Unique Selling Point Explosion: Encounter the Dinosaur Homeland!

Heyuan Summer Travel Guide｜Mountain and Water Adventures with Hakka Flavors

Clear water reflects the sky, greenery turns into poetry
As the largest artificial lake in South China, Wanlv Lake covers 370 square kilometers of water, like an emerald embedded among the mountains. Boat tickets for lake tours are 177 RMB. Climb Longfeng Island and Jinghualing, where over 360 islands unfold on the clear waves. The lake water meets the national Class I standard and is drinkable. The nearby Jinghuayuan Scenic Area ticket is 30 RMB. Based on the classic novel "Flowers in the Mirror," the Hundred Flowers Path and Hongyan Cave recreate a classical fairyland. The high-altitude zipline offers panoramic views of the lake and islands.

Wild forest fun, mysterious scenic exploration
- Wild Fun Gully Cave Drifting: A rare cave drifting package in China for 168 RMB, featuring a 3-kilometer river route combining the rapids of warrior drifting and the mystery of cave drifting. Creek exploration and forest climbing add to the wild fun.
- Dinosaur Cultural Park: Explore the "World Dinosaur Egg Capital," with a Guinness World Record collection of 20,000 fossils. The Southern Song Dynasty Guifeng Pagoda overlooks the Dongjiang River, and the 338-meter dinosaur sculpture wall is stunning like a prehistoric secret realm.
- Bavaria Manor: A collision of Hakka walled villages and European castles, tickets 60 RMB. Panoramic theater shows, traditional Chinese medicine hot springs, and the golden statue of Shakyamuni under the Bodhi tree overturn traditional imagination.

Hakka Ancient Town on the Tip of the Tongue
Must-try three flavors:
1. Zijin Badao Soup at Gaopugang Commercial Street: Start your morning with a bowl of pepper pork offal soup paired with Heyuan rice noodles to warm your stomach and refresh your mind.
2. Xiajiao Pig Trotter Noodles at Northeast Zhijie, Yuancheng District: Rich broth simmered for 5 hours, tender white-cut pig trotters, a local memory for 10 RMB per bowl.
3. Reservoir Family Glutinous Rice at Xinjiang 1st Road: Steamed in wooden buckets, the savory aroma of dried shrimp and dried bean curd wrapped in glutinous rice, 5 RMB fills you up.

Seasonal Bonus: Eagle Beak Peaches ripen from June to July, freshly picked and eaten in the orchard, crisp, sweet, and juicy near Bavaria Manor.

Accommodation Recommendations
- Light Luxury Vacation: Four Points by Sheraton Bavaria, private hot spring pool rooms with mountain and lake views.
- Cost-effective Choice: Holiday Inn in the city, 40㎡ river view rooms overlooking Xinfeng River.
- Unique Boutique Stay: Wanlv Lake Echo Homestay, with lake views right outside the window.

> Transportation Tips: About 2 hours by car from Guangzhou/Shenzhen, high-speed rail is even easier.
> Best Season: July to October is perfect for summer cooling and drifting, and June’s peach season doubles the sweetness.