Zhangjiajie Trip Overview
Beside the famous Avatar Mountain ,there are still many other places to go in Western Hunan Province, we offer this tour for you to get a deep discovery to Western Hunan Area ,though China has many places to go, the unique beauty ,special culture atmosphere and friendly minority people in this area will offer you a different travel experience
Additional Info
Duration: 7 days
Starts: Zhangjiajie, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
Explore Zhangjiajie Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China
Beside the famous Avatar Mountain ,there are still many other places to go in Western Hunan Province, we offer this tour for you to get a deep discovery to Western Hunan Area ,though China has many places to go, the unique beauty ,special culture atmosphere and friendly minority people in this area will offer you a different travel experience
Itinerary
Day 1: Zhangjiajie Arrival
Pass By: Zhangjiajie, Zhangjiajie, Hunan
Welcome to Zhangjiajie! Upon arrival, be greeted by our tour guide in the airport or train station who is holding a sign on which says your name. A comfortable vehicle (non-smoking) with experienced driver will transfer you directly to your hotel inWulingyuan Scenic Area. Your guide will help you check in. The rest of today is on your own to explore this beautiful city.
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Sunshine Hotel,a 5-star Hotel(arrive late evening)
Overnight at Pullman Hotel or same level,a 5-star Hotel
Day 2: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park: Yuanjiajie Avatar Area & Tianzi(Emperor Mountain) Peak Forest(B, L)
Stop At: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie 427000 China
After breakfast, start your full-day Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Adventure.
Firstly, go to take the 326-meter-high Bailong Elevator (the tallest and the fastest in the world) up to Yuanjiajie, which is situated in the north of Zhangjiajie National Park. This scenic area is world famous as the mountains here inspired the floating mountains in the Hollywood movie Avatar.
Next, take a bus to Tianzi Mountain, where you can have a stunning view of the peaks rising one after another. Atop of the mountain offers a full extent of the whole scenic area, which is magnificent and spectacular.
After the exciting tour, your guide and driver will escort you back to your hotel.
Optional activities in the evening: Zhangjiajie Charming Western Hunan Grand Show (1.5 Hours)
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Pullman hotel or same level,a 5 star hotel.
Day 3: Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon(Glass Bridge) & Yellow Dragon Cave(B, L)
Stop At: The Grand Canyon of Zhangjiajie, Sanguansi, Zhangjiajie 427000 China
After breakfast, you’ll first drive about 30km to visit Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon. Start from the Tourist Center to Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge to walk on the highest and longest glass bridge in the world. After that, appreciate the charming sightseeing of running waters, flying waterfalls, lush vegetation, etc. (Please note: You can choose to only experience the thrilling glass bridge or fully explore glass bridge as well as hiking and boating in the Grand Canyon.)
Next, you’ll drive about 20km to see the natural wonder in the Yellow Dragon Cave, also known as Huanglong Cave. It is a underground-lost palace which is praised as the most beautiful cave in the world by UNESCO Experts, with an area of 100,000 square meters, a length of 7.6 kilometers, a height of 140 meters. There are two underground rivers, four waterfalls, 13 caverns and 10,000 stalagmites and stalactites is this huge limestone cave. The Magic Needle and Chair of Dragon King are two most famous sights in the cave.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Pullman hotel or same level,a 5 star hotel.
Day 4: Tianmen Mountain(Tianmen Cave, Glass Walking Way, Longest Cable Way in the World, Drive on the 99 Bends Road) (B,L)
Stop At: Tianmen Mountain, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie, China, 427302
After breakfast, your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel. On this day, you’ll first take a trip to Tianmen Mountain. Referred to as the “Soul of culture and spirit of Zhangjiajie”, Tianmen Mountain, standing 1,500 meters above sea level, boasts miraculous and unique geographic landform, unparalleled natural landscape, profound cultural connotations.
Experience the longest cableway in Asia with a length of 7200 meters, take photos of Avenue toward Heaven with 99 turns from cable car. On the top of Tianmen Mountain, enjoy the Cliff-Hanging Walkway; hold your breath and experience the thrilling Glass Sky Walk. Then, visit the natural mountain-penetrating Karst cave – Tianmen Cave.
After the tour get back to your hotel.
Optional activities in the evening:Fairy Fox Outdoor Music & Dancing Show (1.5 Hours)
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Sunshine hotel,a 5 star hotel.
Day 5: Red Stone Forest Geo-Park & Furong Town(King’s Village)(B, L)
Stop At: Yongshun County, Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan
After breakfast, your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel, drive about 2.5 hrs to Red Stone Forest National Geological Park. The stone forest covers an area of 20 square kilometers in a totally original ecological status. The tall rocks in various shapes can be seen throughout scenic spot. The stone color is changeable in accordance with the weather, time and season.
After lunch you will have a tour in Furong Ancient Town( Also called King’s Village ), Furong Ancient Town consists of a group of mixed people:Tujia,Miao and Han people. Tujia people account for more than 80% of the total population and has been living here together more than two thousand years. More than three hundred relics collected in Tujia Diaojiaolou buildings (vernacular pillar-supported dwellings) is the best presentation of Tujia culture.
After the tour, go back to the hotel in Furong ancient town have a good rest.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Furong Town Hotel or same level, a 4 star hotel.
Day 6: Aizhai Suspension Bridge & Aizhai Cliff Plank Walk & Southern Wall & Fenghuang Ancient Town Night View(B, L)
Stop At: Aizhai Winding Road, Aizhai Town, Jishou 416011 China
After breakfast, drive 2 hours to Aizhai Bridge which is a suspension bridge was built as part of an expressway in Hunan province. The bridge is famous for the spectacular view by spanning and across the mountain. On March 8th, 2018, “Aizhai cliff plank road” was officially opened, Aizhai cliff plank road has a total length of 1.5 kilometers and the vertical drop is 500 meters and including 100 meters of glass path. When you walk on the Aizhai cliff plank, you can not only enjoy the most exciting, and fantastic scenery in the deep Wuling mountains and valleys, you can also experience the visual stimuli brought by the glass devil path.
After lunch, drive to the Southern Great Wall, was built in 1554 in Ming Dynasty and completed in 1622. The rulers of the Ming Dynasty built it for the purpose of defending the kingdom against the Miao people in the south.
Next drive to Fenghuang Ancient Town,the night view of
Fenghuang is fabulous, attracted thousands of tourists all over the word.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Phoenix Grand Hotel or same level,a 4 star hotel.
Day 7: Fenghuang Ancient Town & Zhangjiajie Departure(B, L)
Stop At: Fenghuang County, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan
Today, have a nice tour in Fenghuang Ancient Town. Fenghuang (phoenix) ancient city, the national famous historical and cultural city, praised by New Zealand famous writer Louis alley as the most beautiful city in China.
Legend has it that: Ancient India bird “Phoenix” collected scented woods and burned itself when reached the age of five hundred years. Resurrect from the ember, no more death. Chinese called the bird: Fenghuang, a holy legendary animal.
In the town dozens of allays are paved with stones that run between the wooden houses built by the Tuo River. Chinese Miao people have stepped on the rock road generations after generations. Highlights of your today’s tour will be Phoenix River rafting, The Former Residence of Shen Congwen, and the Ancient Town Museum etc.
In the afternoon, drive back to Zhangjiajie city and escort you to airport or train station to your next destination or back home.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
