Best Places for Self-Driving Trips around Beijing in Spring

Where are some fun places for self-driving trips around Beijing? Spring has arrived, and this season of rebirth is especially suitable for going out to play. The scenery is also beautiful in all four seasons. Below, I recommend some places for self-driving tours. Quickly bring your family on a trip where you can go whenever you want.

1、Simatai Great Wall and Gubei Water Town

【Opening Hours】09:00—17:00 (Gubei Water Town is 09:00—23:00)

【Tour Information】Reservations must be made one day in advance by 4:00 p.m. through the “Gubei Water Town Mall” WeChat account or the Gubei Water Town website. Simatai Great Wall is open from the first to the tenth enemy towers, and Gubei Water Town opens the outdoor tour area and dining.

【Self-Driving Route】Take the Jingcheng Expressway and drive in the direction out of Beijing. Exit at Exit No. 24 for Simatai Great Wall. Turn left onto the right ramp and drive for about 2 minutes to arrive.

2、World Horticultural Expo Park

The World Horticultural Expo Park is currently holding the Second International Garden Festival. Beautiful gardens, innovative future garden designs, world-renowned landscape architects and florists gather here to create a dreamlike visual feast for you. Chinese, European, pastoral, new Chinese, modern… various styles leave you dazzled, as if you were in a fairyland-like paradise.

Route 1: Via Jingli Expressway, or via Jingzang Expressway to Jingli Expressway, exit from Xiaofengying/Donghongsi/Dafutuotuo toll stations.

Route 2: Via Jingzang Expressway, exit at Badaling/Kangzhuang toll stations.

3、Heilongtan Tourist Area

【Opening Hours】08:30—17:30

【Tour Information】Reservations must be made through the “Beijing Yunmongshan Scenic Area” WeChat account, Meituan, or Ctrip.

【Self-Driving Route】

1. Cheng Expressway-Exit 15-1 for Miyun Xi Tong Lu – Jing Shen Road – Mi Guan Road – Yunmongshan Scenic Area/Heilongtan Scenic Area

2. Cheng Expressway-Exit 16 for Miyun – Shunmi Road – Mi Guan Road – Yunmongshan Scenic Area/Heilongtan Scenic Area

4、Longqing Gorge Scenic Area

【Opening Hours】08:30-17:00

【Tour Information】Tickets can be purchased online through platforms like Lvmama, Meituan, Tongcheng, Ctrip, and Qunar. You can enter with your ID card. The cruise ship, mountain sightseeing cable car, and tandem slides are all open. Baihua Cave is not open yet.

【Self-Driving Route】G6 Jingzang Expressway – S216 – X029 old road – Longqing Gorge Scenic Area. Jingli Expressway Yanqing Dafutuotuo exit – Longqing Gorge

5、Badaling Wild Animal World

【Opening Hours】08:00—17:00

【Tour Information】Reservations must be made one day in advance through online platforms such as Tongcheng.com. A separate ticket is required for self-driving tours. Medical workers and people with disabilities are eligible for free admission, but must make a phone reservation one day in advance (69122591)

【Self-Driving Route】Exit 58 (Badaling Exit) of the Jingzang Expressway, 500 meters away.

6、Beijing Olympic Water Park

【Opening Hours】09:00-17:30

【Tour Information】Visitors need to reserve tickets in advance through the “WIN in Shunyi” WeChat account or the “Shunyi Water Park” WeChat account. After purchasing a ticket, you can enter the park with your ID card. Camping and barbecuing are prohibited within the park.

Drive to the Jingcheng Expressway and exit at Baima Road. After exiting the toll station, turn right and drive straight ahead to arrive at the Shunyi Olympic Water Park (recommended driving route);

Take the Airport Expressway to the Airport North Line, turn right at Shunping Road, go east across the Rainbow Bridge, turn left, and drive straight north along the left embankment road to arrive at the Shunyi Olympic Water Park;

Drive straight on Jingshun Road, turn right at the Jingshun Road Mapo Road intersection and drive straight ahead to arrive at the Shunyi Olympic Water Park;