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7 Days Furong Town and Zhangjiajie Photography Tour

Destination:Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Minorities Autonomous Region, Zhangjiajie

Tour Code: CPT06

Tour Duration: 7 Days

Tour overview:
Many photography enthusiasts are attracted by the unique and beautiful geological landscape of Zhangjiajie. Integrating beautiful natural scenery, colorful folk customs, stilted wooden houses with characteristics of local ethnic minorities, and other aspects, this is a tour combines both cultural and natural landscapes.

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B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=Dinner

Day 1

Arrival Zhangjiajie

Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement

Arrive in Zhangjiajie, you will be picked up at airport and transferred to your hotel. Free at the rest of the day.

Day 2

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Sightseeing: Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, Tianzi Mountain

Today you will firstly visit the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, which is a concentration of beautiful scenery in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. It becomes more popular as the Southern Sky Pillar in the scenic area inspired the floating mountains in the Hollywood blockbuster Avatar. You will see the First Bridge under Heaven, the Hallelujah Peak and other beautiful attractions.

Go ahead to the Tianzi Mountain. Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve is a mesa in the northwest of Wulingyuan. Up on the mesa, the field of vision is widely opened up and it is a perfect location to have a panoramic view of the nature reserve.

Day 3

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Sightseeing: Huangshi Village, Jinbian Brook

Have a full day tour in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. You will visit the Huangshi Village (also named Yellow Stone Village). It is a mesa higher on the north side elevated by stiff cliffs. Huangshi Village has the most of marvelous views of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park including Treasure Box of Heavenly Books, Magic Sea-suppressing Needle, South Pillar of Heaven, Golden Tortoise Watching the Sea, etc.

Then visit the Jinbian Brook (also named Golden Whip Stream). It covers a distance of 7.5 km from north to south, winding across mountains and valleys. The brook is limpid through the year and is famous for Jinbian Cave-which has a height of 382km and looks like a huge flying eagle.

Day 4

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Sightseeing: Yellow Dragon Cavern, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Scenic Area, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge

This morning you will visit the Yellow Dragon Cavern, which is a typical limestone cave. The whole cave has four layers, showing us that ''caves in caves, caves in mountains and rivers in caves''. Geologists from home and abroad unanimously agree that the Yellow Dragon Cavern involves all the knowledge mentioned in speleology with its large scale, diversified landscape and unrivalled beauty.

Continue the tour to visit Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Scenic Area, which combines mountains, water, caves and lakes, and is known as the "museum of Zhangjiajie landform". The wooden walkway in the canyon stretches for miles, and there are many waterfalls and springs along the way. The stream in the canyon is filled with a layer of mist all year round, just like a paradise.

Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge is also included today. It stretches about 430 meters across a canyon at width of 6 meters, with a dizzying height of some 300 meters above the impressive Zhangjiajie scenery, this sky-walk is set to smash records to be the world's longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge and easily dwarfs America’s Grand Canyon Sky-walk.

Day 5

Zhangjiajie / Furong Town/ Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Zhangjiajie / Furong Town/ Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Transfer via: private vehicle on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Furong Ancient Town

Check out your hotel in the morning, and you will be driven to have a full day tour of Furong Ancient Town. The town has a history of more than 2,000 years. It is called the "ancient town hanging on the waterfall" because of the magnificent waterfall passing through the town. Surrounded by green mountains and clear water, the town is full of winding alleys, the Tujia stilted wooden houses, and streets paved with flagstones, which reflect simple folk customs of the local Tujia people.

After the tour today you will be transferred back to Zhangjiajie and stay overnight in downtown Zhangjiajie.

Day 6

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Sightseeing: Tianmen Mountain, Tianmen Cave, Zhangjiajie Tujia Folk Garden

This morning you will visit the Tianmen Mountain. Authorized as a national forest park in 1992, Tianmen Mountain is also known as Heaven Gate Mountain due to the unique natural miracle Tianmen Cave on the mountain, many Chinese believe that the Tianmen Mountain is the “Closest Earth Landmark to Heaven”.

Today you will also visit the Tianmen Cave. Looks like the junction of man's world and the heaven, Tianmen Cave is the highest altitude natural cave in the world. With some 1260 meters elevation, it is on the precipices and has a height of 131.5 meters and a width of 50 meters or so. Visitors need to walk up 999 steps to reach the cave.

You will head for the Zhangjiajie Tujia Folk Garden, which is a masterpiece of nature and manmade. The garden mainly shows Tujia customs, special stones, root carvings, precious relics and old Tujia folk performances such as Maugusi Dance. A 48 meters high and 12 stories stilted building with no iron nail is the highlight of the garden, and it was identified as the tallest wooden structure stilted building in China.

Day 7

Departure Zhangjiajie (B)

Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement

Free at leisure until be picked up and driven to airport to catch your flight to your next destination.

B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=Dinner

Tour Dates Destinations Services Provided Meals Included
Day 1
Zhangjiajie

Arrive in Zhangjiajie, be picked up at airport and transferred to hotel.

Hotel: First Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
  Pullman Zhangjiajie Hotel Zhuanjiacun Hotel Kaitian International Hotel
B L D
Day 2
Zhangjiajie

Today you will visit Yuanjiajie Scenic Area , The Tianzi Mountain .

Hotel: First Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
  Pullman Zhangjiajie Hotel Zhuanjiacun Hotel Kaitian International Hotel
B L D
Day 3
Zhangjiajie

Have a full day tour in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. You will visit the Huangshizhai / Huangshi Village , Jinbian Brook Scenic Area .

Hotel: First Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
  Pullman Zhangjiajie Hotel Zhuanjiacun Hotel Kaitian International Hotel
B L D
Day 4
Zhangjiajie

Full day tour visit Yellow Dragon Cavern , Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Scenic Area and the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge.

Hotel: First Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
  Pullman Zhangjiajie Hotel Zhuanjiacun Hotel Kaitian International Hotel
B L D
Day 5
Zhangjiajie
Furong Town
Zhangjiajie

Be driven to have a full day tour of Furong Ancient Town . After the tour be transferred back to Zhangjiajie.

Hotel: First Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
  Sunshine Hotel & Resort Zhangjiajie Best Western Grand Hotel Zhangjiajie Tongda International Hotel
B L D
Day 6
Zhangjiajie

Visit Tianmen Mountains , Tianmen Cave, Zhangjiajie Tujia Folk Garden .

Hotel: First Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
  Sunshine Hotel & Resort Zhangjiajie Best Western Grand Hotel Zhangjiajie Tongda International Hotel
B L D
Day 7
Zhangjiajie

Be driven to airport to catch the flight for the next destination.
B L D

-NOTE:

1. Normally hotels allow a maximum of 3 adults per room with an extra bed, at extra charge. Some hotels will allow three adults and a small child.

2. Tour price is indicative only, please enquire for a detailed quotation.

3. More people more discounts. Please enquire for more details.

Price Includes

A. Entrance fees：To scenic spots as listed above in the itinerary.
B. Meals: All meals as specified in the itinerary.
C. Private Transfers: Among airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in the above cities by the private air conditioned vehicle.
D. Guide and Driver: As outlined in the itinerary, a well selected English-speaking guide and driver will accompany you throughout the entire tour in that city. They do not fly with you from one city to another.
E. Hotels: Hotel Based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
F. Luggage Transfers: Between airports and hotels.
G. Service Charge & Government Taxes.
H. Travel insurance in mainland China during the above travel period.
I. Arrangements: The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

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