Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang (andGuilin) 6 Days Tour
Duration: 6 days
Start location: Zhangjiajie (or Fenghuang or Changsha)
End location: Fenghuang (or Guilin or Zhangjiajie or Changsha)
Detail Itinerary of ZJJ, Fenghuang (and Guilin) 6 Days Tour
Day 1: Zhangjiajie Arrival
Arriving at Zhangjiajie airport (Changsha airport or Fenghuang). Picking you up and transfer to your hotel in Zhangjiajie.
Accommodation area: Zhangjiajie (Hotel booking by yourself)
Day 2: Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (Tianzi Mountain, Yuanjiajie)
We are heading to Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area. First main attraction is Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (entrance ticket 36 USD/person, 4 days valid). We will take Bailong elevator (1,070 ft. glass elevator) go up to Yuanjiajie Scenic Area. We will visit Greatest Natural Bridge, Enchanting Terrace and Heaven Pillar. Heaven Pillar is AVATAR Mountain. The movie AVATAR was shot here. Enjoy Hallelujah Mountain. Then we are going to Tianzi Mountain by tourist car. We will see Xihai,Helong Park, Imperial Writing Brush Peaks, Fairy Dispersing Flowers, etc. The local government built Helong Park here in memory of General Helong.
Living at Wulinyuan District hotel of your choice. (Hotel booking by yourself)
D 3: Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge (the world's longest and highest glass bridge) and Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon -- (Yellow Dragon Cave)
In the morning, we go to Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon to see the glass bridge (38 USD/ticket including the glass bridge and the grand canyon). It's about 50 minutes driving from Wulinyuan.
Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge (also called Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge) is a bridge located in Zhangjiajie, China, above the Wulingyuan area. The bridge, built as an attraction for tourists, is glass-bottomed and is transparent. It is the longest and tallest glass bottomed bridge in the world. The bridge, opened to the public on 20 August 2016, measures 430 meters in length and 6 meters in breadth, and is suspended about 300 meters above the ground. The bridge spans the canyon between two mountain cliffs in Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, Hunan, China.
Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Located in Cili County, Zhangjiajie Prefecture, Hunan Province, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon is a recently–developed natural wonderland. It incorporates mountains, streams, caves, cliffs, and forest. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon covers a total area of over 60 square km, located close to Wulingyuan Scenic Area, the main tourist area in Zhangjiajie, which spans a total area of over 370 square km. Now, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon is becoming a top tourist attraction in Zhangjiajie.
If you finished it quickly then you we will explore Yellow Dragon Cave in the afternoon. It is called "the most amazing tourist cave in China". It is also called "underground enchanted palace".
Staying at Wulinyuan District hotel of your choice. (Hotel booking by yourself)
D 4: Golden Whip Brook -- Tianmen Mountain (the Rock Hole of Heavenly Gate and glass walkway)
Golden Whip Brook is Located in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, covers a distance of 7.5 km from north to south, winding across mountains and valleys. The brook is limpid through the year, with many scenic spots along the way. It is famous for Jinbian Rock Hill which has a height of 382 meters and looks like a huge flying eagle.
At afternoon, we will go to Tianmen Mountain (38 USD/ticket). Your heart will beat fast at Tianmen Mountain on the world’s longest cable car, the suspended glass walkway almost a mile (1,430 meters) above the ground, and the ‘99 Bends’ mountain road. You will take a chairlift to the highest spot of Tianmen Mountain at Tianman Temple.
At night: Watching Tianmen Fox Fairy show (optional).
Sleeping at Yongding District (city downtown) hotel of your choice (Hotel booking by yourself).
(If you come from Fenghuang, today is the end of this tour. Drop you off at Zhangjiajie airport or Changsha city)
Day 5: Zhangjiajie -- Fenghuang (Phoenix Ancient Town)
Transporting to Fenghuang in the morning. Taking boat ride on Tuo River. Enjoying the harmonious atmosphere and Walking up and down both sides of Tuo River. Get relax while watching the rows of traditional wooden houses built on stilts and looking at what the local people do. At night you will see the different beautiful view of the town. You will see the gorgeous lit up buildings and bridges.
Accommodation area: Fenghuang (Hotel booking by yourself).
Day 6: Fenghuang Departure (Guilin, Zhangjiajie or other cities)
Go to your next destination from nearby airports (Tongren Fenghuang airport TEN, only 40 kilometers away from Fenghuang; Huaihua Zhijiang Airport HJJ, 110km from Fenghuang; Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport DYG, 230km from Fenghuang), bullet-train station (Huaihua), normal train stations or bus stations.
(There is an intercity bus goes to Guilin directly from Fenghuang General Bus Station every day. It only takes 6 hours and 23 USD/person.)
