Best summer go on road trip route recommendation in Chongqing, cool and fun destination strategy around Chongqing.

Chongqing is very hot in summer. If you want to go out for summer vacation, don't miss this guide. Fun and summer vacation, the best of both worlds!

1, Dingshan Lake

Dingshan Lake is an alpine lake, known as "the first lake in Chongqing and Guizhou". Guohua Island in the center of the lake is very quiet, surrounded by camphor trees, which exudes fragrance all year round ~ Dingshan Lake is definitely a good place for fishing and enjoying the cool. There is a fierce and rich fish in Dingshan Lake-black-tailed ginseng, which can be chewed by old corn. It only eats plankton in the upper layer. The meat is tender and miserable. You must try it when you go!

Self-driving route: Baomao Expressway → Lanhai Expressway → East-West Interchange → Main Street →G2 10→ Xinjie → Main Street → Yongping Road → Dingshan Lake.

2. Damotan Falls

Damodan Waterfall is very close to the main city. The river overflowed from a drop of nearly 40 meters, and the water droplets sparkled in the sun. Rainbow is also common! There are natural forests on both sides of the waterfall, which is a good place to wash the lungs and absorb oxygen. And few people know that you can enjoy a clean weekend with your family. The water quality by the river is relatively clear, and the gravel at the bottom of the river can be seen vaguely. It's really cool to step on water. Take your fishing rod and catch a plate!

Self-driving route: Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway → Chongqing Expressway → Ma Xie Interchange → Beiqing Road → Ma Xie Bypass → Damotan.

3. Qiancaotian

Qiancao Scenic Area is located in the line from Yankou to Wawu of Fangdou Mountain in Shizhu County. The scenic spot is rich in resources and has outstanding characteristics. It integrates mountains, forests, grass, rocks and livestock, and is embedded with four characteristic tourism resources, namely, 10,000 mu grassland, 10,000 mu pyracantha, 10,000 mu stone teeth and 10,000 mu forest. The average temperature in summer is 16~2 1℃.

Ticket price: off-season: 50; Peak season: 60 yuan

Self-driving route: Chongqing City → Chongqing-Shanghai Expressway → Changshou → Dianjiang → Zhongxian County → Daxie Exit → Longsha Town → Chiba Grassland (the whole journey is 230 kilometers, and the driving time is 3 hours).

4. Wuling Mountain

Wuling Mountain National Forest Park is located in Damu Forest Farm in Fuling, 2.5 hours' drive from Chongqing. The scenic spot belongs to the typical karst landform. There are many caves, dense streams, overlapping peaks and boundless forests in the territory, showing a vast, quiet, mysterious and steep natural scenery. The hottest month (the average temperature in August is only 19.7℃) is a rare summer resort.

Wuling mountain area is foggy all the year round. The peaks appear and disappear in the boundless sea of clouds, such as Penglai fairyland. Sometimes clouds gush from deep valleys, forming a sea of clouds and fog.

Admission: 55 yuan/person

Accommodation: there are comfortable star-rated hotels, romantic couples tents and affordable economic rooms.

Transportation: Main City-Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway-Changfu Expressway-Wuling Mountain Forest Park.

5. Huang An Dam

Huang An Bachaochang is a demonstration development zone of Caoshan and Caopo in the south of China, with a length of more than 50 kilometers from east to west and a width of 10 kilometers from north to south, with a total area of 306,000 mu. Located above the main peak of Daba Mountain, with an average elevation of over 2000 meters, the summer temperature is 17-2 1℃. The original ecology is the most obvious, the grassland is wide, the mountains are rolling, the white clouds are long, and there are a little cattle and sheep, which seems to be in the Inner Mongolia prairie, surrounded by vast forests.

Accommodation: the tent comes with it.

Route: Main City-Baomao Expressway-Shitangxia Island-Wan Cheng Expressway-Chengkou-dong an town-Huang An Dam.

6. Ayi River

Pengshui reach of Ayi River is rich in water resources, especially Qilitang reach and Ertang reach, with the most unique water landscape, quiet green water and surrounded by bamboos on both sides.

The average summer temperature in the scenic spot is around 24℃. And rafting on the Ayi River is also a very popular project. There are many people queuing to buy tickets in Ayi River in summer.

Tickets: sightseeing tickets: 100.00 Yuan drifting package (including sightseeing tickets and full drifting tickets: 300.00 Yuan)

Opening hours: 08:30~ 17:30.

Self-driving route: Chongqing starts from Yuxiang Expressway → Nanchuan → Pengshui East Road, then enters Pengshui County and drives to Ayi River Scenic Area.

7. Dongxixia rafting

Dongxixia rafting is located on the Zaodu River in Qijiang, with a total length of 13.8km and a drifting time of about 3 hours. The drifting boat is a double rubber boat. It is said that there is a river dam upstream, which can control the water flow, especially in case of drought, and there is still a considerable amount of water to ensure drifting! The water crossing the algae river consists of underground springs and mountain streams. The water quality is sweet and crystal clear. There are beautiful scenery on both sides of the strait, including deep valleys, green hills and 33 rapids. The beach is long, steep, thrilling and romantic. This is a good place to return to nature.

Ganshui rafting ticket 120 yuan/person, excluding the transfer fee from downstream to upstream, 20 yuan/person.

Self-driving route: Baomao Expressway → Lanhai Expressway → Dongxi Interchange → Avenue → Dongxi.

8. Pingba Camp

The average summer temperature in Pingbaying Scenic Area is 23℃. Because the forest coverage rate is as high as 96%, it is a natural oxygen bar in southwest Hubei. Pingbaying tourist area is characterized by a rich primitive atmosphere composed of antiquity, strangeness, beauty, seclusion and wildness. Spicy chicken is a local specialty, and there are many farmhouses around to choose from.

Tickets: 120 yuan

Self-driving route: G65 Banan Station-Qianjiang West Station (243.5km, 150 RMB), get off the road, enter the city, then turn left from Zhengyang Tunnel via Xinhua Avenue to Zhangjiaba, and reach the original eco-tourism area of Pingbaying for about 40km.

9. Puhua Underground River

Puhua Underground River Scenic Area is a tributary of Apeng River. The underground river is about 2 kilometers long and the deepest part of the river is more than 20 meters. It consists of Black Dragon Pool, Wanyong Cave, Tiansheng Third Bridge and underground river. Three natural bridges are one after another, making the canyon a bridge gorge and the cave a bridge opening. The scenery of the underground river scenic spot is unique. Visitors can take a boat tour along the river, listen to the birds singing in the empty mountains and enjoy the scenery on both sides of the strait. The average temperature in summer is 27℃, which is a good place to enjoy the cool and relax.

Tickets to 60 yuan (including cruise ships.

Self-driving route: G65 Banan Station-Zhuoshui Station (273km 165 yuan), turn left about 3km after getting off.