Spent 2 days and 1 night in the park. Took a bus from Yibin Nan bus station in the middle of the city (Xijie st on google maps) to Changning. They depart every 50 minutes. On the way back to Yibin we used Changning Road Transportation Company (10 yuan/person), a semi private road transportation company which was on the road where the bus drops you off in Changning. We took a Didi taxi from Changning to the West Gate (90 yuan though estimated price was 50?), though there are public buses to the park - we took the number 3 back to Changning. There are frequent buses which run inside the park (5 yuan/trip) and start from the public bus station a few miles down the road, to the ticket office and then through the park on various routes. We opted to walk the whole route but the first bit to the museum is busy, narrow, and without pavement so bus is a good option. First day we walked from the West Gate ticket office-museum-sightseeing ropeway (and the short walking route to the waterfall near there) - guanhai tower - emerald gallery - ropeway over Grand Canyon - walking route to the stockaded village and lake in the sea - stayed overnight near Wanli service area (13 miles). Next day we walked around the top section which has many glass walkways and views out over the valley and back to the West Gate (9 miles). There are shuttle buses operating on 3 routes (lines), 5 yuan/journey approx every 30 minutes. Also plenty of touts driving around who will offer lifts, hotels etc. Overall worth the effort of getting to the park but probably needs an overnight due to the time and distance to get there and to see the whole park. There are quite a few (identical) restaurants in the park for meals, mainly at the service areas. We took water and snacks. There is a high speed train Yibin to Changning (17 mins!) but the times weren’t useful for this visit. Next to the bus station in Yibin was a good hotel where could leave luggage (trip.com) and a couple of good...
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Read moreMagnifique parc qui vaut le coup d'oeil !! Vous serez plongé dans une forêt enchantée de bamboo. Difficile d'accès néanmoins, j'ai pris le bus public depuis Yibin pour y arriver. Il y a tout un système de bus à l'intérieur pour se déplacer gratuitement, après avoir payé le billet d'entrée. Je n'ai pas croisé un étranger en 3 jours, il y avait seulement quelques touristes chinois. On se sent un peu seul parfois. Calme absolu. Vous pourrez dormir dans une guest house dans le parc, on vous donnera des numéros de téléphone...
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