We visited Jianfengling National Forest Park, Hainan From Nov 19 to 26, 2009 (First three days with Gavin Cooper, Andrew Young, Roger Muscroft, Thelma and Tim Woodward ). Hope the following details are of use.
A) Transportation
Sanya airport to (and from) Tianchi Bishu Shan Zhuang (Resort) next to Ming Feng Gu, Jianfengling 120+Km takes 2 hrs 30mins 三亞機場 至 尖峰嶺 鳴鳳谷天池避暑山莊
We hired a Refine 11 seater-Van RMB600 x 2 ( Nov 19 and 22, 2009)
三亞中國中旅 0898 － 38289333 田小姐
www.sanya-cts.com
- 瑞風／金杯 商務車 11座 三亞機場 < 單程 去／回> 尖峰嶺 ＲＭＢ600 (包油、司機)
a Refine 11 seater-Van
1st row - driver + 2 seats
2nd row - 2 seats + 1 foldable seat
3rd row - 2 seats + 1 foldable seat
4th row - 3 seats
A saloon car RMB 350 from Tianchi Bishu Shan Zhuang (Resort) to Sanya airport, arranged by the resort - Mr Hui on Nov 26, 2009.
B) Room rate at Tianchi Bishu Shan Zhuang (Resort) 天池避暑山莊
Mr Xu xue-jiang 許學江 138-0752-8785
We paid RMB 100/night a standard room for staying more than 3 nights at Tianchi Bishu Shan Zhuang (Resort). (RMB 120/night for less than 3 nights.)
C) Entrance Fee to Jianfengling
RMB 40, staying inside @ RMB 20
D) Weather
Staying in Jianfengling would be similar to Tai Mo Shan in Hong Kong, cool/cold in morning & night. We brought our down vests and wind jackets.
suggest to check the weather forecast site before packing
http://www.weathercn.com/tqyb/detail.jsp?sta_id=59948
E) Food
The resort provides Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. We carried our food for meals that we didn’t return to the resort for.
F) Book
Birds of HK & South China and Birds of South-east Asia (Robson)
G
) Places and distances in the park
1) Mingfenggu 鳴鳳谷
Birding on a 1.9km circular boardwalk in Mingfenggu would be similar to walking on the red/blue walk in Tai Po Kau in HK. The dinning area/ restaurant is near the entrance where we had brunches or lunches.
2) the Arboretum 植物園 or lower section of the main road between the pass and the Arboretum ~ 4Km
There are places beside the lake to have lunch if you are only birding near the Arboretum.
3) Jianfeng Town 尖峰鎮 to Mingfenggu 鳴鳳谷 20Km
4) Mingfenggu 鳴鳳谷 to Arboretum 植物園 3Km
5) Mingfenggu 鳴鳳谷 to the pass of the main road ~ 7Km
H) Other transportations arrangement in the park (at your own risk).
Mr Chan (Mingfenggu) 135-1889-62245
Motorcycle and Tricycle with a rusty goods platform at the back
Mr Pang (speaks Cantonese) Jianfeng Town 尖峰鎮)138-7653-9123
Tricycle with a sidecar.
Mr Wu (speaks Cantonese) near Tianchi 近天池 139-7623-9926
4WD Pick-up with no car plate (4 passengers inside and 4 or more on the back).
I) Some contacts for vehicle rental in Sanya 三亞租車公司資料：
Taxi
三亞出租車 4座 陳先生 132-0892-4121
三亞機場 <單程 去／回> 尖峰嶺 RMB 300-350
Vehicle rental company A
三亞中國中旅 0898 － 38289333 田小姐
www.sanya-cts.com
- 瑞風／金杯 商務車 11座 三亞機場 <單程 去／回> 尖峰嶺 ＲＭＢ600 (包油、司機)
- 金杯商務車 1５座 三亞機場<單程 去／回>尖峰嶺 ＲＭＢ800 (包油、司機)
- 全順商務車 20座 三亞機場<單程 去／回>尖峰嶺 ＲＭＢ1000 (包油、司機)
包車 (最少三天)- 瑞風／金杯 商務車 11座 三亞機場 <單程 去／回> 尖峰嶺 ＲＭＢ500 (不包油、司機食、住)
Vehicle rental company B
三亞中國國旅 0898 － 38269013 周小姐131-9896-5360
"http://www.ethainan.com"
www.ethainan.com
- 瑞風商務車 11座 三亞機場 <單程 去／回> 尖峰嶺 - ＲＭＢ600 (包油、司機)
Vehicle rental company C
海南中國青年旅社有限公司 黃小姐 0898- 66662023
- 瑞風商務車 11座 三亞機場<單程 去／回>尖峰嶺 - ＲＭＢ600 (包油、司機)
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