I. Introduction to scenic spots
• Volcano Geopark: Located in Mazhan Township, Tengchong City, it has 99 Cenozoic volcanoes and is a rare active volcano group in mainland China. The must-see attractions include Dakong Mountain and Xiaokong Mountain, which can climb the top of the stone steps to overlook the crater. You can also take a hot air balloon to overlook the volcano group from a high altitude, with a ticket price of about 280 yuan/person. In addition, the Tengchong Volcano Geological Museum and the Volcano Science Popularization Experience Museum in the scenic spot are good places to learn about volcanic knowledge.
• Hot sea view area: It is the essence of Tengchong geothermal. The iconic scenic spot has a large boiling pot with a diameter of 6.12 meters. Boiling water surges. You can experience boiling eggs with boiling springs. Bath Valley Hot Spring and Beauty Pool Hot Spring in the scenic area are rich in a variety of minerals. They are good places to relax and feel geothermal fumigation.
II. Ticket information
• The ticket of the Volcano Geopark is 40 yuan, and the ticket for the hot sea view area is 50 yuan. It is recommended to buy a set of tickets. Battery cars, hot air balloons and other items in the scenic spot need to be purchased separately.
III. Traffic Guide
•External transportation: you can fly directly to Tengchong Hump Airport, about 40 minutes' drive from the airport to the scenic spot, take a taxi or contact the hotel to pick up; you can also drive from Kunming for about 7 hours.
• Transportation in the city: you can take the tourist special line bus directly to the scenic spot in Tengchong City; you can also take bus No. 8 on Rehai Road in the city to the Volcano Geopark, with a fare of 6 yuan per person; if you go to the hot sea view area, you can take the bus on the hot sea line bus at 3 yuan per person.
IV. Play route
• Volcano Geopark Day Tour: Go straight into the gate → Take a hot air balloon → Ride up the mountain or climb the mountain → Dakong Mountain Crater → Ride down the mountain or walk down the mountain → Go to the Xiaokong Mountain around the wooden plank Road → Visit the Volcano Science Popularization Experience Hall → Visit the Tengchong Volcano Geological Museum → Go out of the gate.
• Two-day tour of geothermal volcano scenic spot: on the morning of the first day, visit the volcano geopark, in the afternoon, go to the hot sea view area to experience hot spring boiled eggs, hot spring and other projects; the next day, you can continue to enjoy the hot spring in the hot sea view area, or go to the surrounding Heiyu River and other places.
V. Food recommendation
• Four geothermal treasures: composed of yam, corn, taro and sweet potatoes steamed from volcanic ash, also known as the "big harvest". These ingredients are made of crops planted on volcanic ash without seasonings. They are fumigated directly geothermal to retain the original flavor. With Yunnan Shanshan dipping water, you can taste the sweetness of the mountains.
• Geothermal mushroom pot chicken: Put the traditional casserole chicken in the geothermal steamer, steam the chicken with mushrooms such as bamboo sunflower and Cordyceps, and add dates, wolfberries, etc. for about an hour. The constant temperature quenching of hot spring steam makes the chicken fresh and delicious and perfectly integrated with mushrooms. The soup is as yellow as amber, nutritious and delicious.
• Geothermal mountain rare eggs: the appearance is ordinary native eggs, and the filling is diced mushrooms and fresh mashed meat after peeling. After being lightly steamed by hot spring steam, the egg fragrance and mountain fresh flavor are progressive layer by layer, with a granular feeling in tenderness and smoothness.
• Five-element vegetable color miscellaneous grain rice: coarse grains in five colors: red, green, yellow, purple and white, such as red rice, white rice, etc., are fumigated by hot spring steam. Five colors of coarse grains are intertwined with natural flowers and plants, which is not only visually beautiful, but also rich in dietary fiber, and low-calorie health.
• Geothermal egg custard: After the local eggs are scattered, add hot spring water and steam them into pudding shape, and sprinkle chopped green on the surface. The minerals of hot springs are slightly salty and the eggs are tender and smooth, melt in the mouth, suitable for all ages.
•Big boiling pot bait shreds: Tengchong high-quality bait shredded as the main ingredients, with high soup cooked with native chicken, old duck, pig bones, etc., as well as ham, wild mushrooms, leeks and other seasonal vegetables. After heating the pottery bowl at high temperature, add boiling soup, and then put the bait shreds, meat slices and fresh vegetables into the bowl and stew them until cooked. The bait shredded bait is soft and glutinous, and the soup is fresh and fragrant.
VI. Accommodation Recommendation
•Tengchong Yujingtan Hot Spring Hotel: Located next to Beihai Township Volcano Geopark, it is a 10-minute walk to the Volcano Geopark. The hotel room terrace has a separate bubble pool, and there are twelve special bubble pools in the public hot spring area, such as sulfur spring, rose pool, volcanic mud pool, etc. The rooms are mainly made of volcanic stone and walnut, with complete intelligent equipment, and you can also taste specialties such as Tengchong bait shreds and volcanic rock roasted ecological pigs.
• Tengchong Volcano Eden Panoramic Hot Spring Hotel: 7.5 kilometers' drive from Volcano Geopark. The floor-to-ceiling windows of the rooms can face the volcanic complex. Each room has a separate volcanic hot spring pool, so that guests can enjoy the scenery of the volcano during the soup. The restaurant also faces the volcanoes, and you can watch hot air balloons take-up while tasting delicious food for breakfast.
• Tengchong and Shunbailian Hotel: Located on the west side of Heshun Ancient Town, 40 minutes' drive from the airport, the hotel provides a special bus transfer service in Heshun Ancient Town. The hotel is in a new Chinese architectural style. 35 rooms are all equipped with private soup. Guests can watch egrets skimming through the rice fields in the incible hot spring pool. In addition, you can also experience Tengchong shadow DIY, bamboo fan and other special projects, and taste cross-bridge rice noodle banquet, rose flower cake and other delicacies.
• Kengo Kuma's fantasy planet - Tengchong Stone Hotel: Located at the foot of the primitive forest of Yunfeng Mountain, it is designed by international architect Kengo Kuma, and 50 gray-black stone villas are integrated into nature. The hotel has special hot spring projects such as "Fulu Shouxi" soup bath, and you can also experience activities such as praying for lights and making lipstick. It is surrounded by Yunfeng Mountain, a well-known Taoist holy place in the southwest.
• Anzhi Ruosu・Mountain Panoramic Hot Spring Designer Homestay: Located on the hillside opposite Heshun Ancient Town, it was designed by Harvard architect Qi Shanshan and selected as "China Design Homestay" by China National Geographic magazine. There is a suspended tea room on the top floor of the homestay, which can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the forest. It also provides volcanic primitive forest hiking and other activities. You can taste delicious food such as the boss's wife's secret copper scoop beef pot.
VII. Points to note
• Hot air balloons are greatly affected by the weather. Be sure to pay attention to the weather in advance and make a reservation.
• The ground in the hot sea view area is relatively slippery. It is recommended to wear non-slip shoes. Adapt to the water temperature before soaking in the hot spring. The sulfur spring corrodes the silver decoration and remove it in advance.
• The price of horse riding in the volcanic geopark is negotiable, and it is recommended to bargain at the foot of the mountain.