China (Detian Waterfall - Nanning, Guangxi) Feb 2019 - Part 1

Day 2 Sunday 24 Feb 2019 - focussed our entire day taking a bus from Nanning to visit the majestic Detian Waterfall Scenic Area near the China / Vietnam border, Guizhou (08.30 > 21.30) 

Detian Waterfall Scenic Area, China / Vietnam Border, Nanning - 2 shuttle buses leaving directly from Nanning Langdong Bus Station (Metro); usually departs at 08.30 & 11.30; returning bus to Nanning is 14.30 & 17.00; the journey takes about 4-5 hrs (210km); one way ticket is CNY83 (Rm50) & return ticket is CNY70 (Rm42); admission for Seniors is CNY40 (Rm24 - 50% discount); Detian shuttle bus ticket CNY35 (Rm21) - total cost (ie bus fares, entrance fee, shuttle bus) for this day trip (13hrs) from Nanning to Detian Waterfall is CNY228 (Rm136.80=US$34.20)

1) Langdong Coach Station - opposite the Langdong Metro station

2) Countryside scenery from Nanning to Daxin County & Detian Waterfall Tourist Distributing Center

3) Daxin County & Bus Terminal (brief stopover)

4) Arriving at the Detian Waterfall Tourist Distributing Center  Ticketing Counters & Inbound Shuttle Bus Service Centre

Detian Waterfall Entrance Ticket CNY40 (Seniors) & Shuttle Bus Ticket CNY35

5) Scenery from Tourist Distributing Center to Detian Waterfall Scenic Area

6) Arriving at the Detian Waterfall Scenic Area - front entrance

7) Detian Waterfall - China / Vietnam Gourmet Street & downtown area

8) Detian Transnational Waterfall Passenger Station - opposite the Detian Waterfall Tourist Distributing Center - our group took a late afternoon bus departing 17.00 arriving Langdong Coach Station, Nanning at about 21.30 - a long day indeed but very satisfying after seeing the Detian Waterfall !