Day 1 Zhangjiajie
Day 2 Zhangjiajie - Wulingyuan (33 km)
Day 3 Zhangjiajie - Wulingyuan (33 km)
Day 4 Zhangjiajie - Fenghuang (236 km)
Day 5 Fenghuang - Departure
Day 1:
Zhangjiajie
Arrive in Zhangjiajie. Meet and greet service at the airport/train station. Transfer to hotel for check-in. Free time for the rest of the day.
Day 2:
Zhangjiajie - Wulingyuan (33 km)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Excluded
Full-day tour of Wulingyuan Scenic Area. Visit Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, take the Bailong Elevator to Yuanjiajie, explore the Avatar filming location. Continue to Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve, visit Helong Park and admire the peak forest. Ride the sightseeing train through Shili Gallery.
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Zhangjiajie, CN
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is the core of the Wulingyuan Scenic Area, famous for its thousands of quartz-sandstone pillar peaks, which inspired the floating mountains in the film Avatar.
Bailong Elevator
Bailong Elevator is the world's tallest outdoor elevator, built against a cliff, quickly transporting visitors from the valley bottom to the Yuanjiajie mountaintop, offering stunning scenic views.
Yuanjiajie
Yuanjiajie is a highlight scenic area within Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, famous as a filming location for Avatar, featuring dense clusters of stone peaks and misty, fairy-tale-like scenery.
Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve
Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve is known for its majestic peak forest and sea of clouds scenery. It is said to be named after ancient Tujia leader Xiang Dakun and is an excellent spot for panoramic views of Zhangjiajie.
Helong Park
Helong Park is a memorial park built to commemorate Chinese Marshal He Long, located within the Tianzi Mountain scenic area, combining natural scenery with cultural history and featuring a bronze statue of He Long.
Shili Gallery
Shili Gallery is a roughly five-kilometer-long valley trail flanked by peculiar peaks of various shapes, resembling an unfolded landscape painting, suitable for a leisurely stroll and sightseeing.
Day 3:
Zhangjiajie - Wulingyuan (33 km)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Excluded
Visit Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon and walk on the Yuntiandu Glass Bridge, the world's longest and highest transparent glass bridge. Then proceed to Baofeng Lake for a scenic boat cruise on the emerald green lake surrounded by mountains.
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Zhangjiajie, CN
Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon
Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon features steep canyon terrain, clear streams, and lush vegetation. It houses a glass bridge, offering a unique experience of overlooking the deep chasm.
Yuntiandu Glass Bridge
Yuntiandu Glass Bridge spans across Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, one of the world's longest and highest glass-bottom bridges. Walking on it offers a thrilling experience of strolling in the air with magnificent views.
Baofeng Lake
Baofeng Lake is a high mountain lake nestled among surrounding peaks, famous for its mirror-like clear water reflecting the surrounding peak forest. Boat tours are available to enjoy the serene landscape beauty.
Day 4:
Zhangjiajie - Fenghuang (236 km)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Excluded
Morning tour of Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park. Take the cable car to the summit, visit Tianmen Temple, walk on the glass walkway and Guigu Cliffside Walkway. See the Tianmen Cave, the world's highest natural mountain arch. After the tour, transfer to Fenghuang Ancient Town.
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Zhangjiajie, CN
Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park
Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park is marked by Tianmen Cave, a natural mountain-penetrating karst cave. It features perilous winding mountain roads, high-altitude cableways, and cliff walkways, making it a destination for adventure and sightseeing.
Tianmen Temple
Tianmen Temple is an ancient temple located atop Tianmen Mountain, often shrouded in clouds with a tranquil environment. It blends Buddhist culture with natural wonders, serving as a place for pilgrimage and meditation.
Glass Walkway
The Tianmen Mountain Glass Walkway is a transparent viewing path built along a cliff, with a chasm directly beneath, offering visitors a thrilling high-altitude perspective to appreciate Zhangjiajie's precipitous mountain scenery.
Guigu Cliffside Walkway
Guigu Cliffside Walkway is a wooden walkway built on the outer side of a cliff on Tianmen Mountain, winding between dense forests and precipices, known for its perilousness, offering the thrill of walking along the cliff face.
Tianmen Cave
Tianmen Cave is the world's highest-altitude natural mountain-penetrating karst cave, shaped like a gate to the sky, majestic and often shrouded in clouds. It is one of Zhangjiajie's most iconic natural wonders.
Day 5:
Fenghuang - Departure
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Excluded|Dinner: Excluded
Free time to explore Fenghuang Ancient Town. After the tour, transfer to airport/train station for departure. End of tour.
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Fenghuang, CN
Fenghuang Ancient Town
Fenghuang Ancient Town is a well-preserved Ming and Qing dynasty town built along the Tuo River in Hunan Province. Its stilted wooden houses, stone-paved lanes, and historic bridges create a picturesque riverside scene infused with the culture of the Tujia and Miao ethnic groups.