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Places near Kaiyuan by type
All 134 places by distance →One day from Kaiyuan
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:24 pm
116 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Kaiyuan
- 开远发电厂旧址heritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Shadian Grand Mosquemosque · 30 min
- Honghe Prefectural Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Sanjiaohai Reservoirreservoir · 45 min
- 大庄清真寺mosque or dargah · 30 min
- Back in Kaiyuan
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Kaiyuan?
开远发电厂旧址 (heritage site, about 7 km), 水塔 (attraction, about 8 km), 大庄清真寺 (mosque or dargah, about 16 km), Sanjiaohai Reservoir (reservoir, about 16 km), Dazhuang Reservoir (reservoir, about 17 km), Shadian Grand Mosque (mosque, about 25 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Kaiyuan?
74 places on Spotwander: 8 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 10 other attractions, 6 forts & heritage, 15 mosques & dargahs, 7 buddhist sites.
Which is the nearest lake to Kaiyuan?
Sanjiaohai Reservoir, about 16 km by road; Dazhuang Reservoir (17 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Kaiyuan?
开远发电厂旧址, about 7 km by road; The Shadian Incident Shesid Memorial (New Monument) (24 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Kaiyuan?
Start in Kaiyuan, visit 开远发电厂旧址, then Shadian Grand Mosque, then Honghe Prefectural Museum, then Sanjiaohai Reservoir, then 大庄清真寺, and drive back — about 116 km by road in all.