

* All reviews in the blog are machine-translated.