2-day family tour around Xi'an | See giant pandas in Foping.

Foping, a green treasure in the heart of Qinling Mountains, a paradise for giant pandas, and the hometown of dogwood, invites you to appreciate the beauty of nature, taste the authentic customs, and enjoy a happy parent-child time! A one-day tour is a bit "commando", so it is more appropriate to take the children for two days. 🟠Transportation Xi'an-Foping: 🚄43 minutes by high-speed rail, 3.5 hours by car In Foping County: Car rental🚗 (Wuling mini electric cars can be rented at the "Panda Car Rental" in front of the Qinling Museum of Humans and Nature) Electric cars🛵 (You can scan the code and ride at any time, but it is not recommended to ride with children) [TrafficLightVertical] Little surprise: Foping is a city without traffic lights🙄 🟠Accommodation 🏡Yunxi Hotel: Close to the old street, the best hotel in the county. This hotel where I brought my baby to stay was generally good. 🏡Xiamen Resort Farm: Close to the panda base, the environment, conditions and supporting services are first-class. 🏡Gingko Inn: Close to the high-speed rail station, with an Instagram-style white house and a popular swimming pool, perfect for taking photos. 🏡Foping Mountain Residence: Close to the high-speed rail station, Chinese garden style, with hot springs and small animals. 🏡Shanmi Jingju: Close to Wangjiawan, niche literary style, excellent geographical location, good service. 🟠Dining 🥣Old Street: Most of the online recommendations include Chuanxianglou, Jiangjunlou Hot Rice Noodles, and Linxieryu. I personally feel that the food in Old Street is pretty much the same. I recommend a town cuisine restaurant near Yunxi Hotel. I can't remember the specific name, but I remember it's at the entrance of the Party School. [Clink] You can try the local dogwood sparkling water in Foping, it tastes good 🟠 Itinerary (with a one and a half year old baby) Day 1 Self-driving in Xi'an → Yunxi Hotel → Foping Old Street → Panda Base (Yaojingtan) → Shawo Village → Wangjiawan → (Old Street Night View + Grilled Fish on the Lawn) → Hotel Day 2 Hotel → Panda Valley → Dining near the hotel → Self-driving return trip 🟠 Panda Base or Panda Valley [Panda Valley] is charged, it is a large forest park with 2 giant pandas and a group of golden monkeys. Whether you can encounter golden monkeys depends on luck. We didn't see any. We heard that someone had complained about monkeys injuring people the week before we went there, so they had to go up the mountain. The Panda Valley has nice scenery and is more suitable for taking children to play in the water. There are several good places, and there are battery cars to go up the mountain. [Panda Base] is free and is a breeding research base. It is not a big place and can be visited in 30 minutes. There are 4 giant pandas, which are so cute that you need to watch each one for 20 minutes! You must go early. The pandas will go home to sleep after they are full. We arrived at around 2 pm. There were 3 pandas playing outside. We were lucky. After leaving the panda base, you can go to the Fairy Pond. The water in the Fairy Pond is very clear, and there are hazelnuts and wild kiwis dropped on the road. I heard from the locals that you can sometimes see golden monkeys at the Red Army site in Shawo Village, and there is also a large climbing frame (a small staircase leads to the river, not easy to find) In short, if you want to see pandas, go to the Panda Base, if you want to see the scenery and take your kids to play in the water, go to the Panda Valley [Bowknot] Tips: You can check in and take photos at Wangjiawan, and you must watch movies and eat grilled fish outdoors. The fish tastes really good and is very fresh. There is also a small playground nearby for 5 yuan per person. At night, there are lights that change patterns, and the children love it. There is also a coffee shop nearby that sells fish food, you can buy a bag to feed the fish. [Medicine] Note that the temperature difference between morning and evening is quite large, so you need to bring some thick clothes. There is no need to turn on the air conditioner when sleeping at night.