Changsha 1 Day Tour
Duration: 8 hours (estimated)
Starts/ends: Changsha / Changsha
Itinerary: Tianxin Pavilion -- Changsha Bamboo Slips Museum -- Orange Isle -- Mount Yuelu -- Yuelu Academy
Detail of Changsha 1 Day Tour
Morning:
Pick you up at the lobby of your hotel (between 8:30am to 9:00am)
First we will visit Tianxin Pavilion. There is an ancient wall of Changsha city. It's a national 4A tier tourist area.
Then, go to Changsha Bamboo Slips Museum.
After this museum, we go to explore Orange Isle, one of the national 4A tier tourist areas. there is a huge Maozhedong's statue.
Dine in a local Chinese restaurant.
Afternoon:
We go to appreciate Mount Yuelu, the most popular attractions in Changsha. It also labeled as one of the national 4A tier tourist areas. You will have choices to take a cable car or a tourist car to the top of the mountain. Hiking around there and breathing the natural healthy air leisurely. Taking a picture for Aiwan Pavilion. Feeling the atmosphere of schooling at Yuelu Academy, an ancient university.
Options:
Window shopping at Peaceful Street. Having special local snacks at Pozi Street or having delicious dinner at Fiery Palace Restaurant. Taking a massage service for relaxation. Enjoying the night life in the night club in Changsha.
Zhangjiajie & Guilin 6 Days Tour
Duration: 6 days
Start location: Zhangjiajie
End location: Guilin
Itineraryof Zhangjiajie and Guilin 6 Days Tour
Day 1. Zhangjiajie Arrival
Arriving in Zhangjiajie Airport. Picking up and transfer to your hotel in Zhangjiajie. Free activities or having a rest at your hotel.
D 2. Wulingyuan Scenic Area: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (Golden WhipBrook, Yuanjiajie, Tianzi Mountain)
This day you are heading to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Wulingyuan Scenic Area. The first main attraction in the park that you will visit is Golden Whip Brook. It covers a distance of 7.5 km from north to south, winding across mountains and valleys. The brook is limpid through the year, with many scenic spots along the way. Then you will take Bailong elevator (1,070 ft. glass elevator) go up to Yuanjiajie Scenic Area. You will visit Greatest Natural Bridge, Enchanting Terrace and Heaven Pillar. Heaven Pillar is AVATAR Mountain. The movie AVATAR was shot here. Enjoy Hallelujah Mountain. In the afternoon, you are going to Tianzi Mountain by tourist car. You will see Xihai,Helong Park, Imperial Writing Brush Peaks, Fairy Dispersing Flowers, etc.
Suggested accommodation area: Wulinyuan District of Zhangjiajie.
D 3: Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge (The world's longest and highest glass bridge) -- Tianmen Mountain (the longest cable car of the world, glass skywalk)
In the morning, you will go to Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon for seeing the highest and longest glass bridge in the world. It's about 50 minutes driving distance from Wulinyuan. Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge (also called Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge) is a bridge located in Zhangjiajie, China, above the Wulingyuan area. The bridge, built as an attraction for tourists, is glass-bottomed and is transparent. It is the longest and tallest glass bottomed bridge in the world. The bridge, opened to the public on 20 August 2016, measures 430 meters in length and 6 meters in breadth, and is suspended about 300 meters above the ground. The bridge spans the canyon between two mountain cliffs in Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, Hunan, China. After finished the glass bridge then you will go to Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park. Your heart will beat fast on the world’s longest cable car at Tianmen Mountain. You will do the glass skywalk. It is a suspended glass walkway almost a mile (1,430 meters) above the ground. It built at the cliff-side of Tianmen mountain. You will take an eco-friendly bus driving on the ‘99 Bends’ mountain road.
Accommodation area: Yongding District of Zhangjiajie
D 4: Zhangjiajie to Fenghuang (Phoenix Ancient Town)
Driving to Fenghuang from Zhangjiajie on highway in the morning (It takes 3.5 hours). You could take a boat ride on Tuo River and appreciate the beautiful river and the ancient town. Walking up and down both sides of Tuo River and enjoying the harmonious atmosphere in the ancient town. Get relax while watching the rows of traditional wooden houses built on stilts and looking at what the local people do. At night you will see the different beautiful view of the town. You will see the gorgeous lit up buildings and bridges.
