Plan at a glance
Ticket price, opening hours and time to allow
Budget about RMB 40 for a standard adult ticket; a ticket page lists RMB 27 for eligible visitors. Check the price, discounts and required documents for your booking date. The current Ctrip attraction page, a third-party listing, shows hours of 08:20–17:30 and last admission at 17:00. Recheck on the day whether those hours still apply and whether cave entry remains available. Attraction listings give about one to 1.5 hours as a visit-time reference, but the walk between the entrance and cave, return travel and staggered entry queues may extend the stay. Allow half a day if your schedule permits.
Location and main experience
Ziyun Wonderland is in Limu Village (栗木村), Etang Town (鹅塘镇), Pinggui District (平桂区), Hezhou (贺州). The main experience is to enter Ziyun Cave (紫云洞) with a scenic-area guide group and see karst formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, columns and draperies. Check separate ticket rules for the rainbow slide, monorail coaster and performances outside the cave. The ticket information should specify whether any other activity is included.
Tickets and visit details
View visit options for this attraction and confirm the visit date and current arrangements before you go.
Choose your visit
Focus on the stalactite cave
Ziyun Cave takes its name from mist that formed at the entrance when warm, moist air flowed out during winter. Inside, common features include stalactites, stalagmites, columns and draperies formed by calcium carbonate deposits. Lighting changes their colors, but the formations themselves are the main attraction; do not touch or climb them for a closer view.
Follow the guided entry group
There is a distance between the entrance and the cave. You can walk or take the shuttle when it is running. Visitors enter in groups according to the scenic area's schedule, led by a guide. Queueing and visit time vary with visitor numbers and group departures; after entering, ask when the next group goes in and which return options are available that day.
Stamina and companions
Most of the visit inside the cave is on foot, and the ground may be damp. There is also walking outside the cave. If travelling with children, older adults or anyone with limited mobility, ask ticketing or service staff about that day's steps, path conditions and shuttle boarding points before deciding whether the visit is suitable.
For a separate outdoor karst landscape with white stone formations, see Jade Stone Forest.
Build your day
An out-and-back visit
Start at the ticket office or visitor entrance. First ask about the next guided-entry group and whether the shuttle is operating, then walk or ride to the cave entrance. Follow staff into the cave section open that day, stay with the group and return to the entrance area through the designated exit. Do not leave the group to explore side caves; use open paths only.
Allow time for the queue and return
The next cave-entry group, time inside and travel between the entrance and cave vary with visitor numbers and shuttle arrangements. The one- to 1.5-hour listing is a visit-time reference and may not include all ticketing, queueing and return travel. If visiting other sights on the same day, allow extra time here and check transport and return arrangements.
Choose the shuttle according to on-site rules
The shuttle is a separate service. Check on-site notices and ticket information for whether it is running, one-way or round-trip options, stops and prices. Before buying, confirm which section the fare covers and how to return. Before walking, check that the path from the entrance to the cave is open.
Get there
From downtown Hezhou
Search the map for “Ziyun Wonderland, Limu Village, Etang Town, Pinggui District, Hezhou” (贺州市平桂区鹅塘镇栗木村紫云仙境). By car or ride-hailing, confirm that the navigation point is the scenic-area entrance and arrange your return pickup. For ticket and opening information, call 0774-5216668 / +86 774 521 6668; if the call is not answered, check notices on the ticket page for that day.
Bus and return arrangements
Check the day's transport information for downtown routes, stops and service times. Before boarding, confirm the outbound trip, last return service and walking distance from the stop. Ziyun Wonderland is in Limu Village (栗木村), where a car may be difficult to find at short notice; arrange a pickup in advance.
Know before you go
Protect the stalactites
Inside the cave, do not touch, strike, carve or collect stalactites, and do not cross railings into closed areas. The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Regulations on Cave Stalactite Resources Protection prohibit visitors from damaging stalactites. Follow signs and the guide's directions to protect the cave and avoid slipping on wet ground.
Slippery paths and cave conditions
The cave is damp, and some steps and low passages can be slippery. Wear shoes with good grip and keep a hand free for support; move slowly with the group when it is crowded. Do not touch cave formations or drink cave water. Carry drinking water and follow open paths and the guide's directions.
Extra activities and spending
Operating hours, restrictions and refund or change rules for separately sold activities such as the rainbow slide and monorail coaster may change. Check the price board and confirm they are running before you buy. If someone offers a temporary blessing, incense or other experience, ask whether it costs extra and what it includes before deciding.