九龍潭景區方(fang)圓15平方(fang)公里(li),水面100畝(mu),庫容36萬立(li)方(fang)米。由(you)5千米幽長(chang)的深切(qie)峽(xia)谷和深邃的水上線谷、巷谷匯(hui)水組(zu)成(cheng)一泓清(qing)潭,最(zui)寬處100余米,最(zui)窄處不足2米;其(qi)間密布(bu)丹霞峰(feng)叢、峰(feng)林,峽(xia)谷縱橫,巖槽洞穴獨具特色。
泛舟潭中(zhong),望(wang)著如畫般的山(shan)谷、溪澗、草木、碧水(shui),穿過中(zhong)國(guo)最(zui)美(mei)(mei)最(zui)長最(zui)狹窄、雄奇的水(shui)上一(yi)(yi)線(xian)天(tian)(tian)和幽深的水(shui)中(zhong)龍(long)洞(dong),展現(xian)一(yi)(yi)彎一(yi)(yi)景(jing)(jing)(jing)、一(yi)(yi)程一(yi)(yi)貌,清、靜、奇、野的完美(mei)(mei)融合,別(bie)有一(yi)(yi)番親(qin)(qin)山(shan)、親(qin)(qin)水(shui)、親(qin)(qin)氧、親(qin)(qin)心情(qing),天(tian)(tian)地(di)間有種親(qin)(qin)密的情(qing)致樂在其間。沿著3200米長的親(qin)(qin)水(shui)環山(shan)步(bu)道,或(huo)步(bu)天(tian)(tian)梯登高遠眺,風光(guang)無限,盡收眼底;或(huo)漫步(bu)水(shui)邊棧道,與(yu)艄公漁人山(shan)歌唱和,仿如置身(shen)世外仙境,心曠神(shen)怡,悠(you)然(ran)自得。景(jing)(jing)(jing)區丹霞景(jing)(jing)(jing)觀(guan)與(yu)水(shui)域風光(guang)完美(mei)(mei)結合,盡顯山(shan)水(shui)清新、九(jiu)龍(long)逸秀(xiu)之意境。
九龍潭景區也是動植物生長的天(tian)堂。景區地處亞熱帶季風(feng)性濕潤(run)氣候,四(si)季分明(ming),陽光(guang)充足,雨量充沛。這里生長著(zhu)紅豆杉、楠木、花(hua)櫚木、樟(zhang)樹等多種(zhong)名(ming)(ming)貴樹種(zhong),還有(you)何(he)首烏(wu)、砂(sha)仁、杜仲、黃(huang)柏(bo)等各種(zhong)名(ming)(ming)貴藥材,以及穿山甲、白鷴、山雞、石羊等飛禽走獸,使九龍潭呈現出“美在(zai)自然(ran)、妙在(zai)原始”的絕妙境(jing)界。
九龍(long)(long)(long)(long)潭(tan)主(zhu)要水(shui)陸景點(dian)二十多處。水(shui)上(shang)景點(dian)有:水(shui)上(shang)一(yi)線天(tian)、九龍(long)(long)(long)(long)洞(dong)、圣象迎客、玉龍(long)(long)(long)(long)巖(yan)(yan)、虬龍(long)(long)(long)(long)峽(xia)、仙女曬紗(sha)崖、犀牛望月、應龍(long)(long)(long)(long)峽(xia)、丹(dan)崖絕壁、龜(gui)(gui)腹藏佛、猩(xing)猩(xing)望潭(tan)、幽谷(gu)(gu)水(shui)巷、七情(qing)百嘴巖(yan)(yan)、龍(long)(long)(long)(long)尾(wei)峽(xia)等(deng)。陸上(shang)景點(dian)有:九龍(long)(long)(long)(long)大赤壁、蘭花谷(gu)(gu)、青云天(tian)梯(ti)、烏(wu)岡櫟群落、早期丹(dan)霞峰叢、南(nan)酸(suan)棗(zao)、仙桃山、人面巖(yan)(yan)、古棧暢臺(tai)、“工(gong)”字(zi)迷潭(tan)、巖(yan)(yan)波畫壁、三(san)象汲(ji)水(shui)、躍龍(long)(long)(long)(long)谷(gu)(gu)、龜(gui)(gui)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)幻影(ying)、歸(gui)一(yi)亭、生生不(bu)息、洗心潭(tan)、環水(shui)畫廊、空(kong)中樓閣、藏龍(long)(long)(long)(long)洞(dong)、九龍(long)(long)(long)(long)堂神(shen)廟(miao)、根抱石、風動石、鱷魚石等(deng)。
自景(jing)區恢復開放之(zhi)日起至2020年12月31日,全國醫護(hu)工作者(zhe)憑本人(ren)有效(xiao)證(zheng)件(醫師證(zheng)或護(hu)士證(zheng))免票,免票景(jing)區:大金湖、上清溪、寨(zhai)下大峽谷、尚書第、九龍(long)潭、貓兒山(shan)、狀元(yuan)巖(yan)(不含游船、竹筏、景(jing)交、導游講(jiang)解費)。
九(jiu)龍潭風景(jing)區(qu)位(wei)于福建省泰寧(ning)(ning)縣世界(jie)自然遺產(chan)、世界(jie)地(di)(di)質(zhi)公(gong)(gong)園北部核(he)心區(qu),距(ju)(ju)離泰寧(ning)(ning)縣城(cheng)約15公(gong)(gong)里(li),距(ju)(ju)離泰寧(ning)(ning)火車站(zhan)約19公(gong)(gong)里(li),距(ju)(ju)離高(gao)(gao)速公(gong)(gong)路泰寧(ning)(ning)收費站(zhan)14公(gong)(gong)里(li),與上清溪、紅石溝(gou)和狀元巖毗(pi)鄰,因四(si)周九(jiu)條蜿蜒如龍的(de)山(shan)澗(jian)泉水匯聚潭中而得(de)名。九(jiu)龍潭是(shi)組成密度和復雜度最高(gao)(gao)的(de)一片中國丹(dan)霞(xia)(xia)峽谷群,是(shi)泰寧(ning)(ning)青年期的(de)丹(dan)霞(xia)(xia)地(di)(di)貌發(fa)育的(de)典型地(di)(di)區(qu),融湖、溪、山(shan)、谷、巖、峰(feng)、溝(gou)多樣變化,號稱“泰寧(ning)(ning)丹(dan)霞(xia)(xia)山(shan)水微縮明珠”。