Accommodation area: Fenghuang
D 5: Fenghuang to Longji Rice Terraces (Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces)
Driving to Longji Rice Terraces from Fenghuang in the morning (It takes about 6 hours. It is 370 km between these two places by car). Longji Rice Terraces also names Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces. It located in Longji Town, Longsheng County, Guilin City, Guangxi Province. It's the most popular attraction in Guangxi province, China.The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountain top, between 600 to 800 metres (2,000 to 2,600 ft) above sea level. A coiling terrace line that starts from the mountain foot up to the mountain top divides the mountain into layers of water in spring, layers of green rice shoots in summer, layers of rice in fall, and layers of frost in winter. The terraced fields were mostly built about 650 years ago. Longji Rice Terraces consists of 3 main parts. They are Rice Terraces of Ping'an Village, Rice Terraces of Jingkeng Dazhai Village and Rice Terraces of Longji Ancient Zhuang Village. You will take a cable car up to the mountain top for getting a panoramic view of the rice terraces in Dazhai village. And you will also visit Ping'an Village as well.
Accommodation area: Longsheng County (Guilin)
D 6: Yangshuo: Yulong River
Driving to Yangshuo county from Longshen county for seeing Yulong River (It takes 4 hours). You will take a bamboo raft to do the rafting on Yulong River. It's the perfect way to enjoy the beauty area of the mountain and water.
You also have an option of taking a helicopter for seeing the best part of Yulong River area from a god view.
At the end of the tour, your driver will drop you off at Guilin Airport or train stations in Guilin (or Yangshuo) or your hotels in Yangshuo county or Guilin. (Depends on your requirement)
Heng Mountain 1 Day Tour
Duration: 1 Day
Starts/ends: Changsha or Hengyang / Changsha or Hengyang
Itinerary: Hengshan West Railway Station -- Heng Mountain -- Great Nanyue Temple -- Zhurong Peak
Detail of Heng Mountain Tour
Departure time: around 9:00 (flexible)
Meeting address: hotel in Changsha / express train station in Changsha / express train station in Hengshan / express train station in Hengyang / Hengyang Nanyue Airport (HNY)
Below is an example itinerary for starting from a hotel in Changsha.
Pick you up at the lobby of your hotel in Changsha and go to south train station by subway or cab. Take the fast bullet train to the West Hengshan train station (Only 30 minutes takes on the bullet train). Then take a cab or bus to the Heng Mountain after we arrived Hengshan train station (around 30 minutes ). The total cost time is roughly 2 hours from downtown of Changsha to Heng Mountain.
The first thing we should do after arrived Hengshan Mountain is Visiting Great Nanyue Temple.
Then we will have lunch.
Afternoon, we will take tourist car to Middle Hillside Pavilion. Then we will transfer for a cable car to the South Heaven Gate.
Then we might possibly climb to Zhurong Peak the top of the Hengshan Mountain on foot. Due to there is no car are allowed to go to the top.
The temperature is several degree lower on the top than it was on the foot. The sky is more blue and clear. You will get the feeling that the sky is so close to you.
After we enjoyed the nice scenery on the top of mountain, we will go back home.
If we still have enough time we could visit Martyr's Memorial Hall and Mirror-polishing Platform, etc.
Fenghuang Day Tour
Duration: 2-8 hours (depends on meetup location and your tour plan)
Starts/ends: On your request
Itinerary (highlights): (China South Great Wall) --Fenghuang -- Phoenix Ancient Town -- Tuo River Boating
Detail of Fenghuang Tour
Departure time: On your request
Meeting address: Fenghuang Tongren Airport (TEN) / Huaihua Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) / Fenghuang General Bus Station / Huaihua express train station / Jishou train station / Jishou bus station / Zhangjiajie Central Bus Station
(Transportations: Nearby airports: Fenghuang Tongren Airport TEN, about 40 kilometers away from Fenghuang; Huaihua Zhijiang Airport HJJ, about 110 km away from Fenghuang; Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport DYG, 230 km away from Fenghuang. Bullet-train stations: Huaihua South Train Station, 80 km away from Fenghuang. Train stations: Jishou train station, 50 km ; Huaihua train station, 75 km; Zhangjiajie train station, 230 km.)
Zhangjiajie & Fenghuang Classic 5 Days Tour
Highlights: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Tianmen Mountain, Phoenix Ancient Town
Zhangjiajie & Fenghuang In-depth 7 Days Tour
Highlights: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Tianmen Mountain, Phoenix Ancient Town, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon
Zhangjiajie 3 Days Tour
Off the Beaten Path China Tours (Unique Itineraries)
Express Train tours:
A. Shanghai -- Hangzhou -- Huangshan -- Guilin (Yangshuo) -- (Guangzhou/Shenzhen) -- Hong Kong (12 days)
Train and bus tours:
B. Chengdu -- Chongqing (Yangtze River Cruise) -- Yichang (Three Gorges Dam) -- Zhangjiajie -- (Fenghuang) -- (Longshen County) -- Guilin -- Yangshuo -- (Guanghzou/Shenzhen) -- Hong Kong (15 days)
Custom Tours
The tour could be customized. Just let me know your plan and your requests. I will do my best to meet your needs. Feel free to contact me now!
