Konstantin Abert has traveled to China regularly in his RV since 2006. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Mobile app

Separately, China International Travel Service (HK) Holding Ltd will soon unveil a mobile app, allowing users to rent RVs and book from a network of 100 campsites in Yunnan province. And they are planning to expand the service to Hainan, Guizhou and Guangxi.

Giving details of the scheme, Lan Chunhong, the general manager of the company's capital operation department, says: "You don't have to spend money to buy a caravan. You only have to rent one to experience a road trip by RVs.

And we want to promote it (the service) as an affordable way of traveling in China."

He says renting a caravan costs around 1,200 yuan ($178) per day and campsite costs between 50 and 100 yuan per day. A caravan is sufficient for a family of between four and six.

As of now, tourists can get a caravan at the airport at Kunming and return it in Dali, Lijiang and Xishuangbanna. Each campsite is around 50 kilometers from the next one, so it is convenient to drive from one to the other.

Lan also says that in China, a caravan campsite is often like a destination, with dining places and entertainment activities. "But our campsites are different. They only offer water and electricity supplies. So, after touring around in the daytime, travelers can stay there at night as all campsites are close to scenic spots."