Day Trip Destinations from Nanjing by Car

What are some good places to go on a day trip from Nanjing by car? We’ll introduce some great spots for you to enjoy. Those who are planning a vacation trip, don’t miss these great destinations! Let’s take a look at them together! See below for details.

1、Ginkgo Lake Park

Address: No. 520, Ginkgo Lake Avenue, Guli Street, Jiangning District

Driving Route: You can drive from the Airport Expressway towards Lukou Town, passing by Taowu Town and Xiahuimiao to reach the destination; or you can take the Ningma Expressway and exit at Tongjing Interchange, then pass by Lulang, Taowu, and Xiahuimiao to reach the destination. If you are driving from the city, you can follow Andemen, Tieshinqiao, Dadinfang, Dongshanqiao, and Xiahuimiao in Yuhua Terrace District to reach the destination; or you can take the Airport Expressway towards Jiangning Development Zone, then turn right at General Avenue, Moxialu, and reach the destination by passing Xiahuimiao.

Nanjing Ginkgo Lake Park is located at No. 520, Ginkgo Lake Avenue, Guli Street, Jiangning District, with more than 20 large-scale amusement facilities that are among the best in China, such as the 40-meter-high Ferris wheel, the 828-meter-long “bullet train,” and the “floating lotus blooming” that rapidly descends from a height of 60 meters.

2、Yunyou Valley Tourist Area

Address: Tangquan Street, Pukou District

Driving Route:

(1) Yangtze River Tunnel-Ninghe Expressway-Banqiao Ferry Exit-Yunyou Valley Tourist Area;

(2) Yangtze River Fifth Bridge (Jiangxinzhou Bridge)-Ninghe Expressway-Banqiao Ferry Exit-Yunyou Valley Tourist Area;

(3) Yangtze River Tunnel-Ninghe Expressway-Banqiao Ferry Exit-Yunyou Valley Tourist Area;

(4) Yangtze River Bridge-Jiangbei Expressway-Ninghe Expressway-Banqiao Ferry Exit-Yunyou Valley Tourist Area;

(5) Yanshan Avenue-Yusheng Ecological Tourist Area.

Yunyou Valley Tourist Area is located in the north of Laoshan Mountain and in the south of the Yangtze River. It is crossed by Ninghe Expressway, the Ring Road, Yanshan Avenue, and the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway, and intersects with the Yangtze River Third Bridge. It is only 18 kilometers away from Nanjing’s main city, with a unique geographical location and beautiful natural environment.
In addition, the tourist area has 29 large-scale amusement facilities in Happy Countryside, including Ferris wheel, giant swing, space roller coaster, carousel, space walk, pirate ship, gliding airship, etc.

3、Tangshan Mine Pit Park

Address: 200 meters west of the intersection of Meiquan Road and Quandu Street, Tangshan Street, Jiangning District

Driving Route: Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway Nanjing Connecting Line-Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway; Xuanwu Avenue-Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway

Tangshan Mine Pit Park is located north of Meiquan Road in Tangshan National Tourism Resort, south of Tangshan Mountain, and was once the largest abandoned mine pit in Tangshan Mountain – Longquan Quarry. At the same time, in order to provide a better experience and entertainment for people in the park, the mine pit park will also have non-powered amusement parks, mine pit hot springs, tent camps, mine pit theaters, mine pit flower seas, mine pit waterfalls and other supporting facilities.

4、Wu Xiang Shan

Wu Xiang Temple is surrounded by Buddhist chants, and Wu Xiang Temple Reservoir surrounds the foot of the mountain. The Tianchi at the top of the mountain belongs to an ancient volcanic crater, with a pool of clear water, crystal clear and blue, and never dries up all year round, and is known as the “First Tianchi in Jiangnan”.

Address: Wu Xiang Shan, Honglan Town, Lishui District

5、Nanshan Lake

Surrounded by towering ancient trees, the mountains and waters are beautiful. To the southwest of the lake is the famous Shuangxi River in history. Li Qingzhao, a great poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, once lived and boated here, leaving behind the popular poem “Wulingchun”: “I am afraid that the small boat on the Shuangxi River cannot carry so much sorrow.” Zhu Xi and Lü Guishushu once founded Lù Mén Academy here to give lectures, which was one of the birthplaces of Neo-Confucianism in the Southern Song Dynasty. The lake area combines dense forests, beautiful lakes, steep rocks, strange rocks, waterfalls, deep pools, beautiful peaks, and cliffs.

Address: Xiangyang Reservoir, Xiangyang Village, Jiangning District

6、Foshou Lake

Foshou Lake is located south of Pearl Spring, and there are five and a half peninsulas in the lake, shaped like a Buddha’s hand, hence the name Foshou Lake. Foshou Lake is integrated with Laoshan Mountain, and the lakeside road around the mountain has been paved, and the quiet lake surface reflects the verdant Laoshan Mountain, which is a natural ecological area with ample oxygen.

Address: Yanshan Avenue, Pukou District